Volvo thinking about WTCC

Karoug · July 21st, 2008, 12:00 PM

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2008 Volvo C30 WTCC Green Racer
Robert Dahlgren returns to his old training ground, driving Volvo’s new C30 Green Racer . Volvo has decided to enter its new ethanol powered Volvo C30 racer in the WTCC (World Touring Car Championship) at Brands Hatch on the 26 - 27th of July.

The car, which is in its first year on track, races in the Swedish Touring Car Championship (STCC) as the only ethanol E85 powered car in that series. In STCC, the car has so far secured three out of seven pole positions and has led close to half of all laps driven.

Now Volvo wants to evaluate the car against the strongest of competition on the circuit at legendary Brands Hatch, Kent, England.

“We are naturally excited to come to Brands Hatch. This race was on the ‘to-do-list’ in our plan for the C30 from the start. We wanted this as a check point to see how far we have come against the best,” says Derek Crabb, Motorsport Director at Volvo Car Corporation. “We are climbing up the development curve of this car and we strongly believe the Volvo C30 may become a very competitive car in any FIA Super 2000 championship. However, it is important to stay pragmatic and do things in the right order.”

Equally thrilled is the driver, Robert Dahlgren:

“It will be fantastic to race at Brands Hatch again. I spent most of my youth in Britain and have driven all the tracks in different formula series. I also won the Formula Ford Championship there in 2001 and was the first privateer to do so in 18 years. It will be exiting to come back, but this time as a works driver for Volvo and in the exiting new C30.”

The car will be operated by Volvo official motorsport partner Polestar Racing AB, which is also both developing and running the same car in STCC. Volvo will race with Ethanol E85 in the tank and will not be eligible to race for points.

Klikk!

Robert Dahlgren and his c30:

http://polestarclub.iweb.se/archive/bilder_sidor/12(2).bmp

Gatecrasher · July 21st, 2008, 03:42 PM

Fuck yeah! Prancing Moose in the WTCC! Get 'em Robbie!

anti-net · July 21st, 2008, 04:45 PM

More cars the better, Touring cars is only really good when its got a nice selection of different cars, otherwise its just like a single-spec series (Seat Cupra Challenge that kind of thing). Looks like its a good package, but in WTCC those Seat Diesels are really dominating

torqueless · July 22nd, 2008, 07:14 AM

bring back the 240 touring car!

fbc · July 22nd, 2008, 08:13 AM

No wagon??! Bah!

Karoug · July 22nd, 2008, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher

Fuck yeah! Prancing Moose in the WTCC! Get 'em Robbie!

we don't use Robbie, His nickname is Robban. images/smilies/tongue.gif

Gatecrasher · July 22nd, 2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Karoug

we don't use Robbie, His nickname is Robban. images/smilies/tongue.gif

But Robbie sounds much more American. images/smilies/lol.gif

Werner · July 22nd, 2008, 03:46 PM

Would be nice to see them in the WTCC. more different cars = better images/smilies/biggrin.gif

torqueless · July 22nd, 2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by fbc

No wagon??! Bah!

that would be...amazing

like an old 940. or 740!!!

Gatecrasher · July 22nd, 2008, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by torqueless

that would be...amazing

like an old 940. or 740!!!

You might want to rethink that. images/smilies/lol.gif

Karoug · July 28th, 2008, 10:36 AM

Volvo did ok.

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Derek Crabb, Motorsport Director of Volvo Car Corporation, was watching qualifying from the pit wall: “We had a really good day. Robert was seventh in both the practice sessions and managed to make the top ten in qualifying. Ours is one of the heaviest cars on the track and yet every time it hits the track the lap times are improving. We are really happy.”

Klikk!!

Unfortunately Robert was pushed of the track in the first race by Rickard Rydell and the car sustained unrepairable damage.

MattW · July 29th, 2008, 07:16 PM

F**k SEAT. They need to ban those diesel engines already.

MadCat360 · August 3rd, 2008, 07:58 AM

Man, there's some crazy camber going on with those rear tires. I bet they have liftoff oversteer problems.

Wouldn't an S60R be a better racing choice? But no, they want it green so I guess not.

Karoug · August 3rd, 2008, 02:57 PM

They didn't have time to test the car properly and they had to use that camber to sort out the under steer problem they had.. This is the first year for the c30 and the S60R has been killed off..

AiR · August 4th, 2008, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by MattW

F**k SEAT. They need to ban those diesel engines already.

They'll ban petrol as it's not green enough.

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Originally Posted by MadCat360

Wouldn't an S60R be a better racing choice? But no, they want it green so I guess not.

Marketing, the S60 is doing it's last runs before production ceases.

MattW · August 4th, 2008, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by AiR

They'll ban petrol as it's not green enough.

I like my racecars to make noise. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Karoug · August 6th, 2008, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by AiR

Marketing, the S60 is doing it's last runs before production ceases.

They are bringing out a new s60... But the current model is on it's way out.

salguod · August 6th, 2008, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MattW

I like my racecars to make noise. images/smilies/biggrin.gif

So do I, but there is something completely and utterly intriguing about the noise that the Diesels make, a whoooosh, well the R10 does anyway.

Hopefully, if the WTCC programme goes well enough, there may be a Volvo return to the BTCC. (fingers crossed) images/smilies/smile.gif

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