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    Not sure if anyone saw the link I shared on Twitter but the Safari rally date and event has been postponed.
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    No teams were going there anyway.

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    Some read about the aero and cooling in the Safari of the old days while we wait for 2021 edition

    https://www.wrcwings.tech/2020/05/17...-the-old-days/
    WRCWings - Aerodynamics of WRC

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    Quote Originally Posted by lluisva555 View Post
    Some read about the aero and cooling in the Safari of the old days while we wait for 2021 edition

    https://www.wrcwings.tech/2020/05/17...-the-old-days/
    also it was common these days to have special ''safari chassis''

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    Quote Originally Posted by dimviii View Post
    also it was common these days to have special ''safari chassis''
    How was that done because everything had to be homologated? Or was there just more freedom to change parts within/outside the homologated things?

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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    How was that done because everything had to be homologated? Or was there just more freedom to change parts within/outside the homologated things?
    it was extra reinforced chassis,dont know how it worked with homologation,but i know it for sure.
    Probably it wasnt a problem,as all these reinforcements were homologated.
    It was common at some teams at 80s 90s
    Also some teams used ''safari spec chassis'' to Acropolis also
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    Quote Originally Posted by dimviii View Post
    it was extra reinforced chassis,dont know how it worked with homologation,but i know it for sure.It was common at some teams at 80s 90s
    Also some teams used ''safari spec chassis'' to Acropolis also
    The Dirtfish podcast just mentioned about Mitsubishi having had Kenjiro Shinozuka with Japanese-prepared Safari-spec Mitsubishis and struggling there for years, and then Ralliart came in 1996 with an Acropolis-spec car and first-timer Mäkinen and won the event! They basically tested every single damper for 20 km before the rally to weed out the bad ones, and changed the dampers at every service, whether they were faulty or not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AnttiL View Post
    The Dirtfish podcast just mentioned about Mitsubishi having had Kenjiro Shinozuka with Japanese-prepared Safari-spec Mitsubishis and struggling there for years, and then Ralliart came in 1996 with an Acropolis-spec car and first-timer Mäkinen and won the event! They basically tested every single damper for 20 km before the rally to weed out the bad ones, and changed the dampers at every service, whether they were faulty or not.
    at this era,it was common to change whole suspension after one day,and some times at midday service,specially at the hard gravel rallies.Tottaly different era at suspension technology.
    I remember water spray nozzles patent spraying at shocks for Acropolis for example.
    all these patents,just to survive the suspension for 3-4 stages.
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    These are the specific modifications allowed by regulations in 2001 for Safari Rally:

    4.1 Permitted modifications

    4.1.1 The air intake for the engine of group 'A' cars may be modified by making a hole, of maximum 10cm diameter, in the engine bonnet only, in order to provide air for the engine through a 'snorkel', Appendix J, article 255.5.1.8. The air intake for the engine for group 'N' cars may be modified nsimilarly.
    For group N cars, the addition of another tube from the bonnet to the air box is authorised. The air box may be modified accordingly, but must be identifiable as an original part and its position may not be changed, and the original air cleaner element must be retained.
    4.1.2 Additional headlights, in accordance with Appendix J of the International Sporting Code, Articles 251.2.6, 254.6.7 and 255.5.8.5, are permitted provided that no light is mounted higher than the bottom of the windscreen.
    4.1.3 Suspension travel straps are allowed.
    4.1.4 All two-way radio installations are subject to authorisation and frequency allocation.
    4.1.5 A maximum of two spare wheels will be allowed for all crews and these need not occupy the position(s) recommended by the manufacturer.
    4.1.6 Mud flaps, in accordance with Appendix J, article 252.7.7, are authorised and are compulsory behind all driven and rear wheels and must be in place at the exit of all service parks.
    4.1.7 Fitting of under body protections are authorised in accordance with Appendix J, articles 254.6.6.1 and 255.5.7.2.10. A cowcatcher in accordance with Appendix J, article 284.6.6.1, may be fitted.
    4.1.8 The use of an increased capacity fuel tank(s) is authorised.
    4.1.9 Competitors are reminded that translucent and colourless anti-shatter films on the side windows are mandatory. Silvered and tinted windows in accordance with Appendix J, article 253.11, are authorised, but have to be fitted in addition to the anti-shatter films.
    4.1.10 Rear seats need not be carried.
    WRCWings - Aerodynamics of WRC

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