What are the differences btw the old and evo?
Are there upgrades that are not working for every driver?
Is the Polo more stable and easier to drive than the Fabia?
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What are the differences btw the old and evo?
Are there upgrades that are not working for every driver?
Is the Polo more stable and easier to drive than the Fabia?
If we are talking about Skoda, there are differences between old and evo model. You can see that drivers who switched during the season without proper test were slower with evo than with older car. It is different, especially in terms of steering, you need to change your driving style. And lot of other things...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
75-80% of parts are different, most of those don´t effect to speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
all 5-doors are different, bumbers, lights...
Chassis is same so wheelbase and other dimensions are same.
If I remember well, when Gryazin tested the "old" Fabia and the Evo back-to-back, he specifically mentioned that the front suspension is different, and it is better, but you might have to change your approach to get all the benefits out of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
As far as the Polo goes, it has a longer wheelbase, so on faster stages it should be more stable. But I think they are pretty equal, and it's the nuances that decide which is better for the given stage.
Something wrong with Veibys car in Estland?
He is loosing a lot!
Hit a hay bale, put a hole in the radiator, fixed it and had a broken roll bar
WRC3 drivers are faster than WRC2 in this rally. Solberg and Kaur are faster than Ostberg after Staturday stages.
https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...293833&ct=1018
All Rally2 cars need to be in one class. Østberg cruises into victory in WRC2, it is more important to bring thore point home, than to fight for being best Rally2 car overall. Not logical for the normal spectator!
All Rally2 cars in WRC2 and then a privateer cup on the side would be nice.
That's always been my preference.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
Solberg wins WRC3 in Estonia ahead of the WRC2 crews...
He showed also in Liepaja that currently he is the fastest driver on fast gravel stages with R5. No matter in which championship/class...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Yes. Also some other WRC3 drivers were very fast. Huttunen and Kaur were faster than Fourmaux and Tidemand. This time WRC3 defeats WRC2 ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
https://rally-base.com/2020/rally-es...09&ssGroupId=1
I’ve been saying that since day 1 of this stupid WRC2 split but I doubt Matton will change anything as he’s a big fan (probably the only one) of the current format…Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
The other stupid thing with this split is that WRC2 crews get priority road order and thus get shown on the tv instead of WRC3 crews, even when they're slower.
I think there's a simple explanation: money.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
First of all, once again the onboard camera kits, which cost close to 100k euros and there's only 15 of them available to share between the WRC and WRC2 cars. You cannot know in advance who's going to be the fastest driver during the weekend or start changing the cameras from car to another during the event.
In addition, obviously WRC2 drivers pay a higher entry fee for both the season and single rally, so it's justified for their sponsors to get more TV exposure in return (even though even they are not really getting anything)
I don't see any Red Bull stickers on Solans' car:Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
https://rallypl.com/video/video-wrc-...lose-call-ss9/
eWRC-results
@eWRCresults
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R5 cars on 23 events in 13 countries. New record, so far 223 in week 24/2019. 115x #Škoda, 32x #Ford, 29x #Citroen, 25x #VW, 15x #Hyundai, remaining others.
Thanks, I meant to look. Shame, just a personal pocket money deal then, like various guys (and girls) have had over the years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
Lots of truth there, but onboards are not really essential if there is good helicopter footage and some stage side cameras too.Quote:
Originally Posted by AnttiL
In Turkey Nasser Al-Attiyah had an accident already on SS 1. Marco Bulacia is fastest of all WRC2 and WRC3 cars.
There is a Red Bull car competing in Rally Turkey, however it is not Solans but Turkish driver Yagiz Avci:Quote:
Originally Posted by the sniper
https://img.redbull.com/images/c_cro...d4y/yagiz-avci
https://img.redbull.com/images/c_cro...ttu/yagiz-avci
Just to make sure, maybe you know it haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jarek Z
It’s the cousin of Dakar Nasser.
Dakar Nasser is in France with a Polo R5.
Wow! Thanks for the information. I had no idea that there were two Nassers! And they even share the same co-driver Giovanni Bernacchini! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by MartijnS
Eyvind Brynildsen is out of the rally after suffering a puncture on SS5 and having no spare tyres left. The number of WRC2 crews in the event is down to 2.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EiRJfYPW...jpg&name=small
Look at his insta story, bolts are snapped. The wheel is lying there...
Thanks for the correction. It never came to my mind to follow Brynildsen's insta stories :D
Chris Ingram @ChrisIngramGB
In my opinion WRC2 needs a new name and a WRC1 level prize with whoever is manufacturer world champions funded by the FIA. I hope WRC3 is scrapped next year as it's utterly pointless when they have beaten WRC2 drivers on most events.
Is'nt the names there already? Rally1, Rally2 and so on. Same as in formula sport. F1 car and F1 champion!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
I thought that was FIAs plan, but might be wrong.
Makes sense though? Simple and plain also for non petrolheads.
It doesnt make sense. With all the constant changes with names of categories, classes and cars, now are lost not only "not-rally-fans", but also rally fans and people involved in competition (crews, organisers)...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sulland
With the current number system, WRC3 appears inferior to WRC2 even though it's driver's usually finisher higher overall.
Great job by Kajto in Turkey. He really seems to have gelled with his team/car this year, after being surprisingly fast in Estonia too.
Anyone work out who’s paying Pontus? Is it Skoda?.. they seem to retweet him a lot.
Guilty as charged. I now only know what WRC cars and R5s are.. sorry ‘Rally 2s’Quote:
Originally Posted by PLuto
It would have been better if they had avoided the R names altogether and started afresh as they were already used. Is an R4 and a ‘Rally 4’ the same thing? I have no idea.
Exactly. First in Estonia and now also in Turkey WRC3 crews are better than WRC2. Kajto was much faster than Tidemand, Fourmaux and Brynildsen throughout the whole event.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Yes, a great return after his big crash in Estonia. Kajto considers this to be his best result ever. Not only is he first in WRC3, but also 7th overall. Congratulations!Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
https://rallypl.com/wp-content/uploa...e_1-scaled.jpg
But it's the young Marco Bulacia who leads WRC3 standings now.
Even more confusion - Tidemand in WRC2 in a Toksport car. How are they a factory team ?Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
You can´t compare WRC2 and WRC3 regarding who´s fastest. PT had to rely on a result for WRC2. If he should look at how fast they drive in WRC3 he´d be stupid, if anything goes wrong.
Such are the rules, which you have to play with. Too much money and else to just skip tactics.
However I don´t like this state (WRC2/WRC3)
There is question why he is starting in the events this year and what will be good for his future. He wants to win WRC2 or show that he is fast driver?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
To me it feels like Tidemand is again with a very limited budget, driving very carefully (like last year with the Fiesta WRC) because there's no margin for crashes.