[WRC] FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023

**EstWRC** · 17th November 2023, 21:57

Drop this rally

**SubaruNorway** · 17th November 2023, 21:58

Imagine if Taka had crashed into the 0 car... Must have broken down?

**Mirek** · 17th November 2023, 21:58

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

But its been that way for all of the WRC, apart from the crazy Group B period. Plus it's been fine for producing all the Rally2 / R5 cars..

Spaceframe chassis was brought in for scaling reasons so any new Manufacturer could use any model... but none have joined WRC anyway.

That changes nothing on those points. The fail to attract new manufacturers is not caused by switching to space frames. Switching to production bodyshells would not make it any better but only worse.

**CeskyOndra** · 17th November 2023, 21:59

Comedy

**becher** · 17th November 2023, 22:00

So the zero car was on stage without any reason?

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 17th November 2023, 22:00

Originally Posted by Mirek

That changes nothing on those points. The fail to attract new manufacturers is not caused by switching to space frames. Switching to production bodyshells would not make it any better but only worse.

But it was only brought in for the very purpose of attracting new manufacturers.

**CeskyOndra** · 17th November 2023, 22:00

Zero car still standing here, I totally don't understand

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 17th November 2023, 22:01

Joke of a rally. I'm off to bed.

**CeskyOndra** · 17th November 2023, 22:04

Rally basically decided after 3 stages and now this is happening..

**becher** · 17th November 2023, 22:04

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

But it was only brought in for the very purpose of attracting new manufacturers.

Yeah much better to not change and gamble on the few that are still there leaving.

On a serious note, M Sport would be toast if the Rally1 car was based on a roadcar.