WRC Testing

Mads testing 2017 fiesta
https://twitter.com/Traxx_WiF/media


and a small clip with Meeke testing c3 at Wales
https://twitter.com/stevie_mcphee

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Originally Posted by Essaj

Also makes me wonder that is it even possible to drive stages like Ouninpohja etc where the average speeds were almost too fast already this year.
I'm just hoping that this doesn't end the way it did in 1986 or even worse, car crashing into spectators.

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Well, that won't be a risk in Ouninpohja or elsewhere in Finland. The spectator areas are far enough from the road already now, and I guess even further next year. So at least there won't be a Joaquim Santos style accident...

What I don't like in these new regulations is trying to get rid of WRC car driving privateers. Because I'd prefer watching gentleman drivers in WRCs to watching them in R5s.

Tänak was also testing today https://twitter.com/ThibaultPascal/s...39944816955392

@MM WRC - It's proposed that Privateers will be able to drive 2016 WRC's.

Tänak today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB3-RGXPAoY

Mads and Tänak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJP9aPRr1Kc

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Originally Posted by MM WRC

Well, that won't be a risk in Ouninpohja or elsewhere in Finland. The spectator areas are far enough from the road already now, and I guess even further next year. So at least there won't be a Joaquim Santos style accident...

What I don't like in these new regulations is trying to get rid of WRC car driving privateers. Because I'd prefer watching gentleman drivers in WRCs to watching them in R5s.

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Yeah I agree that the spectator issue is not that big in Finland, but there is super fast stages in other countries aswell where the spectator safety is pretty poor.
And yes, privateers should be able to compete with the top cars.

Personally I wouldnt mind if R5's would be the top class. That way best national drivers could show their speed better in their home rallies, Also young talent would have way easier way to get to the paycheck when there wouldn't be a big gap (massive gap from 2017 on) between their cars vs the small amout of WRC cars there is available at the moment. Yes I understand that people want the WRC class to be something special and I kinda agree with that, but the way they are currently doing it is stupid imo.
I Don't know how we are going to get new drivers to show their true potential when winning rallies or even championships with R5 has almost no meaning.

Simone Vazzano ‏@SVrally 4m4 minutes ago
#WRC @MadsOstberg tests in the night the #Ford Fiesta RS Wrc 2017 @MSportLtd.

https://twitter.com/SVrally/status/796069517571096576


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cww08FOXgAAEg1a.jpg

Tänak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-1f-_Z58GE

nice fast places

dont listen it with your headphones, you will be deaf

wow^