Front wheel drive at its best. Inspiration for all you Sud drivers with Winton coming up.
Enjoy, (have it loud!)
that was fantastic, is that car a bit like one on the new matchbox colour change ones but it also changes shape ;) and its real
I do love a good scando!
That is one of the best clips I have seen, I think the driver puts some of the current WRC guys to shame.
Definitely one of the best 6 minutes of entertainment seen for a long time. Where was this footage taken?
I would venture to guess that this was not his first outing in a FWD car. Top marks for his car control. More exposure from this guy would sure attract more people to watch rallies here. A whole lot more entertaining that the V8 taxis and their boring processions
Doubtful if all the Sud drivers in Aus could muster up and harness the level of horsepower into one car that this guy had at his disposal. Also doubtful if any Sud driver could handle that much power anyway.
Thse spectators are sure crazy getting that close to the roads.
Quote from: edmunds on July 29, 2010, 04:04:17 PM
Also doubtful if any Sud driver could handle that much power anyway.
I think Frank could cure your doubt, I'm sure he'd love a crack at it :)
Greg,
Definitely an inspirational, dare I say, educational video, loved it. Awesome car control, and so fast.
Cheers
Sud Driver...
Fantastic
Definitely FWD at its best, sideways a ripper, Loved it!, that little Clio is a monster and what a driver Ragnotti is
Time to set up a Sud rally car Frankie, or we could get Toyota to sponser us in a boxer powered Yaris..
Absolutely awesome driving and definitely shows just how good a FWD car in the right hands, when set up properly can be. Thinking modern rather than old for a second, I wonder if a 147 (or even a 147 GTA) could be the go?
Having a close look at the video I see this car is perfect for the tight and frequent corners. Being light at the rear, it gets chucked into the corner and the front end is ready to haul it out in a hurry. A lot harder with long wheel bases and worse still with more weight at the rear, eg tansaxles for this application.
I dont really know , just having a rational stab at it, the 147 would have power to weight issues and handling penalties for the weight as well so that would be the first starting point. Also the shorter the wheelbase the better as far as I can see but I am the first person to admit that I know SFA about rally work.
I looked at that clip with amazement.
I have seen drivers do that on gravel , but never on tarmac.
Looking at the incar, he isn't using a handbrake. I think he must be left foot braking with a lot of rear bias.
A good case for an adjustable pedal box over a rear brake proportioning valve. To keep the bias correct through out a rally it would need constant adjustment as tyres wear, fuel is used etc.
On Jean himself, he drives with such confidence. Never a doubt in his mind about getting round the corners.
Yes Frank, it is inspirational. One day i will get my Swift GTI running again and teach myself how to do that!
I am absolutely humbled. What a driver. If i had 10% of his talent I'd be a happy man.
Thanks for posting this amazing vid.
Brent
Quote from: redalfaracing on July 31, 2010, 08:37:21 PM
Looking at the incar, he isn't using a handbrake.
Looking at the incar, he is using a handbrake. Look at 3.53. Also look at the multiple times he has the rear wheels locked with no brake lights on.
An excellent video though. I loved that era of rallying, the FWD cars were often almost as quick as the 4WD on the tarmac courses.
Lancia showed them how to do it 6 times in a row. Looks to be unbeaten still..sorry about the table, it got a bit skewed..
Season Championship for Drivers Championship for Manufacturers
Driver Car Manufacturer Car
2009 Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC Citroën Citroën C4 WRC
2008 Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC Citroën Citroën C4 WRC
2007 Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 WRC Ford Ford Focus WRC
2006 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC Ford Ford Focus WRC
2005 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC
2004 Sébastien Loeb Citroën Xsara WRC Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC
2003 Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza WRC Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC
2002 Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot Peugeot 206 WRC
2001 Richard Burns Subaru Impreza WRC Peugeot Peugeot 206 WRC
2000 Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot Peugeot 206 WRC
1999 Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Toyota Toyota Corolla WRC
1998 Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
1997 Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Subaru Subaru Impreza WRC
1996 Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Subaru Subaru Impreza 555
1995 Colin McRae Subaru Impreza 555 Subaru Subaru Impreza 555
1994 Didier Auriol Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Toyota Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1993 Juha Kankkunen Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Toyota Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1992 Carlos Sainz Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Lancia Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1991 Juha Kankkunen Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Lancia Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1990 Carlos Sainz Toyota Celica GT-Four Lancia Lancia Delta Integrale 16V
1989 Miki Biasion Lancia Delta Integrale Lancia Lancia Delta Integrale
1988 Miki Biasion Lancia Delta Integrale Lancia Lancia Delta Integrale
1987 Juha Kankkunen Lancia Delta HF 4WD Lancia Lancia Delta HF 4WD
1986 Juha Kankkunen Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Peugeot Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
1985 Timo Salonen Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Peugeot Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
1984 Stig Blomqvist Audi Quattro Audi Audi Quattro
1983 Hannu Mikkola Audi Quattro Lancia Lancia Rally 037
1982 Walter Röhrl Opel Ascona 400 Audi Audi Quattro
1981 Ari Vatanen Ford Escort RS1800 Talbot Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
1980 Walter Röhrl Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat Fiat 131 Abarth
1979 Björn Waldegård Ford Escort RS1800* Ford Ford Escort RS1800
1978 Markku Alén*** Fiat 131 Abarth** Fiat Fiat 131 Abarth
1977 Sandro Munari*** Lancia Stratos HF Fiat Fiat 131 Abarth
1976 No drivers' championship Lancia Lancia Stratos HF
1975 No drivers' championship Lancia Lancia Stratos HF
1974 No drivers' championship Lancia Lancia Stratos HF
1973 No drivers' championship Alpine-Renault Alpine A110
* - Björn Waldegård drove a Mercedes 450 SLC in two rallies in 1979
** - Markku Alén drove a Lancia Stratos HF in two rallies in 1978
*** - In 1977 and 1978, the drivers championship was the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers
No drivers title 1973-1976
Citroen 09 08 07 06 05 04 a per the skewed table
Quote from: Sportiva on August 02, 2010, 07:45:00 PM
Citroen 09 08 07 06 05 04 a per the skewed table
No, that's the wrong column. The manufacturers' column is the last one, and is the one MD is referring to I believe, and in which case Ford took it out in 06 and 07.
I'll try again..