Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[Mirek]

R1 formula isn't really working. There is definitely a lot of space for improvement there.

[stefanvv]

Isn't that the problem? All up to R5 formula 3 are not working out of 5. In my math that's bad.

[Mirek]

Of course it is a problem but it is not a problem of R5 where this discussion started and what this topic is about.

[stefanvv]

Yes, not for this specific category, which spans who was it - Skoda, M-Sport/Ford and who else? May be the rest should focus on R4 category instead of racing donkeys with horses?!?

EDIT: Seems to me in WRC category are more competitive manufacturers/brands than in R5, I find this very strange in this broad sport.

[racerx1979]

Yes, not for this specific category, which spans who was it - Skoda, M-Sport/Ford and who else? May be the rest should focus on R4 category instead of racing donkeys with horses?!?

EDIT: Seems to me in WRC category are more competitive manufacturers/brands than in R5, I find this very strange in this broad sport.

All the TV coverage is focused on WRC cars not R5 cars. You'd be surprised at how many people don't even know who is in the fight for R5. They only care for WRC.

[Mirek]

Yes, not for this specific category, which spans who was it - Skoda, M-Sport/Ford and who else? May be the rest should focus on R4 category instead of racing donkeys with horses?!?

That's natural development. Everytime the top dogs step by step force the unsuccessul out. Besides that in many countries Citroëns and Peugeots are still competitive. They lost WRC2 big time but that's how it goes. They will try again with C3 R5 next year and hopefully they will do better.

EDIT: Seems to me in WRC category are more competitive manufacturers/brands than in R5, I find this very strange in this broad sport.

As I wrote before. Where there is public interest there are money to buy and to build. The resources which can be spent in WRC are totally uncomparable with what You can get out of ERC or national championships. It's only marketing after all. What was totally wrong was when there were only two manufacturers in WRC. That was the time when the potential of WRC was left unused. Now it's how it shall be.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

C3 R5 announced on Monday ?

[Andre Oliveira]

[Mirek]

That's one ugly car. Hope it's working better than it looks.

[Andre Oliveira]

DS3 is beautifull. That is horrendous (like WRC).