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Here is the question - Why do some test white cars, but others test racing livery cars?
Maybe because VW hasn't showed their new livery yet
And Ford always do testing with white cars
Better to replace danified pieces ;)
My bad, old video
nice pass at 1,35!
These tests took place before Monte 2014.
Mikkelsen testing
http://forum-rallye.com/uploads/mont...1421274204.jpg
oops i didnt see the title in the video, and I thought I remember this road from last year...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mariusz
Bouffier testing with official new M-Sport livery ...
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He would have been a perfect 2nd official driver for Monte...
I am Norwegian, so heavily biased, but If Mikkelsen can get together a useful set of pace notes, and drive something like he does in these testing videos, he should be able to deliver a very respectable result.Quote:
Originally Posted by dimviii
But Monte has its challenges, and You really need the whole package.
Kubica is testing today and tomorrow:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nZgXAsQ5ag...g4IIAE3EwC.jpg
Does kubica now have a good engine from msport? Equal engine power as the msport drivers?
Prokop once said he does not get the engines with the same power as msport team have for themself.
How could he? He's now a privateer, he wanted to leave M-Sport...Quote:
Originally Posted by AdvEvo
when you are a privateer you always can use the "less power" excuse to justify your incompetence so this will serve both hamburger boy Prokop and kubica right when they fail.Quote:
Originally Posted by AdvEvo
As far as I remember Prokop said that there is very little difference between his car and those of works team. In his interviews he usually praises M-Sport for perfect cooperation. Of course the works cars are always a little bit ahead, that's natural but I don't think he uses that as an excuse. I do remember he was complaining about other stuff - for example that the proper WRC tyres are not always available for privateers to test with. The biggest problem for him used to be Monte Carlo where was given different tyres only before shakedown without having a chance to test them before.Quote:
Originally Posted by N.O.T
to be fair Prokop never really complains about anything, he is just there for the fun and the catering i guess.
But Kubicas followers are going to have a party this year so they warm up pre-season...
Exactly as Mirek said. Prokop said, that his Fiesta was as least 95% equal as Works Fiesta....He never complained about let say the lack of power.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Short video of Kubica testing today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZak39Rme_w&sns=tw
And Delecour also today:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZak39Rme_w&sns=tw
That's Kubica.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU-X_Gw3tVEQuote:
Originally Posted by thuGG
Longer Kubica test video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdOz...ASR0GZZy_Jm1_g
Bouffier test - looks quick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an4Uv8RPCH0
I doubt he needs a co-driver for monte.
He isn't some kind of Monte specialist. He did the rally 5x and only once with WRC car. That's not that much. Also the route of RMC changes a lot every year. For example last year there was maybe one half of all stages which were not used in last twenty years.
Twice with a WRC, actually. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirek
Sébastien Ogier in the Champsaur Friday morning: the double world rally champion WRC is driven on the roads of his childhood. Driving his Volkswagen Polo, he performed several tests on a complicated route, combining both frozen portions and snowiest portions. On this course about 3 kilometers from the place called Archinard Orcières and Serre Eyraud. Many spectators were present on the edges of the road, sometimes too close, even since the tests were slightly delayed because the technicians had to ask the audience to step back.
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