This is awesome and you can see the amount of trust to allow someone to use your car. Then the respect that the person gives by not thrashing the tits out of it.
I like to play EA WRC and Dirt Rally video games, and I get to "experience" driving a range of vehicles from classic H-pattern rally cars to modern junior rally cars to the fastest modern AWD hybrid rally cars with sequential gearing. Listening to you talk about some of the intricacies of driving the R5, especially the shifting, it sounds like these rally sims miss out of details, for better or for worse.
I would love a rally sim that had that level of detail. I think we'd need a full simulation of drivetrain components to really get there though. Beam NG is a start, but it's still a very simple model.
A Rally2 (R5 successor) will have more chance to appear in the States than full blown Rally1 will ever be right now. Though that being said, a Rally2 is roughly the same speed as older WR Cars from the 00s so it's still plenty quick.
If you think that those 15" gravel wheel/tire brakes are impressive, try the humongous stoppers that car uses behind the 18" tarmac wheels on the gumball semi-slicks they use for those road surfaces!! 😉
The R5 Fiestas (at least the Mk7.5 versions) were based off of Fiesta STs, whereas the WRC/Rally 1 class cars were based off of the base Fiesta, naturally aspirated, 1.6 cars.
M-Sport Ford based their Rally1 car (or at least the outer shell of it) from the Puma Crossover. Rally2 and lower is based on the Fiesta. Though sadly the road going Fiesta has been discontinued now.
You have to be intentional with the shift and get your hand back off the shifter. It will sense your hand on the shifter and start to engage the sequence of events. That is where you can really start to damage componets if you don't immediately shift up or down.
I really hope this car got brought around the “Will it Rally?” course. It would be really cool to see how much faster a purpose built rally car vs the street cars.
Start saving your thousands (pennies just will not cut it!) now to be able to get into one of these rockets in the future! It's a shame these things run >$250K new, before any spares and consumables (but yes, a bit lower for used examples, usually with said spares, wheels, etc.). But in reality, the next step up (leapfrogging a still FWD R2C/Rally 4 car) would be a Rally 3 Fiesta. Same width and similar power to your ST (no huge flairs/widebody), but full Reiger suspension, Sadev sequential, and AWD for ~$100K new before spares, and of course much less than that used (IF you can find a used one for sale). 😉
This video would have been a nice opportunity to discuss the different levels of rally and rally cars. Also, I assume rally people know but a lot of us viewers are probably very casual fans and have no idea who Paul Rowley is. I guess I could google him but...
What happened to Wyatt? This guy's personality made the video less interesting 💤 Where is the lap time? How can you have a car this awesome and make a video this dull? I am a fan and subscriber of this channel and gave this video a thumb up, but I was let down with the lack of the entertaining host and no lap time.
I thought this going to be a "Will it Rally?" episode. 🤪 Be interesting to see what the time differences would be compared to a street car.
Paul is just a real gentleman. Have always followed him in Ireland when he's rallying.
What an amazing opportunity this is for some real rally enthusiast. Paul is such and exquisite person to offer this. Thank you
This is awesome and you can see the amount of trust to allow someone to use your car. Then the respect that the person gives by not thrashing the tits out of it.
I personally checked and shipped out 16 tires for you guys yesterday!
Thanks for showing the full learning process with the transmission! Hope to see you guys up there for gravel trials
Great content! You’ve got great way to communicate the way this car feels and the difference.
But i have a question, Will it Rally?
Really enjoyed! Do rally cars group A and modern have power brakes no brake master?
Super exciting to see you experience that for the first time
I like to play EA WRC and Dirt Rally video games, and I get to "experience" driving a range of vehicles from classic H-pattern rally cars to modern junior rally cars to the fastest modern AWD hybrid rally cars with sequential gearing. Listening to you talk about some of the intricacies of driving the R5, especially the shifting, it sounds like these rally sims miss out of details, for better or for worse.
I would love a rally sim that had that level of detail. I think we'd need a full simulation of drivetrain components to really get there though. Beam NG is a start, but it's still a very simple model.
I'd love to see a WRC car set a time on the Will It Rally course.
A Rally2 (R5 successor) will have more chance to appear in the States than full blown Rally1 will ever be right now.
Though that being said, a Rally2 is roughly the same speed as older WR Cars from the 00s so it's still plenty quick.
If you think that those 15" gravel wheel/tire brakes are impressive, try the humongous stoppers that car uses behind the 18" tarmac wheels on the gumball semi-slicks they use for those road surfaces!! 😉
Love this so much
Thank You!
Just gone to getta bita heat in dem tires....as his warm up lap is 87mph avg.
The R5 Fiestas (at least the Mk7.5 versions) were based off of Fiesta STs, whereas the WRC/Rally 1 class cars were based off of the base Fiesta, naturally aspirated, 1.6 cars.
M-Sport Ford based their Rally1 car (or at least the outer shell of it) from the Puma Crossover.
Rally2 and lower is based on the Fiesta. Though sadly the road going Fiesta has been discontinued now.
Ive heard that you are supposed to shift a sequential with as much force as possible to reduce wear on the transmission
You have to be intentional with the shift and get your hand back off the shifter. It will sense your hand on the shifter and start to engage the sequence of events. That is where you can really start to damage componets if you don't immediately shift up or down.
I really hope this car got brought around the “Will it Rally?” course.
It would be really cool to see how much faster a purpose built rally car vs the street cars.
Enjoyed this!
Start saving your thousands (pennies just will not cut it!) now to be able to get into one of these rockets in the future!
It's a shame these things run >$250K new, before any spares and consumables (but yes, a bit lower for used examples, usually with said spares, wheels, etc.).
But in reality, the next step up (leapfrogging a still FWD R2C/Rally 4 car) would be a Rally 3 Fiesta.
Same width and similar power to your ST (no huge flairs/widebody), but full Reiger suspension, Sadev sequential, and AWD for ~$100K new before spares, and of course much less than that used (IF you can find a used one for sale). 😉
Can you do ”Will It Rally” video on new Toyota Tundra TRD Pro
This video would have been a nice opportunity to discuss the different levels of rally and rally cars. Also, I assume rally people know but a lot of us viewers are probably very casual fans and have no idea who Paul Rowley is. I guess I could google him but...
Will it rally time would be great. Either way thank u for sharing the content
OMG, just floor the damn thing
G'wan the lads 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
What happened to Wyatt? This guy's personality made the video less interesting 💤 Where is the lap time? How can you have a car this awesome and make a video this dull? I am a fan and subscriber of this channel and gave this video a thumb up, but I was let down with the lack of the entertaining host and no lap time.
Yeah, this was not part of the Will it Rally series. Although it looks like Wyatt had a go in one of this guy's other "cars."
Don’t be a cry ass