Rally Discussion and Bar Talk Thread

[mknight]

Saw the Renault 5 electric concept "driftcar".

Yet another example of how major manu uses electric "sport" car for promotion. Other recent big ones are the BMW thing with Extreme E base and off course the Electric Quatro from Block

And yet another example of how people claiming here that electric car adds/promotion will only be about driving slowly and using least energy were wrong. Two years ago that was the dominant idea here.

Thing is people don't change. They want to buy things cause they are cool and offer something new. Which is why this kind of advertising works.

[Sal yet again]

Only issue I have with a lot of these electric "concepts" is that the makers are trying to court favour by using iconic ICE models as the base rather than coming up with new designs. As the heart of those cars (the engine) has been ripped out to make way for all the batteries it kind of looses the point, at least Block's new Audi other than having traditional colours isnt trying too hard to be an ur Quattro.

I always thought the future was about the new and expected more "Jetsons" imagineering and space age design rather than the restomod approach. Ironically a lot of older machinery was hardly efficient design wise so it makes me grin that the manufacturers by sticking electric gubbins in these cars seem to be able to conveniently gloss over that!

Have to say love the look of the "5" and as long as my teeth dont have to suffer hearing it in real life would ne more than happy to see it in action on YT with the sound turned off.

[KiwiWRCfan]

Rally Australia 2011 Hayden Paddon finished P6 overall driving a PWRC car. At the time it was the best ever overall finish for a PWRC car.
Is Hayden's P6 in a Rally 2 car last weekend at Rally NZ the best overall result for a Rally 2 car against the current Hybrid WRC cars ?

EDIT - found answer to my own question. Stephane Lefebvre was first rally 2 driver to achieve a P6 overall against the hybrid Rally 1 cars. Stephane did it at Ypres Rally Belgium driving a Citroen C3

[AnttiL]

Rally Australia 2011 Hayden Paddon finished P6 overall driving a PWRC car. At the time it was the best ever overall finish for a PWRC car.
Is Hayden's P6 in a Rally 2 car last weekend at Rally NZ the best overall result for a Rally 2 car against the current Hybrid WRC cars ?

EDIT - found answer to my own question. Stephane Lefebvre was first rally 2 driver to achieve a P6 overall against the hybrid Rally 1 cars. Stephane did it at Ypres Rally Belgium driving a Citroen C3

I think it's a bit silly when the position is not based on the low class driver's speed but the amount of retirements for the top class.

[KiwiWRCfan]

An Irishman and a Kiwi walked into a bar and talked rally.
OK they were not in a bar but they share a passion for rally and they talked a lot about Rally NZ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhl84Z5g9fE

[Sal yet again]

I'd prefer it if they talked about rallying

[Humber]

The young Australians have been the quickest at the FIA Rally Star talent search (Asia Pacific region) event in Chennai, India.

I saw at least one of the Australians had done some pre-event cross-kart training.

https://www.fia.com/news/young-talen...ic-final-india

Taylor Gill from Newcastle, NSW, Aus won the Asia Pacific Rally Star title.

from Facebook "FIA Rally Star Asia-Pacific continental Final winner������
Wow! Honestly Lost for words, bring on next year����
Massive thanks to everyone who got me here!
Thanks to everyone for the messages and support, will catch up when I’m back in Australia
Over and out��
#fiarallystar #bethenextone
FIA
Motorsport Australia
ARC - Motorsport Australia Rally Championship"

[Jarek Z]

Jeez, rally drivers are younger and younger these days. First Rovanpera, then Solberg, and now... 7-year old Niccolo Perico (son of Italian rally driver Alessandro Perico):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-offyRyDH6E

[flat_right]

Different titles for the articles which basically say the same things

Dirtfish: EIGHT-TIME WORLD CHAMPION RULES OUT FULL-TIME WRC COMEBACK

WRC.com OGIER: FULL-TIME RETURN NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION

[TypeR]

Ain't a mind-reader, but tell me what you want.. He wants the title(or 2), especially being in the best team/car.
2022' Monte still hurts him big time