Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[Walach]

I am not sure what can be done regarding the biofuel issue, but the fact is that Skoda has been testing the old car with biofuel - that test with bullbar, in snow conditions, middle of March this year.

[WRCStan]

Another Fabia engine failure in Sardinia (Kremer). i suppose the new car will have been designed with the biofuel in mind, but is there anything they can do about the issue with the old car? Too late for jokers i guess.

The stewards decision on Kremer mentions "Skoda is delivering a mapping which is developed for P1 Racing fuel", so you would think so.

[RS]

The stewards decision on Kremer mentions "Skoda is delivering a mapping which is developed for P1 Racing fuel", so you would think so.

I thought the problem was that the biofuel caused extra corrosion of certain parts?

[RS]

Toksport think the problem is not the fuel but the engine ingesting sand when running through ruts which forces sand over the bonnet. Still seems strange to me this problem hasn't occurred before, maybe Mikkelsen is running a lower set up on the front?

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/skoda...ly-retirement/

[WRCStan]

I thought the problem was that the biofuel caused extra corrosion of certain parts?

It was one issue, the other was fuel diluting the engine oil. See the letter from P1 - https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...OM1Tz_NEp1FxBg

I don't know which or what happened to Kremer or seen anything about any others. So a mapping may help the flood but not the rot. Wonder though how easy to do this is, what if you want to go back to pure fossil for the next event?

[mknight]

Toksport think the problem is not the fuel but the engine ingesting sand when running through ruts which forces sand over the bonnet. Still seems strange to me this problem hasn't occurred before, maybe Mikkelsen is running a lower set up on the front?

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/skoda...ly-retirement/

Toksport had like 8? cars in both Portugal and Sardinia, and none else gets any sand over the bonnet in 30ish stages? Sounds weird.

Also shouldn't the design of the air intake+filter prevent this?

Toksport says the car was exactly same on both ralllies except the engine. Maybe there is some leak in some of the parts that weren't replaced with the engine?

EDIT: I see now that Kremer retired due to engine on both Portugal and Sardinia, and also with same car. Faulty batch of parts?

[RS]

Yes, it can't be some design floor. Must be a dodgy batch of parts as you say or something in the way the affected cars have been assembled or set up.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Mellors' Iriz R5 back in action in France at Rally Vosges Grand Est:

[RS]

New Fabia to be presented tomorrow evening, will be known as Fabia RS Rally 2.

https://www.skoda-storyboard.com/en/...e=social_media

[Andre Oliveira]