WRC out, R5 in

[M5]

when will R5 replace WRC?

if WRC is killed off how many teams will fight for victori the season after - tips?

[Andre Oliveira]

Never! WRC is the top of the rally class, will be ever better than the others classes.

[big_sw2000]

From a spectator point of view. If they threw the WRC body kit on to an R5, and did away with the WRC car. Would we really notice to much difference. When theres no WRC cars running.

R5 dose seem a popular choice amongst manfactures

Steve

[Francis44]

I think this is very difficult subject. The R5 cars as they stand now are unbelievably boring, the Fiesta almost sounds as it has an HDI engine.

Story shows aswell that no matter what kind of car you make top class, it will eventually become as expensive as the ones before. Plus everyone talks about interest from other manufacteurs but all the concrete work we see is from manus already involved with the sport, from others is all talk and no show.

[AndyRAC]

If you could maintain costs, I wouldn't have a problem as such with R5 being the top class. But that never happens, costs escalate, and Manufacturers get put off joining.

If people could think of the sport first, then possibly, but they never do.

[Sulland]

If you could maintain costs, I wouldn't have a problem as such with R5 being the top class. But that never happens, costs escalate, and Manufacturers get put off joining.

If people could think of the sport first, then possibly, but they never do.

Wise words !!

In 1986 I guess the fans said the same thing on cutting Gr B. But Gr A turned out to be a very good period in Rally history!
The issue is always how strict you should and could control the tech and money side of a class, without loosing the spectacle of top notch rally!

I think we now should let WRC run for a year or two, and see if WRC-2 turns out to be a huge success in WRC and R5 as tp dog in ERC! R5 has the potential to be sold in large numbers, get a healthy 2.hand market, and have close competition !

With those lessons identified in hand we should talk again!

[RS]

I think this is very difficult subject. The R5 cars as they stand now are unbelievably boring, the Fiesta almost sounds as it has an HDI engine.

It sounds like a Fiesta WRC...

I agree with two sentiments in this post

- with top drivers most people would hardly notice a difference on the stages
- if R5 became the top class, R5 would probably become more expensive

Remember the category is only just starting. When Peugeot, Citroen and Skoda start competing with theirs the pace will pick up

Fabia is already looking good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNIaOL61k1g

[RS]

Latest 208 is also looking a lot better than early examples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4XwFzrwKsY

[KKS]

From a spectator point of view.

Hm... from footage GB rally I can identify R5 Fista from same color WRC Fiesta. R5 is much slower.
Faster cars more spectacular then slower, do not bring any "WRC livery's" to r5 it doesn't give this car more speed

[GigiGalliNo1]

From a spectator point of view.

Hm... from footage GB rally I can identify R5 Fista from same color WRC Fiesta. R5 is much slower.
Faster cars more spectacular then slower, do not bring any "WRC livery's" to r5 it doesn't give this car more speed

Obviously not. It's just that the R5 have an updated shell... WRC car not yet. Wait til 2014..