Ech... So it is certainly not looking good :( Trying to be back on that event since 2016. I was on the island during September slot this year...:rolleyes:
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Ech... So it is certainly not looking good :( Trying to be back on that event since 2016. I was on the island during September slot this year...:rolleyes:
It's time for GOOD NEWS: ANDREAS MIKKELSEN is driving for TokSport WRT in ERC 2021!
Andreas is confident and aims to make the Skoda Fabia Rally2 the "FASTEST RALLY2 car" for the 2021 season in both ERC and WRC2
Right-pointing double triangle
Best of Luck to @amikkelsenrally
#ERC #WRC2 #Rally2 #ERC2021
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EqPR6XJX...jpg&name=small
his aim is to dominate every rally he participates at erc/wrc
https://youtu.be/r8bplX6gKME
Finally a proper opposition for Lukyanuk :p Looking forward!
Do you have info on that Luky will do ERC also in 21?
No funding for him to try out WRC2?
Now Luky will have to fight for wins instead of cruising with the title in mind. I think he will like this challenge :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Great news for ERC!
Great news indeed. Good luck to Mikkelsen! If I see it correctly, a Norwegian driver has never won European Championship so far:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe...ship#Champions
Sounds like he'll be getting support from Škoda the way he's talking...
"Andreas is confident and aims to make the Skoda Fabia Rally2 the "FASTEST RALLY2 car" for the 2021 season in both ERC and WRC2."
Think bigger question is how much the budget will like the increased riskQuote:
Originally Posted by RS
He's developing their new R5, so I think it will very be a semi-works program.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I see on Mikkelsen's YT he is drinking a Red Bull. I know he is one of their athletes but maybe they are giving him even more support and his car livery could have them as sponsors ?
The ERC 2020 Rally Fafe Montelongo does not belong to the National Championship, and then what is the problem?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
90% of national drivers are not an asset for Azores Rally
@kentorn ���� will contest all 6️⃣ rounds of the 2021 @fiaerc Junior Championship �� as his prize �� package for winning �� the 2020 ERC3 Junior Championship in a Fiesta Rally4.
#MSPORTERS #Rally4ward #FIAERC
Yes, Ken Torn confirms his participation in six ERC rallies in Ford Fiesta Rally3. He was entitled to two ERC rounds in a Rally2 car as his prize for winning the ERC3 Junior Championship, but he decided to drive six rallies in Ford Fiesta Rally3 instead:
https://www.fiaerc.com/stepping-up-i...-sport-fiesta/
Someone called Fau Zaldivar in two 2 ERC rallies with Toksport's Skoda Fabia Rally2:
https://scontent.fopo3-1.fna.fbcdn.n...4f&oe=601B29FD
Did he get a very special offer, or can drivers use the numbers for planning, that 2x Rally2 rounds is comparable with 6 rounds in a Rally3 in ERC?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
I think all sides are quite flexible... for example, in 2020 Llarena was supposed to do two events with Skoda and Motorsport Italia but in the end he could get some kind of agreement and was able to "convert" that prize into his outings with Citroen and Sports&You.
I'd say that in Torn's case is more or less the same...I just couldn't understand if M-Sport Poland will run his car or not.
It might be in MSport's interest to stretch Torn's budget and give some support themselves so the new car is seen on as many rounds as possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Co-driven
Iván Ares former Spanish Rally Champ to start in ERC with Hyundai I20 R5
https://www.laregion.es/articulo/mas...845998470.html
Luis Vilarińo will be present at Rali Serras de Fafe with his Skoda Fabia R5, he wil try to continue in ERC in Canary Islands and next events.
is he good on gravel?Quote:
Originally Posted by katxal
Hard to say. He told that he "starts from zero".
So will Efren Llarena switch to Skoda in ERC21 :confused:
What I know is that one of his sponsors bought one Skoda and Llarena was testing with him during the weekend and helping with setting the car and with the driving.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
Ares has no rally gravel experience but he was a KartCross champ before becoming a rally driver and he still competes in KC now and then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom K
According Fafe TV, Rallye Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras was postponed.
Here we go again... :(
any news about Luky?
Have you heard that Suzuki Motosport Iberica are going to compete in ERC 2021? Their cars will be two Suzuki Swift R4LLY S for Javier Pardo and Joan Vinyes. If I understand it correctly they are R4 cars (not Rally4!), so they should be eligible for ERC2 category. Do they have any chance? In Rally Islas Canarias they were faster than all ERC2 cars, so...
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/6...canarias-2020/
source:
https://www.powerstage.es/suzuki-mot...te-en-el-erc2/
In most rallies they will have a very good chance. Maybe if there are very quick stages, GrN cars that goes 220 km/h will take them. Not sure on the gearing/max speed on the Swift.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
There are nearly no Gr.N cars left aside of the gravel countries. Just look in ERC results.
More information about Suzuki Motor Iberica programme in the ERC (now in English):
https://www.fiaerc.com/suzuki-motor-...swift-r4lly-s/
These R4 Swift's are competitive on gravel (top10 on last year Serras de Fafe) but not so fast on tarmac (usually beaten by top Rally4's). The cars are built by Oreca for Suzuki Iberica and Rallycar, which intend to sell some units to privateers. ERC2 seems a smart way to promote them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Maybe we will see more R4s in ERC2?
World Rally
@WorldRallyes
Efrén Llarena intends to be, again, this year, contesting the European Rally Championship. His objective will be to win the title and to continue taking steps in his sports career. #ERC
https://twitter.com/MundoRallyes/sta...71426023202817
Abarth Rally Cup 2021 calendar:
Round 1: Rally Islas Canarias (Asphalt), May 6-8, 2021
Round 2: 77th Rally Poland (Gravel), June 18-20, 2021
Round 3: Rally Liepāja (Latvia, gravel), July 1-3, 2021
Round 4: Rally di Roma Capitale (Italy, asphalt), July 23-25, 2021
Round 5: 50th Barum Czech Rally Zlín (Asphalt), August 27-29, 2021
Round 6: Rally Hungary (Asphalt), October 22-24, 2021
Round-by-round prize money:
First position: €10,000
Second position: €8,000
Third position: €6,000
End-of-season cash prize for Abarth Rally Cup winner: €25,000
https://www.fiaerc.com/fia-erc-based...ction-in-2021/
https://www.fiaerc.com/clio-trophy-b...-2021-fia-erc/
What’s on offer?
*Round-by-round prize money to the top four classified finishers (€4000, €2000, €1000, €500)
*Clio Trophy by Toksport WRT title winner gets a three-event FIA European Rally Championship prize drive in 2022 in a Renault Clio Rally4
*Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers with double points on offer at the final round to all drivers who have entered and started the first four events of the season
*On-event hospitality for competing drivers
*100 kilometres of gravel and asphalt testing ahead of the first event on each surface
*OMP overall for each driver and co-driver
*Media coverage and media training
Clio Trophy by Toksport WRT 2021 calendar**
Round 1: 55th Azores Rallye (Gravel)
Round 2: 77th Rally Poland (Gravel)
Round 3: Rally di Roma Capitale (Italy, asphalt)
Round 4: 50th Barum Czech Rally Zlín (Asphalt)
Round 5: Rally Hungary (Asphalt)
That is about half the cost of a year in JWRC, is it not?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
YesQuote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
It seems that Alberto Battistolli's plan for 2021 is to repeat in the FIA ERC
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