WRC Testing

[EightGear]

I miss the old days of rallying

Thanks for that random comment, very useful.

[N.O.T]

I miss the old days of rallying

ok but make sure you get a cab back home though.

[Rallyper]

Congrats naftaktos, you’re the first brave enough to put a number on the table! 2s/km seems huge, but at the end you may be right.

I bet on a 1,5s/km gap, more or less the same difference there's between current WRC’s and R5’s.

I must clear out once for all that I was as sarcastic I could asking about times secs/km. Just for your knowledge. The answers I got only showed how stupid the discussion is.

[Toyoda]

Observations so far,
Citroen more stable, less twitchy on the exits compared to Hyundai,
May be a stiffer chassis with softer suspension than the Hyundai? or diff?

Anyone know how far they can go with changes to the car between tarmac and gravel? As far as adjustable stiffening of the chassis? Suspension mount points?

Cheers

[EstWRC]

Hanninen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc3kslKcjH0

[J_n_z]

Hanninen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc3kslKcjH0

What if this car is actually very fast?

I can imagine, that they know what they are doing... They have made three different test cars. From very odd testing 1,5 months ago, they come to completely acceptable car behavior... with that pace of evolution, they can be in the mix for top spots very soon.

[cali]

I must say it does not look bad at all anymore.

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[A FONDO]

Sordo by SUD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9rHiwVcVTQ

[A FONDO]

What if this car is actually very fast?

I can imagine, that they know what they are doing... They have made three different test cars. From very odd testing 1,5 months ago, they come to completely acceptable car behavior... with that pace of evolution, they can be in the mix for top spots very soon.

And you measure that by the level of engine noise, or what? Can't you see how early he brakes? You are just deceived by the straight sections, imagine it on the twisty path Sordo tested yesterday.

[GravelBen]

Observations so far,
Citroen more stable, less twitchy on the exits compared to Hyundai

If you're basing that on the Monte test vids posted this week it looks like very different road conditions, looked very slippery and dirty surface with icy patches in the Sordo vid while Citroen were testing on more consistent looking roads.

Its hard to make any sort of meaningful comparison based on a few test clips from different roads in different conditions, plus not knowing what elements they were testing - for example Sordo might have been seeing how much he can get away on an icy stage with a drier tarmac setup.

Its fun to watch the testing vids and can give an insight into the cars behaviour if you watch a lot of them, but I think some people read too much into them and jump to conclusions about the cars too quickly.

It will be very interesting to see what the clock says when we see them in competition...