[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

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30th May 2011, 21:45
Barreis

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Originally Posted by Hartusvuori

Jari-Matti Latvala will drive Escort MkII as a course car in upcoming FRC Lapua rally June 11th. He'll be co-driven by Asko Sairanen.

He can stay there.
30th May 2011, 22:55
tfp

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Originally Posted by Barreis

He can stay there.

:crazy:
31st May 2011, 05:40
cali

Nevermind him, he is biased
31st May 2011, 08:45
mousti

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Originally Posted by Mirek

We'll see. 1.6T will be presented during summer but where for the first time...

S1.6t then what u mean? So they've plans to make one? Would be good Ford and Citroën are not interested and only Mini wouldn't be good.
31st May 2011, 08:47
mousti

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

And Pirelli/ Subaru had previous in Corsica - 1997/98. McRae won both in mixed conditions - yet two weeks earlier in Catalunya - had been off the pace, espcially in 1998.

McRae is not Solberg.. And didn't say Pirelli was superior always on wet, on that year it was for sure.
31st May 2011, 09:02
Mirek

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Originally Posted by mousti

S1.6t then what u mean? So they've plans to make one? Would be good Ford and Citroën are not interested and only Mini wouldn't be good.

S2000 1.6T, yes. For WRC kit homologation Skoda would have to register to WRC and I doubt they are allowed to do so. Anyway this car has been tested for more than half a year already and I believe it's used as a testbed for Polo WRC.
31st May 2011, 10:52
Maui J.

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Originally Posted by Zeakiwi

Nissan do have a current rally winning car. The GTR in Targa rallies.

I agree it is a rocket ship on tarmac. It would be fantastic to see it and other GT cars go head to head with WRC cars on tarmac rounds of the WRC. On gravel it would suck though.

This is also interesting Nissan news. A Nissan powered Dacia taking on Pikes Peak in a few weeks.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/mo...imit-rally-car

What ever happened to the Dacia S2000 anyway? Wasn't there some tests done a few years ago?
31st May 2011, 12:56
koko0703

I highly doubt Nissan will enter WRC any time soon for couple of reasons.....

1. Nissan has already started their comeback to a major motorsports scene via their Infiniti branding on the RedBull Racing in Formula One, and I assume the easiest way for them to get a bigger exposure is to re-badge the RedBull's Renault engine as Infiniti.
2. Nissan is developing GT-R GT3 cars for the customer racing scene, espcially for the European customers.
3. To sell their brandnew GT-R GT3, they need to promote their performance in the circuit, not on rally stages, and the best way to promote their performance is to go GT racing such as FIA GT1, DTM, Super GT, etc.
31st May 2011, 14:30
AndyRAC

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Originally Posted by koko0703

I highly doubt Nissan will enter WRC any time soon for couple of reasons.....

1. Nissan has already started their comeback to a major motorsports scene via their Infiniti branding on the RedBull Racing in Formula One, and I assume the easiest way for them to get a bigger exposure is to re-badge the RedBull's Renault engine as Infiniti.
2. Nissan is developing GT-R GT3 cars for the customer racing scene, espcially for the European customers.
3. To sell their brandnew GT-R GT3, they need to promote their performance in the circuit, not on rally stages, and the best way to promote their performance is to go GT racing such as FIA GT1, DTM, Super GT, etc.

Can't really argue with any of that.
31st May 2011, 16:38
A.F.F.

Plus couple of their latest appearances in WRC have been a farce :mark:

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