Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[PLuto]

Supply issues causing delay to Fabia RS debut, plus Fabia Evo issue solved:

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/skoda...uction-issues/

This is nothing new. Original plan for debut in Finland was postponed many weeks ago...

[Danny0405]

This is nothing new. Original plan for debut in Finland was postponed many weeks ago...

Yeah and if I remember well, Skoda boss told it is Greece ... at best depending on the supply issues.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

M-SPORT PLEASED WITH FIESTA UPGRADE DESPITE ESTONIA RESULT

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/m-spo...stonia-result/

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Fiesta aero update and comparison to the Rally2 trends.:

https://www.wrcwings.tech/2022/07/25...fiesta-rally2/

[mknight]

Regarding new Fabia, J.Porter says earliest Catalunya and even that is not certain.

[WRCStan]

Regarding new Fabia, J.Porter says earliest Catalunya and even that is not certain.

Think he also said "at this level" (WRC)

[mknight]

At the end he said that yes.

But before Spain the only good and obvious choice is Barum, which might be too early.

[RS]

At the end he said that yes.

But before Spain the only good and obvious choice is Barum, which might be too early.

Barum as zero car again seems likely. I doubt Kopecky would swap to the new car until the title is wrapped up.

Has it even been homologated yet?

[Fast Eddie WRC]

You'd think with the time it's taken producing the new car Skoda would've timed the full competition launch better.

The publicity at their home rally of Barum as the part of the Czech championship and a round of the ERC would've been a great platform.

[mknight]

Well a year ago Hyundai was late (twice delayed I think), and when finally competing the car was both unreliable and slow. Took at least half a year to be competetive.
Surely something Skoda wants to avoid.

Actually I wonder which recent R5 was both competetive and reliable when released?
Polo wasn't reliable
C3 wasn't competetive besides smooth tarmac.