Mike Clark said:Rallying requires skills in driving on all sorts of
surfaces
I know.
Quoted message said:You seem to be assuming that all rally driving takes place
on gravel or snow.
No, I was comparing road racing with *off-road* rallying.
Quoted message said:But a tarmac rally prepared car would perform reasonably
well around Silverstone.
Of course.
Quoted message said:In rallying the vehicles have to cope with a range of
stages including snow and ice, gravel, mud and tarmac. In
order to cope the teams change the suspension setup,
including ride heights, and they also make different tyre
choices. Rally drivers need to have all round skills to
cope with these different surfaces.
I know. The point that I was making was that *off-road*
rallying requires completely different skills to road
racing, plus the fact that the car is set up very different
for off-road use, therefore it wouldn't handle very well on-
road in that configuration. This can be a problem in rallies
with mixed surfaces such as the tarmac and snow of Monte
Carlo or even that short tarmac section in last weekend's
New Zealand rally.
Quoted message said:Obviously most of us make do with a single vehicle and one
choice of tyres and thus there is a need for a compromise
based on what you are going to use the vehicle for.
Which is the point that many have made. Vehicles designed
for offroad use don't work that well on roads.
Paul
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