And the situation when works drivers who are not even entered into WRC2 are preferred over the regular private entrants (Abbring, Tidemand in this case).
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And the situation when works drivers who are not even entered into WRC2 are preferred over the regular private entrants (Abbring, Tidemand in this case).
Also Bryan Bouffier was not happy, that despite he was third in WRC2, almost nobody heard about it and he was not almost seen anywhere. And for live on final stage, they put only two Skodas...
Sad to hear those drivers are not happy. WRC2 could be very exciting this year, VW withdrawal gave us Camilli and Suninen as works drivers and ERC is not more a real "competitor" (actually this is not good in general but it is in the WRC2 point of view, hope you get this).
It would be a pity if some valuable drivers will not participate.
Yeah, and some people wonder why i.e. Prokop doesn't want to participate in WRC Trophy or even in WRC2. Driving WRC 2017 car is just the best way to be shown on live broadcast stages.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Edit. Lol, the above conclusion has been already made in another thread ;)
This also counts for BRR?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Join TER or ERC there is some coverage for privateers..
Or even the BRC - I actually don't mind it as a fan, it gives a yardstick to see who steps up to the mark and who is nowhere near.Quote:
Originally Posted by WUff1
The only surprise for me is that they showed the Skodas on the live final stage. I don't know why Bouffier expected anything different.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Skoda released new livery for 2017. Note the "R5 Evo1" written on its front bumper and on its back
Slightly better.Quote:
Originally Posted by liposh
Bryan Bouffier was on french radio (RMC). He told he will do Corsica in WRC2. Then, he will see - or an ERC program, or stay in WRC2.
Plus a deal is coming in Poland. He looked quite enthusiastic about it.
Sweden had best RC2 rally in a long time.
We need the Hyundai R5 to hold a whole rally, to have a threesome of competitive cars.
PSA will make a new one, and VW also, that will be a Fabia replica I guess. Toyota will make one as well, but no date yet.
So this will be very good series also in years to come.
need a bit more press in my opinion.
Certainly needs more coverage, WRC promoter does it's level best to ignore them. Fortunately the radio show usually does a great job of covering it, but TV-wise they're practically non-existent (although their inclusion in the SSS coverage actually made me watch it!). I've really enjoyed watching the Facebook Live feeds covering the field though, could be superb for rallying in general.
Skoda seem to have the edge still car-wise; when do Ford get their next Evo kit?
Hope to see a few more Hyundais out this year; looking forward to seeing Neuville take on Ypres in June too. I'm guessing there's nothing they can do to improve it now it's homologated, but they may need someone more reliable than Abbring to bring it home.
I think the market could get a bit too oversaturated next year though, if the promised Polo, Yaris and C3 all come to fruition.
I think someone said April?Quote:
Originally Posted by dodge33cymru
Thing is Skoda will have an evo this year too..
There is also different problem with WRC2. If you are as a spectator on WRC event and watch WRC cars (especially with this new powerful cars) and then you see R5 cars, it is very big difference and R5 cars looks really much slower. Despite there are good and fast drivers like Mikkelsen, Kopecky, Tidemand or Suninen, difference is really big. You can do what you want, WRC2 will always be "second league of WRC". Everyone will focus mainly to the overall leaderboard of the rally...
I've been thinking the same in the last two rallies, R5s look even more miserable after the new WRCs. Not only speed and soundwise but also the lines they take.
For a manufacturer like Skoda, competing in WRC2 only makes sense from the point of view of promoting the R5 and not the car brand.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
That's a good point; I always struggled to see why they supported this instead of ERC but that's a fair shout.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
You're right that the new WRC cars do make them look a bit slow. When you see them on their own as the top class they really don't seem that way at all (although still sound way too quiet compared to S2000s).
Not so much in Sweden but also often in WRC2 the gaps are so big after one or two days they really are cruising, so not even showing the maximum performance of the cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by dodge33cymru
This also means the jump from R5 to WRC is larger, so that's not particularly healthy for the sport.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
AFAIK they were pretty unhappy with the way Eursport handled the ERC in the last few years so they quit and took a different challenge.Quote:
Originally Posted by dodge33cymru
Are they happy with how RBMH handle WRC2?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
I've just seen the final day highlights from Sweden. Strangely they showed the guys that finished 1st, 2nd and 5th only.
Happy to see that Benito Guerra will do a full season in WRC2: http://cnrm.com.mx/2017/02/16/benito...chas-del-wrc2/
Kalle Rovanperä leads by over 12 secs over Teemu Sunninen, after tonight two first stages in Ralli SM Finland.
same tyres Per?
Same tyres or not it's still impressive
of course its impressive,but we have to know all the details.
Rovanpera usually is on Pirellis,Nikara?
Per, it's Teemu Asunmaa, not Teemu Sunninen ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
Ok then it's not that impressive If he is in front of nobody
Kalle is driving pirelli https://twitter.com/SaariJarno/statu...67563221929986
Black round Pirelli, to be exact :PQuote:
Originally Posted by satukata
Not.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
Let me get it clear. I'm a fan of Kalle and it would have been more impressive if he would have been in front of suninen but as I see he is front of nikara. Still very good though
Sorry, my bad. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by leighton323
So what about tyres? If you compete you´re free to choose tyres, right? Or is Kalle driving rally out of competition?Quote:
Originally Posted by pucky54
That's not the right thread guys! Follow http://www.motorsportforums.com/show...ip-news/page97 for the news about Finnish rally championship :)
Fastest WRC2 driver? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9otiWfmXrQ
Hope Kalle get driving licence soon! He is only 16 years old.
Camilli has only 1 FREE race left after Mexico...
(3 rallies are mandatory)
if and when he chooses Corsica (or Argentina), we will not see him competing WRC2 at Sardinia, Poland, Finland or Catalonia...
He and Teemu will share WRC17 car later
Will surely choose Corsica, unless he gets a world rally car there.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Which are the compulsory rallies?