Rally2 (ex-R5) News

[sinepikohv]

some source of this statement? as I never heard about it.

Mikkelsen retired last year in Portugal and Sardegna due to engine failures. In both cases, the issue appeared to relate to the car ingesting sand after which it lost a cylinder and misfired. Also, in Sardegna and Portugal Kremer too retired due to engine failures. He also had the Fabia evo.

So perhaps it's just that Škoda doesn't want to risk with the same things happening before they can test it out on drivers who are not gunning for the title.

[br21]

Mikkelsen retired last year in Portugal and Sardegna due to engine failures. In both cases, the issue appeared to relate to the car ingesting sand after which it lost a cylinder and misfired. Also, in Sardegna and Portugal Kremer too retired due to engine failures. He also had the Fabia evo.

So perhaps it's just that Škoda doesn't want to risk with the same things happening before they can test it out on drivers who are not gunning for the title.

But how it's related to overheating of the new car?

[ictus]

some source of this statement? as I never heard about it.

I know I've heard/read about it regarding the Rally2 RS, but maybe they meant early development or the previous spec
pozdro

[AnttiL]

Mikkelsen retired last year in Portugal and Sardegna due to engine failures. In both cases, the issue appeared to relate to the car ingesting sand after which it lost a cylinder and misfired. Also, in Sardegna and Portugal Kremer too retired due to engine failures. He also had the Fabia evo.

So perhaps it's just that Škoda doesn't want to risk with the same things happening before they can test it out on drivers who are not gunning for the title.

Mikkelsen’s engine failures were related to the new fuel?

[mknight]

Mikkelsen’s engine failures were related to the new fuel?

No, according to Skoda they were both caused by the same batch of faulty air intake parts.

[RS]

How can the oldest spec Fabia be relevant??
Are thay aiming that low?

Looks like Huttunen is better off with an old Fabia in Sweden than the latest Fiesta so if Toyota can get their car to better-than-old-Fabia level they will be doing pretty well. Besides there are not enough new Fabia RS around yet to be lending one to Toyota.

[mknight]

The slightly strange part was they seem to be using the original Fabia, not Evo. Evo seems quite easily available.

[Sulland]

It says something of the massive success of the Wrc2 class, when a driver can be competitive in a 2017 model car, that has done 40 rallies. It is of course well maintained, but still.

The Fabia R5 is still a very good car, and som drivers still prefer them to the Fabia Evo. That is also why they keep their value better than most RC2 cars!

[Fast Eddie WRC]

Toyota’s 2024 Rally2 car faces its biggest test yet as it ramps up its gravel development program...

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/toyot...toughest-test/

[manthey]

C3 EVO?