Hyundai WRT

[becher]

Sort of off topic but Hyundai announced an LMDh programme:

https://www.dailysportscar.com/2024/...programme.html

Hopefully the Rally programme doesn't die thanks to this.

[deephouse]

They could switch places with Peugeot, since they're nowhere there

[becher]

They could switch places with Peugeot, since they're nowhere there

Stellantis/Peugeot are pretty set to stay for a while still. They got heavily screwed by BOP with their new car, wich is very different to the old one. Who knows the thing might come good by the next season.

[macebig]

If the 9x8 doesn't become a contender for wins in 2025, Peugeot will quit.

[Eli]

They could switch places with Peugeot, since they're nowhere there

Ahhh the 208 Rally1/ World Rally Car, it has a nice ring to it, just don’t bring Michel Nandan please, we tried that twice and it didn’t work out lol.

[saco0o]

LMDh is the car built on the "lmp2 based" spec chassis made by dallara, ligier and oreca, right? so its not a CAR made by hyundai. im not sure how that works but hey, since we keep saying "wrc should copy wec"

[deephouse]

Ahhh the 208 Rally1/ World Rally Car, it has a nice ring to it, just don’t bring Michel Nandan please, we tried that twice and it didn’t work out lol.

And that bloke Famin. Someone like Corrado should be. Someone who loves rallying.

[Eli]

And that bloke Famin. Someone like Corrado should be. Someone who loves rallying.

Bruno Famin, who previously was in charge of Peugeot Sport before he moved to Renault?

[becher]

Ahhh the 208 Rally1/ World Rally Car, it has a nice ring to it, just don’t bring Michel Nandan please, we tried that twice and it didn’t work out lol.

Hu? Wasn't Nandan also involved with the 206?
Who was Peugot Sports technical director at the time?

[becher]

LMDh is the car built on the "lmp2 based" spec chassis made by dallara, ligier and oreca, right? so its not a CAR made by hyundai. im not sure how that works but hey, since we keep saying "wrc should copy wec"

Yes LMP 2 tub (also from Multimatic) with a spec mgu by WAE and a engine from the manufacturer and bodywork with styling cues (although I suspect that a large part of the aero is done by the respective chassis manufacturer). And all current LMDh cars are run by contacted teams (similar to M Sport Ford, Ralliart Mitsubishi,...).

The proposal for 2027 was based on a spec chassis but that idea isn't certain any more I think.
I'm not sure how much cheaper the sport would be but I think a spec car devalues a top championship massively. The thing about WEC was very much the ROI and the simplicity to join, both those factors are not really there in rallying.

At least for me personally I don't take the LMDh very serious they are not really a Porsche, Cadillac, BMW,... but a LMP2 in drag with a hybrid drivetrain and similar power to the LMP2 from a few years ago.