[WRC] News & Rumours 2018

[ESTR]

Probably New Zealand too

[Francis44]

Romain Dumas just SMASHED Loebs record in PIKES PEAK HILLCLIMB with the electric VW with 7.57 min... Loebs record was 8.13min

this is the beast we are talking about.... wow sub 8 min pikes peak run.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lq8VQOHFPQ

Shame this technology is not exciting for spectators.

Its like beating a dead horse, we all know electric cars will have a important part in the future of everyday mobility but its share on motorsport will remain small for decades.

Just like diesel, it was the n°1 choice for every segment on several markets around the world for the last decade and its share on motorsport was insignificant, the only good effort was curiously also a VAG effort in Dakar with the Diesel Touaregs.

[Franky]

Just like diesel, it was the n°1 choice for every segment on several markets around the world for the last decade and its share on motorsport was insignificant, the only good effort was curiously also a VAG effort in Dakar with the Diesel Touaregs.

You are forgetting the Audi diesel Le Mans prototypes.

[Francis44]

You are forgetting the Audi diesel Le Mans prototypes.

Right, another VAG effort.

[Tarmop]

Add Peugeot 908 to WEC list.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Shame this technology is not exciting for spectators.

Its like beating a dead horse, we all know electric cars will have a important part in the future of everyday mobility but its share on motorsport will remain small for decades.

Just like diesel, it was the n°1 choice for every segment on several markets around the world for the last decade and its share on motorsport was insignificant, the only good effort was curiously also a VAG effort in Dakar with the Diesel Touaregs.

You miss the point. Diesel didnt need promotion by motorsport, it was massive already (and boosted by Govts pushing it as 'clean' due to CO2 targets).

Electric needs all the help it can get...

[GravelBen]

You are forgetting the Audi diesel Le Mans prototypes.

They wrote the rules to give diesel an advantage at that time didn't they? Because they wanted to get more diesels in motorsport.

[EstWRC]

A possible Safari Rally return is a complex problem for the WRC


https://rallysportmag.com/comment-a-...the-wrc260618/

[swanny]

They wrote the rules to give diesel an advantage at that time didn't they? Because they wanted to get more diesels in motorsport.

Is that at Levels raceway?

[GravelBen]

Is that at Levels raceway?

Yip, just a photo I found online but I know the track well. Grew up watching racing there and have driven it myself a few times too.