l Stage in Cordova, tonight is the long 29th edition of the Rally of Argentina. Argentina Auto Blog is yesterday in the Cordoba Mountains and these are some of the impressions taken at first hand. Angry with the ways: On Tuesday and Wednesday, the pilots will carry out the recognition of the sections are timed and angry voice. "The roads are worse than last year," complained the five times world champion Sébastien Loeb. "It seems they spent a machine for smoothing and left many loose stones and other sharp-tipped. The roads are very hard," said his teammate, Dani Sordo.¿Rally Argentina 2010: During the reception to the journalists who were invited by Citroën, Total Lubricants and Pirelli, the coordinator of the stage of the World Rally argentina, David Eli, revealed that resort was opened to the possibility of World Rally Cars that run on Argentina in 2010. In principle, the Rally Argentina next year would only be valid for the glasses PWRC (Production) and JWRC (traction simple, up to 1,600 cc). "Submitted an appeal to the authorities of the FIA to consider that Argentina integrate a group of eight historic rallys for the WRC are always here. I hope we have luck and the WRC again. " The response of the FIA will be known in coming months.
Volvo Ford: The pilots of the team official Ford made the recognition of timed sections aboard six Volvo S60 from the old generation. The Citroën used Mitsubishi Lancer. Other managed Subaru cars and trucks Suzuki Grand Vitara. The regulation states that the recognition is carried out with street cars and at a speed not exceeding 90 km / h. Proof of car safety: ex ProRacing circuit-way located at Villa Carlos Paz, where for years and held the super-special, today is a real estate venture in the future where there will be a private neighborhood. However, part of the old track still survives and Citroën rally invited us to give back in a car safety triple zero (C4 Hatchback 2.0), double zero (C4 Hatchback 2.0) and zero (C4 VTS). Argentina Auto Blog layout was two laps behind the wheel of the Coupe VTS and criticism for this unusual vehicle to be issued in the coming days. Closed in the Park: A tour of the center for the Rally of Argentina is the most clear of the crisis facing the World Rally. Only two teams official WRC (Ford and Citroën) and the stoic of Petter Solberg (Subaru ex, now own a Citroën Xsara) make clear that the category was hit hard by budget cuts of the car.
Citroën says the following: Despite the crisis of category, during a visit to the base of operations for the Citroën team, said that French managers are planning to continue in the World Rally "for much longer." They are already testing a C4 WRC Hybrid (with an electric motor and naftero) while waiting for the FIA to define the patterns of the class to replace the expensive WRC. Citroën continues, but it is not known whether Loeb too.
Loeb, without enthusiasm, "I am aware that there is a crisis in the World Rally and around the automotive companies, but the change proposed by the FIA to change by the WRC cars from the series and without turbo is not what I excited. The races are going to lose a lot of spectacular. I have not yet signed a contract with Citroen for next year, but my intention is to continue, as long as I follow the fun run. "
The garage Loeb: The five-time champion attended the press conference ojotas and only distendió to talk about the cars in his garage: "I have a family Citroën C5 and a Porsche 911 Turbo, a car that I love handle. " Tires for all: Since last year, Pirelli is the only supplier of tires on the World Rally. A visit to the giant in the city park gomería technical assistance to learn that the tires were taken and the Rally of Argentina have the same compound (soft Scorpion), each car has 36 tires for the race, each tire it costs 240 euros and that the expectacular Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala who is most famous for being worn tires throughout the world championship. Loeb, bostero: While the logo of Citroën predominantly red and white, Loeb was revealed last Sunday as an enthusiastic fan of Boca. Circumventing shuffles controlled with the resale of tickets for foreigners to $ 800 the audience, some travel agencies, Loeb was able to be invited to stage the official club bostero. Earlier, in the locker room, he had exchanged shirts with Martin Palermo and the Ducks Abondanzieri.
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