[WRC] Tour de Corse 2019

[mknight]

Mouse tyre problems:
- very expensive
- more cutting, road degration (expensive for organizers, horrible for privateers, wrc2, juniors etc
- even less level playing field for private teams - no chance to get those tyres
- more punctures for those without mousse
- speed increase, demand for even slower roads

- I was questioning the "very expensive" part. I dunno how the mouse is applied but I would assume you could attach it to the rim in some way (instead of the tire, or something similar with the same function). So their "use" will be on the order 10-15 per car/rally. With 400 euro per piece that is 6 000 euro which does not look expensive at all to me for WRC cars. Even if you attach one to each tire that is mounted on the car its about 30 tires/car = 12 000 euro. But this is just my quick assumptions which is why I write them here to get some feedback of people with more accurate figures.

- "Private teams" is kind of void if it's only allowed for "factory" WRC teams, only the likes of Suninen and Tideman were somehow "private" recently. But if the above listed price figures are anywhere near correct it doesn't look like a massive expense.

- Cutting and road degradation is a valid concern, how about allowing their use only on gravel roads (drivers cut there anywhere they can anyway).

- Speed increase (looking at avg. speed over stage, which is what FIA does) will be imo negligible (< 1 km/h)

[EstWRC]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8C5LiJ7wRc

This is what the power stage will look like, as seen on this onboard from 2012. This year's stage starts from 6:33 and extends a bit further than in 2012. On the section from 6:33 to the finish the average speed on Breen's S2000 car is as high as 107 km/h. There's no junctions or other tight corners, no chicanes either, a couple of long straights even. This will be fast.

I think im not the only one here...May i request that you always put those stage introductions before the stage here too like you do in twitter?

thanks!

[dimviii]

Good morning guys!!


Pienaziek incar crash
https://twitter.com/OpensTightens/st...58678260973568

[AnttiL]

I think im not the only one here...May i request that you always put those stage introductions before the stage here too like you do in twitter?

thanks!

Nice of you to request that, but there's a probem. The tweets are scheduled through TweetDeck as I'm not always at my computer when the stage starts and even then I'm busy watching it But this was a special feature which I decided to post here.

[AnttiL]

Stage delayed by 5 min

[mknight]

Good morning guys!!


Pienaziek incar crash
https://twitter.com/OpensTightens/st...58678260973568

Misses the most important part... his well-delivered comment right after crashing.

[EstWRC]

Stage delayed by 5 min

but its past already.

i hope it doesnt get cancelled...whats the reason anyway?

[KKS]

1min to go

[Rallyper]

Morning boys. (And girls(?) Here we go.

[KKS]

Meeke just 30 sec behind of Loeb and already engage "sunday driving". Even not try