wrote to Pino, but Mark who exactly? difficult to search for users hereQuote:
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wrote to Pino, but Mark who exactly? difficult to search for users hereQuote:
Originally Posted by cali
Here you go - https://www.motorsportforums.com/member.php?3-MarkQuote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
I sent him the same link via PMQuote:
Originally Posted by Franky
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This is beyond the role of a forum mod. AshRok has had at least three new accounts and done 1,000 posts in three days. No human should be playing whack-a-mole like this.
Forum software is outdated, this is why all these spam bots join everyday.
Good enough result by Ogier's Richard Mille Racing Team at the 24 hours of Le Mans, finishing in P13 (9th in class).
Ogier's best lap was 1,7 seconds slower than Milesi's and 0,5 seconds faster than Liloux's.
Dirtfish is hyping Ogier's result in the article, but in my opinion he's doing decent, nothing special even for a rookie. Especially when we consider he was in talk with Toyota for a works seat with them in WEC, there are way faster drivers. For example, Vanthoor and Bortolotti, two of the fastest GT drivers around, were quite faster than Milesi in their first prototype race.
Then again, sometimes a slower driver gets carried by 2 faster ones, so it's not impossible that Toyota WEC team will sign Ogier.
https://dirtfish.com/road-racing/ogi...how-did-he-do/
He can always do another full season in the WEC with the LMP2 car, so he gets to grips with it, experience counts a lot here, and it's always tough to make the transition from rallying to circuit racing and vice versa, I think he'd be pleased with getting to the finish, he said from the start he wasn't expecting to win or anything like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by focus206
Regarding that. Our Estonian driver Martin Rump did history as being first Estonian to compete at Le Mans in LMGTE Am class. Rump did his shifts very good and even managed to lead at one point but unfortunately they had suspension problems later on and one of the drivers went out briefly and they finished at 11th although being in podium contention all the race.
But a very good debut from him
Which car did he drive? and with who did he share the car? Asking out of curiosity.Quote:
Originally Posted by EstWRC
It just takes a mod who visits at least every day. Banning those accounts on first reported post will not stop them completely, but will stop the forum from flooding.Quote:
Originally Posted by WRCStan
I'm afraid Dirtfish are proving they know very little about racing; he was just about average to be honest. We know he has far less experience, but needs to improve a lot more. Fortunately, he has more races to get up to speed. - and at the end of the season we'll know a lot more. It's all about seat time.Quote:
Originally Posted by focus206
One can also cut the lawn with scissors.Quote:
Originally Posted by denkimi
https://twitter.com/dhhracing/status...90599883591680
LMP2 driver lap times.
Hardpoint Motorsport and Porsche 911 RSR-19, the other drivers were Andrew Haryanto and Alessio PicarielloQuote:
Originally Posted by Eli
In some of the material from the new Fabia Rally2 premiere it is specifically mentioned that the new screen (behind the wheel) can play videos.
Most likely so they can play onboards on that instead of tiny phone screens like they mostly do now.
What's next in 5 or so years?
- map/gps on the screen (kick co-driver?). Well I do this in a roadcar when driving on an unknown road, but then again we also use automatic gearbox while they don't....
- How about watching the onboard and learning to turn-in at the correct time by using the steeringwheel-input compared with some calculated "perfect" trajectory?
Sci-fi? Well 5 years ago you had people here claiming how drivers can never learn all corners of a stage. Now it's basically standard.
In nordic offshore racing, 15 -20 years ago you had to use your brain and paper charts. Nowadays (well, since 10 + years) they all use GPS in the archipelago , which make an ape could be navigator.
Let´s hope we don´t see that in world rallying... :) :)
GPS is no good for pacenotes and won't help you change a wheel or help manage your rally. I don't really care if it's used on road sections, can use a phone anyway. Besides, if they rule out ABS, traction control etc as driver aids they could do the same with gps.
A screen is nothing new and just as cheap as any other dash and dials but with possibilities. Tough if they have time in a rally to sit and study onboards, something is wrong with the itinerary.
has anyone ordered from this online shop? some stuff looks way better then from official wrc shop :)
https://www.gifnests.com/collections...y-championship
Good find! To be honest, the official WRC merchandise has gone very downhill (design wise). Atleast from what I could see in their official shop in Sardegna service park. I suppose they changed their supplier/designer few years ago... The things they offered 5-10 years ago were way more interesting and eye catching. Nowadays it's just clueless.
haha it amazes me how bad "motorsport" merch always is. I prefer the simple ones, like
https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.3205...ct,600x600.jpg
Shipping costs in the official shop are too big for me.
Cap of 25 euro, shipping costs 10 euro..so no cap haha.
Italian science youtuber talking abouy rally (powered by ford)
120k views in 24h
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxdcWkFZKUU
In an interview on leaving the Richard Mille Racing WEC Team, Ogier said that it was never his intention to contest the full WEC season (6 races) and it was time to dedicate himself to his family.
Yet, at Le Mans 24h he was saying that Toyota's decision on letting him drive the factory hypercar next season was imminent. Hard not to believe he decided to quit this WEC season after a probable "no" from Toyota.
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Originally Posted by sahnger120
Five countries seek to delay EU fossil fuel car phase-out: https://www.reuters.com/markets/euro...nt-2022-06-24/
Don't know where best to post this, could be relevant to many threads including R5/Rally2 thread in ERC room. The pushback against the green agenda could be something to watch over the coming months and years. Even if it isn't totally killed off, the counter-measures, delays and indecision could affect manufacturers, models and rulemakers in rally.
If Hyundai quit Rally1 in the next years, then Rally2 has to be the main class.
Its much better to have a field of 5-6 brands and some semi-privateer teams than 2 teams with 3-4 cars.
Just hypotetical, i hope.
Stellantis will join next era of cars, much better with 4 factoryteams:)
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Who would then pay the driver salaries? Would Hyundai continue with Rally2? Would Skoda be unbeatable? Would Toyota be in the series anymore?Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
Same as today, i presume.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Who pays Mikkelsen, probably not toksport.
More cars, bigger field.
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Yes. An open mind to to new solutions is always good. Not only pointing out the downsides but also see the possibilities is my way looking at it.Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
Having said that, there are no garanties what so ever what manufacturers will do if everything changes...
Fallacy. You'd even have to find 4-5 crews to replace the lost Rally1 star drivers to break even.Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
What?Quote:
Originally Posted by WRCStan
Dont understand your argument.
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I mean there's no plausible argument that there'd be an increase in entrants. It makes sense in simple logic only. Maybe on European rounds there are a handful more local privateers, but there'd be no championship left at all for even new entrants to enter.Quote:
Originally Posted by skarderud
WRC has to go to minimum 3 continents and current Rally1 manufs have to do every round. Which privateers do you see obliging this and/or what would have to change? Nobody would be doing ~12, few even do the 6 in WRC2 or the 8 in ERC now. So I think it's a bad belief unless you dream of a second ERC where you can call the champion the best in the world.
As for my points on the current crop:
M-Sport would lose Ford support if the hybrid Puma went, so wouldn't be supporting drivers. Breen and Loeb go, Fourmaux, Greensmith and Loubet might still play. As Fiesta R5 and Rally2 homologs are up in 2024 and 26, need a new car anyway, but one that will either sell in the hundreds or please Ford to maintain an M-Sport entry.
Toyota have no Rally2 car because they're in it for the branding, not a customer outlet. Rally2 just isn't a TV sport. Evans and Ogier go, K-Rov and Lappi might occasionally play elsewhere. Worst case for your point is they build a Rally2 and keep these drivers, serious privateer opposition teams stand no 'investable' chance at the championships just like now so they don't enter.
Hyundai IMO are only even in Rally1 still because of contract obligations. They're going. They already privatised their WRC2 doings, so zero sum. Few privateer Hyundai entries as is. Neuville goes, Tanak might occasionally play and Solberg too.
Skoda, the only remaining Rally2 manufacturer developing a car but who aren't even willing to pay the current WRC2 registration fees might be tempted back, but then you'd lose Toksport - zero sum. Skoda customers wouldn't be too happy either - nobody could compete up to 2019.
For all this pontificating, it's not going to happen. More likely that Red Bull build their own Rally1 and tweak the rules to fill the Hyundai void, even if looks like a monster, or looks like a Hyundai and is still built in Alzenau.
Something about super rally rules doesn't rub the right way.
A competitor fails to complete half a day and still ends up in the top ten with championship points to boot. Shouldn't there be a rule that makes it virtually impossible for those not completing the entire route easily beating those who do??? Ten minutes per stage ain't enough, clearly.
Also, a competitor winning a category should ideally complete the entire course. Am old school, but that's not the point!!!
Rules are okay and in a normal rally, they do their work. The problem is that rallying and also travelling to rallies that are far away is expensive and we end up with fewer drivers which results the situation you explained. Normally, even if Rally1 drivers retire, Rally2 drivers will "collect" the points while not being 30 minutes off the leader.
I've consistently said since Super Rally was introduced that you shouldn't finish ahead of somebody who has done the full event; I compared it to showjumping where any rider with faults finishes behind 'clean' competitors, no matter that their time was faster.Quote:
Originally Posted by 240RS
However, we're stuck with the current rules, so it is what it is......
Safari is a corner case. The WRC2 entry list was low and everyone except the top three had multi-minute-issues. I bet it's very rare to have someone skip three stages and finish on points in any other rally.
I see that Loeb is pinpointed for finishing ahead of Solberg who completed the route. In addition to driving very slowly, Solberg also had to stop on first Sunday stage and the stage was red flagged for that. He lost 14 minutes on that stage. Without red flag, it could have been also a retirement? And then he lost almost 6 minutes on the penultimate stage. Meanwhile, in the old days' Safari, Loeb could have been serviced on the fly and finished much higher.
For me the rules are fine.
Re the general last day cruising / tyre-saving issue (not Safari)
How about a point for the winner of every stage on the last day and 3-2-1 on the PS ?
We got penalties for missing all 6 stages on Saturday (even though we decided to drive the first loop), so an hour was added to our time. We finished 20th overall but luckily not last. I think the penalties are fine.
You’ll always get some situations some people aren’t happy with. SR rules are part of the game, much like the rest of the sport.
i'd go with a point for every stage on all days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
One rally might offer just two stages on Sunday, one rally five. And the length of the stages can vary from 6 km in Wales to 80 km in Mexico.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Also, it makes everything very complicated to explain.
Also, could you score individual stage points although you don't complete the rally?