2022 Rallying Thread (WRC, ERC and national rally)
Discussion
egomeister said:
The outer damage on the newer cars doesn't really matter. It looks a lot more severe, but in reality the panels are doing next to nothing so there isn't much to be read into them being destroyed. The important bits have done their jobs which is all that matters really.
Thanks for stating the obvious 
I’ll repeat what I said, that being I’d rather be in pressed steel monocoque with pressed steel panels and a full rollcage such as we’ve seen over the past decade, than relying solely on the current tubular safety cell/chassis.
thepawbroon said:
A clumsy mistake to make so early on. I know rally fans of a certain age like to look back with rose tinted glasses but had that happened in the Group B era it would have surely been a double fatal. M5-911 said:
Great to see Seb and Isabelle doing well. She has been around Seb and Daniel for a while. Seb: 47, Isabelle 50, it that the oldest crew to ever lead a wrc race?
Probably, oldest driver to lead WRC--> https://www.wrc.com/en/news/2022/wrc/veteran-loeb-...Don Roque said:
A clumsy mistake to make so early on. I know rally fans of a certain age like to look back with rose tinted glasses but had that happened in the Group B era it would have surely been a double fatal.
In an S4 or 205 T16 I’d tend to agree.Clumsy mistake ? I guess that would depend on whether it was the result of an overly optimistic entry speed, or a surface more slippery than expected ...
Don Roque said:
thepawbroon said:
A clumsy mistake to make so early on. I know rally fans of a certain age like to look back with rose tinted glasses but had that happened in the Group B era it would have surely been a double fatal. The occupant safety cell looks solid - very impressive engineering;
https://twitter.com/paddocknews/status/14844747277...
https://twitter.com/paddocknews/status/14844793576...
Rallying looks to be on its last legs. There’s thousands of spectators lining every stage….
I’m really enjoying this new era, but no doubt the doom mongers will be along soon because we don’t have have a rally in the UK.
Anyway..
Solberg off, Greensmith with a misfire, Taka with a spin and Tannak with a puncture.
I’m really enjoying this new era, but no doubt the doom mongers will be along soon because we don’t have have a rally in the UK.
Anyway..
Solberg off, Greensmith with a misfire, Taka with a spin and Tannak with a puncture.
Skylinecrazy said:
Rallying looks to be on its last legs. There’s thousands of spectators lining every stage….
I’m really enjoying this new era, but no doubt the doom mongers will be along soon because we don’t have have a rally in the UK.
Anyway..
Solberg off, Greensmith with a misfire, Taka with a spin and Tannak with a puncture.
Solberg off gives an interesting insight into the mindset of the modern day rally spectator, seemingly much more likely to take and post an image or video of the incident on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram than help the competitor to get the car back on the road ...I’m really enjoying this new era, but no doubt the doom mongers will be along soon because we don’t have have a rally in the UK.
Anyway..
Solberg off, Greensmith with a misfire, Taka with a spin and Tannak with a puncture.
Saying that, I imagine the car’s radiator/intercooler pack was probably toast anyway.
Edited by Slippydiff on Saturday 22 January 09:54
Slippydiff said:
Skylinecrazy said:
Rallying looks to be on its last legs. There’s thousands of spectators lining every stage….
I’m really enjoying this new era, but no doubt the doom mongers will be along soon because we don’t have have a rally in the UK.
Anyway..
Solberg off, Greensmith with a misfire, Taka with a spin and Tannak with a puncture.
Solberg off gives an interesting insight into the mindset of the modern day rally spectator, seemingly much more likely to take and post an image or video of the incident than help the competitor to get the car back on the road ...I’m really enjoying this new era, but no doubt the doom mongers will be along soon because we don’t have have a rally in the UK.
Anyway..
Solberg off, Greensmith with a misfire, Taka with a spin and Tannak with a puncture.
Saying that, I imagine the car’s radiator/intercooler pack was probably toast anyway.
Do you honestly believe that if it was a WRC2 car no one would help and everyone would just watch? No chance.
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