2021 ERC News and Rumors

[dimviii]

Iván Ares former Spanish Rally Champ to start in ERC with Hyundai I20 R5

https://www.laregion.es/articulo/mas...845998470.html

is he good on gravel?

[Tom K]

Hard to say. He told that he "starts from zero".

[Tom206wrc]

So will Efren Llarena switch to Skoda in ERC21

[Co-driven]

So will Efren Llarena switch to Skoda in ERC21

What I know is that one of his sponsors bought one Skoda and Llarena was testing with him during the weekend and helping with setting the car and with the driving.

[Rally Power]

Hard to say. He told that he "starts from zero".

Ares has no rally gravel experience but he was a KartCross champ before becoming a rally driver and he still competes in KC now and then.

[Andre Oliveira]

According Fafe TV, Rallye Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras was postponed.

[Tom K]

Here we go again...

[dimviii]

any news about Luky?

[Jarek Z]

Have you heard that Suzuki Motosport Iberica are going to compete in ERC 2021? Their cars will be two Suzuki Swift R4LLY S for Javier Pardo and Joan Vinyes. If I understand it correctly they are R4 cars (not Rally4!), so they should be eligible for ERC2 category. Do they have any chance? In Rally Islas Canarias they were faster than all ERC2 cars, so...
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/6...canarias-2020/

source:
https://www.powerstage.es/suzuki-mot...te-en-el-erc2/

[Sulland]

Have you heard that Suzuki Motosport Iberica are going to compete in ERC 2021? Their cars will be two Suzuki Swift R4LLY S for Javier Pardo and Joan Vinyes. If I understand it correctly they are R4 cars (not Rally4!), so they should be eligible for ERC2 category. Do they have any chance? In Rally Islas Canarias they were faster than all ERC2 cars, so...
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/6...canarias-2020/

In most rallies they will have a very good chance. Maybe if there are very quick stages, GrN cars that goes 220 km/h will take them. Not sure on the gearing/max speed on the Swift.