Comments on: 2 wheel drive cars back to WRC? http://www.freshsportnews.com/2008/03/17/2-wheel-drive-cars-back-to-wrc/ The latest news in each sport Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:23:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: rallycar fan http://www.freshsportnews.com/2008/03/17/2-wheel-drive-cars-back-to-wrc/#comment-17 rallycar fan Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:54:27 +0000 http://www.freshsportnews.com/2008/03/17/2-wheel-drive-cars-back-to-wrc/#comment-17 It would be an amazing turn of events if the FIA moved the WRC to two-wheel drive only (unless of course it's front-wheel drive!). The current expenditure of the top teams is silly, especially with the research and development put into the active differentials areas. Removing this would reduce costs, obviously, but the money saved is only ever going to be pushed into other areas... But what a decision - to see ballastically quick 4wd cars sliding around, or, to see tail happy rear wheel drive cars drifting about the place. Win win as far as I'm concerned! It would be an amazing turn of events if the FIA moved the WRC to two-wheel drive only (unless of course it’s front-wheel drive!). The current expenditure of the top teams is silly, especially with the research and development put into the active differentials areas. Removing this would reduce costs, obviously, but the money saved is only ever going to be pushed into other areas…

But what a decision - to see ballastically quick 4wd cars sliding around, or, to see tail happy rear wheel drive cars drifting about the place. Win win as far as I’m concerned!

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