Yes, it is almost definitive. It only must be definitely approved on next FIA council.Quote:
Originally Posted by markf8691
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Yes, it is almost definitive. It only must be definitely approved on next FIA council.Quote:
Originally Posted by markf8691
No. RRC = S2000 with 1,6T engine. It is not possible to rebuild it into atmospheric S2000.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy
With Mini he can start only in national field.Quote:
Originally Posted by WUff1
No. Everybody can score points.Quote:
Originally Posted by RICARDO75
No, this will not be possible. Only in national field.Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
what a stupid rule....Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
It won't be a surprise if FIA in the next few years comes up with some new class which will be mandatory for a certain championship and the story goes all over again.
I'm not so sure the idea of eliminating RRC cars is so bad. They are currently more competitive than R5 cars but more expensive, and FIA is trying to keep the cost of competing down.Quote:
Originally Posted by WRC1
but lets be honest, how much more competitive are they really?? and how much RRC cars are arround?? 1-2 Citroens? 1 Mini? a few Fiestas?? and only in the hands of an real competitive driver these cars can show the full potential...so let them be, in latest 1 year R5 will be faster anyway (...as soon as Skoda R5 arrive)Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
If anything else it's totally unfair for all those who bought the cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
... and to a lesser extent also for all those who more or less regularly rent this cars, e.g. Bouffier in his 3 ERC outings this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
It also makes ERC less transmissible for WRC drivers wanting to test in an ERC rally (ok, this doesn´t happen too often, but it happens, like Kubica this year at Jänner Rallye).
Most of them were rented this year. It's bad for Pech and Moffet
FORD FIESTA RRC #41 GP RACING - Bryan Bouffier (Tour de Corse)
FORD FIESTA RRC #17 Stéphane Sarrazin (Tour de Corse)
FORD FIESTA RRC #36 GMA Racing - Philippe Roux (Valais)
FORD FIESTA RRC #26 Al-Rajhi (Cyprus)
FORD FIESTA RRC #25 AT RACING - Bernardo Sousa (Azores)
FORD FIESTA RRC #16 Sam Moffet (Ireland)
FORD FIESTA RRC #30 M-SPORT - Robert Kubica (Jänner)
CITROËN DS3 RRC #5 PH SPORT - Bryan Buffier (Greece)
CITROËN DS3 RRC #16 PH SPORT - Bryan Bouffier (Latvia)
MINI COOPER RRC #24 INVELT - Vaclav Pech (Barum)
MINI COOPER RRC #22 INVELT - Vaclav Pech (Jänner)
There is more than u think because every WRC 1.6t is a RRC but probably not everyone has those modifications though. DS3 RRC only ones I see driven is the one of PH and one in Italy I think the DS3 from Dmax.Quote:
Originally Posted by WRC1
Fabian Kreim replaces Sepp Wiegand in koda Deutschland. Looks like that he will do only DRM for the start. He was Opel Adam R2 driver this year.
http://www.rallye-magazin.de/rallyes...drm/index.html
I feel a little sorry for Wiegand, as he was not bad. But at the same time it was clear he was not going to be a German World Rally Champion (or even European Champion normally speaking)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
This is really bad for him, even his co-driver stays.
So it´s also clear who drives ERC in 2015 for Skoda now.
The RRCs are buildt as a WRCar, and they then put on a different flywheel, restrictor and smaller spoiler kit.Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
So the main differesnce btw R5 and RRC is not power, that are pretty similar, it is in the bits used in the rest of the car IMO. The RRCs are more durable in all aspects of the car than the R5s that are buildt with cheaper parts to keep the cost down.
(if this is completely wrong technically, there will be a couple of CZ boys correcting me... :-))
You are correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
I think it is not so clear...Quote:
Originally Posted by WUff1
Is it clear how many cars Skoda will run in ERC?Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Maybe Lappi to WRC2 and Kopecky + 1 new one in ERC would be a good solution?
Rumours says Kopecky will compete in Czech national championship (with Skoda, there is do doubt) as priority Nr. 1. ...We will see.
Uffff, how many times has he done this already?? I would rather see him in ERC and for Skoda to hire a young Czech driver for the home championship (Cerny?)Quote:
Originally Posted by liposh
So maybe Kopecky in Czech championship and some few rallies ERC? Lappi WRC2 - and some rallies ERC - or WRC2 only? What about MERC? No regular Skoda driver in ERC next year? So many questions ...
As I have heard, Skoda wanted to send Sepp Wiegand to MERC, but Skoda Deutschland was not interested...
Naturally. Why shall they be? It's bullshit idea for national importer.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
If Skoda wanted him there why don't they send him themselves, why have to rely on a national arm of Skoda? They didn't send Kopecky or Lappi to APRC with a European national importer, they sent them to the MRF team, right?
Because they don't want to pay for it I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack4688`
Realistically he was only in the works team because of the support of Skoda Deutschland. I agree with Mirek though, why would Skoda DE want to send him to a completely different territory?
Maybe he could go to APRC if MRF want to pay?
I think there should be also some surprise...Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
So, in an ideal world :) ...Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Skoda France support Bouffier, Skoda UK support Breen and Skoda Belgium support Loix.
I guess they will announce something when they present the Fabia R5.
Skoda Belgium will indeed support Loix, but for BRC, I think they aren's so interested in it and probably don't have the funds for an ERC program.
No sure about Bouffier but you never know.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
David Botka will run next year in ERC2 or how will name the old production cup.
Vasily Gryazin next season will drive in ERC 2WD and rallycross (RX Lites). Also he with his brother drive Andros Trophee.
His 16 years old brother will drive in Latvian rally championship
http://www.go4speed.lv/lv/news/ralli...n-rallijkrosa/
Another talented driver who ran out of money ...Quote:
Originally Posted by garais22
I don't think so at all. As seems to me they just don't rush a things. Gryazin sr. have his own approach and personally I like it very much.Quote:
Originally Posted by WUff1
Anyway there must be something wrong. We have seen a plenty of young drivers who accelerated change of car from 2WD to 4WD and they were weak because being too young for 4WD, but it wasn´t this year´s Gryazin case. He was strong enough to compete with Wiegand for being vice-master of ERC or somewhere around that spot. On other hand competing in ERC 2WD is for 22-year old driver still very good school and it is not waste of time.
Yes I think it's a good way to learn. Moreover the champion has an official drive if I remember correctly. So that's good thing, better than being seen as a payant driver.
Gryazins target is to win ERC 2WD class and get a ride on R5 in 2016 as a prize.Quote:
Originally Posted by liposh
Yes, but it reminds me some way of Jan Cerny - from Fabia S2000 to 208 R2 to no money left at all.
Hasn't Peugeot CZ any plan for him ?