Peugeot CZ hasn't been very active in rallying. Tomorrow Jan is going to carry Peugeot CZ boss on the co-driver's seat of 208 T16. Let's see what that brings...
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Peugeot CZ hasn't been very active in rallying. Tomorrow Jan is going to carry Peugeot CZ boss on the co-driver's seat of 208 T16. Let's see what that brings...
Gryazin will be a good contender for JERC that's quite nice also.
Martin Hudec will start with Fabia s2000 next season.
yes but this year the prize(lefebvre won it) was 2 or 4 rallies,i think two,so the prize is not that big.Quote:
Originally Posted by vino_93
Well, Lefebvre has already a WRC 2 contract for next year and therefore will be very busy as he was this year, and with a full PSA support he doesn't have many worries ahead. But when you're out of budget and talented, these 2-4 rallies could very very useful and give your career a push. (F.i. Abbring could get his career back on track a again after he won his 6 R5 entry pirice on ERC with Peugeot)
It is funny, winner of Peugeot Volant France 2013 won 5 rallies with R5 in ERC (official price was 5 rallies ) and winner of JERC 2014 won 2 rallies with R5 in ERC (I have heard it before , too). We will see if they will increase the number to at least those 4 rallies.
seems Abbring won 4 rally in 2013Quote:
Originally Posted by liposh
http://www.ewrc-results.com/season.php?s=2013&sct=199
No, no, You understood wrong, which is my fault. Sorry. He won Peugeot volant 2013 and the price was 5 starts with P208 R5 in 2014. (another two starts in 2014 were because of contract with Peugeot sport. ) At least that was the official info.
In ERC 2015 there will be prize money on each event - http://www.autosport.cz/clanek.php?cl=16859
All registered crews except factory crews... ....How can we recognize factory crew? Was Wiegand with Skoda Deutschland team a factory crew? :-D
Decision who is/isnt factory driver will be on Eurosport Events.Quote:
Originally Posted by liposh
Summary of changes in ERC 2015 (only in czech language, you can try google translator) - http://www.autosport.cz/clanek.php?cl=16861
excuse me, I misread wins with the offered racesQuote:
Originally Posted by liposh
Vojtěch Štajf is going to drive his Impreza on several selected events of ERC2 (production cup) in 2015 starting on Jänner.
From todays World Motor Sport Council:
From 1 January 2016, R5 cars will be recognised as the top competition car in the FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) and the S2000-Rally 1.6 turbo car will no longer be eligible in these events.
http://www.fia.com/node/9172
If this info about ban of RRC cars postponed to 1.1.2016 is true, then Vaclav Pech will most probably compete in some (tarmac) ERC events in 2015 with his Mini, right boys?
We will see...Quote:
Originally Posted by liposh
You never know if what he said was serious. Let's see. I personally don't believe in that but I would like to be wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by liposh
1- In order to harmonise the number of results counting towards ERC titles, the maximum number of events counting towards the ERC 3 Championship has been increased to seven.
2- In order to reduce costs for ERC Junior competitors, the tyre lottery will no longer exist from 2015, enabling competitors to re-use tyres from one rally to another.
3- When allowed in the rally Supplementary Regulations, Priority drivers may now be allowed to participate in the shakedown on ERC events, after the results of the Qualifying Stage are official.
1)do we know the rallies?
2)what exactly means tyre lottery?
3)the statement says after the results of the qs is official,why now whats the rule?do the drivers drive the qs after the official results of the qs have been announced?
Imagine You bring a truck with tyres to the event and every JERC competitor takes accidentally chosen ones only from Your truck. That's how I believe it worked.Quote:
Originally Posted by nafpaktos
So far drivers who did QS could not start in shakedown. Now there will be a parc ferme organized after the QS and when results are announced they can continue with shakedown. I wonder if in reality that will be possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by nafpaktos
It means that when the car already stands at the start line it must leave the place in twenty seconds otherwise game over. I think this rule already existed but the limit time was bigger - maybe one minute (?)Quote:
Originally Posted by makinen_fan
1) all rallies are counted into ERC3, best 7 results is taken into final classification
Think so, too. In which time they should continue with shakedown? When the others do shakedown, priority drivers have to choose their starting position, interviews, press conference etc. ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
RRC will be penalized on ERC 2015 and banned on 2016.
Only allowed because it is up the date to ban. RRC cars restrictor will be changed on 2015 rules acording autosport.pt
Martina Daňhelová said in latest press release that she will start in ERC ladies trophy. She will start in Jänner with Clio gr.N and later in another at least three asphalt events with Clio R3.
Now it is easier to get to the rally of the Azores
Easyjet will fly to Ponta Delgada from Lisbon
Ryanair will fly to Ponta Delgada from Lisbon, Porto and London
penalized?i didnt read such a thing here http://www.fia.com/node/9172Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
autosport.pt... pffQuote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
But original source is Martin Holmes...Quote:
Originally Posted by RICARDO75
According to Kevin Abbring he can still continue with Peugeot, but is in negotiating with other teams for WRC probably.
not only WRC...Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
ERC as well?Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
He said he can choose between some offers for the coming 2 years.
A thread on the WRC board mentions that he talks with Skoda too. If he signs with Skoda I am sure they won't let him drive another make of vehicle elsewhere, looks like Peugeot do allow that.
I can understand him wanting to leave Peugeot after this year but I think his long term prospects might be better with PSA, afterall VAG already rejected him once.
Maybe a second DS-works team with Abbring and Chardonnet for WRC2?
On the other hand Chardonnet was testing Peugeot 208 T16 these days ...
Are there any news about Breen b.t.w.?
Wasn't that for the WRC team?Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
I am just thinking does he want to burn bridges with PSA to join a vag brand when there might be a spare Citroen WRC seat in 2016..Quote:
Originally Posted by stefanvv
Well, his ultimate goal is to get in WRC one day I think, so as VW is out of the question, he might want to stick with PSA, if there is no other alternative like Ford or Hyundai.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
Would be a bad decision from PSA to let him go :mark:
This is the interview (in Dutch, obviously): http://www.ed.nl/sport/sport-regio/s...ideo-1.4665664
And a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gteM9KAsa8Y&app=desktop
Basically he is saying he is glad his efforts are being noticed despite the lacking results. Peugeot is happy and wants to continue with him.
He wants to be in WRC and says he is in a luxury position because he can choose what he wants to do, without having to bring money. He doesn't yet know what he will choose though, and somewhere around next week he will need to have signed something.
I think it could still be Hyundai, since he is allready involved with them. Or even Toyota. Who knows.
He should only leave ERC if he is offered a World Rally Car IMO, winning WRC2 proves relatively nothing.
It might not prove as much skills wise, but it would let him learn the rallies and stages before making the next move up, similar reasoning to Lappi talking about it. If you look at Tanak this year, it seems to have paid off for him. I guess being in front of prospective WRC teams each day and being around the same service area may be considered advantageous in career terms.
If you look at what happened with F3000 in single seater racing, it began having trouble because the drivers weren't running on GP circuits (they were on far more interesting tracks!). National F3 championships suffered a similar issue as soon as the European version started.
I fear the same thing may happen here between ERC and WRC2, which is a real pity. In my ideal world, some WRC events would count for ERC and vice-versa for WRC2, but I realise that's not possible in this day and age with different promoters.