It's a deal done that he will be in Mexico as third car of Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Mestelan-Pinon dixit).Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
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It's a deal done that he will be in Mexico as third car of Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT (Mestelan-Pinon dixit).Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom206wrc
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and FIA are now working on homologating sequential gearboxes for Evo R4 cars... few first steps to achieve it are already done, so I hope they will be able to make it public soon.
We've been hearing that since the start of talks about R4... Last time they the news from FIA looked like no more R4 after 2015. What will become truth?Quote:
Originally Posted by br21
Yep, you're right, but it was never so advanced, only talks until now, and currently it looks really promising, but of course we will see...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
If the supplier is SADEV it would be an easy job. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by br21
But the idea is bad. The purpose of these cars is to be cheap & reliable. With such gearbox they still can't be competitive with the upper classes. It only gives slight advantage for the richest customers against other Lancers.
In my opinion - and IF this sequential gearbox thing is official - the biggest problem is the lack of clear car classes strategy...again. IF R4 is a dying class why would you want to do such thing. It's another confusing thing for even the most hardcore fans. Fans want simple names and rules to be able to follow the sport. The R1-R5 thing is definately a move to the right direction. Although R1 would be logical top class. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SlowSon
They're absolutely right: VW questions FIA rule waiver on Ford and MINI names
I agree with them. M-Sport is NOT a Manufacturer, neither is Motorsport Italia. And I never agreed with Munchi's, etc being named as Manufacturers in the recent past. Have a Title for Manufacturers, and one for Constructors/Teams.
If you're going to have a championship for manufacturers and a separate championship for teams, then the only way it will really work is if every team who scores points can score points for their manufacturer. And then they score points on their own in the teams' championship. So in the manufacturers; champions, Qatar M-Sport and Qatar WRT would work together to score points for Ford. But in the teams' championship, they are two different entities competing against one another.
Of course, that would open up the door for someone to simply flood the field with their cars and dominate the teams' championship. However, in 2014 there is a very real prospect of five manufacturers on the grid: Citroen, Ford, Hyundai, Mini and Volkswagen. Given that the numbering system used among the cars this year gives the first WRC-2 entry the number 31, that means there is a provision for 30 WRC cars. With five manufacturers, that means the FIA could limit the nubmer of cars that can score points for a manufacturer to six per marque at each event. Maybe that would encourage manufacturers to support more teams and we would have a bigger field.
It's ridiculous to suggest M-Sport is not a manufacturer. Sure they're not Ford Motor company. But they never have been. They've been the chosen representative and flown the flag for Ford for many years, and that's qualification enough. What's different this year? A few less pennies from Ford. They still have factory technical support and you can be sure, when they win, Ford'll be claiming the kudos as much as they ever have.
Same with Team Portugal. Sure, it'd make more sense if it were Prodrive, but the Germans have given the branding rights to the Portugese.
Storm in a teacup, get over it.
I'm not so sure about that. My understanding is that Mini - as a whole - decided to terminate their manufacturer support for teams. Seeing an opportunity, Mini's Portuguese arm decided to fund the Armindo Araujo-Palmeirinha Rally teams, merging them together under the Mini Portugal banner. That has since been disbanded.Quote:
Originally Posted by sollitt
What you said is perfectly logical to rally fans like everyone here. I think what vw wants is for your average consumer to feel that the polo they drive to work just beat that Citroen or ford in a world rally. The consumer could care less who m-sport or Prodrive are. It's all about brand recognition and selling cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by sollitt
I found his last comment the most interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kielder
Start of a new season, with a new Promoter and there's no representative of the FIA in attendance?
Ford has been removed from WRC.com as a Manufacturer on the wesbite!!
What are you going to believe - the FIA making an annoucement about the status of certain teams as manufacturers ... or a website that once called St. Gwynno the definitive Rally GB stage and one of the most difficult in the world without mentioning Clocaenog or Resolfen?
Romanian car maker Oltcit on the verge of building a World Rally Car :
http://www.motorsportnews.ro/wp-cont...RC-640x426.jpg
Fake but funny news here:
http://www.motorsportnews.ro/bloguri...ficial-in-wrc/
How do you pronounce Oltcit? Oh sh*t?
Wow.... I hope you are right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prisoner Monkeys
I dont think there will be Mini...
Any news on Subaru something was supposed to be announced back in November wasn't it?
Sorry, I meant Toyota instead of Mini:Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Toyota looks at World Rally return in 2014 - Speedcafe
Hmm, I think Toyota could be possible. Especially as they are entering only 1 car for the WEC season, with 2 for Le Mans. It seems the top brass only care about Le Mans.
And, why is Rallye Deutschland starting from Koln......???
Taking it to the people, same way (almost) that Catalunya 'started' in Barca - Opportunity for Thursday evening stages (second of the 2 appearing to be the shakedown stage, extra use for the cost of set-up)Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Edit: Oh I see, meant to be a rhetorical conspiracy theory question! Sorry it was getting late when I posted etc.
About Toyota and Andy's comment about Rally Germany starting in Koln, I hadnt thought to make a connection but to me it looks like Germany is THE rally team base now with VW and Hyundai set up there, if Toyota come in, happy days :-)
What about the stories of the new Rally GB service park location: a Toyota power plant?
The Peugeot Rally Academy
New rally programmes for talented drivers
peugeot-media.com/index.php?nav=771&action=view&communique_id=252&la ngue=en
Breen on 8 ERC events as official Peugeot works driver. :)
Peugeot mdia - NEWS - Press Releases
Good news for Breen and great to see him in a proper, competitive championship, well the "meat" of the championship should be competitive.
Petter Solberg and his wife Pernilla in Finnskogsvalsen this weekend in a Ford Escort MKII.
Finnskogsvalsen - Petter Solberg - YouTube
Petters Instagram (http://instagram.com/p/Uq9Xs8SfDR/) - "I'm definitely going to need to enter this car in a competitive field at some point. It's very, very good."
Andreas Mikkelsen, Eyvind Brynildsen and Martin Prokop entered in Rally Finnskog 2. february. Mads Østberg will also drive. Possibly Henning Solberg if he can find some money and a car... Great opportunity as a test on snow with 100 km SS just five days before it starts in Sweden, and with roads quite similar to the sunday run in Rally Sweden.
What car for Andreas?
I think he can choose between Skoda, Skoda and Skoda. So, I expect him to choose Skoda;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Fixed that for you :DQuote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
He is driving Even Rallys Fabia this week in Arctic Lapland Rally, Rovaniemi Finland.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Björn Waldegård, Andrew Cowan and Tommi Mäkinen newest members in hall of fame.
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Ari Vatanen is going to be the new president of Estonian Autosport Union. They don't have pen on paper yet, but there will be pressconference later today.
www ohtuleht ee /507307
Sorry, can't post links.
It may well be that the car models name starts with a P...But don`t tell anyone that I said it. ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by bluuford
Anyone wnats to listen his interview (at the bottom of article), it is in English:Quote:
Originally Posted by Gatzby
DELFI VIDEO: Ari Vatanen: minu ülesanne on viia Eesti sõnum rahvusvahelisse autoliitu - Sport