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Thread: [WRC] News & Rumours 2019
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30th September 2018, 01:02 #291
There are sometimes limited speed zones in NZ rally stages too - not to reduce average stage speeds (at least I've never heard of that) but when there are unfinished roadworks or bridge repairs etc that would be unsafe or destroyed by a hundred cars hammering over it at rally pace, they have a speed limit through that section. Think local councils probably make it a requirement for the road closing in those situations.
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30th September 2018, 10:06 #292
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Just start over again from square one. Use new "Group A" regulations for WRC. Standard engines, gearboxes... etz...
Just kidding... Not all ..."Reis vas pät pat kaar vas kut"
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1st October 2018, 06:54 #293
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http://urheiluuutiset.com/gryazin-pa...s-olla-mukana/
Gryazin is planning to make his WRC(2) debut in Rally Sweden 2019 in Fabia R5
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1st October 2018, 08:54 #294
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1st October 2018, 09:54 #295
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June 2016 Taranaki Tarmac rally in New Zealand used virtual chicances to reduce average speeds on some long straights. Prior to event many competitors expressed doubts about how it would work, on the day it seemed to work really well. Because they were in middle of long straights it did not affect spectating opportunities. You can experience a virtual chicane between 1:19 and 1:23 of this onboard video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n44SFcXxUwM
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1st October 2018, 10:28 #296
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[QUOTE=SubaruNorway;1193194]Here is something similar from Australia called "speed zone" I guess it's fine if It's in a remote area where there's not much to see anyway. Would suck a bit if it was just before a cool corner though.
No hay bales to hit at least which very often causes a lot of damage.
Also it does less damage to the roads. This has been made much easier with the adoption of RallySafe tracking.
Australian Rally Championship regulations:
Virtual Chicane (VC): Competitors must achieve a specified minimum speed limit at some
point within a specified length of road of at least 200m. Signs must be used to indicate the start and finish of the VC. Approach warning boards are to be erected at 300m, 200m, and 100m before the VC zone. Minimum speed may be measured by CAMS approved radar speed measuring device or GPS tracking device in the car. It is the competitor’s responsibility to achieve the minimum speed in the event of a supplied GPS tracking device failing to operate correctly.
Penalties are:
(A) Lowest speed in Zone less than 5 km/h over the limit - 5 secs.
(B) Lowest speed in Zone between 5 and 10 km/h over the limit - 15 secs.
(C) Lowest speed in Zone more than 10 km/h over the limit - 60 secs.
The Stewards may determine such other penalties as may be deemed fit, in addition to the penalties outlined above.
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1st October 2018, 10:44 #297
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1st October 2018, 11:29 #298
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Funny the rules are very much what I wrote without ever hearing about it.
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1st October 2018, 16:07 #299
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I don't get what's wrong with ordinary chicanes. They only do damage if you hit them, just like every other obstacle on a rally stage.
At least a chicane keeps the rally spirit of driving around things as fast as possible without hitting them.
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2nd October 2018, 11:05 #300
It seems Rally de Portugal will be held in June (first weekend).
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