Page 6 of 14 FirstFirst ... 45678 ... LastLast
Results 51 to 60 of 138
  1. #51
    Senior Member Rally Power's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Portugal
    Posts
    3,004
    Like
    3,729
    Liked 2,937 Times in 1,338 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Mirek View Post
    According to Tomáš Pletka from Global Motorsport the premiere of Suzuki Swift R4 will happen during Rally Madrid in November.
    That’s interesting. According to the spanish importer, their Swift R4 is going to be built by Oreca itself; will Global Motorsport use the same version or will their work on another one? It seems different tuners can make their own R4 version of the same base model, once homologations are made through local ASN’s.
    Rally addict since 1982

  2. #52
    Senior Member Mirek's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Prague / Eastern Bohemia
    Posts
    22,491
    Like
    7,821
    Liked 11,137 Times in 4,419 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Rally Power View Post
    That’s interesting. According to the spanish importer, their Swift R4 is going to be built by Oreca itself; will Global Motorsport use the same version or will their work on another one? It seems different tuners can make their own R4 version of the same base model, once homologations are made through local ASN’s.
    It will be the same car I believe. Global Motorsport has a license for central European Countries. Pletka said they would get bodyshells with rollcage from Oreca and make the rest of the assembly themselves. They will provide also full service for all parts.
    Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump

  3. Likes: the sniper (9th August 2019)
  4. #53
    Senior Member Rally Power's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Portugal
    Posts
    3,004
    Like
    3,729
    Liked 2,937 Times in 1,338 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Mirek View Post
    It will be the same car I believe. Global Motorsport has a license for central European Countries. Pletka said they would get bodyshells with rollcage from Oreca and make the rest of the assembly themselves. (...)
    Ok, it makes sense to use Oreca car. Just hope the R4 models Oreca will build won't be much faster than those developed by private tuneurs; that would ruin R4 spirit.
    Rally addict since 1982

  5. #54
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2019
    Posts
    121
    Like
    9
    Liked 25 Times in 20 Posts
    What is the sentiment/ feeling in Europe for the R4 cars now?
    Are teams with smaller budgets looking at a new R4 project rather than buying a used R5 etc?

  6. #55
    Senior Member Mirek's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Prague / Eastern Bohemia
    Posts
    22,491
    Like
    7,821
    Liked 11,137 Times in 4,419 Posts
    IMHO very few teams think about R4. In Europe it can work only if R4 cars have dedicated cups created withing the championships.
    Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump

  7. #56
    Senior Member Andre Oliveira's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Posts
    5,626
    Like
    1,608
    Liked 5,528 Times in 2,289 Posts
    In Portugal we have a national title to R4. No one yet

  8. #57
    Senior Member Sulland's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Norway
    Posts
    6,378
    Like
    2,005
    Liked 1,367 Times in 710 Posts
    R4 kits came too late for 2019, most plans were layed when it came.

    For 2020 we will have R4 in ERC 2, as the class where everyone will be privateers.
    A full series will cost quite a bit less than in ERC 1, so lets hope we will have 5-10 cars there.

    R4 can also be driven in all WRC rallies, so for up and coming drivers, R4 will be a better startplace for many.

    The tech rules are set for several years, so you dont have to invest in expensive jokers as in R5.

  9. #58
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Posts
    375
    Like
    12
    Liked 103 Times in 45 Posts
    Riku Tahko driving his Mini Cooper S R4 in Finnish Championship rally.
    Results are in here
    https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...lo-turku-2019/
    or
    http://www.rallism.fi/content/fi/3/2...ml?refresh=yes

  10. Likes: Jarek Z (28th September 2019)
  11. #59
    Senior Member Sulland's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2004
    Location
    Norway
    Posts
    6,378
    Like
    2,005
    Liked 1,367 Times in 710 Posts
    Mini retired, but showed some good times.

    How good is Riku as a driver, Is he good enough to take out the cars potential?

  12. #60
    Senior Member Jarek Z's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2001
    Location
    Wroclaw
    Posts
    8,564
    Like
    4,444
    Liked 3,289 Times in 1,731 Posts
    Quote Originally Posted by Sulland View Post
    Mini retired, but showed some good times.
    Good times? He was in the 21st position, behind 7 R2 cars:
    https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...2019/?s=248946
    Last edited by Jarek Z; 28th September 2019 at 15:50.
    http://www.rallymadness.prv.pl - rally photos and movies!

  13. Likes: pantealex (29th September 2019),Sulland (28th September 2019)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •