Rally2 (ex-R5) News

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Mirek

Not really. To be the best You have to find every bit of possible improvement. As the lifetime development of R5 cars is very limited (major modifications only once per 3 years I think) it's better to find the optimum as soon as possible. I do believe all WRC teams use different engine mapping for every event and I'm pretty sure even Škoda changes them quite often for S2000. For example on fast asphalt events You need peak power but on twisty muddy stages You need torque in low rpm because in high rpm You have no traction.

Same goes for gearing, there is never one common optimum for both asphalt and gravel. If You need one, it's a kind of compromise. Even asphalt events are different from each other. for example gearing of Punto S2000 was completely different than of Fiesta (I think these two were the most different of all).

Also for reliability it's good to do testing in life-conditions. When Škoda was developing the S2000 they for example left the cars stand out in the winter to start them as cold as possible. They drove cars to testing locations over motorway on their own etc. On gravel You have the dust or different stress to engine mountings, to clutch or to anything what can get loose.

---

Engine mapping and gearing seems to me one of the last steps of the development, but I can be wrong. For the reliability, you are absolutly right, didn't thought of that :)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by dupanton

Engine mapping and gearing seems to me one of the last steps of the development, but I can be wrong. For the reliability, you are absolutly right, didn't thought of that :)

---

Mapping was an example. When the engine is already homologated You can't change more than maps but before during the development You can change whatever You want.

Early this year, there were talks about a Honda Jazz/Civic R5 developed by J.A.S. Motorsport with backing from Honda! Was just rumors or real news? Because it's a bit strange that nothing was heard ever since.

Tempestini will not race with R5 on Rally Arad, the car would be rent to JM Engineering (Saliuk car) but the car cannot travel from ukraine to romania in time :( he will run with Fabia S2000

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by TheFlyingTuga

Early this year, there were talks about a Honda Jazz/Civic R5 developed by J.A.S. Motorsport with backing from Honda! Was just rumors or real news? Because it's a bit strange that nothing was heard ever since.

---

Was it not this one: Honda Jazz G2 Rally Car Test Italy - YouTube

No, Jazz G2 is an FWD Kit Car according to Australian rules.

Altought I understand that the Jazz boddy makes sense, from everything I could find in the internet, allways says that it's a Civic. I know that they had a S2000 bodywork that was later converted in the Type-R FN3 or so car for VLN, but thats an old version of the Civic. I guess this was more about a rumour than a real thing!

So, Ford, Citroen, Peugeot, Skoda and Opel could be real, Proton, Renault, Honda and Toyota goes to the maybe one day list!

Civic is too big for the rules in my opinion.

I believe Renault will build the Clio R5 too. It makes sense to me.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by liposh

I believe Renault will build the Clio R5 too. It makes sense to me.

---

Yes, probably! A bit of OT but Yves Matton confirms that Citroen will introduce later this year a Max version of their R3T car in order to compete with the newly developed Clio R3T that Renault are building! Let's see if they make a R5 out of it as well!