Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[Ucci]

Photo of Thiry's car:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/image/315442/

What a space shuttle....

[Jarek Z]

Kit cars were great, weren't they?
https://www.ewrc.cz/images/2000/osta...s/F1000024.jpg

[mknight]

Any update on the new I20 Rally2 homologation/first start?

Saw that Adamo's target in March was 1. July.

[pantealex]

Any update on the new I20 Rally2 homologation/first start?

Saw that Adamo's target in March was 1. July.

For WRC target is/was Rally Estonia, maybe some smaller Rally before that ?

[br21]

Any update on the new I20 Rally2 homologation/first start?

Saw that Adamo's target in March was 1. July.

it's postponed month or two

[mknight]

As br21 surely knows that's a bit of a blow to any WRC2 title challenge from Solberg/Huttunen cause in Estonia that combination with new car would be really strong.

But as far as I understand Rally2/R5 is hard to change much after homologation so it's much better to get it right as it should be sold for a few years rather than getting it out a month or so earlier.

[Alpine-110]

What is difference between tires for rally1 and rally2?

[mknight]

Mikkelsen supposedly should have had a test in CZ this weekend that got cancelled.

Possibly first test of some test mule for the new Fabia or too early?

Basing this on these points:
- testing in CZ where you can only really test tarmac well and there is no tarmac rally soon
- Skoda Motorsport is based in CZ and any first tests of the new car will surely happen there
- test got cancelled seemingly just a few days before, could be million reasons but when building a new car it's more likely issues happen

[Co-driven]

Mikkelsen supposedly should have had a test in CZ this weekend that got cancelled.

Possibly first test of some test mule for the new Fabia or too early?

Basing this on these points:
- testing in CZ where you can only really test tarmac well and there is no tarmac rally soon
- Skoda Motorsport is based in CZ and any first tests of the new car will surely happen there
- test got cancelled seemingly just a few days before, could be million reasons but when building a new car it's more likely issues happen

A few days ago der Ohanessian (Bulacia's co-driver) said that they would be going to CZ to test with Skoda. And they would also be working a couple of days with the car in the workshop thinking about Safari Rally.

Since then, it was announced their withdraw from Safari and no news about the test.

[Mirek]

They do tests for gravel and even snow in Czechia too, just not many.