Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[makinen_fan]

Good find Mirek.
In this photo it seems there is some angle, but it is weird. points backwards a bit and (maybe???) outwards

the technical regulations for R5 demand that some of the suspension components to be the same for all 4 corners (uprights I think) so maybe it is an overall compromise
Also, maybe there is a restriction in the suspension mounting points in the new Fabia, are they allowed to modify those under R5 regs?

[Mirek]

It's not my find but of one other guy from our Czech forum I don't know about R5 regs, sorry...

[RS]

Baumschlager: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZGajEnrKZs

Suspension travel on the front seems to be good.

[RS]

The video of Baumschlager above makes me think they either use a much more aggressive engine map for loose surfaces, or that Lappi had the engine "turned down" on Bohemia.

On Bohemia the car sounded fairly quiet, whereas with Baumschlager it is making a lot of noise. Some of that will be the greater revs due to the lack of traction on loose surfaces, but the chirrups and squeaks and anti lag burbles all sound louder on the Baumschlager video too.

[Mirek]

Baumschlager: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZGajEnrKZs

Suspension travel on the front seems to be good.

How can You judge suspension travel when there is no crest/jump on the video?

[HarriK]

The video of Baumschlager above makes me think they either use a much more aggressive engine map for loose surfaces, or that Lappi had the engine "turned down" on Bohemia.

On Bohemia the car sounded fairly quiet, whereas with Baumschlager it is making a lot of noise. Some of that will be the greater revs due to the lack of traction on loose surfaces, but the chirrups and squeaks and anti lag burbles all sound louder on the Baumschlager video too.

might be true. Someone would be able to make timings only by calling to each other and make measurements to some parts of stage. But this is only my opinion =)

[RS]

How can You judge suspension travel when there is no crest/jump on the video?

At 0:18 for example..

Also here, when we all missed the "weird" setup of the front suspension:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWFoVmRGSS4

[had_zachau]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=710124645690279

[Mirek]

Doesn't work for me

[polo10]

Fantastic