Polo S2000

[Sulland]

I think a lot of us have a special soft spot for the Polo S2000, and the team that runs it in Europe, Rene Georges Rally Sport.

In my mind they are a bit like Minardi used to be in F1, a minnow and an underdog. (And we like those, dont we !)

What is the plan for 09 ? Are there planned updates and improvments to the car ?
Is there a plan to do a full IRC season with a good driver on both surfaces ?

Imperatore (GTA) can you as the team manager bring us some news on the future ?

[WRC1]

I think a lot of us have a special soft spot for the Polo S2000, and the team that runs it in Europe, Rene Georges Rally Sport.

In my mind they are a bit like Minardi used to be in F1, a minnow and an underdog. (And we like those, dont we !)

What is the plan for 09 ? Are there planned updates and improvments to the car ?
Is there a plan to do a full IRC season with a good driver on both surfaces ?

Imperatore (GTA) can you as the team manager bring us some news on the future ?

i can not fully agree with your opinion that the polo´s from rene georges are like the minardis!!

maybe from budget point of view, yes, but speedwise the minardis where always the slowest cars in F1, but the Polos are surley not the slowest, they have shown in the hands of freddy loix last year and bernard casier, andi waldherr and kris rosenberger that they are at least as fast as the fiats and not far from peugeot!!

the only problem is that there are not as much cars as fiat and peugeot, if 1 or 2 of them retiere than there are still 5 left, when casier retieres it is over....

i really hope rgrs continues theire good work and we will see a lot of polo´s in irc and national championships next year!

reg

wrc1

[HaCo]

Yep, I hope they will be back and with more cars next year!!!

[Tom206wrc]

According to Turbomagazine no Polo S2000 anymore in Europe in 2009

[Mirek]

"Only" Volkswagen Club Belgium stopped their support to RGRS...

[Wim_Impreza]

Yes, there will be no official programm anymore in the Belgian Rally Championship next year.

[Sulland]

What does this mean to the team and operations of Rene Georges ?

Are anyone else taking over the Polo operation in Europe ?

[Mirek]

I think at least Austrians will continue with Polos, especialy Waldherr because he is the owner of his Polo

Anyway I was at Waldviertel Rally (just returned) and Rosenberger was one of the most spectacular drivers there. Fantastic to watch him (even though I had to run away when he went off on SS8 ). Waldherr was nice to watch on gravel parts but very clean on tarmac. Unfortunately his engine broke

[Sulland]

Pity that Loix chose to go with Kronos instead of continuing with Georges, but I guess it also had to do with money !!

But the Polo deserves a top driver, and Casier is not that as of now !

[OldF]

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Fantastic to watch him (even though I had to run away when he went off on SS8 )

I assume you run quick enough because you are here telling about it.