http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/22/v...7-wrc-assault/
driving sideways is fun, nice driver, nice car

 

That's not a WRC '07 and there really will not be a WRC '07 since Mitsubishi is only planing on returning to the WRC in an M2 capacity with their older car. While that may be a further developed '05 Lancer it certainly doesn't have an updated active diff since they were outlawed in the WRC, and that's not a new car by any means.. In other words, the Autoblog guy once again proves he's a moron.

 

Great video. Love the stall ... kinda embarassing but I guess that happens to the best of us!

 

I know that the engines are probably tuned like that on purpose because of rules and performance, but that is the most ungodly sound I've ever heard coming from a car. It sounds like a squirrel got stuck in a fart can exhaust and just won't die.

 

^^+1, nasty sounding exhaust lol

 

wtf is up with all the popping and screeching coming from the car around every corner?

 

Yeah seriously, it sounds like a gerbil on crack.

By the way, to perform turns like that, is the driver using the e-brake?

 

The noise is a result of an ALS or anti-lag system.

 

Yep the driver is using the ebrake, which by the way automatically disengages the rear diff so the wheels can lock up without stalling the engine (a trick first used by Subaru)
The chattering noise comes from the diferentials which are heavily preloaded in a race car like that, and the horrible sounding exhaust is the engine backfiring to keep the turbo spooled up even when the throttle is lifted (a trick Mitsu has used for awhile) to eliminate turbo lag.

 

Seems like he was having a lot of trouble with the wet portions of that video. His lines always seemed exceptionally slow and awkward - maybe it was just THAT slick, but it really looked like he was off his game.

 

Why would they be testing in France and on a paved road.

WRC is on dirt no?

 

Not all the time.

 

No, there is plenty of tarmac. Which is why I get tired of the dumbass remarks about Evos and STIs being good for dirt and not the street or track.

 

What "ungodly" driving skills? Like when he spun out and stalled it? Or all the "way cool" drifting that kept killing all his momentum?

 

Yeah. I didn't see any ungodly driving.

 

I guess WRC is as distant as football (er... soccer) in this country.

 

It's much worse. I'd say 90% of the population doesn't even know what the WRC is. Most of the 10% that know what it is think it's some sort of offroad event and don't know a damn thing about the cars.

 

Yeah, I remember when the Subaru WRX first came out in North America. Virtually no one looked twice at it.

 

Great Clip.

I like how everyone on here is critiquing the driving skills of a WRC driver in a training session. Sheesh. Thats like me going to a miami heat practice session and posting up remarks everytime D-Wade missed a shot.

-hS

 

not so here in NZ - we just had a WRC round based 10 mins from my place .
Very popular here .
Ford 1-2 finish . Group N made up entirely of STIs & EVOs

 

It's the largest spectator motorsport in the world and most Americans could care less. We don't even get TV coverage any more since Speed channel didn't want to pony up the dough due to lack of viewers and the fact that they have rights to NASCAR coverage.

 

^^
It sucks that SPEED dropped WRC from their lineup, I used to watch it, even when they showed the darn thing at about 2AM

 

wrc rocks my socks off, if you check out the site wrc.com you can regester to win a trip (maybe just tickets) to an event of your choice. and usualy if there isnt obnoxious smoke involved or heavy drinking involved most americans dont like it. (drag and nascar) not saying that these drivers dont have skills but a wrc driver pwns all

 

+1 . You guys should watch the video of a 3 series on tarmac. The movement of the suspension was simply beautiful.