Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[mknight]

He is the boss or KOWAX racing (Huttunens team the last few years).

I'd say he was about as fast as one would expect him with the old i20.

[Mirek]

He is the boss or KOWAX racing (Huttunens team the last few years).

I'd say he was about as fast as one would expect him with the old i20.

He used to be somewhat more competitive few years back but since his heavy injury from Barum 2019 crash he seems to drive slower.

[mknight]

KOWAX boss says in an interview from Barum that the new I20 has about 16hp less than the old one, but it's much easier to drive.

[PLuto]

Why does it take organizers so long to update point standing after Rallys?
are there times for protests and so on that prevent them to update?

Anyway, they could call them provisional or unofficial until all is ok with the formalities.

If you are talking about ERC standings after Barum, I was on podium till the night and then moved to afterparty. After all other ERC rallies standings is updated in the night after finish of race.

[Jarek Z]

If someone wants to have a closer look at the new Hyundai, 10 photos of Crugnola's car can be seen below:
https://www.rallylink.it/cms20/index...ry41cf358a49-1

[mknight]

Speedwise Crugnola seems pretty much exactly as fast with new car as with the old.

Then again smooth Italian tarmac was basically the best surface for the old car.

[Jarek Z]

Ollie Mellors and his Proton Iriz R5 were second overall in Three Shires Stages 2021. Mellors was leading until the penultimate stage, but lost the last stage and the whole rally by 3 seconds.

Final results:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/7...s-stages-2021/

Some photos:

https://www.facebook.com/MellorsElli...63800580406342

https://www.facebook.com/MellorsElli...62186347234432

https://www.facebook.com/MellorsElli...63053933814340

[Sulland]

I like the initiative from the Mellors with Proton, both the S2000 and the R5.

But it would be nice to see them in ERC with a top driver, to get it measured towards the class top dogs.
That was the plan before corona, so I hope that is still the plan. If the price is right, and lower than Skoda, Ford and Hyundai they could sell a good few to national series.

[Mirek]

Somewhat expected but still interesting to see that the old Fabia keeps to be the dominating car on rough gravel.

On the other hand I'm really negatively surprised how slow Gryazin is with the Fiesta compared to his usual pace (or maybe it's because he doesn't ris that much as usual).

[polo10]

Somewhat expected but still interesting to see that the old Fabia keeps to be the dominating car on rough gravel.

On the other hand I'm really negatively surprised how slow Gryazin is with the Fiesta compared to his usual pace (or maybe it's because he doesn't ris that much as usual).

Is not so old the EVO. Fabia was the best R5 builded until now...