Portugal, Deutschland, WalesQuote:
Originally Posted by RS
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Portugal, Deutschland, WalesQuote:
Originally Posted by RS
So we will know when the Portugal entry list comes out who is going for the title.Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
Is the potential availability of Mikelssen the reason that Skoda haven't confirmed Veiby for this year as was originally expected?
It was already decided for a program but with the victory of the ACI contract by the team Romeo Ferraris now it is official:
7 rounds in WRC2 for Fabio Andolfi with Hyundai i20 R5. First round starting from Corsica.
Good luck Fabio!
Another strong rumor from Italy, I can say it is 90% sure: Giandomenico Basso also participating at full program in WRC2. No CIR for him (further news about new CIR's driver on the designated thread, you will find some nice surprise if you're into CIR).
I've given more news here today than David Evans in the last year. I'll go to bed proud of myself.
If I read this correctly - 4 rounds of WRC2 for Yohan Rossel, starting from Corsica. Not sure if any French speakers can confirm?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRETMzRAS7R/
Yes + TouquetQuote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G935F met Tapatalk
Corsica, Portugal, Sardinia and Germany :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
Runner-up of JWRC 2016 Martin Koči plans to do some WRC2 events this year with Fabia R5, starting at Corsica
...plus whole Slovak rally championship.
Dmack WRC2 prize drives confirmed:
Vatanen: Portugal/Finland
Pryce: Poland/Finland
Armstrong: Germany/Catalunya
The driver who scores the most points out of the three will then do Wales GB. Pryce also had a full British Championship campaign confirmed this morning. And will apparently be doing Wales GB anyway in a Spencer Sport run Fiesta R5.
What about Nicolas Ciamin ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
He did win 1 WRC rally with R5 from R2 Shootout
I'm not sure sorry. There was nothing written about Ciamin in Motorsport News today.Quote:
Originally Posted by pantealex
Full seven-round WRC2 campaign for Lukasz Pieniazek - starting from Corsica in a TRT Peugeot 208 T16.
https://twitter.com/pieniazekrally/s...89941601533952
Robert Barrable sets sights on World Rally Championship
http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2.../860079-watch/
The Tour de Corse is going to be exciting, look at that entry list!
I feel sorry for everyone though going up against Mikkelsen, I suspect it will be a case of who manages the gap to Mikkelsen best, without crashing, rather than who can compete with him....
Probably Kopecky, maybe also Camilli and Bouffier. Hyundai R5 with Sarrazin is still an unknown quantity for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Munkvy
Surprised not to see Basso here? I thought he was doing WRC2?
Sarrazin is always very fast at Corse, he already won the rally when it was in ERC.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
I was thinking more about the car. Seems quite fast but no real results to point to yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by WUff1
I believe he'll do TER from now on.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
Yes only TER for Basso. THey changed the program. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
I think Sarrazin was fast, but now with only cca 2 rallies per year he won´t be able to reach the level of competition in WRC2.
Pierre Yves Loubet M-Sport official driver to Tour de Corse
https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...92&oe=5967539C
Another M-Sport/FFSA linkup?
They certainly have a good core of young drivers now. Suninen/Camilli/Loubet/Cronin (BRC).
Maybe Pierre-Louis Loubet, not Pierre Yves Loubet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Ups :)
Quentin Gilbert to continue WRC2 with Fabia R5 prepared by Tagai Racing Technology. First round together will be the Terre des Causses in preparation for Portugal.
Nice livery.Quote:
Originally Posted by TWRC
https://scontent.fopo1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...8f&oe=595D9E54
Nice liveries! Gilbert's looks better than the official DMACK!
Hmm, gets a proper car and then puts DMacks on it..
Only 6 entries to Argentina
5 with Skoda: Tidemand, Ptaszek, Saba, Guerra and Alonso
and Pedro Heller with Fiesta (Camilli is NOT WRC2, he has no free races left )
Skoda is playing much smarter than M-Sport ;)
It's not only about that but also the fact that M-Sport doesn't sell stock cars while Škoda uses rally as a marketing tool for its ongoing worldwide expansion.
Andreas Mikkelsen on his facebook:
Testing is underway for Rally Corsica #fightbacktowrc
https://scontent.fvno2-1.fna.fbcdn.n...7c&oe=5955014F
This car has the same number plate as the Fabia they tested in Portugal which appeared to be more powerful than the current version. So maybe the Fabia Evo (sorry pedants) will debut in Corsica?Quote:
Originally Posted by drive
Portugal test: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9DPaKvl69vk
Fabio Andolfi withdraws from Tour de Corse :(
Sarrazin is starting his own team. The Fabia he's using at Corsica is the first car run by Sarrazin Motorsport. The team will have another Fabia R5 and one i20 R5. Best luck to them!
http://www.leblogauto.com/2017/04/sa...rsport-ne.html
Interesting line about R5's in Martin Holmes interview with Michel Nandan.
"R5 cars will have the possibility to have the paddle shift gearshift system next year. So this is something we are also working on and it will require a bit of testing"
Full interview here http://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home...dai-motorsport
Hyundai already talking about jokers.. have Skoda used any yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by KiwiWRCfan
I don't like the news at all. I see absolutely no sense to do so.
Do we have here a tyre experts? :) last year Michelin introduced a new symmetrical tread tyres for wrc2 cars: LTX Force S81 and H91 (for rally mexico). In Michelin press release they were nicely announced:
'In 2015, Michelin completely renewed its range of gravel tyres in order to provide its partners with increasingly competitive solutions designed specifically for the latest R5 cars. When they were launched last June, the Michelin Latitude Cross H90 (hard compound) and S80 (soft) got their careers off to a flying start with back-to-back wins in Poland and Finland, both with Skoda Motorsport.
This week’s Rally Mexico sees the introduction of their successors: the Michelin LTX Force H91 (hard) and S81 (soft) (17/65-15).
Much more than mere evolutions, these two new tyres feature a new symmetrical pattern and a new construction. Their symmetrical tread means there is no longer a right- and left-hand tyre, and that’s a plus for the WRC2 teams who have a smaller quota per event than their WRC counterparts. Meanwhile, the new pattern’s grooves are slightly wider in order to improve their ability to clear loose dirt, sand and mud.
Although the LTX Force H91 and S81 are marginally wider than the tyres they replace, their revised construction and profile means they are lighter and just as resistant to pinch and crown punctures.
Simulation work carried out by Michelin Motorsport’s engineers and developers, followed by testing with the firm’s different WRC2 partners last autumn, revealed an enviable performance gain of three-tenths of a second per kilometre with no adverse effect on wear or consistency.'
http://michelinmotorsport.com/var/mi...ship_large.jpg
These tyres were used in Argentina rally also, Michelin saying that they were good in Argentina rally press release Argentina rally press release :
'This was probably one of the toughest Rally Argentinas we have ever seen, yet our WRC tyres performed impeccably, as did our new MICHELIN LTX Force S81 and H91 gravel tyres we have developed for our WRC2 partners. They were used for the first time last month in Mexico where they won out of the box. Here in Argentina, they played their role to the letter once again, despite the stages being significantly churned up in places by the WRC competitors running ahead of the WRC2 crews.'
So, a bit wider but lighter symmetrical tread tyre, which suppose to be quicker... but somehow they were not used much later on (ok, some were used in other 2016 events) - WHY? were those tyres 'too good to soon' or they didnt perform as expected? as this year wrc2 cars are back to H90 or S80 'old tyres'
Japanese guys of Gazoo Racing will constest Amarante Rally in Fiesta R5 to prepare Rally de Portugal.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-LDo9GW...jpg&name=large