[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

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Originally Posted by grugsticles

To me spectacular driving come from having the car sideways under power, sliding the car around corners, using scandinavians flicks to get around hair pins and generally putting the car to the limit of sideways grip.

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When did you last see a World Rally Car doing that though?

Power and torque are not the only things needed to achieve this. Unfortunately the WRC teams seem to want to keep the bits that stop this!

To me spectacular driving results is faster stage times.... who cares how it looks... it isn't art, its racing...

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Originally Posted by Torsen

To me spectacular driving results is faster stage times.... who cares how it looks... it isn't art, its racing...

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you haven't been to a forest to see a Mk2 Escort being driven hard then?

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Originally Posted by Torsen

To me spectacular driving results is faster stage times.... who cares how it looks... it isn't art, its racing...

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Some trains are also going with a very high speed but IMO that’s not so spectacular.

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Originally Posted by RS

When did you last see a World Rally Car doing that though?

Power and torque are not the only things needed to achieve this. Unfortunately the WRC teams seem to want to keep the bits that stop this!

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Group A days come to mind :)

From someone who has had experience at the top level in Classics (MK 2 Escort GP 4) Super 1600 and in Group N. Also have done local events in a Turbo FWD Charade. To me the ultimate is setting a good stage time that when you get to the end of the stage you k now you can't drive the car any faster.

The good drivers will still look good in an S2000 or whatever they are told to drive. Let's see what the power brokers come up with, still go to the rallies no matter what result. If you are a true rally fan you will follow the sport no matter what.

So called fans who would leave the sport if the cars were detuned or didn't have turbos are not really fans in my eyes.

Be patient and the good times will come.

Ray Baker

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Originally Posted by raybak

From someone who has had experience at the top level in Classics (MK 2 Escort GP 4) Super 1600 and in Group N. Also have done local events in a Turbo FWD Charade. To me the ultimate is setting a good stage time that when you get to the end of the stage you k now you can't drive the car any faster.

The good drivers will still look good in an S2000 or whatever they are told to drive. Let's see what the power brokers come up with, still go to the rallies no matter what result. If you are a true rally fan you will follow the sport no matter what.

So called fans who would leave the sport if the cars were detuned or didn't have turbos are not really fans in my eyes.

Be patient and the good times will come.

Ray Baker

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I entirely agree with your post here. :up: ;)

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Originally Posted by OldF

Some trains are also going with a very high speed but IMO that’s not so spectacular.

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:laugh: :laugh:

That is one of the best comments ever :laugh:

OK, who can honestly say that spectating at the stage is as interesting with group N cars as with wrc-cars. Or who can say that video clips of group N cars are spectacular in slightest extent?

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Originally Posted by Finni

OK, who can honestly say that spectating at the stage is as interesting with group N cars as with wrc-cars. Or who can say that video clips of group N cars are spectacular in slightest extent?

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I can. In Estonian championship group N looks very nice:-) But it is fully on gravel:-) But our top drivers are pushing like hell and those few WRcars that we can see are usually not the fastest.