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Originally Posted by rx-guru
Rallycross engines must be based on blocks that have been used for engines of the same trademark. A recent example of how far that can go is the 5-cyl. engine that Stecka Walfridsson used last year in his Renault Clio. Dunno if Lukas Walfridsson is still using it. Its block came from an engine that was used in the 1991 (!) Renault Safrane.
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I guess there is no homologation period on engines then!
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Originally Posted by crossfades
Laboulle drove a Xsara with a 1.7 litre engine in 2012 if I'm not wrong. Though tracks in France tends to be a little slower, it suits a smaller engine perfectly.
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That was Dreux, wasn't it? I seem to recall it was a wet race.
Liam Doran won X-Games Munich with a smaller engined MINI: sure that was a wet race as well (and quite a slow track).