2017 Polo WRC body & aero but chassis and running gear ??Quote:
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2017 Polo WRC body & aero but chassis and running gear ??Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
FX and Smeets are involved, and if the team gets 8 mill euro to play with from VW, that will make development during the year possible!
VW has US RX experience, Petter and 2 generations Kristoffersen has euro RX experience. So in total they and FX will make special cars!
Who has designed the Citroens for Petter Solberg? Are they still with Pipo Moteur?
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VW will deliver the cars and technical assistance, PSRX will be running the team.
Petter - The car has already been ready for a while. I have been in Germany and looked at the car. It looks very good. F-X and I have the same philosophy about how a good race car should be.
From the start, the team have three cars, one for Solberg, one for Kristoffersson and a test car.
So, essentially VW RX team will use the 17 Polo chassis with the previous RX Polo engine and adjusted aero according to RX rules.That factory boom with big money teams from Ford,Audi,VW,Peugeot(and possibly Honda) will not end well for the championship...Mark these words...
Yeah, it might end up like the WRC which is more boring than watching paint dry. But even though manufacturers have been pouring in (and who can blame them, it's currently the most exciting Motorsport out there) it's still a varied and very competitive field. Let's hope it lasts.
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If You don't have any idea what You talk about, better not saying anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
I used to be a huge WRC fan, watched every race, listened to the WRC radio religiously and a weekend without Becs, Colin and the others was weird.Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
But.. When the winner by several MINUTES every damn race, every damn season, is a guy called Sebastian. When there is hardly three manufacturers left, and when talented guys have to PAY to be given the privilege of driving a car that looks like the fastest guys but is deliberately slower. I mean... Come on. I finally had enough and now I'd rather watch Nascar than the WRC.
I'd love nothing more than the WRC being good again, but I'm not holding my breath while I wait because I suspect it won't happen anytime soon. And VWs exit doesn't exactly help. So for now I'd rather watch paint dry. Thank god we have World RX so there is still an exciting motorsport to follow.
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translation...Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
I was a solberg fan but then Loeb started ridiculing him badly so i changed the sport because i could not handle crying all day anymore.
It is ok kid many people resorted to what you did, finland is full of cases like yourself, you are not alone.
If it was nationalism I could follow Østberg or Mikkelsen. That really isn't the issue. As for Petter, I guess he had enough, just like me.
So far Loeb had been schooled in World RX, which says a lot about how much talent is present and how tight the field is. None of which can be said about WRC.
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A world RX race is barely as long as a WRC Shakedown stage. Compare those times?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
As for 'talent' I'm not sure that's the case. It's just expensive banger racing where however can be stupid enough can come out the winner.
Oh, and punting people off is accepted in the rules. Lovely.
A Formula 1 race is shorter than LeMans, what's your point?
If everyone is so stupid why isn't the 9 times WRC champion winning? He's been good at all kinds of racing, but when he isn't winning in the World RX it isn't the other guys that are good, it's just expensive banger racing, only won by stupid people. Maybe Loeb is too smart?
As for rules I totally agree. Judging in the World RX needs to be a lot more consistent.
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Peugeot is so bad car that even Seb1 couldīt win with it...
So if it isn't just banger racing then it's a bad car? How many excuses do you have to make for Loeb?Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
And Peugeot-Hansen finished second in the team championship so the car can't be that bad..
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Lol.
Just lol.
its a coping mechanism guys, better than crying all day.
Timmy Hansen managed it ;) :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
I think Loeb is a great driver (you'd be pretty stupid if you didn't think that) but I'm not sure that RX is his game, even later in the season when he started mixing it door to door with the others he wasn't quite as good at it. Next season might be different if he's still about, now he's got the hang of the pack racing, short races etc. and hopefully the Peugeot will be a bit better.
I agree they need to tighten up on some of the contact (a little keeps it interesting, but not push to pass). However Ekstrom won the championship being mostly fair and Kristofersson and Solberg tend to be okay (a couple of times they step over the edge, but nothing like Timur and Hansen.
I'm inclined to agree that WRC hasn't been great to watch on TV. It gets a bit formulaic and the drama isn't there for a lot of events. In person it's still one of the greatest sports to watch, and hopefully this year will be slightly different. If VW hadn't pulled the plug then it could have been a really good year. As for pay to drive, RX is no different at all, possibly worse.
VW leaving is a blessing in disguise.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrJan
Totally agree, but it would have been great if two VWs had been entered 'privately'. Could still happen though.Quote:
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What?Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Where did you get that I think Loeb is best RX driver? He is not! I donīt even think he is best Peugeot driver.
I never said that. But the WRC guys seem to idolize him so he's a good example to use. The best guy this year was Ekstrom, based on the results..
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You make winning sound like losing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Not at all, he won in a respectful way, and he's a great ambassador for the sport.
He had a bit of luck this year, others had a bit of bad luck, and some questionable judging. Especially Petter. In outright speed Ekstrom probably wasn't the fastest in the field this year, but definitely up there and combined with smart driving he made winning look easy.
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Thank you for the clarification :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alpha
Mattias Ekström just announced that Audi AG will provide factory support for the upcoming season.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BPZ6mIaldCQ/
Great news for the series, with Audi adding in the extra support and actually helping with car development. A manufacturer team - http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/ar...ive-audi-sport
Jenson Button edges closer move to race in rallycross, following Honda test on Wednesday. https://t.co/hjpcp7uEIM
Will be a shame if he ends up in GRC rather than the World Championship thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Are there tech differences btw cars in GRC and WRX, or could a GRC Honda be used in WRX?
Small change on cars have to be done..Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
I remeber Liam was to late to do the change with his car when he had competed in GRC and was going to the WRX.. (when he was teammate whit P.Solberg)
There's something different, but can't remember what. At some point last season there was talk of OMSE running the Civic in WRX but they couldn't do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
They can do it, there is rebuild kit to some of the car.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrJan
Subaru have done it, and Doran have done it.
Think also GRC car loeb drove in 2011 or 2012? Have been used in euro or world rx..
When did Subaru do WRX...?Quote:
Originally Posted by NoName
Canada in 2014.Quote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
http://www.dirally.com/srt-usa-compe...nada-world-rx/
I guess that EuroRX or WorldRX cars can compete in GRC, but the same it's not true. Don't know why!
Solberg's first Polo RX test
Two-time World Rallycross champion Petter Solberg has begun testing the Volkswagen Motorsport-built Polo RX Supercar he will race in this year's world championship.
Solberg shared driving duties with new team-mate Johan Kristoffersson at the Loheac test in France this week.
"Yes, we have tried it," Solberg told Autosport's sister title Motorsport.com. "Just a small test, to look over and check everything.
"We will continue to do more testing now in the next few months - we have a good time planned."
Few details have been released about the cars that Solberg and Kristoffersson will race in World RX this year, following the announcement that Solberg has secured manufacturer backing from the German marque.
Volkswagen is building the cars in Germany and will provide support on events
Asked if the Polos were brand new or already-used, Solberg said: "It's a combination, for sure. I have a lot of confidence and it will be good."
The Norwegian also revealed that the new cars have transversally mounted engines.
Previous Polos raced in World RX by Marklund Motorsport and Kristoffersson Motorsport have used longitudinally mounted units, similar to Solberg's Citroen DS 3.
The transverse engine orientation falls in line with Volkswagen's existing technology, a layout generally preferred by manufacturer-backed teams to be more akin to the road-going versions of the car.
"Of course it changes a lot of things, but it's just adaptation of driving style and it fits me better," said Solberg.
"It [the car set-up] will still be soft. We're working a lot with inertia, weight distribution and centre of gravity, all these things.
"We will be better than before."
Solberg also praised his new team-mate Kristoffersson, who finished second overall in World RX last season.
"Whatever situation I would have been in with any other team, I would have chosen him definitely," said Solberg.
"He's fast, he's fair, he's professional, he's fit, a nice guy and has a brain to get out of situations when it's tough fights.
"I think we're a strong team together."
http://www.autosport.com/news/report...x-vw-polo-test
https://twitter.com/SolbergFanClub/s...48039571128321
I never know that Polo was using longitudinal engine layout..Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7zzb-BEduQQuote:
Originally Posted by SubaruNorway
Yeah my memory escaped me, probably as Canada doesn't feel like any of the other WRX rounds as it's more like GRC :)Quote:
Originally Posted by NoName