Printable View
It is highly corrosive, it eats away at the rubber o rings, and you use so much of it that it bypasses the rings on the piston and ends up in the oil.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
The breather tank is full of oil and fuel mixed.
The joys of using an ethanol based fuel.
so very dangerous for the engine.Quote:
Originally Posted by logic
Thanks mate.
There's a PR facade and than there is the real life in which things are not so rosy.Quote:
Originally Posted by lmmjvss
Pluto wrote here before Monte that Škoda sent a bulletin to its teams asking them to apply for a preventive engine rebuild after Monte Carlo. Normally the engines shall last much longer than just one event.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Not only regarding the fuel issues in Monte I wrote an article, but it is only in czech. I am not sure if google translator will help, but you can find it here - http://www.autosport.cz/clanek.php?cl=21968
But in fact, it was making big problems to all R5 cars. And in the final it was really anti-ecological...
If only there was a propulsion method where you could use a universal medium available at every corner and common to the whole world that could be produced using long list og different methods....ohh wait
I want to read next year's report to see if WRC improves. So far, FIA ERC is WAY more "sustainable" than WRC. (Lots of reasons, oc.. but its interesting anyway)Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
https://jalopnik.com/its-no-surprise...ugh-1848514507
(Theres a link on the article to the actual report)
Btw.. do u and Mirek follow the czech autocross championship? I love that series
Me not.Quote:
Originally Posted by lmmjvss
WRC2 driver Ingram splits with long-term co-driver Whittock
https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/wrc2-...iver-whittock/
A great pairing who achieved so much together. :champion: Good luck and thanks to Ross Whittock.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
That could've been the reason of Bulacia's retirement at Monte Carlo, not confirmed though.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
Verstuurd vanaf mijn M2007J3SG met Tapatalk
Tilley start in SWE, ITA, GRE and ESP with Ford Fiesta Rally2
Very good summary. I could read it in decent swedish via the translator.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
18yo Czech driver Filip Kohn, who made it into final stage of FIA Rally Talent EU, announced plans to start in JWRC in 2023.
This year he will start with Rally3 in selected rounds of Czech championship and ERC, and will do recces in WRC rounds with Jan Černý, who is doing WRC3 this season.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMDmIuhX...jpg&name=large
Bulacia brothers enjoying a winter day outdoors.
Some pictures of the test today in Belgium, Skoda Motorsport with Jan Kopecky
https://rallyandraces.com/2022/02/21...der-op-asfalt/
Huttunen will start in Sweden, Croatia, Sardinia, Estonia, Ypres and Catalunya. Finland is missing from the list, but I suppose they're aiming for the Rally1 start.
There is 7 races in WRC2, for sure he will start in Finland and it is only question which car he will use.
Jos Verstappen will do Croatia, Portugal, and Ypres with his Citroën C3 Rally2.
He will additionally drive the same program like Stéphane Lefebvre in the Belgian Rally Championship consisting of 7 events.
Verstuurd vanaf mijn M2007J3SG met Tapatalk
Lefebvre program?
Belgian Rally Championship consisting of 7 events.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bartolbia84
From Belgium media, Hyundai has picked up Zaldivar (and some money?) over Grégoire Munster for their «*official*» WRC-2 Junior campaign, alongside Suninen in WRC-2.
Portugal was evoked as the 1st event for Hyundai official Rally2 campaign.
Complicated for Munster as a sponsor left him also at the beginning of the year so he is not sure of having a full program in Belgium or WRC-2.
Still no announcement for Ostberg but he will be in Rally Guanajuato at the beginning of April. Rovanpera Sr. has also be announced there and Fourmaux is also evoked (no official). They clearly try a special formula (Nation system) with some good guests as a bid for 2023 WRC calendar.
paddon confirmed in finland estonia e nz 2022 + full program 2023 with hiunday nz
https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/wrc...rc2-programme/
https://rallysportmag.com/wp-content...ally2-copy.jpg
https://motorsport.hyundai.com/stars-of-the-future/
Hyundai WRC2 roster officialy announced. Regarding this is `junior´ team I hope there is still place also for Suninen?
ciamin is a good pick, let's hope they ll take it out of france...Quote:
Originally Posted by jcevc
Loix start in Sardegna, Finland and Belgium
https://www.dhnet.be/sports/moteurs/...PFylzA.twitter
Yeah. Hopefully Suninen is under "official works" team then...Quote:
Originally Posted by jcevc
Østberg is doing the hungarian championship with Citröen in 2022, but nothing about a WRC2 outing yet.
Sent fra min SM-G950F via Tapatalk
https://www.rallit.fi/hyundai-julkis...mista-on-kyse/Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Suninen says he's likely just too old for a junior team, but should also have a full WRC2 season starting from Croatia or Portugal.
Would expect Ostberg to be in Croatia considering he won the class there last year, if not would that suggest Citroen backing Yohan Rossel as their main WRC challenger or no one at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
Chris Ingram
Delighted to join forces with Craig Drew the 8x American National Rally Champion Co-Driver.
Craig will join me for the rest of the season in WRC2 in the Toksportwrt Skoda.
Strange decision. Is an American co-driver better than an European one? Probably financial reasons...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Good luck to them both though!
He's British. He won his US Championships alongside David Higgins.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
https://twitter.com/hmsgofficial/sta...030881818?s=21
Suninen and Zaldivar on Hyundai WRC2 team starting from Portugal
I looked at Zaldivar's results last year, in Croatia and Portugal he was never in the top 10 of RC2 stage times...but hey, he has finished all the WRC rallies he has started!
I don't understand how Hyundai can support Zaldivar instead of Huttunen.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Money talks?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0kcet4aPpQ
I think Huttunen chose to leave the team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Yes, but not without a good reason...Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
I've understood they saw a dead end for progressing to a higher class at Hyundai.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z