Archive for the ‘Rally Car’ Category

Jul

F1 Rally Car – Ken Block’s plans for F1 test hit trouble after …

Ken Block’s plans to test Pirelli’s Formula 1 car at Monza in August have hit an early hurdle after it was discovered he is too tall to fit into the car.

The WRC driver, who is famous for his Gymkhana videos, had planned to test the former Toyota F1 car on the final day of a Pirelli test at the Italian Grand Prix venueÂ …Â More

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Jun

Hybrid rally car banned for being too fast

An experimental Honda Insight rally car has been banned by Formula 1000 organizers for being too fast on the tarmac. The last-gen Honda Insight fielded by the UK’s OakTec Racing was kicked out of competition after it amassed a 19-point lead after just three events.

Organizers of the Formula 1000 tarmac series were concerned that the gasoline-electric Honda wielded an unfair advantage, having landed two first-place finishes and one second-place. The team’s been mum on the car’s powertrain â€” involvingÂ Â …Â Pictures and more

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Jun