Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[Eric_B]

We can all agree the Polo is quick, although it may soon be surpassed by other manufacturers bringing new cars or further developing their current ones.

So what is the reason that relatively few people use them on the international stage? Is it about ongoing works support? Not just with jokers but I mean engineering and parts support on events. Skoda have made a point of having a service truck at WRC and some ERC events and will also supply engineers to help with setup and servicing. I wonder whether this is one reason Gryazin decided to join up with Toksport? I think he said something to that effect but i can’t remember where i heard it.

Polo is very quick. It had problem in beginning with not so many cars and spare parts available. Also it is more expensive than other R5 cars. And not so easy for gentleman drivers to drive the car. To be fast, you must push really. And later, when there were supposed to be more Polos over the world, VW decided to stop the project. So it is nonsense to buy a car without future.

[RS]

First day of a five day test for Skoda in Ypres Region. Today they are testing in Wervik with Jan Kopecky. They are testing latest prototype (PT3) of the new Fabia R2.

Come on Belgian people.. where are all the videos?

[Jarek Z]

Polo is very quick. It had problem in beginning with not so many cars and spare parts available. Also it is more expensive than other R5 cars. And not so easy for gentleman drivers to drive the car. To be fast, you must push really. And later, when there were supposed to be more Polos over the world, VW decided to stop the project. So it is nonsense to buy a car without future.

But this car without future still wins. Solans totally dominated Rally Fafe, the first round of European Championship, and Linnamae was third
https://rally-base.com/2022/rally-se...-boticas-2022/

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Mellors Elliot Motorsport

🇫🇷 Vive la France! 🇫🇷

Delighted to announce Oliver Mellors will debut the MEM Proton R5 on French soil this weekend as they tackle the Rallye National de Haute Provence.

The outing will give them some experience of European asphalt for later in the season.

[Jarek Z]

Delighted to announce Oliver Mellors will debut the MEM Proton R5 on French soil this weekend as they tackle the Rallye National de Haute Provence.

I don't know how good of a driver he is, but he will have a couple of R5 cars to beat:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries...provence-2022/

[RS]

More on aero development of the new Fabia Rally2:

https://www.skoda-storyboard.com/en/...source=twitter

[RS]

And a video: https://youtu.be/OsQhKDWVVnY

[Jarek Z]

I don't know how good of a driver he is, but he will have a couple of R5 cars to beat:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries...provence-2022/

No luck. Mellors and his Proton crashed on SS5 when they were 3rd overall:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/7...provence-2022/

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Iriz R5-based RX car to enter the 2022 Euro RX1 Championship:

https://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/w...x-in-euro-rx1/

[Sulland]

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At a quick look it could seem like Skoda was building a spaceframe car....
Sadly not, and the car is the ned Rally2 car inner build up.