The FIA plan is that Rally3 will take over the place that was meant for R4, but underrated the price issue, and class flunked.
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The FIA plan is that Rally3 will take over the place that was meant for R4, but underrated the price issue, and class flunked.
There was a very important point given by someone here on the forum few years ago. There are places where a vehicle import tax makes R5 cars enormously expensive. In these places these kit cars actually make sense because they are built locally and thus far cheaper than R5 cars.
That's not the case of Europe of course, hence why we in Europe usually fail to see this point.
It's a shame that these cars will never have a chance to compete against real Rally2 cars, and on the other hand they won't be put in the same class with Rally3 cars, which their pace is closer to.
Riku Tahko drove a Rally2Kit Mini in the Finnish championship last year and at best he was matching the fastest Group N Mitsubishis, usually 2s / km behind the fastest Rally2 car. I'm expecting the Rally3 to be near the same level...
What is the best driver that has driven these cars in one or more rallies, and what have they said about the package, compared to R5?
This cars were never planned to compete with R5 cars, but to replace group N Mitsubishis and Subarus.
Audi A1 Rally2-Kit by EKS
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With new structure of FIA, where will race Rally2-Kit in WRC?
Own class only nationally, as far as I can read the two pyramides.
I really can't see any reason why they couldn't allow Rally 2 Kit in WRC3. After all the kits are mainly intedned for countries overseas and there is no reason not to allow them to start in WRC3. It doesn't really matter that the cars are slower. Why not to allow them to enrich the entry field with interesting local drivers?
NR4=Maxi Rally, AP4, & N5..??
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NR4 was last gen of Lancer and Impreza, it was basically upgraded N4 cars.
So it seems for now that ERC2 will be left out next year.
So lets see if the Rally2 Kit Suzuki's in 2021 will do good enough to convince ERC to give the car class a cup to fight for in 22.
If not, the class will die internationally, and then nationally soon after.
Why was the Rally2-Kit news thread closed?
Two weeks ago the FIA regs were updated and they're still calling it R4-Kit. Could be the Rally2-Kit name is dead, may be proven in the next sporting regs.
Érdi said after the test in Canarias that they have been worried the car would be worse than the Mitsubishi - but it is well built, very pleasant to drive, good reactions, obviously less power and torque compared to the Lancer. They also said that after the test, they expect to be able to fight for the podium if everything goes well.
Can the admin that closed the Rally2 kit/ R4 thread please tell us why they closed it?
If no good reason, please unlock it again!