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Polo GTI R5 Return to rallying.
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 2:46 pm
by roywolfey
Some info on the Polo's development and debut in the Rally of Spain, and news from the event here for anyone interested.
https://volkswagen-motorsport.com/index.php?id=2316&L=1
https://volkswagen-motorsport.com/filea ... _R5_EN.pdf
Re: Polo GTI R5 Return to rallying.
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 7:34 pm
by RUM4MO
What, VW found some new money to restart this now that Skoda Fabia has again been given the task of proving the car!
I'm not a Skoda fan, but I can see their point when they moan about Skoda still doing all the ground work so that it becomes safe for VW to enter Polo again.
Edit:- just when Seb is leaving Ford to return to that French company!
Re: Polo GTI R5 Return to rallying.
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 6:16 pm
by gt001
This was a very different type of Polo WRC. Instead of a full works World Rally Car capable of dominating, the Polo GTIs that took to Spain’s Tarmac and gravel stages, driven by Eric Camilli and former world champion Petter Solberg, were built to R5 regulations and entered in the WRC2 category.
The cost-controlled and tightly restricted R5 category is designed for privateer teams, and Volkswagen Motorsport’s works entry was a one-off to showcase the new machine ahead of sales starting.
From autocar article
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Re: Polo GTI R5 Return to rallying.
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:35 pm
by RUM4MO
Which is exactly what Skoda has been doing with the equivalent Fabia, ie WRC2.