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> World Rally Championship style Such an odd example to choose. World Rally Cars are built on production 1.6-litre four-cylinder cars, but feature turbocharger
by keanzu 7y ago
> World Rally Championship style
Such an odd example to choose. World Rally Cars are built on production 1.6-litre four-cylinder cars, but feature turbochargers, anti-lag systems, four-wheel-drive, sequential gearboxes, aerodynamic parts and other enhancements bringing the price of a WRC car to around US$1 million.
Only $250 to have the exact same shoes as Eliud Kipchoge, wow!
- gorgoiler 7y agoWhen I was a teenager the “555” Impreza WRC seemed reasonably priced for consumers to buy. But the point was about homologation — competing with products that are general available to amateurs — ensuring accessibility to the sport. Rally driving is indeed pretty niche, so the entry fee for wannabe drivers being the cost of a reasonably specialist mass produced car seems fair. For running: the audience is wider and the cost should be lower. Race organizers that put a price cap on equipment help to hold back the tide of performance being affected by gear instead of grit.