Impreza spoiler now replaced with a Focus WRC oneQuote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
LOL
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Impreza spoiler now replaced with a Focus WRC oneQuote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
LOL
indeed it looks much better in tarmac spec, however this improvement is like going from diharrea to a solid 5h1t!
got this from my bloomberg terminal at work (yes Im not working that much at the moment! lol):
París, 29 nov (EFE).- El piloto español Dani Sordo probará hoy un Mini WRC, que podría ser su nuevo equipo, tras su salida de Citroën, informa el diario "L'Équipe".
Sordo, que no tiene volante desde el final de la pasada temporada, se pondrá hoy a los mandos del Mini Countryman WRC de la escudería Prodrive.
El piloto español probará el coche primero sobre asfalto y, posteriormente, sobre tierra, en las pistas de Cerdeña, donde están teniendo lugar las pruebas.
Sordo será el segundo que pruebe el Mini en Cerdeña, donde también ha sido conducido por el norirlandés Kris Meeke, el único piloto oficial por el momento de la escudería.
Los ingenieros han añadido al coche un nuevo alerón y un paragolpes con respecto al prototipo que probó Markko Märtin hace unas semanas, indicó el rotativo. EFE
lmpg/ea
Tansalation:
Spanish diver Dani Sordo will test the Mini WRC, which could be his new team after his exit from Citroen, according to L Equipe. Sordo hasnt driven since the end of last season and will be driving today the Mini Countryman WRC from the team Prodrive. The driver will test the car first on tarmac and then on gravel, around Sardinia, where the tests are taking place.
Sordo will be the second driver testing the mini in Sardinia, where it has also been driven by northen ireland´s Kris Meeke, the sole official driver at the moment for the team. Team engineirs have added a new wing and bumper in relation to the prototipe that was tested by Markko Martin a few weeks ago.
With this I would say Sordo is there almost for sure.
Sordo is only doing research for his near future.
For the Ford drive Sordo has to pay (minimum 1,5 mln euro's) for 9 rallies.
Prodrive/Mini is willing to pay their drivers? And they will do minimum 6, maybe 9. Mini looks a more secure option, and Sordo could make the car to his own taste, were he has no influence on the Ford Fiesta WRCar
Rather, this is exactly Ford's Fiesta WRC wing. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by navtheace
http://www.motorsport.com/photos/wrc...en-xp-0021.jpg
http://www.cartomotive.com/wp-conten...ew-670x502.jpg
Looks like a subaru S14 wing to me.
Looks like Mini WRC wing to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by logic
It's S14 wing.
http://www.mudsnowandtar.com/feature...-wrc-shakedown
In fact, the aero package is far from being signed off, and the spoiler fitted here was simply a 2008 Subaru Impreza WRC item that the Prodrive technicians had lying around…
Here is Sordo in Sardinia
Has Sordo signed for Mini WRC?
http://www.motorspain.com/30-11-2010...n-mini-en-2011
Not yet, just testing...Quote:
Originally Posted by noel157
I know he's just testing but the Spanish article seems to think otherwise. 2 + 2 = 5? We shall see.
So is this bodyshell the final one? Or is thre a new one to come? Maybe with bigger bumpers etc?
Keeping the feet on the ground:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88544
No aerodynamic part is final.Quote:
Originally Posted by J.Lindstroem
David Lapworth giving hint that Sordo is near signing for MINI
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88552
Sordo's first impressions. When Meeke told him the car was good, Sordo says then Meeke hasn't been driving a WRC for a while.
Was expecting more from a BMW engine, team ready to go any of his directions, car relatively "heavy" on slow parts, also says he's reluctant to disclose DS3's tricks asked by Prodrive (pre contract blah blah part).
http://www.rallyes.net/20101201/dani...a-el-mini-wrc/
Did Sordo ever drive the 1.6T DS3?Quote:
Originally Posted by Karukera
Yes
Love this part!
"In Ford they asked me around 1,5 million to drive the entire season, but they don't call me! I almost want a uglier bride, but that wants me!" :D
Transalation should be:Quote:
Originally Posted by TheFlyingTuga
"At ford they lowered the offer to half a million euros for the whole season, but they wont call me. I'd almost rather have an uglier girlfriend that actually loves me!"
almost... !Quote:
Originally Posted by jonas_mcrae
Like this one: “Me han llamado de Citroën para ver cómo va y en Prodrive me piden que les cuente más del DS3. Yo solo les doy indicaciones del camino a seguir. Creo que no sería justo desvelar el trabajo realizado con la marca francesa”
"Citroen called me to see how it goes and Prodive asks me more about the DS3. I only tell them the way to follow. I don't think it'll be fair to uncover all the work done with the french make".
I think Dani is much too fair. Fair guys are nice, but sometimes you also have to be a m@therf@cker.
Seems like Sordo is trying to increase his price a bit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ9bS...eature=relatedQuote:
Originally Posted by wildsir
Meeke and sordo both helped develop the ds3 wrc.
Nearly there:
" but as former works Citroen driver Dani Sordo now looks set to join Kris Meeke at Mini"
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88552
Meeke helped developed DS3 WRC? You sure? May be it is DS3 R3T?Quote:
Originally Posted by RJM
Meeke drive DS3 R3T some events but i never heard or see he get closer to DS3 WRC.
Yes, he did some development work on the DS3 WRC, wasn't always publicised.Quote:
Originally Posted by aykutbilir
Others - Sordo, Ogier, Loeb, Bugalski etc.
Looks like it's a done deal:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88563
Meeke vs Sordo in same equipment once more...lets see who made a bigger progress through the years...
Video from gravel test Dani Sordo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRBo5...layer_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBu5Q...layer_embedded
First time video with antilag for Mini. :)
Looks fast to me!
BMW Motorsport boss Mario Theissen will pass on the baton to his successor Jens Marquardt on June 30, 2011
http://www.bmwblog.com/2010/11/24/bm...g-july-1-2011/
Meeke and Mini, the possibility of Sordo joining, more developed BMW engine to come in March etc:
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sp...-15021092.html
DR approached Meeke on way home from Monte Carlo last January:
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sp...-15021091.html
Team X-Raid has develloped a Rally raid version of the Mini Crossroad. Construction of the new "Mini All4 Racing" cross-country rally car began in November and has continued into December. The car will be put through a first series of tests in France on December 13/14th. It will then be transported by airfreight to South America for final preparations for scrutineering in Buenos Aires at the end of the month. The project was first discussed in the summer of 2009 and the competitive debut of the new "Mini All4 Racing" will be in the hands of the French rally crew of Guerlain Chicherit and co-driver Michel Périn.
http://www.marathonrally.com/news/17000.0.html
http://www.marathonrally.com/news/sa...n.16995.0.html
Are we sure it will be competitive, with just a few weeks of development?
Hmmm...
Im sure its a BMW with just a Mini shell so yes if i thunk it will be competitive.
Yesterday on the radio, Dani said tte car ain't like Citröen nor Ford (not difficult to guess) but he'll try to reach the podium at some rallyes (in case he signs for Mini, still hasn't but is more than probable, also not difficult to guess).Quote:
Originally Posted by J.Lindstroem