Yes, it is. For example stage Heuveland has several very long straights with up to 30 seconds in rpm limiter each. In the past Škoda was benefiting from higher top speed than Peugeot and Ford in Ypres a lot (for some strange reason they didn't use long gearbox in Greece). Two years back there was a video with speed gun from one such straight and Van den Heuvel with R4 Evo made over 210 km/h there...
Reninge has also some straights on old tarmac that the limiter definately will be reached.
I call this BS. You were precisely talking about timing (quote: "No-one confirms anything at this stage"). And 2001 is not 1980 and the situation in 2001 was exactly the same, three rallies to go and...
Different times and different situation.
In that case Peugeot had wanted Burns for years, whereas Tanak left Toyota who have won 5 Manufacturer titles without him.
Plus Toyota still has 3...
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Sorry for the offtopic. I have a question.
What is happening when a rally car's homologation expired ? Does the manufacturer continues to provide spare parts to privateers, or not...
Just to prove you wrong. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2001/oct/17/motorracing.rallying (17th oct 2001). Richard Burns agreed to go from Subaru to Peugeot and there was still three rallies to go...
I call this BS. You were precisely talking about timing (quote: "No-one confirms anything at this stage"). And 2001 is not 1980 and the situation in 2001 was exactly the same, three rallies to go and...
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