Rally 3 class

[Sulland]

Nobody has to believe me, but I talked to a engineer this weekend who works on the project for Alpine / Renault Sport. They had some delay with certain parts but testing should start shortly.

Have they now gotten all the parts needed to get a couple of testcars put together?

[dupanton]

Have they now gotten all the parts needed to get a couple of testcars put together?

I'm not that close to the project I pick up stuff every now and then.

Target is to deliver first cars to customers in March '23 so should be. I know people who already ordered one as well

[Sulland]

Ok perfect.
I was just comparing with Skodas project plan with S2000, R5 and Rally2. Lots of testing with many drivers on all conditions, to get a car that is easy to get adapted to most driving styles.
8-9 months goes fast, and then get ready to homologation with late adjustments.

But I guess everyone feels the corona + Russia invation + shipping on the log situation, and will delay.

[Gordini]

June 1, no tests from Renault so far
Any news on when
maybe after summer now

[br21]

they test

[Sulland]

they test

Splendid if you all post a link here to pictures and testfilms when they start to come out.

[Sulland]

Very impressive pace by Virves in Rally Poland!

The car is showing its potential. Would be cool to see it with 32mm restrictor, but maybe then you will challenge reliability, and cost control.

[vino_93]

Splendid if you all post a link here to pictures and testfilms when they start to come out.

They started their tests program in May or beginning of June, not sure. After a first run in Monthléry track, they moved to Château-Lastour to test on gravel with Jean-Sébastien Vigion & Andrea Crugnola. They are at the start on 8/9 intensive testing before homologation. They were happy with their first runs.
Next tests should have been on gravel too, in the Vosges.
https://www.autohebdo.fr/actualites/...episode-2.html

[Sulland]

They started their tests program in May or beginning of June, not sure. After a first run in Monthléry track, they moved to Château-Lastour to test on gravel with Jean-Sébastien Vigion & Andrea Crugnola. They are at the start on 8/9 intensive testing before homologation. They were happy with their first runs.
Next tests should have been on gravel too, in the Vosges.
https://www.autohebdo.fr/actualites/...episode-2.html

Very good, hopefully they bring in more drivers, with different driving styles as testers, so they end up with an easy car to set up on both surfaces.

[TWRC]

Sarrazin, Bouffier, Guigou tested the Rally4 Clio outside of Vigion and the usual Renault/Alpine drivers, so I think some/all will be drafted in for this one as well.