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13th February 2024, 21:35
Thread: Rally2 (ex-R5) News
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R5 is the original name for the Rally2 class. The...
R5 is the original name for the Rally2 class. The 208 R5 were built under the same rules but they are outdated now with their development long abandoned. Fiesta R5 and 208 R5 were the very first cars...
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27th January 2024, 11:21
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3-cylinder itself doesn't mean that the car is...
3-cylinder itself doesn't mean that the car is less powerful than 4-cylinder. It can be vice versa because for the same volume you may have less innertia, less friction etc.
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6th January 2024, 14:46
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I love the look of the car!
I love the look of the car!
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11th December 2023, 09:48
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For some reason I like the look of the Yaris...
For some reason I like the look of the Yaris Rally2 much more than the Rally1.
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13th November 2023, 16:19
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Eddie, the current Fiesta has been in competition...
Eddie, the current Fiesta has been in competition since 2019. In motorsport that's like forever. The VW managed to introduce, to fix and to retire the Polo R5 in just two years.
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21st February 2022, 18:05
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I dare to say Polo was probably not that...
I dare to say Polo was probably not that difficult car to drive in its nature but a rather difficult (or complex) car to properly set and service.
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23rd December 2021, 15:03
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And so what? What you are trying to say?
And so what? What you are trying to say?
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22nd December 2021, 17:15
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As other wrote. Škoda Motorsport works on its own...
As other wrote. Škoda Motorsport works on its own budget as a self-sufficient business.
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18th December 2021, 12:11
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440 Fabia R5 sold... that's a nice business!
440 Fabia R5 sold... that's a nice business!
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2nd November 2021, 21:18
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No, that's not the case. It's customers who want...
No, that's not the case. It's customers who want the rules to stay the same. Unlike WRC the Rally2 class is about a product which generates profit. You can't sell one which the customers don't want...
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1st November 2021, 23:16
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You can see that there is a very significant drop...
You can see that there is a very significant drop in investments and cash flow already second year in a row and it's clear that Q4 2021 will be much worse than the rest of the year. That may have...
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1st November 2021, 18:14
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The complete Škoda Auto company was on halt for...
The complete Škoda Auto company was on halt for last two weeks and people were at home for reduced salary. They started building stock cars again today but only on limited scale. There are tens of...
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25th October 2021, 17:20
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Completely different type or roads and required...
Completely different type or roads and required driving style. He said himself that he was struggling with pacenotes in Catalunya.
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22nd October 2021, 14:33
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Be careful. When something is more primitive it...
Be careful. When something is more primitive it doesn't automatically mean also harder to drive. The more primitive cars have an advantage that they usually behave very predictable albeit less...
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19th October 2021, 16:49
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IMHO neutral behavior is impossible to achieve...
IMHO neutral behavior is impossible to achieve without the center differential. In my purely theoretical understanding going from understeering to oversteering is somewhat typical for powerfull 4WD...
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28th September 2021, 14:14
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In theory (mine) Polo should be better for very...
In theory (mine) Polo should be better for very fast gravel/snow while Fabia shall be better for rough, slow and twisty stuff.
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22nd September 2021, 18:19
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If they homologate problematic or slow car the...
If they homologate problematic or slow car the entire business will be ruined because as you know under Rally2 regulations you have little chances to fix things. The car must be perfect right from...
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22nd September 2021, 17:41
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They are going to win both WRC2 and ERC and maybe...
They are going to win both WRC2 and ERC and maybe even WRC3 without being involved on the works level themselves. That means they don't need to hurry. Besides that I heard the new car was still far...
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14th September 2021, 17:07
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A clash with reality. Unlike with the Rally1 cars...
A clash with reality. Unlike with the Rally1 cars the manufacturers need to persuade the customers to buy their Rally2 cars and the simple fact is that they can't selll what no-one wants. At least...
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11th September 2021, 16:45
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Somewhat expected but still interesting to see...
Somewhat expected but still interesting to see that the old Fabia keeps to be the dominating car on rough gravel.
On the other hand I'm really negatively surprised how slow Gryazin is with the... -
30th August 2021, 17:21
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He used to be somewhat more competitive few years...
He used to be somewhat more competitive few years back but since his heavy injury from Barum 2019 crash he seems to drive slower.
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22nd August 2021, 19:03
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You can not design a car for incorporating...
You can not design a car for incorporating something which doesn't exist even on paper at the time. The rules for hybrids didn't exist when Fiesta and all older cars were developped. New i20 N or...
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22nd August 2021, 12:15
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No. You can't retrofit that to already produced...
No. You can't retrofit that to already produced cars. They were not designed for that.
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15th August 2021, 10:33
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That was a pretty terrible debut for the new i20...
That was a pretty terrible debut for the new i20 N...
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19th July 2021, 19:06
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I know I'm biased but I really like it. ...
I know I'm biased but I really like it.
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Yes I fear so too, you just need to look at the new cost for tourists to get into Venice and when everyone sees the amount of money being made others will soon follow, and prices will go up. As...
[ERC] Rally Islas Canarias 2024