The new FIA WRC-car concept 2017

[Lundefaret]

A perfect modern rallycar:
3,5 V6, 8500 rpm
An interview with Alex Kelsey on his MC2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5WALqr9KTw

[Mirek]

It's not perfect. 3.5 V6 is the last thing what marketing people from car makers want. I would even say that ideas like that make their hair stand.

[AndyRAC]

Very much like the Peugeot Cosworth of Andy Burton. It's perfect from a fan point of view, but as you say, the Manufacturers want 'road relevant' technology - so we get 1.6T engines which sound less than great.

[Burg]

Actually he turned the wrong way at a corner and was stopped for a minute before spectators turned him around. For some reason he was unable to select reverse. I was at the end of stage 5 and he was far quicker than any of the other cars at that point.

[Burg]

It's not perfect. 3.5 V6 is the last thing what marketing people from car makers want. I would even say that ideas like that make their hair stand.

Actually he was briefly sponsored by Peugeot NZ before he dropped them because they were too much of a hassle. And besides, Alex is the manufacturer not Peugeot.

[Mirek]

Alex isn't going to change the world of rallying. You missed the point.

[itix]

Alex isn't going to change the world of rallying. You missed the point.

I don't think he set out to.

He and pretty much everyone else in the NZ1 class seem to do pretty much what they want. Are there even rules in that class? People seem to enter pretty much everything, Block included. Someone named Emma has built a 4WD Suzuki swift (she's some kind of Suzuki dealer in the NZ it seems) etc etc.

Home built madness seem to be the menu

[Mirek]

I was refering to this post: http://www.motorsportforums.com/show...=1#post1061840

It started with words "A perfect modern rallycar"

It's nothing against Alex or anything happening in NZ. It's purely stating the fact that it's not a perfect modern rallycar as such car is nothing manufacturers want to see and as such it's never going to play any significant role in the world of rallying.

[stefanvv]

it is correct, V6 engines are just not for current b segment cars. C, D segment, but not B. MC2 looks awesome on New Zealand stages, though it is still B segment car (I believe), but the headline seems proper - too fast for WRC. It would be another group B madness for such cars.

[Burg]

Alex made the car because he likes rallying and going fast. He wanted to make something that would get spectators back to the stages and bring back the spirit of group b. In NZ he has definitely achieved that. But you are right about manufacturer interest. This is a one off build and while it would be awesome to see a bunch of these cars in the wrc, it won't happen.