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Very nice but not for the summer weather! One Czech car magazine recently measured difference in interior temperature of a black and silver car standing on the sun and there was massive 14°C difference inside. Comparison with white car will be even more brutal (big difference shall be expected also in engine bay).
I fully agree with Mirek, in Rzeszow we had car with black roof... crazy...
But as far as WRC designs go it doesn't seem to be the trend!Quote:
Originally Posted by br21
Do You remember this livery?
https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2012/mcr/...hanninen_3.jpg
You can guess why it quietly transformed into this during the season :)
https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2012/irc/...20Markkula.jpg
Thats why Prokop/Østberg put some cover
https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2017/phot...l__w4b5461.jpg
Good to see Opel sponsoring Rally Germany.
could be a good sign for the R5 plans!
MN - The flaw in the R5 formula:
https://www.motorsport-news.co.uk/co...he-r5-formula/
Hmm I'm not sure really. I think you'd get cheaper options but if you want to actually be competitive you'd still need to be in a Fiesta/Fabia/Polo etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Also there's a lot more machinery in the UK that is being used outside the BRC. So I have to assume the car category isn't the only issue.
Exactly. While I would like to see a possibility to develope R5 cars without manufacturer involvement I do agree that there is very very little chance such car could ever be successful. The history repeatedly proves that there is direct corelation between the success rate and the effort spent, i.e. the manufacturers have huge advantage over any privateer. It has to be taken into account that R5 cars are no F1 and nobody can expect a serious interest of big private players. In the end the performance is what wins and cheap but slow cars have never ever managed to succeed.
I personaly dare to say that both with R5 and previous S2000 FIA finally found a working receipt on how to make regional/national championships great again.