2014 News and Results

[Jarek Z]

Two traditional, exciting and beautiful events are gone - Rally Poland and Sanremo - and it makes me sad

You are simply too negative, Jarek

No, I'm just an old ERC lover my friend

[Jarek Z]

ERC without Italy? It's time to leave this world...

[Mirek]

ERC without Italy? It's time to leave this world...

It looks like the problem is on Italian side. This year San Marino withdrew from ERC during running season and Sanremo was close to do the same. Even Italian drivers no longer take part in ERC and their events have problems to do so.

[bluuford]

In my opinion such calendar kill any possibilities to combine some rally with summer vacation. Acropolis too early, Corsica and Valais too late. Estonia is very north (I like hot weather and sea) and Cyprus is too expensive. (Totally honestly I don´t have money for Cyprus vacation) So again only Barum is possible

You do not know how hot it can be in July in Estonia.Two years ago it was up to +31 degrees (during the rally) and water in the lakes was up to +25..proper opan air sauna..everywhere:-)

[Jack4688`]

I don't really lament the loss of Sanremo - it hasn't excited me as much these last two or three years as when it was still a WRC round. Not sure what's different about it compared to about 1998-2001 when I remember watching it every year.

Valais is a better autumnal Alpine tarmac event these days - I must stress IN MY OPINION. The only thing I have a problem with is Tour de Corse in Novemeber..... I know it's moved around a lot during the years - even ran in Decmber as the WRC season finale in the 70s - but surely a May date is a better time to have the event run? Here's hoping 2015 sees it return to a May date

[OldF]

or mandatory not-racing fuel...

Let’s hope that doesn’t cause same kind of troubles that Kari Hämäläinen experienced in FRC Castrol rally with Fiesta R5.

From the beginning of 2011 pump fuel has to be used in FRC (refilling at dedicated gas stations). M-Sport made a “secure” mapping (to prevent engine damage) for pump fuel but by Kari it didn’t work. He couldn’t floor the throttle and full boost was not reached.

http://translate.google.com/translate?s ... 38540.html

At M-Sport they suspected the high compression ratio and high boost used in R5 could be problem (source: latest issue of Vauhdin Maailma). The DS3 R3T is delivered with SP98 mapping and both R3T and R5 have the same max compression ratio 10,5:1. I don’t know what kind of boost a DS3 R3T uses. Maybe the 98E5 (5% ethanol) used in Finland is the problem.

30.9 this year the government of Finnish ASN decided not to allow use of FIA racing fuel and E85 fuel against the proposal of the working group. Maybe after the experience after Castrol rally the government decided 5.11 to allow FIA racing fuel for FIA homologated cars. Luckily, otherwise I don’t think we wouldn’t see any R5 cars in Finland.

[dimviii]

yep,high compression with low octane fuel+high turboboost=
everything can be fixed by mapping,but you will loose power/torque.

btw nice post OldF

[PLuto]

Eurosport is in contact with all manufacturers about it for a few months...

[Mirek]

yep,high compression with low octane fuel+high turboboost=
everything can be fixed by mapping,but you will loose power/torque.

btw nice post OldF

I suppose any stock fuel can be used. Here we have commonly available Shell V-Power Racing 100, OMV Carerra 100 and Benzina Verva 100. Their real octane number according to our consumer inspection usually lies between 99,5 and 101,5.

In Germany (and I suppose also in some other countries) they have even BP Ultimate 102 normally available on petrol pumps.

On the other hand for example on Corsica there is no petrol over 95 I think. Is it right?

[dimviii]

At Greece we have plenty 100 oct fuels from gas stations.Dont know for Corsica though.