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http://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/ar...-more-time-for It says in the article that OMSE have been looking for manufacture support and will have some big news to release during the last round. They are preparing for electric cars so maybe they have found a manufacture to support them. If Grönholm gets what he wishes for, Hyundai support that is, then theres potentially three manufacturers in. Add to those potential entries that the Hansens were in China a few days ago. Timmy on Facebook: Opening new doors for the future here in China. keeping my dream alive #hardwork |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7C6gGDIZx0
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25 Nov 2018, 16:45 (Ref:3865776) | #156 | ||
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Forgive the double post, but EKS did a live video after the final in South Africa:
EKS Official Facebook Page - End Of Season Live Broadcast Confirms that Mattias Ekstrom won't be a full time participant in the 2019 World Rallycross Championship. The future of the team/cars is undecided at this time. |
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26 Nov 2018, 14:43 (Ref:3866074) | #157 | ||
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Forgive the triple post, but tickets are now on sale for Speedmachine 2019; £30 per day or £55 for a weekend ticket. Much more reasonable than last year.
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26 Nov 2018, 15:40 (Ref:3866082) | #158 | |
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Can’t bring myself to do it, especially with so much uncertainty around who will be entered next year.
If I bother with WRX next year then think I’ll have another holiday in Riga. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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26 Nov 2018, 22:36 (Ref:3866203) | #160 | |
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27 Nov 2018, 00:30 (Ref:3866217) | #161 | ||
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They had four cars at the end of 2017. Two went to Cometoyou Racing and two were kept (I think one of which was the Championship winning car).
I assume the 2018 cars were fresh builds, so that brings them back to four again. That said I wonder if the 2018 cars belong to EKS or Audi Sport? |
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27 Nov 2018, 10:38 (Ref:3866295) | #162 | |
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They had five before this season actually, unfortunately I can't remember the source.
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Having done a bit more reading I wonder how many cars they actually have now. Ekstrom and Bakkerud both used 2018 specification cars this year (which I assume were new builds) and Nico Muller used a 2018 specification car in Latvia: was that a 2017 car that was re-prepared, or was that a new build as well? Szabo was also out in a 2017 specification car that weekend. Considering the above I think we can say they have at least five cars? 3 x 2018 specification, 1 x 2017 specification, 1 x World Championship car (left in 2016 specification?) |
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27 Nov 2018, 21:30 (Ref:3866441) | #164 | ||
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Andreas Bakkerud is about to test an Audi RS5 DTM next month in Jerez...
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29 Nov 2018, 11:10 (Ref:3866815) | #165 | ||
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I have seen this article doing the rounds on Facebook...
http://www.globalrallycross.com/no-t...M_MS7NkeRCUjts ...claiming that VW are pulling out of World RX. I am very dubious of the source (the website is riddled with errors and they don't seem to have previously published any original content), however I do wonder if it would be a bad thing? No manufacturer teams in 2019 might level the playing field a bit. I wonder if any of the 2018 cars would be usable though? I have seen talk about Loeb potentially using the 2018 Peugeots, but would VW Motorsport allow PSRX to carry on using the Polos if they were no longer a works outfit? |
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29 Nov 2018, 12:12 (Ref:3866832) | #166 | ||
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A friend of mine said that after PSRX and Andretti completes a round, VW always takes out the engines from the cars and bring them back to HQ. Their WRC cars are stored and only Baumschlanger (something like that) in Austria has competed in a car that has not been entered by VW itself. And he seems to have a close relationship with VW since he has competed in both a pre-2017 car and in a 2017 car. |
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1 Dec 2018, 18:38 (Ref:3867280) | #168 | ||
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1 Dec 2018, 21:36 (Ref:3867311) | #169 | |
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IMG invested multi millions of dollars at significant cost to ourselves - more investment than ever - in new tracks and a digital platform which brings half a million unique views on social media"
The social media stuff is great, I'm a huge advocate of the FB and YT streaming...but who was asking them to invest in the new tracks? I just about understand it for South Africa and Latvia, but who the hell wanted Abu Dhabi and Spa? Bellamy must have his head in the sand if any of these comments come as a surprise to him. Even those of us with no link to the paddock aren't shocked. |
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1 Dec 2018, 22:25 (Ref:3867323) | #170 | |
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IMG is the new Titanic... too big to fail!
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2 Dec 2018, 16:20 (Ref:3867457) | #171 | ||
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3 Dec 2018, 16:11 (Ref:3867654) | #172 | |
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New tracks?
The tracks do the investing for a FIA license, and then have to pay a fee to have WRX to please visit them. And have a lot of other costs... What does IMG do? Sit and wait for the highest bidder. |
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3 Dec 2018, 17:06 (Ref:3867673) | #173 | |
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I don't understand either what Bellamy is on about when it comes to costs. I can't imagine in any way that IMG has invested in WRX at "significant" costs to themselves when they charge horrendous amounts of money from those involved. Obviously he has no clue on how expensive WRX and rallycross at the top level has become.
Some examples; Mads Lysen needed 250 000€ in order to do a whole season in ERC in 2012. In the group Enthusiasts of Höljes RX on Facebook, there was a comment about how a driver that sat on the sideline this year had been offered a seat next season. However, that seat would come at a cost of 2 000 000€. When the announcement came that PSRX would team up with VW last year, the contract was worth around 7 500 000 - 8 000 000€ according to Norwegian VG. https://www.vg.no/sport/motorsport/i...ng-til-80-mill According to Susanne Hansen, Team Peugeot-Hansen and other teams perhaps spent between 2 000 000-4 000 000€. https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artike...gplYP98Ln56bAY |
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3 Dec 2018, 21:22 (Ref:3867729) | #174 | ||
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I also think the Peugeot budget isnt that large when compared against some of the other forms of motorsport, Although when compared against the VW budget its obvious VW have a huge advantage. Twice the budget doesnt mean the travel costs, entry fees, tyres, support staff take twice the cost of Peugeot so the difference VW have in available funds is directed where they see fit, so thats about 4m euros on testing or better R&D, engines etc.... No wonder they have dominated and no wonder the others got pixxed off |
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3 Dec 2018, 22:36 (Ref:3867741) | #175 | ||
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And they didn't profit from the ERC era either, it cost money but it was worth spending for those involved. It was either rich guys or regular people who were able, like Lysen, to get a budget to drive. That was the budget was for last year, imagine this year then. Of course, where they have to spend they are equal, for fees, tyres and such. But when it comes to tests and R&D like you say, then it is a big issue. For a privateer it is hard to keep up with bigger teams. Besides, then why is Grönholm, Loeb, Hansen etc. talking about high costs? Why is ERX so popular? Why are there so few teams in WRX? Perhaps I over exaggerated, but still, the costs have risen very quickly since the start of WRX. The costs of what rallycross used to be is cheap money now. |
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