Quote Originally Posted by fiscorpun View Post
Really cool video! Thanks for sharing it mate!

Tho Im not sure Im onboard with this Rally2+ idea some of you fellas here keep talking about.
I mean, I dont actually KNOW how that would work. Cuz it gotte be CHEAP.... AND it gotte be 'quick' to "change back" to normal Rally2.
Like... If its just a matter of having a wider air intake on the engine ("One piece") and a new bigger rear wing ("One piece"), than fine. Cuz that would be relatvely simple and cheap for someone on a tighter budget like Kajetan or Chris Ingram to do (upgrade to R2+) and compete in a WRC round, but then they can easily change back to a normal Rally2 to compete at the national levels they usually compete. If its NOT THIS EASY to go form Rally2 to R2+ then to return from R2+ to Rally2, then its not the beeeeest ideia IMO.

OF COURSE there would be WAY MORE entries in WRC. Richier or sponsored guys could do it. Imagine Monte Carlo 2025 with Nasser Al Athya, Loeb, CARLOS SAINZ, Paddon... haha These fellas can find the budget to modified a Rally2 to R2+ and never bother that "Oh, cant race them on my national championship now".

U'know? am I thinking about this in the right way?
If these cars were run by privateers who did their own preparation in their own garages then you might be right.

Nobody anywhere near the top of the sport does that these days. All the leading cars are prepared by businesses who will charge drivers whatever they think they can to run a car on an event for them. These outfits often have different cars for tar and gravel to save the time & cost of swapping from one spec to another. There's no way they'd be converting Rally2+ to Rally2 and back again if that involved a load of body & mechanical parts. If Kajetanowicz or Ingram wants a car for WRC, ERC or a National event they shop around and see what deals are on. They don't necessarily use the same car on different events - even if it comes from the same preparation outfit (and don't let the car registration number fool you - plates are easier to swap than any other parts!). It's all down to whether the vinyl wrap is easier/cheaper to change than the mechanicals.