Ken Block WRC Germany Tarmac Test Video
Aug 19, 2010, 09:16 AM
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Ken Block WRC Germany Tarmac Test Video
Saw this posted on the monster world rally team site. WRC ADAC Rally Deutschland starts up end of the week so good luck Ken!
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Aug 19, 2010, 11:20 AM
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Don't think Ken Block had any choice in switching manufacturers considering only Ford and Citroen have factory teams in WRC.
Good luck to him in Germany. It definitely won't be easy even finishing this rally.
I haven't been keeping up with WRC lately but if I remember correctly they have all kinds of concrete blocks that were designed to stop tanks in the rally stages. Hitting one of those means instant dnf.
Good luck to him in Germany. It definitely won't be easy even finishing this rally.
I haven't been keeping up with WRC lately but if I remember correctly they have all kinds of concrete blocks that were designed to stop tanks in the rally stages. Hitting one of those means instant dnf.
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Don't think Ken Block had any choice in switching manufacturers considering only Ford and Citroen have factory teams in WRC.
Good luck to him in Germany. It definitely won't be easy even finishing this rally.
I haven't been keeping up with WRC lately but if I remember correctly they have all kinds of concrete blocks that were designed to stop tanks in the rally stages. Hitting one of those means instant dnf.
Good luck to him in Germany. It definitely won't be easy even finishing this rally.
I haven't been keeping up with WRC lately but if I remember correctly they have all kinds of concrete blocks that were designed to stop tanks in the rally stages. Hitting one of those means instant dnf.
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Aug 21, 2010, 12:52 PM
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OK...somebody school me...please!
Was that a Focus or a Fiesta? It looked like a Fiesta, but I thought Block was going to be racing a WRC Focus. Is it FWD? I assume so.
What kind of tranny does it have? It was shifting faster that I can blink!!!
Was that a Focus or a Fiesta? It looked like a Fiesta, but I thought Block was going to be racing a WRC Focus. Is it FWD? I assume so.
What kind of tranny does it have? It was shifting faster that I can blink!!!
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Aug 21, 2010, 01:17 PM
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That car is a Ford Fiesta, 100% custom. Engine is a Duratec 2.0 longitudunally mounted, custom trans, transfer case, and AWD. Look it up in the new D-Sport. That thing is an all out race car. Running 60 psi on a Garrett TR3076R. Things sick, making 650 hp.
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WRC car = Focus
Gymkhana car = Fiesta
Aug 21, 2010, 10:24 PM
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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?