[WRC] News & Rumours (part V) 2017

[bugwrx]

This could happen. I have no idea how much is Tanak getting paid driving in M-sport.

What i mean is, i belieave tanak has to start thinking of money. If Makinen offers him couple of millions, then this could happen.

[Simmi]

Interesting car Neuville is running at Eifel Rally. A weird '16/'17 WRC car hybrid.

https://youtu.be/Zjo7hmtA4p0?t=2m25s

[AnttiL]

TGR launches an EchoCam app/service. Take a pic with your smartphone on the stage of a TGR car, send it on the app and you'll receive an incar video clip of the same spot.

http://tgr-echocam.com/pc/

[OldF]

Antti, you was faster than I but I post my version as well.

Colin Clark‏ @voiceofrally 9m9 minutes ago
This is an enormously exciting innovation from @TOYOTA_GR and @Microsoft. Interesting to watch how this develops

A NEW SERVICE FOR WATCHING RALLY

“EchoCam is an entirely new service for watching rallies by utilizing the cloud system of Microsoft Co.Ltd., a technology partner of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team. The first trial of the EchoCam service will be launched at Neste Rally Finland in Jyväskylä, Finland from 27th July to 30th July 2017.

EchoCam is a service that "connects" rally fans and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Yaris WRC. By submitting the best shot of the Yaris WRC snapped by smartphone from rally fans watching WRC at Rally Finland and submitting it on the special EchoCam webpage, fans will receive a video from the vehicle's onboard camera recorded simultaneously when the photo was taken.

"EchoCam" is a new way for fans to enjoy motor sports utilizing the latest technologies.

Get connected with Yaris WRC and enjoy an entirely new service for watching rally!”

http://toyotagazooracing.com/wrc/echocam/2017/

EchoCam WEBSITE
http://tgr-echocam.com/pc/

“EchoCam will be available at Neste Rally Finland in Jyväskylä, Finland beginning July 27, 2017.”

[Zeakiwi]

Says on the Eifel Rallye Festival 2017 entry list - Neuville's car is a 2016 WRC Hyundai i20.
http://www.eifel-rallye-festival.de/en/news-en.html

[tomhlord]

Interesting car Neuville is running at Eifel Rally. A weird '16/'17 WRC car hybrid.

https://youtu.be/Zjo7hmtA4p0?t=2m25s

So weird. Like a 2016 car, but 3-door and with '17 aero.

[steve.mandzij]

TGR launches an EchoCam app/service. Take a pic with your smartphone on the stage of a TGR car, send it on the app and you'll receive an incar video clip of the same spot.

http://tgr-echocam.com/pc/

Will anybody be there to try it out?

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[sonnybobiche]

Boy, that is genuinely innovative and clever. Between Red Bull's coverage and Toyota's approach, it almost feels like Liberty Media have taken over WRC as well as F1. There's that vague sense that things are getting better rather than worse, isn't there?

[Zeakiwi]

Is that Neuville Hyundai - Eiffel Rallye Festival - a 2016 i20 WRC 3 door that was started then HWRT had to change to the 5 door car because there were problems at the factory meaning there were not enough 3 doors road cars built for homolgation?

[AnttiL]

The Finnish yellow papers are full of headlines about Jari-Matti Latvala's depression last year