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6th December 2019, 17:50 #181
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No. RRC is an M-Sport name for something which is technically S2000 with 1.6T engine. R5 is completely different thing.
WRC 2011-2016 were basically up-tuned S2000 (or RRC in case the S2000 had 1.6T engine). The S2000/RRC were reasonably more expensive than the R5 at the peak of their popularity. R5 is a different thing built according to different philosophy (much more stock parts, price caps not only for the whole car but also for the components etc.).
The combination of regional rally car and world rally car proved to be a wrong thing. Basically mobody was converting the cars from RRC to WRC and back (some did but very rarely) and the only result was that the regional rally cars got way too expensive.
This.Last edited by Mirek; 6th December 2019 at 17:54.
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6th December 2019, 18:07 #182
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6th December 2019, 20:01 #183
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6th December 2019, 20:05 #184
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Because it will not work. It was mentioned here already plenty of times. Higher power and torque means that you can forget about using most of the R5 parts. You would end with new rules and different cars anyway.
For what would be the minimal lenght 4,3 meters good for? For making those cars slower than the R5?Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump
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6th December 2019, 20:34 #185
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Not daft at all; unfortunately that has been the case since Gr.B extinction (RGT is a deception as the cars aren't allowed to run in a competitive way, like they should).
GT's apart, it seems the WRC may soon face a dilemma due to costs escalade: to keep current cars but to limit the length of the calendar and even of the events in order to decrease running costs or to keep the calendar expansion and the events layout but to replace current cars for less expensive (and less exciting) ones. It's a hard choice.Rally addict since 1982
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6th December 2019, 21:44 #186
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Sorry to disagree again. The issue is not the cost but the value in the current socia-political climate. Simply the manufacturers need to have a reason to invest. It doesn't help if you manage to decrease cost by let's say 20% (that's a lot) if the value is not there. The same applies vice versa.
In other words - would you buy something which you neither need nor want just because it's cheap? Probably not, right?Last edited by Mirek; 6th December 2019 at 21:46.
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7th December 2019, 09:03 #187
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So you do not remember group B days with only handful of cars and the participation was even more hectic on these days, yet everybody is crying to get these days back. The group A beginning was the same. Go figure how short human memory is.
Rallying usually have had 2 - 3 teams so this is not something new for this sport. So by your standards rallying has had "good times" on most of it's existence.
Sent from my ONEPLUS A5010 using TapatalkLast edited by cali; 7th December 2019 at 09:05.
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7th December 2019, 10:14 #188
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To address the problem you identified that certain manufacturers do not have a car smaller than this.
I agree with your point that cheaper does not automatically mean better value, but FIA will have to make damn sure there is strong manufacturer interest in the new rules because as we are seeing now when a manufacturer pulls out it is very hard for privateer teams or drivers to fill the gap.
They say they want to see stronger competition in R5 class to make up the difference. I hope that happens.. in order to help with that the promoter should give that category stronger media coverage.
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7th December 2019, 11:18 #189
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I don't know where you live but Group B had from 12-16 teams in their era. Group A from 16 down to ''just 5'' and then again rising to incredible 28.
How many teams are now? From 5 down to 3 and ZERO privateers!!
Look we just want to see more of them like in old days where there were plenty cars and drivers out there. Don't really care if all of them is privateers just to be there so we could enjoy a little more than just 5 main cars, and the rest of 10 WRC2 cars and 70 R2 entries if we have luck.
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7th December 2019, 11:49 #190
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If you think of it in another way with the 2-3min gaps you have now you don't normally have time to watch much more than the 8-10 WRC cars if you want to see more than two stages a day, so if there were more cars you would end up watching fewer stages especially on Saturday and Sunday when you want to wait for the fastest drivers and you won't see more cars anyway.
There's not really space for more cars on TV than what it is right now either.
GroupB had 10-15 teams, if you count cars like Ascona 400
The main 4WD cars were around 5-8, sometimes 2Last edited by SubaruNorway; 7th December 2019 at 12:24.
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