Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[Rally Power]

Does anyone know who's leading the DS3/208 R5 replacements project? Will it be Peugeot Sport (responsible for the current models), Citroen Racing (like Matton has already announced) or even a mix team? We've heard some news about a C3 being tested on a 208 mule and now Farmin has openly talked to Revista Scratch site about a future 208 R5 (apparently they’ll keep the 208 name on the new production model to be released). Either way, we can just hope it won’t be the same team that turned the 208/DS into a rally mess…
http://www.revistascratch.com/erc/no...8-t16-r5-37358

[Mirek]

The development od current DS3/208 started with people who later during the project moved to Hyundai and I think that it was one of the reasons why it went bad afterwards. One of them was the leader of the project Bertrand Vallat if I remember.

[TWRC]

Does anyone know who's leading the DS3/208 R5 replacements project? Will it be Peugeot Sport (responsible for the current models), Citroen Racing (like Matton has already announced) or even a mix team? We've heard some news about a C3 being tested on a 208 mule and now Farmin has openly talked to Revista Scratch site about a future 208 R5 (apparently they’ll keep the 208 name on the new production model to be released). Either way, we can just hope it won’t be the same team that turned the 208/DS into a rally mess…
http://www.revistascratch.com/erc/no...8-t16-r5-37358

I don't expect them to make the same mistakes again with the new cars, they clearly have many experience what doesn't work, so...
In the meantime, maybe they could develop their customer service program. Botka said in an interview that they had to retire in Azores after they broke the gearbox cable, because they didn't have a spare, despite ordering a dozen in November, just that they haven't arrived yet... Also, he is contemplating a car swap (he'll do Canaries with the DS3, it is currently with Sports&You, after that nothing's sure), and wowed that he'll never buy a Peugeot or Citroën again.

[Rally Power]

In the meantime, maybe they could develop their customer service program. Botka said in an interview that they had to retire in Azores after they broke the gearbox cable, because they didn't have a spare, despite ordering a dozen in November, just that they haven't arrived yet... Also, he is contemplating a car swap (he'll do Canaries with the DS3, it is currently with Sports&You, after that nothing's sure), and wowed that he'll never buy a Peugeot or Citroën again.

That's a shame.
Btw, will Botka be serviced by Sports&You in Canarias? They've been doing a great job wit Citro's.

[TWRC]

That's a shame.
Btw, will Botka be serviced by Sports&You in Canarias? They've been doing a great job wit Citro's.

He didn't touch on that subject, just that he needs to put in a lot of money to the freshly rebuilt car again and he is growing tired of it. Although I can see some kind of partnership between them as a last chance for the car, we shall see.

[Sulland]

Whoever is sponsering Bergkvist in WRC2 need to buy or rent him a better car, preferably a Fabia. He has very little gain on his career in the ageing DS3.

He has the talent, but not able to show it now.

[dimviii]

Whoever is sponsering Bergkvist in WRC2 need to buy or rent him a better car, preferably a Fabia. He has very little gain on his career in the ageing DS3.

He has the talent, but not able to show it now.

Rossel was at his 2nd rally with 4wd car at Corsica.And was a ds3 r5.

[TWRC]

Whoever is sponsering Bergkvist in WRC2 need to buy or rent him a better car, preferably a Fabia. He has very little gain on his career in the ageing DS3.

He has the talent, but not able to show it now.

He's the official Citroën Racing test driver, so no other car is possible for him ATM.

[nafpaktos]

Rossel was at his 2nd rally with 4wd car at Corsica.And was a ds3 r5.

yes psa cars can be still decent on tarmac,but on loose surface no.(dont mention ucci on italian domestic championsip)

[dimviii]

I was talking about Berqvist performance at asphalt rally,like Corse.