WRC 1.6T or IRC S2000

For a first post this may be a bit brave but why does there have to be one engine type. One of the great things about group B was the oppotunity to use different engines.

Just pulling this out of the air but, use the chassis/transmission of the S2000 concept. Allow N/A engines of a capacity up to 3L, turbo cars up to 2L & if you want to go completly mad supercharged & turbochaged/twin turbo cars up to 1.6L. I know that the engine regs would have to be written very carefully but it would certainly be interesting. BMW might join in with one of their I6 engines, suzuki could use their S1600 engine & strap a couple of turbo's on & mitsubishi/subaru can just develop their evo/sti engines. It means all manufacturer's can use an engine from their own stables & that has to be a plus for marketing.

Is the Ford + Citroen plan to push FIA back and fourth so much that in the end they have to keep todays WRCar ?

I thought they were the ones pushing FIA from S2000 to 1600T for 2011 instead of 2013 - or was it a compromize; you can have 1600T, but then from 2011 ?

I wonder who runs the WRC - it sounds like it's run for the benefit of Ford & Citroen.

It's true the manufacturers are fickle when it comes to things like this but IMO the whole situation of having WRC down to 2 manufacturers with uncertain future rules is down to the FIA.

Going S2000 at least for a few years might not be bad because even if another manufacturer doesn't officially join there would be a lot more competitive cars available to private teams for a much smaller price so in theory more drivers would have a chance to drive and competition would increase.

The delays of the new WRC regulation proved Mosley incompetence and indifference about the rally world.

It’s now obvious that this issue will be decided by the new president to be elected at October and because all 3 candidates, Vatanen, Todt and Boeri, have large rally groundwork, everyone can only expect from them a suitable solution and a truly commitment to the sport.

PS: GPWeek reports Fiesta S2000 homologation at the beginning of 2011, but Wilson’s words indicate that it should be release to Gr. N customers from earlier 2010. Can anyone clarify it?

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

I wonder who runs the WRC - it sounds like it's run for the benefit of Ford & Citroen.

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why not? if they pull out, you dont have a WRC.

And there lies the problem ^^

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Originally Posted by macksrallye

For a first post this may be a bit brave but why does there have to be one engine type. One of the great things about group B was the oppotunity to use different engines.

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That is possible even at this moment. All WRC engines are 2.0T because without turbo car is not competitive and with turbo modifier (1.7x) even smaller engine's displacement skyrockets. In theory, as it was with Group B rules, car with smaller engine could run with lower minimum weight - counterbalancing the effect of having less power.

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Originally Posted by Rally Power

PS: GPWeek reports Fiesta S2000 homologation at the beginning of 2011, but Wilson’s words indicate that it should be release to Gr. N customers from earlier 2010. Can anyone clarify it?

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Could it be that the WRC would need more development? It's a pitty they use different cars on different levels. Look at IRC how well they do everytime they visit a rally-popular country...

How many 1.6t road car engines are actually in production at the moment? A quick scan through a recent car mag indicates that there are just as many n/a 2lt engines in production so I don't see how manufacturers are 'leaning' towards 1.6t!

The concept of allowing different spec engines in, such as in the Group B days, is a novel idea, but one which I like - it would allow manufacturers the opportunity to be individualistic again! Audi now has a 5cyl turbo in their TT - imagine the sound of that out on the stages again mmmmmmmmmm

You could level the playing field with weight - a 2.5 n/a would way less than a 2.3 turbo, but both would be heavier than an S2000 or 1.6t.