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3 Oct 2016, 13:56 (Ref:3677004) | #1 | ||
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World Rallycross R11 - Buxtehude, Germany
Entries for Germany now online, Supercars here:
http://media.rallycrossrx.com/docs/2...de%20(DEU).pdf Touring Cars & Super 1600 here: http://media.rallycrossrx.com/docs/2...de%20(DEU).pdf 30 Supercars (-1 for Liam Doran) 20 Super 1600 18 Touring Cars Good to see Foust back in Europe again, I hope luck is with him as he seems to have had car troubles during his last few outings. Be interesting to see what Cyril Raymond can do in a Supercar as well. |
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3 Oct 2016, 14:30 (Ref:3677010) | #2 | |
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Was surprised that Nitiss was not on the list. Besides, isn't he also a permanent driver like Doran?
Will be interesting to see how the regular ERX drivers, besides from Hansen Jr, will stand against the WRX. |
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3 Oct 2016, 14:40 (Ref:3677012) | #3 | ||
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I assume that Rustad is in the Nitiss Ibiza, so he has replaced him on the entry list? As JRM haven't replaced Doran, that is why the car is still shown as entered?
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3 Oct 2016, 17:41 (Ref:3677055) | #4 | |
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As both Wilks and Chicherit are in the only two cars JRM got and only run as privateers, I can't see it being any different unless it is because of Münnich Motorsport being a manufacture.
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5 Oct 2016, 14:12 (Ref:3677529) | #5 | |
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Wondering about the Mini project. Would it not been better and maybe even cheaper for JRM to have started from scratch instead of buying the project from Prodrive?
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5 Oct 2016, 15:03 (Ref:3677549) | #6 | ||
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But I am a bit confused about the switch. Firstly, he was is no mans land already so switching to OMSE felt unnecessary when he could have competed the rest of the championship without having to get a ride by himself. And secondly, the Fiesta can't seem to stack up against the other cars anyway. The results haven't been to well for him since switching. As for Germany, I have no idea why he is not competing. I think they lack experience so getting good cars from Prodrive was not a bad idea for them maybe. The project stood still pretty much at Prodrive so good deal I guess too. Their own built engine though feels a bit uncertain, maybe they should have asked Prodrive for a 2 litre engine instead ... |
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The changes to the 2016 regulations really forced JRM into adopting the 2.0L and I personally think they underestimated just how difficult it would be re-engineering the car for a 2.0L engine. It's not as simple as just stuffing a bigger engine in the front. As crossfades has also touched on, I also wonder about the supplier of engines to JRM. Whose 2.0L are they using? |
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5 Oct 2016, 14:09 (Ref:3677526) | #8 | |
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Galli in Kia, Hvaal in Beetle, Foust, Rustad in SEAT, Noujokatis in Skoda. Nice to see some non regulars.
I have not really followed the news about Nitiss. I assumed a) He left Munnich because he was not happy about the SEAT and b) OMSE wanted a more experienced driver besides Grondholm and Eriksson. But now he's not in an OMSE Fiesta I don't understand it. Or is this round there's no place for him because they rented the car already to Raymond? |
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6 Oct 2016, 19:17 (Ref:3677912) | #9 | |
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Looking at their website it's not an inhouse developed engine.
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6 Oct 2016, 19:45 (Ref:3677920) | #10 | ||
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I think it was Neil Brown? There seemed to be a few of their guys hanging round Dorans car at Lydden
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6 Oct 2016, 20:06 (Ref:3677925) | #11 | |
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I guess the most difficult part is to get the ALS working at it's best? We also must not forget that power has gone up at least 75 bhp since the first 45 mm engines.
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6 Oct 2016, 20:08 (Ref:3677926) | #12 | |
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Speaking of engines: what kind of base engines are EKS using? It's clearly not the same engine as the diesel based engine Larson is using. Are they using Lehmann as engine builder?
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6 Oct 2016, 20:41 (Ref:3677934) | #13 | ||
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I would imagine Ekky would access to the very bets.
I do think the Larsson machine is perhaps the best out there, when you think they ahve nothing like as much development and backing as Ekky. And the Swedish Polo's ped all over the offical cars so got the gig. Engines in rallycross now are not really manufacturer, they are tuner run, the basic engine block is the same but the rest is pretty much bespoke, like the chassis actually. Hey ho, off into the millions we go,l nice one IMG, well controlled there |
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Agreed - if you want a Cosworth YB tuning to a high power output then he's probably your man, maybe a BDT as well. For everything else - not so much.
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6 Oct 2016, 21:28 (Ref:3677942) | #16 | |
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Engines have always been tuner based haven't they? Even in WRC manufactures don't build their own. Pipo, Mountune, Lehmann, etc. Interesting to see that Godfrey isn't that big supplier anymore and Trollspeed nearly lost its mojo, but the Polo's put them back again.
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6 Oct 2016, 22:35 (Ref:3677968) | #17 | |
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The Focus should be considered to have a manufacture engine in my opinion, the car too is probably the only real manufacture car.
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7 Oct 2016, 06:12 (Ref:3678038) | #18 | |
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Why? It is still Pipo and M-Sport, nothing wrong with that of course..
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7 Oct 2016, 07:40 (Ref:3678056) | #20 | ||
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Even in the old GpB days the tuner was the big deal
In the Sierra's it was Terry Drury or Karlssons In RS200 it was Jon Minty Jeff Page. 6R4's were done by Goodmans or one or two other guys I had a look on Ekky's site last night and could find no reference, so I would guess someone Swedish like Karlssons, they used to do a lot of work with Erksson but seemingly not anymore. |
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During one of the early years for Eriksson in rallycross, he blew nine(!) engines in only one season. If he was working with this Karlsson, (I don't know who he is though) maybe this was a reason to part. |
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During one of the early years for Eriksson in rallycross, he blew nine(!) engines in only one season. If he was working with this Karlsson, (I don't know who he is though) maybe this was a reason to part.[/QUOTE] Thats nothing compared to the 26 schanche did in the opel |
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http://www.motordesign.se/en/about-us Karlsson heads used by Ultra Motorsport...
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7 Oct 2016, 12:06 (Ref:3678104) | #25 | ||
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What I meant in talking about costs was in regard of pretty much the whole car now being bespoke.
The engines are loosely, very loosely based on a production unit and the chassis, if you can call them that are cut up to such a degree that what once was a 208 or DS3 is now almost a spaceframe. Plus tuning a YB Cossie was relatively cheap, tuning an engine that hardly anyone else uses like the Mini or Peugeot unit is going to cost a bunch as development costs have to be factored in. The great thing about GpB was a lot of that had been done, it was trial and error from then on to get more power or torque and improve the engine, now you are having to do and pay for all of that with a tuner, where in the past he just erm tuned! Obviously this has always been the case to a point, but I think it has moved on |
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