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Sordo in a Mini for Tour de Corse apparently...

Source? That would be f**ing awesome

[Zvmwissq]

Source? That would be f**ing awesome

Both from twitter:

[BILLIOT Jérémie‏- @planetemarcus
#WRC #IRC Dani Sordo entry to Irc Tour de Corse Rally with Mini S2000

Colin Clark‏- @voiceofrally
Reading that Sordo will do the Tour de Corse in Mini. Wow, interesting to see he goes against factory Skodas

Edit:
Some kind of confirmation:
http://www.autohebdo.fr/rallye/wrc/a...medium=twitter

NICCEEEEEE

[Heaneisismich]

Source? That would be f**ing awesome

Indeed. Great for the rally and a great place to showcase the Mini RRC for Prodrive too with a top driver and live tv.

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Both from twitter:

[BILLIOT Jérémie‏- @planetemarcus
#WRC #IRC Dani Sordo entry to Irc Tour de Corse Rally with Mini S2000

Colin Clark‏- @voiceofrally
Reading that Sordo will do the Tour de Corse in Mini. Wow, interesting to see he goes against factory Skodas

Edit:
Some kind of confirmation:
AUTOhebdo.fr | IRC : Dani Sordo en Mini au Tour de Corse

NICCEEEEEE

Bedankt

[Heaneisismich]

With "Drive-Pro", who ran Campana in the Mini last year I think?

[ROYMANgo]

Yep, very good news!

Btw Am I the only one who has problems with the forum, it loads very slowly sometimes it doesn't load at all :-/

[QxmFwtlam]

Loading is ok for me but the list with recent topics doesnt work anymore

[Zvmwissq]

Bedankt

Zádný problém.


And yes, I do have some problems with the forum too. Now I have to click on the sub-forums to see the topics, while usually I could see all topics in the general 'Rallying' part.

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You can have a look into forum feedback section, Mark is working on it.

Changes to the forum

[ROYMANgo]

Thanks Mirek!

[Heaneisismich]

Confirmed on Prodrive's Facebook: Prodrive | Facebook

[Heaneisismich]

If Skoda want to retaliate against the announcement of Sordo there is a French guy available who drives one of their cars in the other championship

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If Skoda want to retaliate against the announcement of Sordo there is a French guy available who drives one of their cars in the other championship

He's not Škoda driver but VW driver. It's quite a difference But anyway I think they will fight with Sordo with current line-up.

[Teomaderm]

Im afraid there wont be much competition. We haven't seen a top driver in a S2000 1.6T in IRC have we?!

Corsica is very twisty so I think the car will easily do well there, perhaps better than the S2000's.

[Heaneisismich]

He's not Škoda driver but VW driver. It's quite a difference But anyway I think they will fight with Sordo with current line-up.

I agree, but if they want to be extra sure he is a good choice

Most evidence seems to suggest 1.6T RRCs are slower that S2000 but Francis makes a good point that we have not seen a really top driver in one before.

I really hope Mini register in time for Corsica so we can see them on the tv.

[viepedorlella]

I agree, but if they want to be extra sure he is a good choice

I dont think that Ogier is way faster in S2000 than Juho or Andreas...

[viepedorlella]

Most evidence seems to suggest 1.6T RRCs are slower that S2000 but Francis makes a good point that we have not seen a really top driver in one before.

We have seen it with Snijers on Ypres and now we can see it with Pech in Czech championship. And Basso will use Fiesta 1,6T on Miglia.

[Heaneisismich]

I dont think that Ogier is way faster in S2000 than Juho or Andreas...

Nor do I, if at all. But he would be a good back up.

[rikdpola]

Great news to have Sordo competing in the TDC - some real competition for the IRC boys !

Story in full:

'Prodrive WRC Team driver Dani Sordo will compete at the Tour de Corse, the next round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge, running in a MINI John Cooper Works Super Production Car (SPC).

The car owned by Drive-Pro and run by SMG Motorsport will have engineering support from Prodrive.

The event, which runs from May 11-12, will be the first time Sordo will have competed in a MINI SPC. The car is identical to the MINI WRC except for a 30mm air restrictor (33 mm on a WRC), a smaller rear wing, different bumper, smaller front brakes and glass side windows.

The Tour de Corse is not new to Sordo, who competed in the event while it was still part of the World Rally Championship, taking third places in 2006 and 2007. The distinctive tight and twisty mountain tarmac roads are unlike anything else in theWRC , but after his podium finishes in his last three tarmac outings in Monte Carlo, France and Germany, Sordo will be looking for a strong result.

“The Tour de Corse is one of the classic rallies and it is a shame it is no longer in the World Rally Championship. I really like it because it is very technical and you have to be very precise in your positioning of the car on the road. While the engine and aero on the MINI SPC are different, the chassis is identical to the WRC so I think it will really suit the MINI,” Sordo commented.

Dave Wilcock, Prodrive WRC team principal, added: “The event will give Dani some valuable competitive time behind the wheel and while the SPC does not quite have the power or downforce of the WRC, it will feel and drive the same in every other way.

“It will also enable us to gauge how the performance of the restricted MINI SPC compared to the normally aspirated, unrestricted S2000 cars.”

Corsica also sees the launch of Drive-Pro & SMG Motorsport's MINI drive packages for the IRC and WRC as well as national and regional championships. The factory built cars will also be engineered by Prodrive.'

[Teomaderm]

We have seen it with Snijers on Ypres and now we can see it with Pech in Czech championship. And Basso will use Fiesta 1,6T on Miglia.

Im sorry but Snijers, no matter how good he is, is a bit old and Im sure he isn't a match anymore for a top WRC driver like Sordo. Pech is hardly a top driver aswell. I think we will first see the real potential of those turbo cars with Sordo.