Monday 26th October 2015

Wales Rally GB Sunday Service

Yep, PH has a meet tagging along with Rally GB. Full details here!

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This November will play host to one of our largest and most dramatic Sunday Services ever as PistonHeads has partnered with both Wales Rally GB and Conwy County Borough Council to offer our members a unique introduction to the world of rallying.

Dating back to its humble beginnings in 1932, when it was originally referred to as the RAC Rally, the fast, tight forest stages of Wales Rally GB are now an integral part of the WRC circuit. Many of the world's greatest drivers have taken victory over the four-day event, including Colin McRae and Richard Burns, who both won three times.

From November 12-15, the Welsh countryside will be turned onto one of the most gruelling and technically demanding stages in the WRC. Starting from Llandudno, the rally will include 19 competitive stages, two of which are night time runs, before finishing at the service park at Deeside on the Sunday afternoon.

PistonHeads has been offered exclusive access for 300 members to park on the promenade in Llandudno for our Sunday Service on November 15. We have private use of the Menai Suite at St. George's Hotel for our obligatory, reasonably priced, and some might say medicinal, bacon sandwich and hot drink upon arrival.

During the morning there will be a Q&A session with a rally legend (that will remain a surprise just for now) and we'll be showing exclusive footage from Friday's stages in the Suite. All this just a stone's throw from the town centre where the official rally re-group will take place from 1030h on Sunday with live footage of the rally being shown on large screens.

Also in attendance, fresh from their high speed demo runs on the Great Orme stage, will be the members of Slowly Sideways, who will be joining us for the morning talking about their passion for the sport and the cars.

We know that attending this event may require some pre-planning and organising for those of you travelling some distance, so we have a couple of links to make this easier: see here to view and book accommodation in the area and here to download our beginners guide to rallying.

Furthermore, if you wish to include the Sunday Service as part of a full Wales Rally GB weekend, tickets are still available. See the website for more details.

We will also be selling T-shirts, mugs and stickers at this Sunday Service. It's cash only, so come prepared with some extra pennies to grab yourself some merchandise! As the event is raising money for the Wales Air Ambulance so any donations you can provide during the day would be greatly appreciated too.

Add your name to the calendar here.

Ollie

 

 

[JD PH]

For those of you wanting to avoid a super-early start for the trip Oop-North, some of the PH team will be staying locally on the Saturday night - it would be great to meet some of you for a drink or two if any one fancies it? Details for this will follow in due course, but it will be in Llandudno and will be very informal.

Hope to see lot of you there (on the Saturday and Sunday!)

Edited by JD PH on Tuesday 20th October 16:48

[Shaw Tarse]

Damn, I've got things planned

[JD PH]

Shaw Tarse said:

Damn, I've got things planned

Sounds like you need to do some cancelling then!

Would you like PH to write you a letter explaining why you can no longer be at the "other things"?

[Norbury90]

Yes!! Been waiting for an event near me. Hopefully the weather will be decent and will allow a detour via the Evo Triangle on the way home...

[andburg]

Going to be a Trek..but One I'll happily make!!

When are we getting a northern sunday service? this is clearly welsh :P

[Craikeybaby]

I was planning on heading up to Wales that weekend anyway!

[RyanTank]

Not sure if poor planing or not?

I'd imagine there will be quite a few who would have attended this, actually being in the stages watching the rally themselves.
If I am marshalling on the Sunday, looking increasingly likely. I will have been in stage long before the first bunch of cars arrive for Sunday Service.

If I wasn't marshalling then I'd be spectating. Being at the venue of a stage and watching it on a big TV instead of in person is puzzling to me tbh. But then I could just be having a grump.


People are right however, there needs to be some SS in locations all over the UK

[miww88]

what time do we need to arrive on the promenade for?

[D.no]

Just the excuse I needed to get back up to The Triangle.

Was planning on staying over on Saturday night in Betws-y-coed, but apparently the other half has already arranged an outing with her friends, so I'm on child-minding duty, and will therefore be setting the alarm very early on Sunday morning. Bugger.

Where is everyone though? Would have thought this would be over-subscribed by now...

[Leptons]

I'm going down for the stages Saturday, planning on staying in the van Saturday night so should still be about Sunday

[BEP]

Just a word of warning , the middle section of the triangle (through the woods) is shut for the rally and operates a policed one way system...

[Alex]

BEP said:

Just a word of warning , the middle section of the triangle (through the woods) is shut for the rally and operates a policed one way system...

The evo triangle?

[Alex]

The Brenig stage is on Sunday, so will the triangle be accessible on Saturday?

[RyanTank]

Alex said:

The Brenig stage is on Sunday, so will the triangle be accessible on Saturday?

as a one way system only most likely. the stage car park opens from 4am Sunday so expect the plod to shut the road sometime Saturday afternoon, there's likely to be many people arriving Saturday night too so depending on number of cars arriving they may open the car park early. often there's restrictions on the entire week around stages as cars will be doing recce at the start of the week and its easier to just leave junctions closed/traffic enforcements in place for the week than take it away and put it back in place.

[Alex]

So it seems that the idea of a couple of laps on the triangle on Saturday afternoon is probably not a good one?

[RyanTank]

Hard to say there could be a beefed up police presence on the triangle, given its popularity and the motorsport event taking place in the area. the one way system is in place from Cerrigydrudion and goes north only.

[K50 DEL]

I'm in for the SS, marshaling the rally on the Friday / Saturday

Beers in Llandudno Sat PM sound good if anyone's going to be there?

[BEP]

The one way works from Cerrig going north...personally valuing my licence I really wouldn't risk a play on the Saturday, plus the extra nuisance that would possibly cause locals...there are 51 other weekends in the year

[Norbury90]

Interesting... anyone know if there will be any restrictions around the B4391?

[topless360]

Is the Evo Triangle likely to be closed on Sunday morning? My route to SS is likely to take my via the Triangle.
Not planning on breaking any speed limits, but hoping to get some nice scenic pictures of the car.