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29 Jan 2015, 18:36 (Ref:3498819) | #26 | ||
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I would say that witht he amount of data than they can collect from having SO mny cars running at any one time, theri cars should be by far and away the best dveeloped.
So, the fact they were beaten and not out front in WRX says to me the package is not all it can be. I ahve often thought teh Focus is the better package, more stable. The Fiesta has ALWAYS struggled with understeer in this version, much like Walfridssons Clio, always been a total pig of a car, the focus is more stable, longer wheelbase I imagine. |
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29 Jan 2015, 22:23 (Ref:3498897) | #27 | ||
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Mats Lysen for example was more smooth in his driving and at his best he was in the top five at least I think, much because of him and the car coming along. I remember when he won in Norway in 2011, no one could really match him or Isachsen during the whole event. The only thing that hindered him throughout the season was himself. He got too excited at times which made him do a lot of errors |
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30 Jan 2015, 08:34 (Ref:3499007) | #28 | ||
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The main problem for some fast drivers (like Mats Lysen and some years earlier Michael Jernberg) is their limited budget. If you cannot take 100% risk in Rallycross you don't get to the very top.
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30 Jan 2015, 22:58 (Ref:3499286) | #29 | ||
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I might be totally wrong here but I think Ken Block have at least 2 Fiestas. One OMSE and one M-Sport.
I think I read somewhere that M-Sport only prepared Kens car in the European races in 2014. I guess Eddi know's |
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The H.F.H.V. Fiesta (used in Gymkhana 4, Gymkhana 5, Rally America and GRC 2012) was based on an M-Sport WRC shell, but I don't think it was prepared by M-Sport (I'm sure I recall Guru mentioning Henning Solberg at the time?). Now he has got the RX43 (used in Gymkhana 6, GRC 2013 and GRC 2014). There are two "RX43" spec cars. One is owned by Block and run by his team in the States, the other is owned and run by M-Sport. I believe it is the M-Sport owned car that Block drove in Norway and France (that's how I read the Rallycross World article anyway). Sure there has been at least one Block-owned Open class (Rally America) Fiesta as well, plus he has used several WRC Fiesta (which I assume have been rented from M-Sport?). Moving back onto the subject of M-Sport rallycross Fiestas did anyone see the press release from M-Sport earlier this month? I just noticed it whilst looking for the link to the Rallycross World article: M-Sport - Rallycross Project Expands Couple of lines towards the end that caught my eye: Quote:
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31 Jan 2015, 14:33 (Ref:3499463) | #31 | ||
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And with outdated bodywork you are basically eligible only in ice racing or hill climb events. And those 50-80k€ prices were only the asking prices, the deal itself does not happen overnight if it happens at all. Btw. in the past when Finnish drivers buillt 4x4 Porsches, those cars were quite far away from Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen works cars. Here's an article (in Finnish) about Alamäki's Porsche: http://www.9xxfin.com/mallit/artikke..._84_s60-61.jpg Some of the main points translated: ... driveshafts and wishbones are from Audi... ...differentials are from BMW 320... ...between the gearbox and the front differential there is a freewheel (from Saab 96!!!)... At least the engine was an original group 5 type 935 unit. |
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1 Feb 2015, 08:57 (Ref:3499666) | #32 | ||
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As far as I remember the diffs came from a BMW 2002, for the front drive upside-down mounted. The 750bhp 3.2 litre engine of Matti's first 4WD 911 was prepared by Joest Racing for the late German racer Dieter Schornstein's 24h of Le Mans 935. In his second 4WD 911 was a 715bhp 2.8 litre engine from the Porsche Racing department.
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6 Jun 2015, 18:33 (Ref:3545599) | #33 | ||
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I wrote this too in a topic containing Will Gollop: I am not sure that group B drivers will shine in modern cars or vice versa, it is just different now. The same for those typical FWD or RWD biased drivers. |
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6 Jun 2015, 18:37 (Ref:3545601) | #34 | ||
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Cool, it is not to far off today's car up to 100 mph, also impressive those cars of today considering newer are smaller and restricted engines and are heavier... Would love to see a similar test for his 205T16 E2! |
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