Nahin nahin! Jazbati nahin hona hota rally rules mein Is khel mein, conspiracy theories to log banatey rehtey hain, Mitsu Man. Agar aap ka naam aaya to saarey smileys ghaib kyon ho gayey? Anyhow....
Finishing ain't really racing, as some here will remind you. Some would even argue that if your second overall, your just the first of the losers
Fact of the matter is that the Evo (as we know it, not the Dakar vehicles) even 5 years ago was not really competitive or feasible enough. In comparison, to take just the Magsi cruiser, although not a cheap vehicle, nevertheless has no rocket science in it as far as I know. Its a smart and neat car, which has been very well maintained and perhaps upgraded/complimented intelligently over time. To recreate it locally, would have been neither all that difficult nor as costly during all this time, if someone ever made the effort....
Where all the top Evo chaps (Ronnie, Ashraf Sb, Saidhi) would be in third gear pushing 5000rpms trying to keep their MIVECs open, Nadir would probably be chewing gum in 4th relying on the superior diesel torque to both turn the car at comparable/higher speeds and also to maintain momentum as it turned. The Evo fans and drivers can wax lyrical and compose poetry about its handling and independent suspension, but the fact is that it’s a long wide car (for what it is) and it was always outmuscled and outmaneuvered by a geanda cruiser…..
In sand, where the car is bogging down with deflated tires, the Evos are quite lousy with not adequate low end torque. There are two figures I am getting for the Evo engine max torque 239 ft lbs @ 4500rpm and about 260 @ 3000 rpm. In my experience, the former figure appears to be closer to the reality that until the MIVEC opens that 6G74 is struggling hard. Once it does open, the driver is hard at work making sure it stays open which means sustained 5000+ rpms. Which in turn means three tagri rallies and you need to replace the engine. Which essentially opens up a pandoras box for the hopeful Evo owner….
Nevertheless, that’s just my theory. Which I will blatantly spice by adding the ‘conspiracy’ element to it, in return for you making all our lives miserable with your ziddiness