Rally Australia entry list - still subject to FIA approval
includes Kalle Rovanpera in a Fiesta R5 https://rallyaustralia.com.au/wp-con...y-List-002.pdf
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Rally Australia entry list - still subject to FIA approval
includes Kalle Rovanpera in a Fiesta R5 https://rallyaustralia.com.au/wp-con...y-List-002.pdf
only 19 homologated cars?! 34 cars entry with 15 of national homologation?!?
And this is why Rally NZ would be a better option, the national field at the last round of our championship had 80 cars, and I would suspect we would easily be able to do that or more if we were part of a WRC round... For such a big country, with huge wealth, I don't understand why Australia doesn't have a better national rally scene! Or maybe its the vast distances you have to cover to do the championship? (and of course I am not a one eyed, disgruntled Kiwi at all!).
Er Not entirely true. The majority of the field are ASN class cars which are National/Regional Cars as per the FIA regs. If you look the majority of them are AP4 cars. A lot of these cars would be in the National field as well. The same would apply in New Zealand.
BILLIOT Jérémie*@planetemarcus
#WRC Sarrazin Motorsport in charge of @HuttunenRacing program for 2018 and debuts in Sweden WRC-2 → http://bit.ly/2xiVEtl
Announced at the end of September as the chosen Hyundai Motorsport Driver Development Program, Jari Huttunen will start his official WRC-2 2018 season with the Wrc Sweden Rally next February under the Hyundai Motorsport banner.
However the Finn's i20R5 will be supported and prepared by Sarrazin Motorsport and the full details of its 2018 program will be revealed later. At first, it will be for the first time driving this car this weekend at the Rally Wrc Britain.
Hyundai Motorsport official release.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DM441MSXkAEWAMY.jpg
Nice choice. I think it's a win-win for everyone:
1) Sarrazin will make experience as a team manager or similar. I don't understand if he will compete as well. In that case it's bingo :)
2) Huttunen will have full support both from Hyundai and from Sarrazin's squad. Also he can get valuable advise from a very very complete driver!
3) Hyundai will nurture a great talent with huge potential and also will develop its R5 (I guess).