Ken Block WRC Germany Tarmac Test Video
Aug 21, 2010, 10:32 PM
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Disregard everything I posted. I am an *** terd. That indeed is a Focus. I misread the article j. D Sport. The Fiesta is gymkhana only. What ever happened to Ken running the Fiesta in the wrc? I remember watching on tv that he was switching from the suby to the fiesta.
Aug 22, 2010, 11:31 AM
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Oh also he runs the Fiesta in X-Games...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeahj4UbizY
Aug 22, 2010, 12:04 PM
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His comment was "Driving around a parking lot on street tires isn't the same as a Tarmac rally"
I tend to agree. Sliding around an old airport doesn't = real track racing. I think US rally events are ALL dirt/gravel. not 100% sure on that though. His competition experience on Tarmac has been just 2 events I believe.
I tend to agree. Sliding around an old airport doesn't = real track racing. I think US rally events are ALL dirt/gravel. not 100% sure on that though. His competition experience on Tarmac has been just 2 events I believe.
Aug 22, 2010, 08:48 PM
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His comment was "Driving around a parking lot on street tires isn't the same as a Tarmac rally"
I tend to agree. Sliding around an old airport doesn't = real track racing. I think US rally events are ALL dirt/gravel. not 100% sure on that though. His competition experience on Tarmac has been just 2 events I believe.
I tend to agree. Sliding around an old airport doesn't = real track racing. I think US rally events are ALL dirt/gravel. not 100% sure on that though. His competition experience on Tarmac has been just 2 events I believe.
He regularly runned Rally new York before he got into the WRC. I dont know he ever runned tennesse though.
Aug 22, 2010, 08:49 PM
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First Question:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Heh6F5upHbc
Aug 22, 2010, 10:32 PM
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Thanks! I will try to find more info to satisfy my inane curiosity!
However, it was my understanding of the homologation rules that a WRC car had to remain fairly true to the production car: same engine size, same basic drive train, etc. Since the Fiesta comes with a 1.6L and FWD only I presumed it would have to remain as such. Has the WRC dumped the homologation rules entirely?
Could Chevy simply put a Cobalt body on a Duramax chassis and run it in the WRC?
However, it was my understanding of the homologation rules that a WRC car had to remain fairly true to the production car: same engine size, same basic drive train, etc. Since the Fiesta comes with a 1.6L and FWD only I presumed it would have to remain as such. Has the WRC dumped the homologation rules entirely?
Could Chevy simply put a Cobalt body on a Duramax chassis and run it in the WRC?
All of the main WRC cars are 2.0L turbo with almost all of them using Garrett TR30R turbos. The ones that didn't where the Subarus, they used IHI. But since the Subies are gone... maybe they all use Garretts.
