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Maybe they could put cow bells on the cars so the spectators know when they're coming.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
(That's a joke before I get any death threats)
back in 2000 when DMACK boss was working for Pirelli (2:15)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tod4B4h9Z6U
Not only Dick Cormack, many DMack people are ex-Pirelli. For example Fiorenzo Brivio, the motorsport director, and Jonathan Fowler, the technical director, are also ex-Pirelli.
these days i was watchin' this old british rally championships and must admit it was really very strong. really don't know where we can find at the moment that strong national championship (maybe italy but ucci's domination destroyed it)
Not sure where put it, info from @STAVTECH facebook page about Ford Focus WRC (photo in a link): "After yesterday's post about cheating in motorsport got a massive response and countless replies with other stories (unfortunately, with no proof for 99% of them, just rumours and stories), I thought I'd post this awesome bit of rule twisting by the Ford WRC team with the Focus.
See that huge piece of welded metal there? That's a 45ltr, 2mm thick titanium tank that was normally hidden behind the rear bumper of the 2003 spec cars which were fitted with fatter US-spec rear bumpers, and you know what it contained?
BOOST!
Connected to the inlet manifold by 30mm diameter titanium tube and via an electronically controlled valve, the tank was filled with pressurised air from the turbo at part/off throttle situations where the engine airflow needs are low, but thanks to the anti-lag system the turbos compressor could still flow huge amounts of air which was otherwise surplus to requirements.
Thanks to the small 34mm inlet restrictor all WRC cars had to run in an attempt to keep power levels in check, the turbo, especially as the revs rose, couldn't supply all the air the engine would require to hit its true power potential, but with a 45ltr tank full of pressurised air, the valve would be opened by the ECU at full chat, releasing the air back to the engine with no inlet restrictor in the way, allowing a sudden performance increase, especially at higher rpm, over what an inlet restricted WRC engine could normally produce; albeit until the tank emptied!
As 100% of the air had originally still passed through the inlet restrictor, it was, technically at least, totally legal, but just like a lot of interesting inventions used in motorsport to bypass the regs, it was soon banned!" https://www.facebook.com/STAVTECH/posts/882622721914251
I always thought the story of banned pressurised air canisters happened already with Escort Coswroth...Frankly I don't understand why it is shown placed in the rear bumper and not somewhere else. There it was far behind the center of gravity and behind the rear axle (the tank itself must have considerable weight, i.e. with its position also lots of inertia), it's just next to the exhaust pipe (heating of the pressurised air, huh?) and easy to damage.
Check your local TV guides - 2017 Season highlights package is due to be released this coming weekend. In NZ we can watch it on Duke TV at 11am local time on Sunday. Not yet listed on WRC+ but likely to be Friday afternoon GMT if it follows time line of Rally Preview shows
As I wasn't following rallying too closely in those days, was there a boost limit on top of the air restrictor or not? Just asking so I can do a quick calc on how long the 45ltr tank can provide boost for.Quote:
Originally Posted by electroliquid
No, it came with the 1,6l carsQuote:
Originally Posted by NickRally
I believe in 2003 the absolute pressure could have been around 3,5 bar but I'm not sure.
Jeezus it only last 29 seconds..they have lots of work to do.:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Franky
Thanks AMSS and Mirek
Happy Independence day of Finland (spiritual home of rallying) and 100th anniversary of Finland's independence, to all Finns and fans of Finland. ;)
Thanks :)Quote:
Originally Posted by electroliquid
A tradition has been that the president hosts a big party on the independence day with all important people (politicians, celebrities, war veterans etc) being invited and the whole thing is televised. This year, all the Finnish WRC champions (and Markku Alen) will be among the 2000 guests.
The president Sauli Niinistö has also been a rally co-driver years ago, proved by this picture
https://images.cdn.yle.fi/image/uplo...-3-5004710.png
I think there's something about being a rally codriver that tends to make one naturally suited to leadership. There are too many examples to be mere coincidence. David Richards, Jean Todt, Luigi Macaluso, and now you tell us about Niinisto. I dare say many more co-drivers than drivers have gone on to success after their first careers.
It might just be that they earn a lot less and therefore have to work longer.Quote:
Originally Posted by sonnybobiche
Maybe management rather than leadership?Quote:
Originally Posted by sonnybobiche
This was well put by Ari Vatanen in his early autobiography book (I think it was called “Every second counts”) talking about the mistake his co-driver made at the 1985 Monte Carlo Rally and the massive range of skills these people possess, he was very complimentary as far as I remember (read the book almost twenty years ago).Quote:
Originally Posted by sonnybobiche
https://www.rally-maps.com/Rally-Finland-1986
Just in time for the Mahonen interview aftermaths. The route of the 1000 Lakes Rally 1986 had only one stage over 20 kms (SS19 Ekojärvi 22,23 km) and 11 stages between 10 and 20 km, with the remaining 36 stages under 10 kms long. Even Ouninpohja was cut into two 7 km stages.
No live broadcast from Bologna this year?
This is just too bad... No words for it:
https://scontent.fbru2-1.fna.fbcdn.n...1a&oe=5A8FFEA8
Is this a joke?Quote:
Originally Posted by dupanton
Sadly not. Fools In Action they can't stop delevering.Quote:
Originally Posted by Watson
Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G935F met Tapatalk
Wow that is terribly disrespectful...
Citroen and Loeb/ Elena fans (ir-responsible)?
You all nearly lost me this morning. Was gardening and got bitten by a 5 foot Brown Snake. Killed the snake and raced to hospital with the dead snake to make sure I got the right Anti venom. Am ok and out of hospital now. Had a snake guy around and found 6 baby snakes that he took away.
The thrills of living in Australia hey!!!
Ray
Glad to read You're ok!
Wow
Happy you are OK.Sound scary
Last month we got small visitor in ours hangar - Desert horn viper,i was pretty scared.
working as aircraft technician in Saudi Arabia
Ooouuujj! That´s why I´d never go visit Rally Australia. Have heard so many stories about what to do and not to do when spectating, from friends who have been there years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by raybak
Glad you´re ok. Suppose you have well trained routines for such happenings! ;)
Glad to know you are OK Ray. Speedy recovery.
Proves yet again keep your eyes open at all time you never know what you will find or where you will find it in Aussie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEdaBWsgYoA
FAWK! Fawk fawkin poinsonous snakes, man! Never been down ther but was in South Africa many years ago--in fact that was my last professional racing--and we got the big warning about Black Mambas, Green Mambas, Boomslangs and various other fawkin kill you on the spot delights.....and we're doing moto-cross so wallowing around in the dirt--on the edge of the bush...last day in Port Elizabeth one of the gardeners found just 2m from where we had been sleeping out a big fawkin whatever the fawk---Quote:
Originally Posted by raybak
Are those buggers tricky? Or were you stomping around in scubby bush to not see?
My parents have Grass snakes at their house but luckily not dangerous unless you are a small frog or something like that.
Also luckily for the snakes, we don't have a dog nowadays. When I was little we had a dachshund and while grass snakes are
fast our dog managed to hunt and kill a grass snake.
Was in my front yard, snakes were camped next to my Group B rally car shell.Quote:
Originally Posted by janvanvurpa
I guess they have good taste at least then?Quote:
Originally Posted by raybak
5 foot. So just a small one then...
You have a rally car in your front yard? Awesome :)
Picture pleaseQuote:
Originally Posted by raybak
Indeed. I have that stuck in my head now. Get a totalled rally car, restore it cosmetically and have it as a garden ornament. I need to think of an idea to protect it from the weather a bit and to convince my wife :DQuote:
Originally Posted by swanny
My boss and her husband have just bought a Subaru Impreza complete with all the trimmings and she's flashing it around like she's Instagraming the perfect turkey at Christmas. So jealous, though of course I prefer blue to black!
That aside, how long do I have to wait now for rally action, surely winter isn't this long!
Yeah being small is all right.. Its kills you a little less dead than the big bastids..Quote:
Originally Posted by swanny