#wrc race car

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[justcarz]

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Lancia Rally 037 Gruppo B, 1983. This is the actual Martini Racing 037 similar to the car that won the 1983 WRC, the last rear-wheel-drive car to do so. The 037 refers to Abarth's project code: SE037. It was developed by Lancia's rally team in collaboration with Pininfarina, Abarth, Dallara and project manager, engineer Sergio Limone. It was based on the Pininfarina-designed Lancia Montecarlo though seared only the centre-section and some body panels. The Montecarlo's transverse mid/rear engine was turned through 90º and moved forward for better weight distribution and to allow more flexibility with the rear suspension design. It was powered by a supercharged version of the Fiat's 2.0 litre DOHC 16 valve that produced 265hp

[cryptiqish]

queen of speed ⚡️

[christiangeistdorfer]

1990s RALLYE MONTE CARLO posters

[shutinlear53]

Random motorsport fun fact #1!!!

The 1998 Subaru Impreza WRC driven by Colin McRae had two roof scoops because she was a cat!

[lordhumeniak]

Mazda RX7 souped up to rally.

[club-touge]

scca rally x tonight

[opelman]

WRC Artic Rallye 2021 by Ste Tit

[demoralised]

[duck7]

WRC 2023 ʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ ⁵ Rally de Portugal 🇵🇹

Kalle Rovanpera & Jonne Halttunen rockets to the WRC points lead.

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[justcarz]

[verseau-lion]

Michèle Mouton, 1984.

[dimalink]

WRC6 – summer and countryside roads

So, I opened for myself something new in world of videogames. It is rally theme. Rally simulation. Videogame WRC 6. It is first such kind game for my computer. More or less, it is modern. Well, it is more modern than Need for speed 2 or Colin Mc Rae Rally 2,3. In this terms, it is more modern. So, it is a first attempt into such a serious rally simulation. With exciting graphics. You know, I take for my pc a video card, for this case, as I can say!

Somewhere, already, in autumn 2024 I start to ride. Graphics makes impressions on me at once, big impression. Such games – I do not see before! Well, it is, even, not most last game in series. Now, I have in my collection a more modern parts from WRC. But, I do not launch them. Mainly, part six goes good for me. I like it! Cool racing. Well, what to say more, it is a very exciting racing game. It is ok for recommendation, as I can say!

You can to play there a quick race. And, at once, you have a lots of track to select from. For your selection some sport teams, automobile teams. Automobile and a team are connected there, and there are lots of them. I make a notice, that all the rally cars looks the same, and they are something like a car Beatle. Well, I am not good in cars. So, I play for the first time. Anyway, it is, so, good, that there are so lots of tracks to select. You can select different parts of the track. So, it is rally. And, this means, all the world. And winter, and desert. And such countries like Argentina you can see. And there is a track in China. Well, it is not bad. I like this track. And winter track exists, lots of them. Cool exciting rally in Monte-Carlo. First impressions!

Lots of racing track for summer. Most best time for me – it is summer! And, in such tracks, I play more. So, I do not remember names of the tracks. But, I like summer. Best time. For me it is like a road to countryside. Sit and go to the countryside. Countryside road. Forest. Field. Grass. Bushes. Trees. Maybe, hills. Or mountains. Sometimes. Sometimes something like a villages. So, beautiful views are very beautiful in game. They are so summer! So, I want, already, to go to countryside! Amongst the middle of autumn or winter, so, I pack myself virtually to go to the countryside. Summer, summer! Even in rally it is best thing, and a thing, that makes a biggest impression at first seconds! I like summer! And summer rides are here. Well, it is ok, that they are virtual, and summer!

And, also, there is here a option to select a weather. It is, also, a theme. For variations. Night, for example. You can see very few. And for rally it is a remarkable things – as for a countryside road. Raw change of turns directions to some place. And all these turns here and there all the time. And low of visibility. Track, maybe, same as day. But, you see it different and perception is different.  There is another modes day and night. Clouds, and rain. Dawn, dusk. There are some variations.

Well, when you start it for the first time, then you think that huge number of tracks here! And this is true. And every track has a sub tracks. Different parts of big track. So, a lot! So, you can think, that they never repats! You try this track, and later next one! Just wow! How cool is it all!

So, saying short, I, most of time, spent in quick race. So, you know, just to have a relax in a weekend. I launch it. Ride a little. And go next with a joy. For positive. First rides, I get as a countryside road, with a deserted road. And, all around, field and summer. Or forest. Very similar. Well, I say, it is exactly this - summer!

Later, there is a carrier mode. So, here you need to be more serious. There is damage to the car. You need to watch for this. And repair when you have a possibility. And, so, it is ride. And, it has a several racings tracks. And, here it is a good to see what is your position. So, well, I have never played game like this before. And, I as a first time, I ride very slowly. So, most of time, I was the last one! But, well, for last time, I notice, that I start to be faster. And I, already, get this idea of rally – fast turns. So, this thing you need to learn. How with a speed to get into turns, How different they can be. To watch the tips. At the top of the screen - there are signals going. For example, simple turn to the left, or raw turn to the right, for example.  Well, once, I win a rally. Australia. My first place for the first time! I will remember this for all my life!

So, mainly, rally makes you feel little positive. So, to have a ride. And carrier mode it is, already, more serious way to take harder a gamepad with your hands. I set it a view from a wheels. And with a carefully way to see the track. Not taking a risk. At first. Later, more brave way to drive. Well, of course, you can do a restart. But I do this only few times. So, I ride – as I ride, it goes as it goes.

There are here different views. From a back view of the car, something like, third person view. Two variations. Similar. And view from a wheel. And view from a hood.  And, yes, view from a cabin - it is like you are in a tank. You can see a turning driving wheel, Yes. And a glass. But, well, someway, a view distance going to be low very dramatically, as from a tin, like you are in a tin and take a place there and it is dark. And sun goes straight into your eyes. Realism! But, harder. I set this view only several times. So, mainly, I ride with third person view, when a single race. Or hood view or wheel view, when carrier.

Most first impression is most right one, as someone can to say. It is countryside and a summer! Summer views! Well, another places like a desert and winter, there are enough of them too. There are variations! And, so, little cars for not a rally expert, they are all looks similar. They, only, has a different labels. And there are lots of labels on the cars. About this point - they all are different. Well, looks like, they are different behavior on the riad.  Someone is raw, someone is calm about control. There are some sub forms of rally. Junior, Wrc 2 type. But, I am not big about this. There are lots of cars! It is a racing teams. As I get it. So, well, I am not going about this. Because of, I see these for the first time!

I play with gamepad. With such Xbox type gamepad. I have a cool gamepad, which I have for along time. And, 2024 year, I start to use it. So, in a rally. It is going good. Speedlink Xeox. Cool thing. I ride with this. It goes good. Gamepad is shaking when it is required. And control is ok. It plays good! I think, that it is allright to play with keyboard too. Or with using a driving wheel. I think, also. But, I am about a gamepad!

So, with this, I close these writings about impressions. Until next virtual ride!

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[christiangeistdorfer]

COLIN MCRAE at the 1994 RALLY NEW ZEALAND