James McAdam 313 Posted July 23, 2019 1 hour ago, tbtstt said: so it should be worth going just to see that car getting thrashed! 😄 I will watch it online even if I have not been so impressed and interested by these 2 first rounds in France. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtstt 2,416 Posted July 24, 2019 23 hours ago, JamesMcAdam said: 😄 I will watch it online even if I have not been so impressed and interested by these 2 first rounds in France. Yeah. I didn't think the first round was that great, but I cut them some slack as it was their first attempt at things. Just seen the entry list for this weekend: https://www.barc.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Titans-RX-Lydden-Hill-Entry-List-V1-WEBSITE-22072019.pdf 15 Titans 10 Supercars 12 Retros (including four Group B) 5 Swifts Actually a pretty good entry. Hopefully the racing is decent! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Janneman60 157 Posted July 24, 2019 The main entry looks decent but the lack of support classes makes it a small event with a lot of long pauses. Offcourse this is also part of the learning curve 😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtstt 2,416 Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Janneman60 said: The main entry looks decent but the lack of support classes makes it a small event with a lot of long pauses. Offcourse this is also part of the learning curve 😀 Two full days from the Titans should help, plus it looks like the support classes will be running four heats, so I am hoping for two fairly full days of racing at Lydden! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Janneman60 157 Posted July 24, 2019 2 hours ago, tbtstt said: Two full days from the Titans should help, plus it looks like the support classes will be running four heats, so I am hoping for two fairly full days of racing at Lydden! Hmm, I am more used to 1 day events wirh 90+ competitors. Maybe I am just spoiled 😃 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtstt 2,416 Posted July 24, 2019 58 minutes ago, Janneman60 said: Hmm, I am more used to 1 day events wirh 90+ competitors. Maybe I am just spoiled 😃 Yeah, the British Championship rounds are normally like that: I was expecting less though, so there is a bit more racing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mwoodski 130 Posted July 25, 2019 17 hours ago, Janneman60 said: Hmm, I am more used to 1 day events wirh 90+ competitors. Maybe I am just spoiled 😃 ..and over here we've got three classes of cars totaling 21 entries. 😞 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtstt 2,416 Posted July 25, 2019 2 hours ago, mwoodski said: ..and over here we've got three classes of cars totaling 21 entries. 😞 ARX? I hope the number of entries rise, as I can't see the series lasting long as things are at the moment. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mwoodski 130 Posted July 25, 2019 4 hours ago, tbtstt said: ARX? I hope the number of entries rise, as I can't see the series lasting long as things are at the moment. Yep, and agreed. I'm not sure why rallycross hasn't taken on over here, as it's a perfect motorsport. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtstt 2,416 Posted July 26, 2019 11 hours ago, mwoodski said: Yep, and agreed. I'm not sure why rallycross hasn't taken on over here, as it's a perfect motorsport. I personally think they tried to run before they could walk and rallycross in the US may have priced itself out of existence. Neither the Lites nor Supercars are cheap to run but, thanks to the manufacturer involvement, the latter class has become stupidly expensive to participate in if you want to have any hope of winning. Dodge, Honda and various others baulked at the costs when it was GRC and now even VW have pulled out. I think it would be fair to level the same criticism at the World Championship: that has rapidly grown with appeasing manufacturer demands as the priority, but now the manufacturers have all stepped back and the whole thing is left as a very expensive proposition for privateers. Of course there is a much deeper pool of cars and drivers to draw from in Europe. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtstt 2,416 Posted July 26, 2019 Not strictly rallycross, but some great clips of Petter and Oliver at Goodwood: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tranzitive 309 Posted July 28, 2019 (edited) Andreus Bakkerud did Pikes Peak in some crosskart thing. Edited July 28, 2019 by Tranzitive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Janneman60 157 Posted July 31, 2019 Don't care much about my times there. It has little to do with a rallycross track. Abu Dabi track was a big shame and this one comes next. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b0yc1e 7 Posted August 1, 2019 So apparently one of my favourite tracks drops on the 13th can't wait to copy Kevin Eriksson and go round the outside ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mats27 83 Posted August 1, 2019 16 minutes ago, b0yc1e said: So apparently one of my favourite tracks drops on the 13th can't wait to copy Kevin Eriksson and go round the outside ! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PJTierney 5,037 Posted August 1, 2019 16 minutes ago, mats27 said: I just watched Estering this morning to get an eye for the layout 😄 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JorritVD 1,259 Posted August 1, 2019 I was last year at the WRX Estering event. Amazing track and atmosphere. also a lot of visitors. The first turn is awesome. Also the uphil part at the last part of the track is crazy. The cars throwing all stones to the spectators. Really need to watch out and were safety glasses. At the end of the weekend i collected some dirt in my DiRT Rally 2.0 shirt 😛 Also i had something designed from EKS and printed a board. It's about a meter wide. Brought it to the paddock at the end of Saturday where Mattias and Andreas signed it 🙂 I got actually two of these signed. They are now in my room, not really know yet what i will do with both. One i will probably hand and the other one i might sell to someone who is interested. (here an photo before the weekend, so not signed yet) video_2019-08-01_12-50-26.mp4 video_2019-08-01_12-44-44.mp4 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtstt 2,416 Posted August 1, 2019 I can't wait for Estering to get added: I suspect everyone is going to be using their first go to try big entries into turn one! I went to the Titans RX rounds at Lydden last weekend. Had to leave early on Saturday and, although I was annoyed at having to miss the semis and finals, the weather was bloody awful so not sad to get out of the rain! Much more pleasant on Sunday, though some frustration with repeat delays throughout the day. The Titans are definitely quick and loud, my only real gripe with them is the look: some of the shells are OK, some look really ungainly. Think they'd have been much better off going with sleek RX Lite style shell for the whole field, then having more colourful liveries to distinguish between the cars. Some good racing throughout and some very "robust" driving. Apparently there were penalties issued for corner cutting, but a lot of drivers seemed to be majorly trimming the grass at North Bend. I think the absence of joker laps made a massive difference, most of the races (when they eventually came) were close. Eight car Supercar final to round off the weekend which was cool. Rene Munnich was in a class of his own, though notable that Julian Godfrey wasn't that far behind him. Impressive drive from Donnelly as well, he didn't seem to take long to get to grips with the C4. Unfortunately there were issues with the Doran RS200: was looking forward to seeing that car getting thrashed again! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JorritVD 1,259 Posted August 1, 2019 Has anyone an idea of the ES Skoda will be racing in Canada this weekend? Still noted with TBA as driver on the Entry List. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtstt 2,416 Posted August 1, 2019 6 hours ago, JorritVD said: Has anyone an idea of the ES Skoda will be racing in Canada this weekend? Still noted with TBA as driver on the Entry List. The Fabia won't be running: https://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/article/10414/esmotorsport-labasgas-canada-rx-statement Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JorritVD 1,259 Posted August 2, 2019 yeah, i saw it indeed also last night. Also it seems they will announce they go for electric RX or maybe something gaming? "Electrifying" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbtstt 2,416 Posted August 2, 2019 13 minutes ago, JorritVD said: yeah, i saw it indeed also last night. Also it seems they will announce they go for electric RX or maybe something gaming? "Electrifying" Electric RX has already been confirmed... https://www.fiaworldrallycross.com/article/10382/projekt-e-confirmed-for-world ...the reveal of the Projekt-E car was down for early September, so quite likely that. I wonder if they are considering mixed ICE/electric racing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James McAdam 313 Posted August 2, 2019 20 hours ago, tbtstt said: I can't wait for Estering to get added: I suspect everyone is going to be using their first go to try big entries into turn one! Yeah, damn right 😄 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
