WRC Testing

[mknight]

https://www.rallye-sport.fr/loeb-une...Vmp7XLzgsWAh_s

What are your impressions on these two bases?
On the first base this morning, it was good, but on the second, I started to have some understeering. We have to find the right compromise, but I won't make any huge changes.

This second base is quite atypical with very large and fast roads, more "circuit" type and we are tending to load the front too much, to alternate the understeering and oversteering, it's probably something we have to work on with the car.

I would say that on the fast in this afternoon, I liked the Citroën more, but on the more bumpy and narrow base this morning, I don't know.

These tests aren't too short and not too long either. We'll see, we will try to adapt. At the end of the morning we defined a good set-up, and we'll try some different things on this base, to have a good set-up to start with.

Immediately he sees the same issues Hyundai had since they changed the front aero in Spain 2017.
- good on bumpy slow/medium speed (but still not sure if he like it better than Citroen?!), looking on the vids it is almost like watching Neuville with lots of throwing the car around, very unlike super-smooth Loeb
- understeer on "circuit" type which while not so typical in Monte are now becoming standard in Corsica with new surface and are standard on many Germany stages in addition to Spain, Note that the "circuit" section had conditions that were still far from 25 degC+ dry smooth tarmac with high grip

Anyway for Monte it should not matter much. If the conditions are mixed then experience, reading the road and tire choice will imo make him fight in top 3 no matter what. Quite some time left until Corsica.

[T16]

[QUOTE=Fast Eddie WRC;1204928]More Loeb in tarmac - looking as fast and aggressive as anyone.

They can be both very different things sometimes...

[EstWRC]

Watching Loebs test videos, there’s more people watching it than on rally Australia stages.

[dimviii]

Watching Loebs test videos, there’s more people watching it than on rally Australia stages.

Yes thats something I mention,too many spectators

[spiderem]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdbjSvirxKw

and another of loeb
i suppose a few will appear today

Ahaha Loeb using a Peugeot to take notes

[BobJones]

Ahaha Loeb using a Peugeot to take notes

Could have been worse, Mikkelsen was using an Opel SUV.

[dimviii]

davideo Loeb
https://youtu.be/EYUkRxDObRA

[EstWRC]

Loeb by michelin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf6f...re=youtu.be&a=

[Bertwest66]

Schermafbeelding 2019-01-21 om 16.52.15.jpg

In Pre-event testing I often see a lightspot on the road almost in front left of the car.
Does anyone know the purpose?

Thanks

[TWRC]

Schermafbeelding 2019-01-21 om 16.52.15.jpg

In Pre-event testing I often see a lightspot on the road almost in front left of the car.
Does anyone know the purpose?

Thanks

It's a correvit sensor, it usually measures distance and speed, but can be used for other things as well.