[WRC] News & rumours (part II)

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14th January 2010, 14:35
Tomi

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simmi

This is just what I hoped would start happning with the new regs. Privateer teams buying a few cars and being able to run them themselves and fight for top honours. Very good news.

I think it wont be like just buying a few cars to prepaire, but samekind of stuff, M-Sport and Prodrive does.
14th January 2010, 15:08
Simmi

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomi

I think it wont be like just buying a few cars to prepaire, but samekind of stuff, M-Sport and Prodrive does.

Oh right that's even better. I just kind of figured when he says 2011 that is quite soon for such a big project. Will be interesting to see how it progresses.
14th January 2010, 15:40
ProRally

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomi

I think it wont be like just buying a few cars to prepaire, but samekind of stuff, M-Sport and Prodrive does.

His new workshop would suite perfectly, but now to find the good people....
14th January 2010, 15:43
MJW

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProRally

His new workshop would suite perfectly, but now to find the good people....

I think you will find that there are good people working there
14th January 2010, 16:04
Tomi

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProRally

His new workshop would suite perfectly, but now to find the good people....

Like MJW said, there is already quite good people, maybe you should send your cv too, just in case.
Many have been wondering what he has on his mind because of the new workshop.
15th January 2010, 08:29
ProRally

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJW

I think you will find that there are good people working there

Yes, I know, and also know most of them, but to run WRCar 2011 he needs more people, that is what I mean....
15th January 2010, 08:46
Tomi

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProRally

Yes, I know, and also know most of them, but to run WRCar 2011 he needs more people, that is what I mean....

He was on tv last night about this, and he sounded serious too, better wait to see what happens.
15th January 2010, 10:36
EavesFan09

Quote:

Originally Posted by tolis11

I heard that Alex Broccoli will do JWRC in a Clio R3, prepared by the greek team Vergina Inforally, which will also prepare Eder Valdes's Clio R3...

Which source do you go to, to find these new entries?
15th January 2010, 12:39
Fiat-131-Abarth

Quote:

Originally Posted by tolis11

I heard that Alex Broccoli will do JWRC in a Clio R3, prepared by the greek team Vergina Inforally, which will also prepare Eder Valdes's Clio R3...

I don´t think that Broccoli can do JWRC. I think he is too old.
15th January 2010, 13:20
noel157

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fiat-131-Abarth

I don´t think that Broccoli can do JWRC. I think he is too old.

Broccoli has been competing for the past 10 yrs or so, think he must be near 30yrs old now.
15th January 2010, 13:24
Sami

Broccoli is 28.
15th January 2010, 19:17
tolis

Brazilian Paulo Nobre will compete in PWRC 2010.He will do Sweden,Jordan,New Zealand,Finland,Japan and Wales.
Source: http://www.ewrc.cz/ewrc/show.php?id=...tupuje-do-pwrc
15th January 2010, 19:50
stepunk

Quote:

Originally Posted by RICARDO75

Yes, he will do the italian championship on a Fabia S2000 from Skoda Italia, in the same team of Piero Longhi.
I think is trying to get budget for some IRC rallys

Source for this news? Here in Italy nothing is confirmed yet!
15th January 2010, 20:13
RICARDO75

I don't remember. But it was an italian webpage.
You are right, it wasn't confirmed but they said that was almost done
15th January 2010, 20:29
stepunk

Quote:

Originally Posted by RICARDO75

I don't remember. But it was an italian webpage.
You are right, it wasn't confirmed but they said that was almost done

Ok, thanx!
15th January 2010, 21:29
Wim_Impreza

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaanus

Superally will continue like it has been for the past few years. 5 minute penalty for every stage you miss and 10 minutes if you retire on the last stage of day 1.

How is that possible? It was announced months ago there won't be that silly superally this year. Can you give me a link where you have read this?
15th January 2010, 21:59
RICARDO75

I also heard that, but it´s on FIA regulation (45. RE-START AFTER RETIREMENT)

45. RE-START AFTER RETIREMENT
45.1 GENERAL
45.1.1 A crew which has failed to complete a Day will be assumed to re-start the rally from the start
of the next Day unless they confirm otherwise with the clerk of the course by completion of the form
located in the rear of the road book and lodging it with the organiser as soon as possible before the
stewards’ meeting preceding the re-start.
45.1.2 After the clerk of the course has been informed of a retirement, the crew must hand in their
time card. When retirement is on a special stage, that stage time will not be recorded.
45.1.3 In the case of an exclusion under Article 33 of these regulations, the competitor concerned
will be allowed to re-start the next Day. The time penalty will be applied from the TC at which the
concerned competitor has exceeded the maximum permitted lateness.
45.1.4 Any crew which has retired from the final Day will not be classified.
45.2 PENALTIES
For all crews which restart a time penalty will be applied.
This time penalty will be as follows:
For every stage or super special stage missed: 5 minutes.
However, should the first time a special stage or a super special stage that is missed be that run on
Day 1 Section 1 (as in Article 2.5) or the last stage of a Day, the penalty will be 10 minutes. This 10
minute penalty can be applied only once in a rally.
This time penalty will be added to the fastest time of the drivers’ priority group (P1, P2, P3) for each
missed stage, which shall include the special stage or super special stage on which the crew has
retired.
For non-priority drivers, this time penalty will be added to the fastest time achieved in its class by a
non-priority driver.
Should retirement occur after the last special stage or super special stage of a Day, the crew will
nonetheless be deemed to have missed that last special stage or super special stage.

http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.ns ... s+Appx.pdf
15th January 2010, 22:03
Wim_Impreza

Thanks, Ricardo. Very stupid as we can see again a car stopped for 13 minutes as in Poland 2009.
15th January 2010, 22:39
RICARDO75

On the same rally, when Loeb hit the tree and pulled the suspension, he benefited from the superrally to be champion, after some Citroen drivers purposely penalized
16th January 2010, 09:28
Wim_Impreza

Yes, it is the second time that Loeb is champion due to Superally. He did it in 2006 too.
16th January 2010, 12:54
EavesFan09

Quote:

Originally Posted by wwbroe

For the "non- french" speaking people amongst us i will translate this article a little bit. It says that Thierry Neuville will run in six rally's for JWRC with an Citroen C2 S1600. He will be navigated by Nicolas Klinger and they will run with a car prapared by the team around Philippe Bugalski.
This is good news for us Belgian's ofcourse. :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simmi

Autosport this week are reporting that Alister McRae will enter Rally Jordan in April to compare the pace of the Proton to the SWRC boys. Jordan being a key market for Proton.

He will also do full Asia-Pacific and selected IRC. Supposedly 14 rallies this year.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tolis11

I heard that Alex Broccoli will do JWRC in a Clio R3, prepared by the greek team Vergina Inforally, which will also prepare Eder Valdes's Clio R3...

Quote:

Originally Posted by tolis11

Brazilian Paulo Nobre will compete in PWRC 2010.He will do Sweden,Jordan,New Zealand,Finland,Japan and Wales.
Source: http://www.ewrc.cz/ewrc/show.php?id=...tupuje-do-pwrc

How confirmed are these entries?
16th January 2010, 12:58
Barreis

I hope Mikko Hirvonen won't be 2010 WRC champion.. :)
16th January 2010, 14:29
hari

Quote:

Originally Posted by EavesFan09

How confirmed are these entries?

Nobre is confirmed from his team BRR:
http://www.brr.at/cms/index.php?id=200
16th January 2010, 14:52
wwbroe

Quote:

Originally Posted by EavesFan09

How confirmed are these entries?

The six rally's for Neuville in a C2 S1600 in JWRC are comfirmed, but there are still rumours going around that he might do some IRC also, in a Peugeot S2000 from Kronos. We will see, but i think it might well be the case. :)
16th January 2010, 14:53
Rallyper

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barreis

I hope Mikko Hirvonen won't be 2010 WRC champion.. :)

Why is that??? :confused:
16th January 2010, 16:17
Mirek

Quote:

Originally Posted by wwbroe

The six rally's for Neuville in a C2 S1600 in JWRC are comfirmed, but there are still rumours going around that he might do some IRC also, in a Peugeot S2000 from Kronos. We will see, but i think it might well be the case. :)

I think that there is only 5 rally selection for 2010 JWRC.
16th January 2010, 16:31
Barreis

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rallyper

Why is that??? :confused:

Seb.Loeb.. :)
17th January 2010, 05:07
Helstar

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barreis

I hope Mikko Hirvonen won't be 2010 WRC champion.. :)

It's so stupid as saying "I hope Loeb won't be 2010 champion".
Makes no sense. Whoever wins, he deserves it !
17th January 2010, 09:10
EavesFan09

Quote:

Originally Posted by wwbroe

The six rally's for Neuville in a C2 S1600 in JWRC are comfirmed,...

Which rallies?
17th January 2010, 10:11
Wim_Impreza

Quote:

Originally Posted by EavesFan09

Which rallies?

Turkey, Portugal, Bulgaria, Germany, France, Spain. His co-pilot will be Nicolas Klinger and his car will be prepaired by Automécasolutions, the company of Philippe Bugalski.

There is only 5 rally selection for 2010 JWRC as Mirek said. It is unknown yet which rally he will scrap for points.
20th January 2010, 06:46
6789

Does anyone know what Conrad Rautenbach is doing this year? Or does no one realy care lol
20th January 2010, 08:49
Ferjancz

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Mirek Fric [Cze

]This image doesn't look like photoshop, probably new DS3 WRC:

http://moe.mabul.org/up/moe/2010/01/...75417sdq36.jpg

It's a fake picture I think .

Here you are one picture of the serial DS3 ( the original )

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/wp-...duction-01.jpg

And here is the pic of the wrc DS3 ( the fake based on the previous one)

http://autosport.aeiou.pt/users/0/51/acce111c.jpeg
20th January 2010, 09:38
Ferjancz

Well after all it appears thet this DS3 is a real car :)

http://news.caradisiac.com/WRC-premi...a?iddoc=141044

http://i12.servimg.com/u/f12/12/52/48/18/hj3610.jpg
20th January 2010, 10:17
Simmi

I still can't get over that stupid B-Pillar on the DS3. Or is it actually a reverse C-Pillar I have no idea. But it's not great.

Will be interesting to see the car in tarmac spec but it isn't the best looking of cars IMO.
20th January 2010, 16:18
Viridian Black

dunno y but the rear of the gravel spec pic looks photoshop'd
20th January 2010, 16:39
Macd

I like the fin thing.
22nd January 2010, 12:11
dimviii

Aris Vovos is almost sure that he is going to participate at end of February in a Finn rally.
22nd January 2010, 13:18
306 Cosworth

Looks like an SX4 WRC
22nd January 2010, 13:21
br21

anyone knows Aaron Burkart plans for 2010?
also any rumours if somebody will use Civic R3 in JWRC?
22nd January 2010, 14:02
tolis

@dimviii: Very good news!!! Do you know in which rally will he take part and in what car (Kirkos's Evo 9)?

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