http://www.wrc.com/News.aspx?PO_ID=4766&lang=en_GB

Hope they are competitive next season...

 

FIA cost cutting .

 

cutting cost is not necessarily a bad thing.. hopefully it will create more competition.

 

Yeah...but I may not be as fun to watch with lower powered cars.

 

nice.... hopefully mitsu will be ... SOME kind of competition...

 

Hopefully they can afford active diffs and an auto-shifter this year

I remember watching one WRC race last year that showed what a piece of **** the Mitsubishi Lancer WRC was. It didn't even have active diffs or an auto-shifter. It showed the Lancer struggling to get around a hairpin, having to back up and make the turn again. Then it showed the Subaru (of all cars) taking the corner like it was nothing.

I'll bet a bone stock Evo VIII RS anywhere-but-america-spec could have taken that corner better, at least it has S-AYC

 

the reasoning behind the new FIA rules is because, if you've ever seen the engines or cockpits of these cars, there's so many electronic sensors and controllers that most teams don't have the resources to put as much R&D into these systems as say, subaru or citroen. they're trying to simplify the way the cars work and try to level the playing field. much like revenue sharing in pro-sports.

 

Anyone know who's driving for Mitsubishi?

 

harri rovanpera as the full time works driver for all the rounds and panizzi and galli sharing the second car. =)

 

Hopefully starts placing and give subaru a run for its money.

 

The reason why they didnt have active diffs was because Mitsu was still testing how the car handled without it. They wanted to start from scratch and then add all that technology in later.

 

^^exactly..tho ppl thought it was stupid, in my opinion i think that it really did benefit the team. And yes, they will be using paddle semi-auto shifters by Monte Carlo whereas the active center diffs might or might not be in by Monte Carlo. There has also been lots of other changes to the areodynamics and engine too. The turbo has also been improved.

 

Only an active center diff? Hmmmm a stock anywhere-but-the-USA GSR has an active center diff AND active rear diff. Maybe they should just go back to using a modified street car till they figure out how to build a competitive WRC entry Why does it take 2 seasons to figure out how to use active diffs? I think they need a spy inside Citroen WRC

 

Nope, dun wrry, the team knows what their doing, and i belive that they really are on the right track now. =)

 

granted that peugoet had more time to do this with gronholm's car,
they did much better with the all new 307 for 2004. started out the same
as mitsu, without active center diff, using passive (i think) and a 4 SPEED
SHIFTER?!