Rally2 (ex-R5) News

**Jarek Z** · 18th May 2024, 10:58

Originally Posted by Jarek Z

Tomáš Enge is testing Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 on a racing track in Czech Republic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKXBlr2k3oE

And now he is competing in Rallye Český Krumlov, the second round of Czech rally championship, but he is only 9th overall, with a huge time loss:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...-krumlov-2024/

**WRC1** · 18th May 2024, 21:23

Originally Posted by Jarek Z

And now he is competing in Rallye Český Krumlov, the second round of Czech rally championship, but he is only 9th overall, with a huge time loss:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/results...-krumlov-2024/

....and a BIG Crash on final stage (Crew ok)

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 21st May 2024, 13:02

The Citroen C3 is now able to take the fight to the others on gravel says Rossel...

https://dirtfish.com/rally/wrc/why-c...ravel-in-wrc2/

**saco0o** · 24th May 2024, 18:51

VW is quitting motorsport for good with this last adventure
https://www.diariomotor.com/competic...ierra-circulo/
how long since the Polos were last upgraded in rallying? i know brands have those "jokers" to work on each year but i dont remember reading anything regarding the Polos. are they really behind the other rally2 brands?

**Mirek** · 25th May 2024, 08:46

Originally Posted by saco0o

VW is quitting motorsport for good with this last adventure
https://www.diariomotor.com/competic...ierra-circulo/
how long since the Polos were last upgraded in rallying? i know brands have those "jokers" to work on each year but i dont remember reading anything regarding the Polos. are they really behind the other rally2 brands?

The last package of updates was homologated in November 2023. https://www.fia.com/sites/default/fi..._mars.2024.pdf

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 29th May 2024, 13:54

Official info on the C3 Rally2 upgrades, now available to customers...

https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-...op-of-the-game

**Jarek Z** · 4th June 2024, 17:53

New Yaris for Freddy Loix:
https://www.rallylovers.be/nb/13588/...s25I-iEkpKNsQm

**Fast Eddie WRC** · 29th July 2024, 10:20

Any thoughts on the side impact safety of Rally2 cars following the Ostberg / Barth crash in Italy ?

Can anything be done or is it too late and costly to fit any improvements retrospectively?

**Mirek** · 29th July 2024, 16:58

Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC

Any thoughts on the side impact safety of Rally2 cars following the Ostberg / Barth crash in Italy ?

Can anything be done or is it too late and costly to fit any improvements retrospectively?

You can't do much more with Rally2 because there are limits given by the stock bodyshell. The Rally1 is better thanks to it being a prototype spaceframe design but I guess you didn't consider that when you called for Rally2 being used in the top class.

Anyway look at it from the brighter side. If this accident happened twenty years ago, it was likely fatal.