R5 News

[Jarek Z]

Sebastien Loeb Racing has VW POLO R5, 1st in France.

Here's what it looks like:
https://www.facebook.com/LoebRacing/...8094455091727/

[Sal the 2nd]

The Proton IRIZ R5 makes another UK appearance this weekend with Ollie Mellors at the wheel. Its the Riponian Rally and is up against Steve Petch and Charlie Payne in Fiesta WRCs. Will see if I can find any gossip about how the programme is going:

https://www.rmsc.org.uk/riponian-stages/

[Mirek]

252 Fabias R5 sold to customers till the end of 2018.

[Sulland]

What do you know of the top speed and top-gear options on the C3R5?

Have they homlogated many options?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Here it is @RonanOKane13 has built the first RHD Skoda Fabia R5 in the world .. https://t.co/S2vsed6Ts7

[TWRC]

New C3 R5 to Tagai Racing Technology:

[Ifox95]

Anyone have any news if/when Toyota are going to have an R5 car?? News has gone very quite in relation to them developing one.

[Tarmop]

Don`t know how it has been interpreted in the magazine, but Toyota PR cordinator said in an interview that TGR WRT Finland operations is already constructing a R5.

Definitely something going on.

[Sal the 2nd]

https://www.rallies.info/res.php?e=288

The Riponian rally was won by a surprise late entry of Matt Edwards current BRC Champion, who took over the number 7 slot of his backer Pete Smith but the car used was M Sport's development R5 Fiesta and he was testing several new parts. He finished 30 seconds ahead of the Proton although Mellors in the Iriz won the first two stages. Just to show how quick the top 2 were going they were well over a minute ahead of Charlie Payne in a Fiesta WRC!

[the sniper]

https://www.rallies.info/res.php?e=288

The Riponian rally was won by a surprise late entry of Matt Edwards current BRC Champion, who took over the number 7 slot of his backer Pete Smith but the car used was M Sport's development R5 Fiesta and he was testing several new parts. He finished 30 seconds ahead of the Proton although Mellors in the Iriz won the first two stages. Just to show how quick the top 2 were going they were well over a minute ahead of Charlie Payne in a Fiesta WRC!

Took me by surprise, I thought Pete Smith must have had his Weetabix that morning as he was pushing on!

I've thrown together some clips I took at the Riponian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gusF7W652Z4 Includes Edwards development Fiesta R5 from 0:25 onwards and the Proton Iriz R5 @1:13.