The 2015 Rallying Thread

The 2015 Rallying Thread

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Alex Langheck

Original Poster:

835 posts

128 months

Wednesday 31st December 2014
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For all your Rallying discussions; WRC, ERC, and various National series.....

timbo48

688 posts

181 months

Wednesday 31st December 2014
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Good idea. When does the Monte start and will there be any chance of tv coverage, looking forward to seeing Loeb in action again.

Alex Langheck

Original Poster:

835 posts

128 months

Friday 2nd January 2015
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http://www.jaennerrallye.at/en/rallye-guide.html

Looks like they've had plenty of snow - should be a good event.

Allyc85

7,225 posts

185 months

Friday 2nd January 2015
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Yea looking forward to it. Just praying that Breen's 208 can do more than one stage without breaking this year!

https://twitter.com/Craig_Breen/status/55108278292...

Benbay001

5,794 posts

156 months

Friday 2nd January 2015
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I was about to come here and ask. Whats the easiest way for someone in the south west of the country to view some amateur gravel and dirt rally stages this summer?

Alex Langheck

Original Poster:

835 posts

128 months

Friday 2nd January 2015
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The Somerset Stages in April - ask Ally, he'll know more.

moribund

4,030 posts

213 months

Saturday 3rd January 2015
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Benbay001 said:
I was about to come here and ask. Whats the easiest way for someone in the south west of the country to view some amateur gravel and dirt rally stages this summer?
http://www.itsmymotorsport.co.uk/rally-events-by-month.htm

Benbay001

5,794 posts

156 months

Saturday 3rd January 2015
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Thank you both!

Allyc85

7,225 posts

185 months

Saturday 3rd January 2015
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Indeed there is the Somerset Stages, which sadly is the only gravel rally in the south west! This year it's on Saturday April 18th.

Spectators are not really allowed to watch on the stages, but the Porlock toll road is easy to find, and most of the stages are in the Croydon Woods area near Timberscombe. There is a spectator stage, which isn't bad, but I like to find my own area to watch from really smile

Alex Langheck

Original Poster:

835 posts

128 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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http://www.fiaerc.com/news/detail/id/6546

Qualifying over - and another 'pole' for a Polish driver.

RyanTank

2,850 posts

153 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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after the shambles that was my Monte countdown in the 2014 thread I have decided to simply state . . . . MONTE CARLO STARTS THIS MONTH!!!!! biggrin


Ohh and wasn't sure where to put my vids from Wales Rally so I put it in the '14 thread and here wink

RyanTank said:
Finally got round to editing the action from my camera from Wales Rally, so here it is

Maesnant Start line

p1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABaQhmA9rDU
p2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GApRCduHi3E

Dyfnant action

Day run - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lsn0QNE69s

Night run - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bUT0WBXZpA
p2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X1QiehlgiM

Allyc85

7,225 posts

185 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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Alex Langheck said:
http://www.fiaerc.com/news/detail/id/6546

Qualifying over - and another 'pole' for a Polish driver.
My days are all over the place with all my short weeks, and half days at work over xmas, but starting a rally on a Monday is just going to make things worse laugh

Small Car

877 posts

198 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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RyanTank said:
after the shambles that was my Monte countdown in the 2014 thread I have decided to simply state . . . . MONTE CARLO STARTS THIS MONTH!!!!! biggrin


Ohh and wasn't sure where to put my vids from Wales Rally so I put it in the '14 thread and here wink

RyanTank said:
Finally got round to editing the action from my camera from Wales Rally, so here it is

Maesnant Start line

p1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABaQhmA9rDU
p2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GApRCduHi3E

Dyfnant action

Day run - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lsn0QNE69s

Night run - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bUT0WBXZpA
p2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X1QiehlgiM
Great vids! Brings back memories - I was at the other end of the field in a Twingo. Start SS4 I had just changed my third puncture of the day, and Swanny had just kicked the screen out of his Fiesta. Needless to say we were a little slower off the line than that Polo! Great vids. Any of the National?


aeropilot

34,304 posts

226 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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Ah the Monte.

Can't believe it will 20 years since I spectated on the Monte.

A group of us from my local motorclub went skiing in France, not that far from the Monte stages, so, all being involved in rallying we decided to skip a days skiing for the chance to spectate on the Monte. Hired a local driver and a mini-bus and spent the day cheering on Colin in what was to become his WRC winning year.

telecat

8,528 posts

240 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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Is Andy Burton still going? I know he was looking at a successor to the 306 but many of the Internet sites appear to have gone missing.

Allyc85

7,225 posts

185 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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Sadly not, the MSA banned the 306 a few years ago now frown Really do miss that howling V6 echoing through the forest.

Alex Langheck

Original Poster:

835 posts

128 months

Sunday 4th January 2015
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Andy Burton is still going - his monstrous 306 sadly isn't. The victim of another piece of MSA genius.....

Allyc85

7,225 posts

185 months

Monday 5th January 2015
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Gutting for Craig Breen, getting the car stuck in the snow on stage 1! Im guessing he will be back tomorrow?

fttm

3,667 posts

134 months

Monday 5th January 2015
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Benbay001 said:
I was about to come here and ask. Whats the easiest way for someone in the south west of the country to view some amateur gravel and dirt rally stages this summer?
Get yourself to The Wyedean ,BTRDA Round 1 , next month .

Allyc85

7,225 posts

185 months

Monday 5th January 2015
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Good advice, the entry is already building fast!

Looks like Hirschi needs to work on his navigation on Janier rally!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Ant2KTW-s

ERC is worth following on Twitter if you use it, their news and videos blows the WRC's content out of the water!