Rally2 (ex-R5) News

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Originally Posted by RS

We can all agree the Polo is quick, although it may soon be surpassed by other manufacturers bringing new cars or further developing their current ones.

So what is the reason that relatively few people use them on the international stage? Is it about ongoing works support? Not just with jokers but I mean engineering and parts support on events. Skoda have made a point of having a service truck at WRC and some ERC events and will also supply engineers to help with setup and servicing. I wonder whether this is one reason Gryazin decided to join up with Toksport? I think he said something to that effect but i can’t remember where i heard it.

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I will start from end - I think Gryazin left Polo mainly because there is no more development. So for future it is better to change the brand. I think that biggest problem for Polo was difficulty of finding correct setup and also price for running the car...

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Originally Posted by Mirek

IMHO Fiesta was homologated way too early when it was not fully developed.

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yeah, definitely it lacks something, but i'm just reporting drivers' impressions, anything can be!

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Originally Posted by RS

Do you know who else will drive this week? I presume Meeke but obviously not Mikkelsen or Lindholm who are both in Sweden.

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Kopecky will do two days, Meeke also and friday it will be Loix testing the car.

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Originally Posted by wwbroe

Kopecky will do two days, Meeke also and friday it will be Loix testing the car.

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Thanks.. i did wonder if Freddy would put in an appearance as he has been involved with testing of the Fabia S2000 and Fabia R5 previously.

The Rally2 Fiesta was largely developed by the guy who was Ogier's engineer while he was at M-Sport.

But they didnt do nearly as much testing as Skoda and VW before releasing it. There could be many reasons for this but I suspect some over-confidence after the success of the Fiesta R5. Plus those drivers that came and tried it all said it was amazing.

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

The Rally2 Fiesta was largely developed by the guy who was Ogier's engineer while he was at M-Sport.

But they didnt do nearly as much testing as Skoda and VW before releasing it. There could be many reasons for this but I suspect some over-confidence after the success of the Fiesta R5. Plus those drivers that came and tried it all said it was amazing.

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Development was very short and not so good. They need to work on it much more. It was too early to homologate the car and start in Estonia, when it was not ready. Also setup was disaster.

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Originally Posted by RS

We can all agree the Polo is quick, although it may soon be surpassed by other manufacturers bringing new cars or further developing their current ones.

So what is the reason that relatively few people use them on the international stage? Is it about ongoing works support? Not just with jokers but I mean engineering and parts support on events. Skoda have made a point of having a service truck at WRC and some ERC events and will also supply engineers to help with setup and servicing. I wonder whether this is one reason Gryazin decided to join up with Toksport? I think he said something to that effect but i can’t remember where i heard it.

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Polo is very quick. It had problem in beginning with not so many cars and spare parts available. Also it is more expensive than other R5 cars. And not so easy for gentleman drivers to drive the car. To be fast, you must push really. And later, when there were supposed to be more Polos over the world, VW decided to stop the project. So it is nonsense to buy a car without future.

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Originally Posted by wwbroe

First day of a five day test for Skoda in Ypres Region. Today they are testing in Wervik with Jan Kopecky. They are testing latest prototype (PT3) of the new Fabia R2.

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Come on Belgian people.. where are all the videos?

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Originally Posted by Eric_B

Polo is very quick. It had problem in beginning with not so many cars and spare parts available. Also it is more expensive than other R5 cars. And not so easy for gentleman drivers to drive the car. To be fast, you must push really. And later, when there were supposed to be more Polos over the world, VW decided to stop the project. So it is nonsense to buy a car without future.

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But this car without future still wins. Solans totally dominated Rally Fafe, the first round of European Championship, and Linnamae was third :)
https://rally-base.com/2022/rally-se...-boticas-2022/

Mellors Elliot Motorsport

🇫🇷 Vive la France! 🇫🇷

Delighted to announce Oliver Mellors will debut the MEM Proton R5 on French soil this weekend as they tackle the Rallye National de Haute Provence.

The outing will give them some experience of European asphalt for later in the season.