Sat Night Chat, could an SST be competitive in WRC?

I realize an SST might miss the mark completely when is comes class restrictions, but restrictions aside, could an SST be made to be competitive in WRC? Basically, set-up for less jumping and more precision cornering.

Just talking dream talk, I would love to see RGM run a few seasons of WRC with the talented young Creed behind the wheel.

This is not said as a slight on Robby's driving skills, I'm seeing Robby more and more as the heart of a really fun enterprise. He does not have to be behind the wheel in all he does.

This post is for chat'n fun. What's possible here? Set me straight.

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Permalink Reply by Hendricus on July 28, 2013 at 1:14am

The orange "WRC Racing" at the top of my post, is a link to some WRC racing footage.

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Permalink Reply by speedy7 on July 28, 2013 at 1:31am

I'm sorry, there are so many Abbr.s out there, I forgot what "WCR" stands for.........

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Permalink Reply by Hendricus on July 28, 2013 at 1:39am

Speedy7, something's telling me I've encountered sarcasm. It's World Rally Championship. As far as I know there might be dozens of similar series, so even more so to your point of "What this?"

The orange "WRC Racing" at the top of my post takes you to a Youtube link.

I wonder about such a thing because I'm wondering what will it take to make Robby's Dakar effort more competitive?

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Permalink Reply by WJM on July 28, 2013 at 3:42am

Short answer: No. There's some distinct disadvantages when comparing a WRC car and a SST, the biggest being weight. A WRC car weighs 2,465lbs. The second be 4WD vs 2WD. We've all seen how 2WD suffers during the WRC stages in the Dakar Rally.