Very nice gallery. Who's the kid?
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Very nice gallery. Who's the kid?
Check out the side rollcage construction. I have to say it's probably the single most interesting piece of roll cage engineering I have ever seen. No V-shaped double bars. The single, although very big, side bar is on the "wrong" side of the B-pillar. What the hell? It looks like the chassis' own B-pillar providing majority of the "upper" side impact safety.Quote:
Originally Posted by mousti
Kinda makes sense though, few centimeters more space in one of the most critical parts of modern rally safety. Close-up shots would be interesting.
Agree, the side safety features are more than interesting! But I still think these tubes are two, just welded together in long co-linear part and covered by plates for making the joint stronger.
Sure it gives more space to the crew but on the other hand the rollcage is very easy to damage by even a small crash...
http://gallery.me.com/b.munster/1008...13069824410002
From the nose, the white tarmac version is a very nice car! But from the back it is really ugly, mostly due to the cut-out in the rear bumper. It's a pitty they cut out rear side of wheel arches systematicly, IMO it makes world rally cars in general less appealing.
lovely pictures I noticed in a few about 15 white mini countrymans in the backround all unreg road versions? why would they have them?
Probably to go out shopping for the employes. :PQuote:
Originally Posted by manta400
In the same group there's also a recce car.
Wonder when Mini will have an R3, or why not like Renault N4. Hope they use the smaller (future) version of the Mini.
DR said some time a go on Total Rally that they will do R3T.
They start from that as a base car.... also recce cars are made from those...Quote:
Originally Posted by manta400
From what I saw on recce from Sardinia they have road cars for recce.
This was the recce car Daniel Oliveira used in Sardinia:
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5650081_n.jpg
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...6_804200_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._6190112_n.jpg
To me, they look like a regular road car, only with the rollcage fitted.