Results 1,051 to 1,060 of 1296
Thread: WRC future
-
2nd December 2020, 16:25 #1051
- Join Date
- Apr 2017
- Location
- Finland
- Posts
- 9,625
- Like
- 8,775
- Liked 10,522 Times in 4,616 Posts
WRC future
Last edited by AnttiL; 2nd December 2020 at 16:35.
-
2nd December 2020, 16:37 #1052
- Join Date
- Jun 2007
- Location
- Prague / Eastern Bohemia
- Posts
- 22,505
- Like
- 7,834
- Liked 11,152 Times in 4,427 Posts
I really don't see the point of this R+ discussion. It's dead and burried idea. Why so much fuss about it?
Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump
- Likes: AnttiL (2nd December 2020),EstWRC (2nd December 2020),pantealex (2nd December 2020),wyler (2nd December 2020)
-
2nd December 2020, 17:09 #1053
-
2nd December 2020, 20:20 #1054
- Join Date
- Jan 2004
- Location
- Norway
- Posts
- 6,385
- Like
- 2,008
- Liked 1,369 Times in 712 Posts
Lets do an experiment, with an open mind.
- since very few car sold worldwide have 4wd, FIA and manus say that starting with 4wd cars was a mistake.
- We will revert back to 2wd cars for all rallyclasses.
- Rally1 and Rally2 will be Rear wheel drive
- Rally 3-5 will be front wheel drive.
FIA tech regs kept simple, to keep cost down.
What will happen?
Top Drivers will love it, they rally with Escorts and M3s for fun in their spare time.
Manufacturers will develop cars within a simple tech environment, with little or no electronic gizmos allowed.
Private teams can buy or develop their own cars, no need to get manufacturer Blessing to homologate. All good as long as they pass safety requirements.
So more competitive cars to compete.
More drivers to make a living from rally.
Privat teams will get sponsors to pay the bills and salaries for teams and driving crews.
For us as fans and audience, we would love seing the long slides, and perfect car control on the loose, and trying to stay narrow on asphalt, but not always manage.
Would be fun for all, in my book!
-
2nd December 2020, 20:24 #1055
- Join Date
- Jun 2007
- Location
- Prague / Eastern Bohemia
- Posts
- 22,505
- Like
- 7,834
- Liked 11,152 Times in 4,427 Posts
Not this nonsense again, please.
Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump
- Likes: dimviii (2nd December 2020),EstWRC (3rd December 2020),pantealex (3rd December 2020)
-
2nd December 2020, 21:14 #1056
- Likes: steve.mandzij (3rd December 2020)
-
2nd December 2020, 21:27 #1057
- Join Date
- Jun 2007
- Location
- Prague / Eastern Bohemia
- Posts
- 22,505
- Like
- 7,834
- Liked 11,152 Times in 4,427 Posts
This is not a fantasy thread but a thread about WRC future.
If you open a fantasy thread I hereby promise you that I will never ever enter it.Last edited by Mirek; 2nd December 2020 at 21:32.
Stupid is as stupid does. Forrest Gump
- Likes: pantealex (3rd December 2020),Sulland (3rd December 2020)
-
3rd December 2020, 06:47 #1058
- Join Date
- May 2005
- Posts
- 5,805
- Like
- 337
- Liked 3,795 Times in 1,982 Posts
I find RWD cars quite boring to watch tbh. Especially in slow and high speed corners. Slow corners it's just lots of wheelspin and nothing going on, high speed they are just slow as drivers cant push more without fearing they loose control.
FWD are even worse in slow speed, but on tarmac better to watch at high speed.Last edited by mknight; 3rd December 2020 at 06:50.
-
3rd December 2020, 07:22 #1059
-
3rd December 2020, 09:15 #1060
- Join Date
- Dec 2006
- Location
- Exmuhle.....
- Posts
- 5,297
- Like
- 2,619
- Liked 1,251 Times in 680 Posts
It's like a broken record; if the WRC series is in good shape and offers manufacturers what they want, they'll sign up. If it doesn't then they won't - at the moment we think (according to Dirtfish) both Toyota & Hyundai have signed up. As have M-Sport - but how much support will Ford bring....??? 4 fully funded manufacturers is the ideal number for the long term. 6,7+ tends to be short lived as a few realise they can't win and pull the plug.
Rallying doesn't inhabit some bubble, it's part of the greater motorsport world; it might help some people to take notice of what's going on in other series; I also think most other series tend to be a bit more proactive towards technology - WRC is quite often left behind.
Is there a better sound than that of Porsche engined Flat-6 ???
- Likes: AnttiL (3rd December 2020)
I think we saw this one coming, didn't we?
F1 Guru Adrian Newey leave Redbull