Super 2000

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Super 2000
Motor racing formula
Category Touring cars
Rally cars
Country or region International
Championships Various
Inaugural season 2000
Status Active

Super 2000, also known as S2000, is an FIA specification and classification for production based race cars. The specification is split to cover both rally and touring car racing. Super 2000 rally cars are also permitted to compete in Super 2000 World Rally Championship events.[1] The goal of the Super 2000 classification is to allow more manufacturers and privateers to race by reducing the cost of a competitive car. The World Rally Championship currently has two manufacturers fielding teams, while private teams rely on older cars from current manufacturers or from "works" teams that have left the WRC, such as Subaru, Škoda, Proton, or Mitsubishi. The World Touring Car Championship, which is open to both Super 2000 and Diesel 2000 cars, currently has four manufacturers competing, these being BMW, SEAT, Chevrolet and Volvo, with independent teams generally using older cars from previous seasons.

In order to cut costs and shorten development time, the Super 2000 rally cars originally used a common control gearbox and drivetrain made by a French company, Sadev. The FIA has since announced that Xtrac[2] and Ricardo Consulting Engineers will be allowed to also manufacture S2000 gearboxes to FIA specification. This is to further cut costs by introducing competition into gearbox supply.

In effect these new rules allowed Ford to build from scratch their S2000 Fiesta vehicles in Australia, in as little as 14 weeks, starting out with a Super 1600 chassis and rollcage.

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[edit] Models

[edit] Rally cars

The following Super 2000 World Rally Championship and Intercontinental Rally Challenge are the two top rally tournaments that use Super 2000 cars. Super 2000 rally cars are currently in production, or slated for production in the near future:

There was development and testing of a Dacia Logan S2000 car in 2005 but it was not brought into competition.[6]

The new technical regulations for the future World Rally Car will become effective from 2011.[7] S2000 cars will become World Rally Cars, they will be powered by a 1600cc turbo engine instead of the current 2000cc N/A unit.[8] The new technical regulations for the future World Rally Car will become effective from 2011.[7] The WRC Car will be based on the current Super 2000 cars, fitted with a supplementary kit, which includes turbo and rear-wing additions.[7] The kit must be able to be fitted or removed within a defined time limit, to be determined.[7]

[edit] Touring cars

The following Super 2000 Touring Cars are currently competing in championships:

[edit] Specifications

FIA specifications include the following:[9][10]

  • Derived from production model, of which at least 2500 have been produced in the past year
  • Maximum of 2 liter (2000 cc) displacement
  • Normal Aspiration, Rally: 8500 rpm maximum, Circuit: 8500 rpm maximum for 4 cylinders, 8750 rpm maximum for 5 cylinders, 9000 rpm maximum for 6 cylinders.
  • All wheel drive is permitted in rally cars, but not in touring cars.
  • 6-speed sequential gearbox (Control specification), or 5-speed MT gearbox retaining original gear ratios.
  • Front and rear McPherson suspension
  • No electronic driver aids
  • Must be for sale at a maximum price of €168,000.[11]

[edit] Series

Super 2000 spec cars are currently run in:

South Africa was the first country in the world to run Super 2000 cars in rallying. Toyota South Africa and Volkswagen South Africa each built 2 cars to compete in the South African Rally Championship in 2005.[citation needed]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "207 RCup". Peugeot.com. http://www.peugeot.com.mt/company_news_060301.asp. Retrieved 2010-12-12. 
  2. ^ "Xtrac 532 S2000 gearbox press release" (PDF). http://www.xtrac.com/pdfs/Super%202000%20press%20release%20June%202007.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-12. 
  3. ^ "RallySport Magazine - S2000 Fiestas nearly ready to roll". Rallysportmag.com.au. 2007-03-15. http://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1143&Itemid=2. Retrieved 2010-12-12. 
  4. ^ "Rally : A new Proton Super 2000? - PROTON WRC". Rally-Live.com. http://www.rally-live.com/wrc/en/headlines/news/detail/080227164610.shtml. Retrieved 2010-12-12. 
  5. ^ "Skoda starts S2000 testing. | WRC News". Crash.Net. 2008-02-14. http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/159665-0/skoda_starts_s2000_testing.html. Retrieved 2010-12-12. 
  6. ^ rally | Shock: Ecco i primi scatti della Dacia Logan S2000!
  7. ^ a b c d http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/161223-0/stay_of_execution_for_wrc_cars.html
  8. ^ "maps out the future of the WRC". Wrc.com. http://wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=5292&desc=FIA. Retrieved 2010-12-12. 
  9. ^ "Microsoft Word - 263 _07-08_.doc" (PDF). http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/625423190__AppJ_Art_263.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-12. 
  10. ^ "FIA Super 2000 Rally regulations" (PDF). http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/1623371895__AppJ_Art_254A.pdf. Retrieved 2010-12-12. 
  11. ^ "RallySport Magazine - Super 2000 is affordable - RED". Rallysportmag.com.au. 2007-02-05. http://www.rallysportmag.com.au/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=980&Itemid=2. Retrieved 2010-12-12. 

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