WRC question.

***Turbineguy*** · 08-08-2006, 07:30 PM

Anyone know if the WRC guys have separate cars set up for the tarmac stages and dirt stages or do they have to use the same cars and change them between each stage?

***evilSTi7*** · 08-08-2006, 08:04 PM

pretty sure they only swap tires and change suspension settings.

***Turbineguy*** · 08-08-2006, 08:11 PM

Damn that still sounds like alot of work. What do they get to do if they ball up a car? Can they use a spare or are they screwed for that round?

klaymon · 08-08-2006, 08:16 PM

Gronholm wiped one pretty good by rolling down a hill last year or the year before. His team had to replace suspension and wheels on all 4 corners, both doors, basically the front clip body work and work on the roof and they supposedly had it running in a little over an hour.

***Turbineguy*** · 08-08-2006, 08:33 PM

Sorry for putting this in the wrong spot. I'll flog myself with wet toilet paper. I would love to see them fix something like that in that short amount of time. Amazing.

ilikepie · 08-09-2006, 08:16 AM

Yeah they basically can rebuild the whole car from the parts out of their trailer. And they are pretty damn fast at it too. They have a 4 man crew. I saw in an interview where it said it only takes the 7 minutes to swap a whole tranny. I wonder why it takes the knuckleads at the dealership hours :P

555BLACKOUT · 08-09-2006, 08:58 AM

Yeah its pretty amazing to look at the stuff they keep in the trailers. Pretty much anything they can mess up, so long as the car can make it back to pit. lol

Late · 08-09-2006, 09:53 AM

I was wondering the same thing about when they wreck the cars (after watching that video of Pastrana roll his car like 10x). I'm thinking that car is completely unusable, and wouldn't the driver get in trouble for totalling an expensive car like that? But if they can rebuild it like that then I guess its not as bad a having to throw the whole car away.

flatthump · 08-09-2006, 09:58 AM

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chaddeus · 08-09-2006, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilikepie

Yeah they basically can rebuild the whole car from the parts out of their trailer. And they are pretty damn fast at it too. They have a 4 man crew. I saw in an interview where it said it only takes the 7 minutes to swap a whole tranny. I wonder why it takes the knuckleads at the dealership hours :P

For one, they got a number of people to do it. At the dealership, maybe only 1 or 2 and they work like snail. Why work so fast?

- Charles

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08-08-2006, 08:04 PM	#2
*evilSTi7* The Hoff Fan Club, member #001 Car: 05 WRB/Gold Fav Mod: Hood Scoop Homer Location: Where ever The Hoff is! Posts: 10,365 IWSTI Addict since: Jul 2004 Trader Rating: (4)	pretty sure they only swap tires and change suspension settings.

08-08-2006, 08:11 PM	#3
*Turbineguy* Non-Reformed Meth Addict Car: '06 WRB Fav Mod: A laptop and tuning software. Location: Swampbilly Central Posts: 2,417 IWSTI Addict since: Feb 2006 Trader Rating: (8)	Damn that still sounds like alot of work. What do they get to do if they ball up a car? Can they use a spare or are they screwed for that round?

08-08-2006, 08:16 PM	#4
klaymon S204 Racer Posts: 3,075 IWSTI Addict since: Jul 2004 Trader Rating: (1)	Gronholm wiped one pretty good by rolling down a hill last year or the year before. His team had to replace suspension and wheels on all 4 corners, both doors, basically the front clip body work and work on the roof and they supposedly had it running in a little over an hour.

08-08-2006, 08:33 PM	#5
*Turbineguy* Non-Reformed Meth Addict Car: '06 WRB Fav Mod: A laptop and tuning software. Location: Swampbilly Central Posts: 2,417 IWSTI Addict since: Feb 2006 Trader Rating: (8)	Sorry for putting this in the wrong spot. I'll flog myself with wet toilet paper. I would love to see them fix something like that in that short amount of time. Amazing.

08-09-2006, 08:16 AM	#6
ilikepie Grassroots STI Racer Car: 05 WRB STi Fav Mod: Pro Tune Location: Misery (MO) Posts: 547 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Yeah they basically can rebuild the whole car from the parts out of their trailer. And they are pretty damn fast at it too. They have a 4 man crew. I saw in an interview where it said it only takes the 7 minutes to swap a whole tranny. I wonder why it takes the knuckleads at the dealership hours :P

08-09-2006, 08:58 AM	#7
555BLACKOUT Spec C Club Car: 05 STi Fav Mod: My RallyArmor UR's!! Location: PHX Posts: 1,416 IWSTI Addict since: Feb 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	Yeah its pretty amazing to look at the stuff they keep in the trailers. Pretty much anything they can mess up, so long as the car can make it back to pit. lol

08-09-2006, 09:53 AM	#8
Late Professional STI Driver Car: 05 PSM STi - Sold Fav Mod: V1 Location: Tampa Posts: 421 IWSTI Addict since: Feb 2006 Trader Rating: (3)	I was wondering the same thing about when they wreck the cars (after watching that video of Pastrana roll his car like 10x). I'm thinking that car is completely unusable, and wouldn't the driver get in trouble for totalling an expensive car like that? But if they can rebuild it like that then I guess its not as bad a having to throw the whole car away.

08-09-2006, 09:58 AM	#9
flatthump IWSTI Club Level 1 Car: The Spaze Mobile Fav Mod: Tuning Location: South O.C., Ca Posts: 13,130 IWSTI Addict since: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (5)	^^ahaaaaaaahhaaa