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Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Come on M-Sport and Toyota :) don't screw my guess please
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Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
Come on M-Sport and Toyota :) don't screw my guess please
I think Ostberg will stay at M-Sport as pay driver, so other drivers will be Camilli and Tänak, Suninen for WRC2 like Evans this year. Evans will be left over.
And Dmack? That is the big question for me. I'm wondering whether Suninen could take that drive? I'm also starting the think Evans will be left without a seat.Quote:
Originally Posted by WUff1
Shame, I wished for Neuville at Citroen. Glad for Breen and Lefebvre but no way Citroen will be able to fight for manufacturer title unless C3 for some reason is a rocket
I don't think Suninen will be in WRC next year, he's not better than Evans or even Tidemand for that matter. If he's going somewhere it's DMACK I would guess, but wouldn't a UK based team want a British driver like Evans(who is most likely to outperform him anyway).
I don't think we know that Suninen would be out-performed by those guys at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigWorm
I think Dmack want the quickest driver to show off their product. The biggest issue for Evans was he had two years at WRC level and he very rarely flashed pace. I don't think anyone is expecting him to be winning rallies but all the top drivers have shown more than that. And he himself has said that's he's not going to have developed this year in R5 cars.
Like I said earlier in the thread I think it depends what Dick Cormack wants.
I don't rate Evans that much at all but I think he has been quicker than Suninen overall this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
You should think in terms of potential. This guy is at his second year (first and a half to be precise) at WRC2 and he is going to win it.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigWorm
It is very difficult to find one driver who got so fast so early in a 4x4 car at the maximum level. I think that among youngsters he is for sure the most interesting one so far.
For sure Suninen is big talent. Like AL14 wrote 1.5 years in wrc rallying. Lack of experience and like forexample Neste Rally he was driving some very good stage times. especially winning ss14, ss18 and ss19 I think norf stage times tells more about pure speed than some other rallies. Ok Corsica wasnt good but last day was ok already. Wait and see Catalonia ;) He was no reason one of the fastest karting drivers in Europe and Finland. I think he needs his chance in top level if not next year then 2018. Hope Jouhki make good deal for him :)
why waste a car with useless Lefebre ? The guy is nothing. They should have invested full time on breen.
Why would Suninen go to M-Sport R5 ?
My guess is factory Skoda R5
His karting background is something that made me wonder the other day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thousandlakes
Pretty much all top-level kart racers focus on circuit racing with F1 being their ultimate goal, but what if some of them instead focus on a rallying career? Compared to the non-karting rally drivers you would imagine they would have an advantage.
He was saved by his nationality.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
Thatīs what you could read between the lines last Sunday at finish on RS.Quote:
Originally Posted by jbmarcus21
I don't rule out him in the future, but I don't think he's good enough yet to be in the main class. Maybe in 2 years, but Evans and Tidemand should be the ahead of him when picking drivers now.Quote:
Originally Posted by AL14
Smart move from Hyundai. They’re keeping their most complete driver and with this line up they’ll still be VW’s main competitors. A bit disappointed not to see Matton running for Tanak, probably Green’s fantastic exhibitions were determinant for that. Still, Citroen will be weaker than main rivals.
Let's be fair: Evans did a fine first WRC season in ’14 (not great like the one Breen’s having but much better than Camilli’s), making people to raise expectations for ’15. He wasn’t able to full fit those but during ‘16 he brilliantly dominated BRC and gave Skoda’s squad a superb fight in WRC2. He totally deserves to be in WRC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simmi
Elfyn Evans to DMack WRC makes perfect sense. He's a Brit, has WRC experience, M-Sport experience and DMack tyre experience (2016 BRC)...
Plus he is super-hungry to get back into a WRC car and so would give it everything.
http://www.dmacktyres.com/uploads/im...vans_h_s_2.jpg
I think there is some truth in that. He hasn't achieved too much - he has shown the odd flicker of promise in previous seasons. However, I don't think Citroen could take a chance running 2 drivers from the Emerald isle - and the possible backlash about not supporting French talent.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
However, you wish him well, especially after his monster shunt in Deutschland.
Fiesta RS WRC 2017 by Jaume Soler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngH2Ums1yKU
nice sound from engine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre Oliveira
That's some lovely sound!
Craig Breen started in Karting in1999-2007...Quote:
Originally Posted by EightGear
I'm talking about guys in karting at the very top of the world, who could win world championships. No disrespect to anyone but that's quite a difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Both yes and no. As the subtitle told us they had some engine problems which might could be heard during the test. To me there was a disturbing noise from the exhaust which to me means they donīt have optimal construction on either inlet or exhaust system.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Thatīs me doing some thinking after listening to loads of engines during the years since early 60īs.
Suninen got European karting championship bronze medal at season 2010 (KF2) and 2011 he took gold at supernational series at USA. That is pretty impressive results as we know how tough is competitions at those series. Breen "just" won Irish national gold. Before this season I think that Breen was just semi-talented driver. But ok. He has lot to proof next season in Citroen. Suninen really have speed there and he have strong head also.
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Originally Posted by EightGear
So your saying the engine inlet or exhaust isn't designed properly from the sound of the exhaust on a 3 minute youtube vidQuote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
I expect Mercedes f1 will be ringing you soon to offer you a job with your talent
Actually the description below the video stated engine problems. I think this was not Per's own conclusion. But it sounded lovely for a malfunctioning engine :P
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That’s interesting and it really makes sense to ease up homologation. WRC cars (like those from WTCC) are mainly protos, homologated with a very large number of variants and options over their basic Gr.A forms. There’s no need to wait for the 2500 units production required by general rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by TWRC
That’s also a marketing innovation. Will Ford, VW and Toyota do the same that Lada did and base their ’17 WRC’s on future production models? In Ford’s case, it seems they’ll be able to present the new Mk7 Fiesta slightly before the WRC version gets the road in MC. We can hope this will represent a deeper involvement of Ford in WRC. That would be great!
Thierry Neuville had no offer or VW or Citroën complete.
The surprising news was confirmed by Hyundai. Three hours after formalizing Citroën Craig Breen and Stéphane Lefebvre alongside Kris Meeke in 2017, the Korean mill has provided the two-year contract extension Thierry Neuville who will continue to partner with Hayden Paddon and Dani Sordo. "I am very happy to continue the adventure started in 2014 with Hyundai," said Monaco resident. "I believe we made the best choice, the most logical."
The statement may seem surprising. If staying at Hyundai seemed so obvious, why then waited so long to resign? To test the market and, above all, to raise the stakes. Indeed, if the value of our compatriot had fallen sharply earlier this year, it has been revised upwards with the excellent results achieved in recent weeks.
But the fact remains that if Hyundai is the best proposals he had in hand (not hard to face returning Toyota and M-Sport means missing), it remains the second choice.
But Thierry did not see this eye. "We have long known that there is no place at VW until 2019 and I was aware that Citroën was no longer an option for weeks already."
Hyundai was the best of the rest, as is already often the case behind VW on the roads of the WRC. "True, but this year it has evolved with the new car. Who would have thought six months ago today that I would fight for the title of vice-champion? And we will surprise the next races and in 2017 . I believe it. All pilots were sacred rally in recent years have been due to their brand loyalty. "
Although in the case of Thierry and Nicolas, it is a bit forced. The truth is that they will stay not by love or real conviction, but because they have not found better elsewhere. We have to hope for them that WRC 2017 will be competitive. "I will not know until after having tried after Catalonia. But I am confident."
http://m.dhnet.be/sports/moteurs/neu...70e9985fea372f
Boy, you donīt know how hard it is to get a proper inlet, or exhaust, however this is turboengines which makes itīs easier without dropping efficiency. Sound though tells you how bad or good itīs designed.Quote:
Originally Posted by adr17
really ? i think cfd , flow bench and dyno is a better way to develop an inlet and exhaust system than a ear .Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
i been working in wrc for 15 years now and you are the only guy i know that can evaluate the design of a engine from a youtube video through a video camera s microphone
fair play old man
In which post ?Quote:
Originally Posted by adr17
Catering.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
I have modified an old car from the 70's/80's and turned it into a tarmac rally car and ALL the engine specialists I talked to predominantly use their ear as part of the tuning process. "Tearing calico sheets" was the sound described to me that my car should sound like at full throttle and 6500 RPM.Quote:
Originally Posted by adr17
You don't design the exhaust and intake using your ear of course but Rallyper is right, the ear is a good guide to let you know if something is amiss.
Rally Sweden 2017 include 18stages and back to Torsby ➡️ http://bit.ly/2dPlJHh
Nice change for Sweden, looking forward! :) It looks like around 60% of the stage kilometers will be new for all WRC drivers.
will mikkelsen replace jari mati in the main team of VW?
There won't be main team and secondary team I think. All three drivers will be in one team and the points of the top 2 in an event will count to the championship.Quote:
Originally Posted by spiderem
ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by Ljuke