[WRC] News & rumours (part III)

Limit suspension travel to half of what it is now, limit tire grip by decreasing with and softness, drop the engine redtrictor so You get higher revs, and make the regulation in favour of multi cylindre naturaly aspirated with no silencers on the stages.
Rally has to look, sound and smell fast.
And last but not least, make the TV coverage much better (give it to Eurosport).
If You can couple this with an online/PS4 rally simulator based on the physics of Richard Burns Rally where fa
ns can play against their heroes in real time, I think You have a winner;)

Watching Rallye Acores on Eurosport and I've noticed two things: onboard cameras in the favoured behind-driver position; and the heli shots aren't too bad - though the stage around that volcano is the only stage in the world that I could say that about :D

I spoke too soon - it seems it's only the older S2000s that have the onboard camera in a good position :(

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Originally Posted by Jack4688`

I spoke too soon - it seems it's only the older S2000s that have the onboard camera in a good position :(

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And only because works Škodas are not there... they always have the camera in the right bottom windscreen corner :(

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Originally Posted by Mirek

An FWD parody...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEi3PLeEARs

How much ignorance a man needs to write some BS like that...

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Talking about 306 Maxi, there will be a trophy in Rallye des Vins Mâcons 2014. For the moment, around 10 and 15 cars will come. But If you know drivers from other countries like France who owe car, or would like to rent one for such trophy (Italian teams are available for this), please contact me ! :)

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Originally Posted by janvanvurpa

Pretty unbelievable...

I guess these guys have never seen Jeanno Ragnotti, or Pavel Silbera on a good day in the old Favorits.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asKuYgAcyIk :P

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Originally Posted by vino_93

Talking about 306 Maxi, there will be a trophy in Rallye des Vins Mâcons 2014. For the moment, around 10 and 15 cars will come. But If you know drivers from other countries like France who owe car, or would like to rent one for such trophy (Italian teams are available for this), please contact me ! :)

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We used to have two cars here but both are long gone :(

Actually maybe they were three. I don't know if one changed owner or if it was third one. In the past 306 Maxi was successfully used by Jindřich Štolfa (he was challenging WRC drivers with it), second by Josef Peták also successfully until he crashed it hard. The third (or maybe the one of Štolfa) was used by Marian Šín. Peták's car was the best of them, from Racing Lions. Štolfa's one was worse, it had only 6-speed gearbox and no traction control.

Epic duel till last meter at the SATA Açores Rally.

We just get the proof Eurosport guys use their brains really well!!! They've brought to fans another celebration of the rallying spirit.

FIA: no need to invent shootout circus schemes for the WRC, just put the eyes on ERC and get the right elements into place – challenging roads, balanced regs and proper media cover.

Congrats to the Azorian organizers. They've prove, again, that Portuguese are between the best ones.

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Originally Posted by Mirek

We used to have two cars here but both are long gone :(

Actually maybe they were three. I don't know if one changed owner or if it was third one. In the past 306 Maxi was successfully used by Jindřich Štolfa (he was challenging WRC drivers with it), second by Josef Peták also successfully until he crashed it hard. The third (or maybe the one of Štolfa) was used by Marian Šín. Peták's car was the best of them, from Racing Lions. Štolfa's one was worse, it had only 6-speed gearbox and no traction control.

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Do you know who owe them now ?

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Originally Posted by Rally Power

Epic duel till last meter at the SATA Açores Rally.

We just get the proof Eurosport guys use their brains really well!!! They've brought to fans another celebration of the rallying spirit.

FIA: no need to invent shootout circus schemes for the WRC, just put the eyes on ERC and get the right elements into place – challenging roads, balanced regs and proper media cover.

Congrats to the Azorian organizers. They've prove, again, that Portuguese are between the best ones.

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Yes, gimmicks are not necessary when you have a close battle.

The live tv coverage, although not perfect, was far superior to the stuff I saw from Monte and Sweden this year. I don't know if WRC guys have upped their game since though?