Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread

**AnttiL** · 7th July 2022, 07:05

Originally Posted by Päss1928

Just a thought. Why couldn't WRC do 1 stage per rally in full EV mode. It wouldn't bother the fans if it's just 1 stage, but would give the manufacturers a chance to demonstrate their EV capabilities, which could in theory attract more manufacturers. Win-win?

It would require a huge and heavy battery

**J4MIE** · 7th July 2022, 10:48

The currant HIV distance is in single figure kilometres per event. So no chance of even a full road section, never mind a stage.

When it was first announced I had naïvely assumed that all road sections would be done in EV mode. I really don’t see why they seem to have focused on boosting the already huge amount of power the car has, there wasn’t really a need for it. It’s a way of saying the cars are hybrid, environmentally friendly etc but doing the absolute minimum required.

**wyler** · 11th July 2022, 08:50

Originally Posted by AnttiL

It would require a huge and heavy battery

What about the super special? it's already far from "real" rally and just a showcase for catching people in town. km are few enough, and is normally close to service park... it could become the sponsor-show before the real start of the race...

**Sal yet again** · 11th July 2022, 09:29

Originally Posted by J4MIE

The currant HIV distance is in single figure kilometres per event. So no chance of even a full road section, never mind a stage.

When it was first announced I had naïvely assumed that all road sections would be done in EV mode. I really don’t see why they seem to have focused on boosting the already huge amount of power the car has, there wasn’t really a need for it. It’s a way of saying the cars are hybrid, environmentally friendly etc but doing the absolute minimum required.

Hyundai did a mock test with so called road sections allegedly using only EV mode? The WRC site/DF waxed lyrical about it. In retrospect its a bit of an own goal and opens the sport to ridicule if its not already there.

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/geari...e-rally1-test/

**AnttiL** · 11th July 2022, 10:29

They only had a short city HEV zone, like current rallies (should) have

**Sal yet again** · 11th July 2022, 14:02

True and I think Tanak's words in the follow up said what it really was about...PR

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/what-...e-wrcs-future/

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 11th July 2022, 17:53

In the latest series of TopGear, Chris Harris drove the Ford Puma Hybrid Rally1 built by M-Sport.

Join Chris in conversation with TG Magazine’s Jack Rix, where they discuss Ford’s hybrid WRC contender, the current state of rallying, electrification in motorsport, and more...

Video here: https://twitter.com/i/status/1546524721444839424

**WRCStan** · 11th July 2022, 18:48

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

In the latest series of TopGear, Chris Harris drove the Ford Puma Hybrid Rally1 built by M-Sport.

Join Chris in conversation with TG Magazine’s Jack Rix, where they discuss Ford’s hybrid WRC contender, the current state of rallying, electrification in motorsport, and more...

Video here: https://twitter.com/i/status/1546524721444839424

I, or we, couldn't have written a better script for him.

**becher** · 12th July 2022, 18:45

https://youtu.be/esNBXqGouI0

This is a quite well made documentary series about rallying. The pronunciation is sometimes off, but at least there are next to no factual mistakes.

**WRCStan** · 12th July 2022, 20:40

Originally Posted by becher

https://youtu.be/esNBXqGouI0

This is a quite well made documentary series about rallying. The pronunciation is sometimes off, but at least there are next to no factual mistakes.

Two minutes in and I recognise this script - it's lifted from Wikipedia, except Paris to Madrid was not half the distance of Paris to Bordeaux, so this was carelessly copied. Will watch more though thanks.