WRC Cars

fonsi · 9th July 2004, 23:59

for reverse i think they turn a nob or switch somethin like tht

Hatari · 10th July 2004, 14:40

launch control..is basically restricting the power to the wheels..
its main function is to reduce wheel spin

i dont know how big a role traction control plays in WRC ( does it even exist ? )
.. coz there's always wheel spin at the turns to induce a slide..

LC & TC and variants in these 2 play a big role in F1

Rehaan · 10th July 2004, 18:53

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Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (Tom @ July 09 2004,11:34)]anybody know what the red and green button on the steering wheel is for?

This should answer that question and many more>

cya
R

Source swrt.com

killjoy · 12th July 2004, 11:40

hey tom, stop pulling other's legs

is this to educate the other members on the forum. cause i know that you know all the answers to the questions that you are asking.

Tom · 12th July 2004, 11:51

well killjoy i was just trying to start an interesting discussion.......since no one was asking questions i thought id do it myself...and truly i dont know the answers to all of them

Tom · 12th July 2004, 11:59

Rehaan thats an excellent diagram man! I didnt know the co-driver had to do the honking....LOL

The hand brake lever also doubles as a gear shift when he electronic shift conks and the gear has to be shifted in manual mode. Ive also noticed that when this happens the co-driver shifts the stick into first while launching....cant figure out why though.

Another thought.....cant the pace notes be fed into the trip computer?

Shan2nu · 12th July 2004, 12:21

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Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (killjoy @ July 12 2004,20:10)]hey tom, stop pulling other's legs

is this to educate the other members on the forum. cause i know that you know all the answers to the questions that you are asking.

Yeah, even i though the same way at first but then, i saw that we were actually learning a lot from this topic.

These were questions i'd never even thought of before.

Go on Tom, you can ask as many questions as you want.........we'll try and answer them. It sure is interesting.

Regards...
Shan2nu

Rehaan · 12th July 2004, 14:41

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Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]hey tom, stop pulling other's legs

is this to educate the other members on the forum. cause i know that you know all the answers to the questions that you are asking

Lol, i had that distinct feeling

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Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]Rehaan thats an excellent diagram man! I didnt know the co-driver had to do the honking....LOL

Yeah SWRT rocks. and i admire them for putting some REAL high res images up. This diagram was actually around 4000x3100 and i resized it to 800x620!!
Lol, if the "co-driver" ever blows the horn when i am driving, or parked, they get a slap from me!

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Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]The hand brake lever also doubles as a gear shift when he electronic shift conks and the gear has to be shifted in manual mode.

I had mentioned this earlier somewhere on this site, but didnt know that it was when the electronic shift conks; thought it was more a matter of choice....

As i said earlier, love the onslaught of questions and we are all defintely learning from this! keep em comming.
I am at heart a huge WRC fan, but just dont get the time to watch or read abt it....so this is great!

cya
R

ps - what exactly does the "anti-lag control" switch do?

Tom · 12th July 2004, 18:07

as you know the turbines of the turbo take a little time or needs to reach a minimum RPM to kick in...this delay is countered by the Anti LAg System (ALS)...u can read more on this here

Tom · 12th July 2004, 18:09

does the co-driver honk with his foot? LOL

Rehaan · 12th July 2004, 18:58

Superb writeup on the Anti Lag System (ALS) !

Do you happen to have any pics of the WRC engines, drivetrain etc? i remember seeing a pic of the axle of the 2001WRC subaru, and they were something like 1" diameter!!!! (is my memory playing tricks on me?)

R

Rehaan · 5th June 2006, 09:38

Bang-bang.
Thread bump.

Just read the mention of an ALS system in another thread and remembered about this one!..... check out the great article explaining ALS in post #24.

cya
R

chetan · 13th June 2006, 15:03

As far as the green and buttons are concerned one is for wiperes and the other for launch control...if u guys saw the rally magzine show where chris atkinson of swrt explains all the functions of the car before rally sardinia.this is on the 2006 impreza...ford has got a function that no other car in wrc has on it,the driver can adjust the ride height of the car by pressing a switch on the wheel..reverse gear is put when ever there is stall or something the drivers turn a switch to R and then start the car and put it to first..one thing i noticed in the diagram is the fire extinguisher switch actually its a the FIA safety switch all drivers have to activate it when they have completed a stage if drivers have a off and cant make then the HQ will know there is crash..the hand brake is also know as the on and off stick its activated when drive uses it for hairpins and vice versa

chetan · 13th June 2006, 15:20

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Originally Posted by Tom

Rehaan thats an excellent diagram man! I didnt know the co-driver had to do the honking....LOL

The hand brake lever also doubles as a gear shift when he electronic shift conks and the gear has to be shifted in manual mode. Ive also noticed that when this happens the co-driver shifts the stick into first while launching....cant figure out why though.

Another thought.....cant the pace notes be fed into the trip computer?

Hi tom

No other car execpt the ford focus 2003 has this feature when ever electronic gears fail the co-driver just lifts off a pin and the hand brake in now becomes a manual shifter but u cant use the hand brake as morkko martin had this problem in 2003 corcia rally..If u have noticed when drivers shift gears a small stick on the right side of the wheel moves aswell as i said they use it only when electronic shift fails... drivers dont use clutch during electronic shifts the rpm is automatically adjusted they use when starting satges and road sections and some times on hair pins espicall monte carlo.

if u have seen all the drivers pull the hand brake and start reveing before starting the stage its got some thing to do with the launch control..petter solberg never revs he launches the his impreza only when the count down lights reaches 0 ...in marcus gronholm's case his co-driver pulls the hand brake while starting

hey tom if pace notes are fed into the trip computer whats the use of co-driver

R32_GTR · 13th June 2006, 19:58

back to class everyone!!

The screen on the right is for components / engine telemetry....keeps the driver/co-driver posted.

had seen on of these on a 06 WRC rex..

9th July 2004, 23:59	#16
fonsi BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: mumbai Posts: 44 Thanked: 0 Times	for reverse i think they turn a nob or switch somethin like tht
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10th July 2004, 14:40	#17
Hatari Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Calcutta Posts: 1,872 Thanked: 874 Times	launch control..is basically restricting the power to the wheels.. its main function is to reduce wheel spin i dont know how big a role traction control plays in WRC ( does it even exist ? ) .. coz there's always wheel spin at the turns to induce a slide.. LC & TC and variants in these 2 play a big role in F1
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12th July 2004, 11:40	#19
killjoy BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 753 Thanked: 317 Times View My Garage	hey tom, stop pulling other's legs is this to educate the other members on the forum. cause i know that you know all the answers to the questions that you are asking.
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12th July 2004, 11:51	#20
Tom BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore, India. Posts: 401 Thanked: 0 Times	well killjoy i was just trying to start an interesting discussion.......since no one was asking questions i thought id do it myself...and truly i dont know the answers to all of them
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12th July 2004, 11:59	#21
Tom BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore, India. Posts: 401 Thanked: 0 Times	Rehaan thats an excellent diagram man! I didnt know the co-driver had to do the honking....LOL The hand brake lever also doubles as a gear shift when he electronic shift conks and the gear has to be shifted in manual mode. Ive also noticed that when this happens the co-driver shifts the stick into first while launching....cant figure out why though. Another thought.....cant the pace notes be fed into the trip computer?
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12th July 2004, 18:07	#24
Tom BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore, India. Posts: 401 Thanked: 0 Times	as you know the turbines of the turbo take a little time or needs to reach a minimum RPM to kick in...this delay is countered by the Anti LAg System (ALS)...u can read more on this here
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12th July 2004, 18:09	#25
Tom BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore, India. Posts: 401 Thanked: 0 Times	does the co-driver honk with his foot? LOL
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12th July 2004, 18:58	#26
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,046 Thanked: 34,080 Times	Superb writeup on the Anti Lag System (ALS) ! Do you happen to have any pics of the WRC engines, drivetrain etc? i remember seeing a pic of the axle of the 2001WRC subaru, and they were something like 1" diameter!!!! (is my memory playing tricks on me?) R
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5th June 2006, 09:38	#27
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,046 Thanked: 34,080 Times	Bang-bang. Thread bump. Just read the mention of an ALS system in another thread and remembered about this one!..... check out the great article explaining ALS in post #24. cya R
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13th June 2006, 15:03	#28
chetan BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 487 Thanked: 11 Times	As far as the green and buttons are concerned one is for wiperes and the other for launch control...if u guys saw the rally magzine show where chris atkinson of swrt explains all the functions of the car before rally sardinia.this is on the 2006 impreza...ford has got a function that no other car in wrc has on it,the driver can adjust the ride height of the car by pressing a switch on the wheel..reverse gear is put when ever there is stall or something the drivers turn a switch to R and then start the car and put it to first..one thing i noticed in the diagram is the fire extinguisher switch actually its a the FIA safety switch all drivers have to activate it when they have completed a stage if drivers have a off and cant make then the HQ will know there is crash..the hand brake is also know as the on and off stick its activated when drive uses it for hairpins and vice versa Last edited by chetan : 13th June 2006 at 15:13.
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13th June 2006, 19:58	#30
R32_GTR BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 548 Thanked: 201 Times View My Garage	back to class everyone!! The screen on the right is for components / engine telemetry....keeps the driver/co-driver posted. had seen on of these on a 06 WRC rex.. Last edited by R32_GTR : 13th June 2006 at 20:00.
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