The return of the Audi Quattro Rally car

[BleAivano]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=808eIa84ROs

"EKS JC in cooperation with Rally Technic presents the new Audi A1 quattro rally car for the Rally2 class."

Emil Bergkvist is designated development driver.

[the sniper]

Just a Rally2Kit car...

[Andre Oliveira]

Stop sharing wrong info. It is one R4 car, like the spanish one.

[Jarek Z]

It is using a kit presumed to be supplied by Oreca, the re-named version of its FIA R4 kit concept.
Is it called "Rally2" now?

More details about it:
https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/e...2-car/5579113/

[BleAivano]

Stop sharing wrong info. It is one R4 car, like the spanish one.

Care to elaborate which info is wrong?

[Andre Oliveira]

Care to elaborate which info is wrong?

The car is not one Rally2 car as Ford, VW, Skoda, Citroën or Hyundai.

Car is one R4 with Kit by Oreca. Less performance than the others mentionated. Can participate in WRC2 and WRC3 in 2022 (2021 not) but will not be top class car.

To homologate one Rally2 would need Audi homologation too (like Ford do with M-Sport).

That car is a KIT of Oreca.

[BleAivano]

The car is not one Rally2 car as Ford, VW, Skoda, Citroën or Hyundai.

Car is one R4 with Kit by Oreca. Less performance than the others mentionated. Can participate in WRC2 and WRC3 in 2022 (2021 not) but will not be top class car.

To homologate one Rally2 would need Audi homologation too (like Ford do with M-Sport).

That car is a KIT of Oreca.

Tell that to Mattias and JC Raceteknik.I'm sure that they know what kind of car they are developing.

[the sniper]

Tell that to Mattias and JC Raceteknik.I'm sure that they know what kind of car they are developing.

It's not your fault.

From the WRC official article, they only just about mention it, in a quote...

"Rally Technic director Chris Coertsee spoke about his enthusiasm for the project. “The Rally2 kit provides a unique price-performance balance for competitors, but in this case, it is also combined with a legendary brand and a glorious body kit.”"

https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2021/wrc...-wrc-comeback/

And as Andre said, the number don't add up. I only immediately spotted the deception of the WRC article because I'd already just read the slightly less deceptive article on DirtFish.

For the general followers of WRC on Facebook, most having no knowledge of the 'Rally2Kit'/R4 regs, they had virtually no chance at all of spotting this...

[AnttiL]

Car is one R4 with Kit by Oreca. Less performance than the others mentionated. Can participate in WRC2 and WRC3 in 2022 (2021 not) but will not be top class car..

They cannot participate in WRC this year?

[Andre Oliveira]

They cannot participate in WRC this year?

in WRC yes, WRC2 or 3 no.

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12.2 REQUIREMENTS FOR CARS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FIA WRC2
CHAMPIONSHIP AND/OR WRC3 CHAMPIONSHIP
All cars must comply with the 2021 FIA Appendix J regulations
for:
– Group Rally2 cars (complying with Art. 261)
- For drivers entered with a Rally2 car complying with
2021Appendix J, Art. 261, it will be possible to use the
old part after applying a joker (except reliability and
safety jokers).

https://www.fia.com/sites/default/fi..._published.pdf