Technical Analysis WRCars 2018

[racerx1979]

I am waiting to see which dampers Juho will have on the car...

Are they supposed to switch from BOS?

[Mirek]

Are they supposed to switch from BOS?

More and more teams switch to Sachs (Hyundai as the last) so I wonder whether they give it a try in a real event as well.

[AMSS]

More and more teams switch to Sachs (Hyundai as the last) so I wonder whether they give it a try in a real event as well.

Didn`t M-sport state that they made a sole rights WRC deal with Sachs for 2019? And Hyundai (at least so far) only changed the tarmac damper supplier and it`s not Sachs...
Also Evans still has used Reiger on tarmac events this season, on gravel events he`s still been on Sachs.
Spoken with many mechanics in WRC/WRX teams, and the general opinion is it was not Sachs that was something superior in VW (both WRC and WRX) but VW geometry, for instance only for WRX they tested over 30 different geometries before they made a decision.
With a great geometry the demands from the actual damper is not as crucial as in a bad geometry..

[Mirek]

And Hyundai (at least so far) only changed the tarmac damper supplier and it`s not Sachs...

PKM is de facto Sachs I think.

[AMSS]

PKM is de facto Sachs I think.

Yes it`s PKM but it`s not direct Sachs, PKM also makes their own dampers, but what`s internal in the bodies (if it`s Sachs, PKM own or something else) probably only Hyundai and PKM knows

[Rally Power]

More and more teams switch to Sachs (Hyundai as the last) so I wonder whether they give it a try in a real event as well.

EXT seems to still be involved with Hyundai: https://www.facebook.com/ExtremeShox/

[Mirek]

EXT seems to still be involved with Hyundai: https://www.facebook.com/ExtremeShox/

At least on Korsica Hyundai had PKM/Sachs.