Richards has big interest in allowing the S2000 1.6T in regional championships. Bigger, than in WRC. Because he wants to finance his WRC programme from selling this cars to regional championships...Quote:
Originally Posted by JAM
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Richards has big interest in allowing the S2000 1.6T in regional championships. Bigger, than in WRC. Because he wants to finance his WRC programme from selling this cars to regional championships...Quote:
Originally Posted by JAM
PLuto, i'm confused. Which cars has Richards interest?Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
The Mini to private teams? But the car shouldn't be a WRC downgraded? :confused:
Yes, it is downgraded WRC Mini, but with smaller restrictor, less aerodynamics and some other changes. It is called superproduction car. It still has 1.6T engine tough and will compete against S2000 in this case. :( The idea was to make that happen at beginning of 2012 season, but now, under influence of Dave Richards, FIA came back on their earlier decision and they will be allowed in regional championships at beginning of 2011 allready. That will create major problems for rallies who have both IRC and ERC status. As IRC will not allow these type of car in their championship i am afraid those rally's will have to choose between IRC and ERC. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by JAM
a shame, I had expectations of seeing at Ketomaa in a WRC...Quote:
Originally Posted by vkangas
The sporting regulations for regional championships have disappeared from the FIAs web site. However the link is still working http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public..._Regs&Appx.pdf. There must be something going on behind the scenes.
I don't understand the interest of Richards. If the S2000 1.6T could run on the regional championships, then he could sell less Mini's WRC to that championships.... don't? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbroe
He could sell no wrc cars at all. They arenīt allowed to run regional championships!! Selling s2000 1.6T cars is a way to get budget to run wrc championship with more guarantees to succeed :)Quote:
Originally Posted by JAM
But Richards sells Mini's, and the Mini is a WRC, not a S2000 1.6T... or not?Quote:
Originally Posted by morganmilan
Both of them!! Mini BMW wants to homologate a WRC on one hand, and a s2000 1.6T on the other. Two versions of the same carQuote:
Originally Posted by JAM
Ahhh, ok :DQuote:
Originally Posted by morganmilan
But is still possible to homologate S2000? From January 1st will be impossible. And the 1.6T will be a kind of extension to an existing S2000 homologation.