Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread

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Originally Posted by Päss1928

Just a thought. Why couldn't WRC do 1 stage per rally in full EV mode. It wouldn't bother the fans if it's just 1 stage, but would give the manufacturers a chance to demonstrate their EV capabilities, which could in theory attract more manufacturers. Win-win?

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It would require a huge and heavy battery

The currant HIV distance is in single figure kilometres per event. So no chance of even a full road section, never mind a stage.

When it was first announced I had naïvely assumed that all road sections would be done in EV mode. I really don’t see why they seem to have focused on boosting the already huge amount of power the car has, there wasn’t really a need for it. It’s a way of saying the cars are hybrid, environmentally friendly etc but doing the absolute minimum required.

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Originally Posted by AnttiL

It would require a huge and heavy battery

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What about the super special? it's already far from "real" rally and just a showcase for catching people in town. km are few enough, and is normally close to service park... it could become the sponsor-show before the real start of the race...

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Originally Posted by J4MIE

The currant HIV distance is in single figure kilometres per event. So no chance of even a full road section, never mind a stage.

When it was first announced I had naïvely assumed that all road sections would be done in EV mode. I really don’t see why they seem to have focused on boosting the already huge amount of power the car has, there wasn’t really a need for it. It’s a way of saying the cars are hybrid, environmentally friendly etc but doing the absolute minimum required.

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Hyundai did a mock test with so called road sections allegedly using only EV mode? The WRC site/DF waxed lyrical about it. In retrospect its a bit of an own goal and opens the sport to ridicule if its not already there.

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/geari...e-rally1-test/

They only had a short city HEV zone, like current rallies (should) have

True and I think Tanak's words in the follow up said what it really was about...PR

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/what-...e-wrcs-future/

In the latest series of TopGear, Chris Harris drove the Ford Puma Hybrid Rally1 built by M-Sport.

Join Chris in conversation with TG Magazine’s Jack Rix, where they discuss Ford’s hybrid WRC contender, the current state of rallying, electrification in motorsport, and more...

Video here: https://twitter.com/i/status/1546524721444839424

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

In the latest series of TopGear, Chris Harris drove the Ford Puma Hybrid Rally1 built by M-Sport.

Join Chris in conversation with TG Magazine’s Jack Rix, where they discuss Ford’s hybrid WRC contender, the current state of rallying, electrification in motorsport, and more...

Video here: https://twitter.com/i/status/1546524721444839424

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I, or we, couldn't have written a better script for him.

https://youtu.be/esNBXqGouI0

This is a quite well made documentary series about rallying. The pronunciation is sometimes off, but at least there are next to no factual mistakes.

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Originally Posted by becher

https://youtu.be/esNBXqGouI0

This is a quite well made documentary series about rallying. The pronunciation is sometimes off, but at least there are next to no factual mistakes.

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Two minutes in and I recognise this script - it's lifted from Wikipedia, except Paris to Madrid was not half the distance of Paris to Bordeaux, so this was carelessly copied. Will watch more though thanks.