Jim Clark Rally

[1275GT]

Just wondering if any of you are out spectating on the Jim Clark this coming weekend in the Borders?

It's usually a great event and I'm looking to go up at some point over the weekend. Problem is that getting any info on the stages/times etc. seems alomost impossibe without forking out £25 quid for a rally planner!

Does anyone have the stage times at all? Ideally for the Reivers Rally (Sunday)

Cheers

Nick

[haggishunter]

Check the website and the council one for road closure times, its a bit of a giveaway if you know where you are going. Do you know the area well?

al

[whitey83]

I would also be greatful of any info.

Every Rally I go to I see to just drive around and not see many car due to my lack of organizing and information.

Good idea about the council website for road closures but doesn't really tell you what time they will be at that stage.

Can't mind how I got info previous years but pretty sure I never paid £25.

[haggishunter]

http://www.jimclarkrally.com/index.php?option=com_...

I am sure the stages are closed about 40 mins before the first cars go through

http://www.multimap.com/maps/?zoom=15&countryC... Berwickshire, Scotland, TD11 3

use the above map as its ordanace survey and will have all the roads on it as the organisers often erase roads from the programme, narrow, difficult access etc.

I will see if i can get accurate stage times and map. Look out for one in the motorsport news, they often print one.

al

[thepawbroon]

Hello,

I'm going u[p to compate - I'm navigating on the National (in car 108 on Fri & Sat) and the Reivers (car 7 on Sun), its a white Mk2 Escort reg NRA500W. Give us a way on the way past, always grateful for any decent photos you migt take.

see yas there, cheers :-)

[1275GT]

Found the stage times.

They're near the bottom of this document;

http://www.jimclarkrally.com/index.php?option=com_...

I'll keep an eye out for your mk2, you're running pretty high up the order in the reivers!

[Lefty Guns]

I'm from Duns and when I lived there I always used to spectate - amazing rally, great fun.

Always a bit of a laugh in the days before, seeing the drivers writing their notes on open roads. I remember being overtyaken by Gwundaf Evans in a yellow Seat (Ibiza maybe?). 60 limit, I was doing about 80 IIRC...

[RDM]

Has anyone got the stage times for the Saturday?. There's also a send-off
thingy on the Friday in Edinburgh is there not?. Doubt if I'll make the Sunday, hopefully watching football and popping champagne!, but could
probably make the Saturday.

[Don Veloci]

1275GT said:

Found the stage times.

They're near the bottom of this document;

http://www.jimclarkrally.com/index.php?option=com_...

I'll keep an eye out for your mk2, you're running pretty high up the order in the reivers!

Looks like you've got it sussed. They're getting more and more commercial every year and trying to force punters into these £25 packs.
But as you've discovered there is enough information in the competitors regulations on stage times and road closures.
Hopefully I can find my old OS map with the stages marked on it. The names may change but the stages are pretty much the same.

[Don Veloci]

Missed this event for a couple of years and was considering not taking the camera but will now.

It's only a simple digital 5MP and I'm not very good but sometimes I get good shots.

I can compare my results to the lists on this thread.

[Scotfox]

Anybody dropping in to Fountainpark tonight to see what it's all about ?

[haggishunter]

No, went to the ocean terminal the last time and it wasnt really worth it aned they have a lot more room than fountain park. You would be better getting down for the actual stages.

http://www.multimap.com/maps/?zoom=15&countryC...

Great place for spectating here

al

[Scotfox]

Thanks for the recommendation HH. Only dropping in as I'm droping somebody off in town anyway.

[Woza]

saw some of these cars heading in to town tonight - they were all stationed at the park and ride at sherrifhall, all cars looked and sounded amazing - pics anyone?

Highlights included a v6 clio and a brand new subaru impreza - so loud!!!

[markcsl]

Any good watching places tomorrow i would like to see some of this but not sure were it is ???

[Scotfox]

Street stages in Duns should provide some close up views. Fountainpark was surprisingly good though lacking a bit in atmosphere as it was mixed crowd of fans and people who just happened to be there for the Cinema etc.

[4hero]

markcsl said:

Any good watching places tomorrow i would like to see some of this but not sure were it is ???

There's a couple of decent threads over on sidc. Lots of info.

http://forums.sidc.co.uk/index.php?s=79149f12cbc52...

http://forums.sidc.co.uk/index.php?s=79149f12cbc52...

Heading down tomorrow and Sunday, looking forward to it!

[heyjack]

Went to see the Fogo2 stage on saturday.
Weather could have been worse, the rally was cool.
nothing special to say except:
- the forerunner Mistu 0 surprisingly died in front of us (gearbox)
- strong overtake of a Civic on a 205, had to do it in the apex as the Peugeot didn't really let him go through....

If somebody is interested, I got few pics I can post.


edit: I nearly forgot! we had to pay £5 each to park and see the rally! what a bad surprise!!!
Is it the same on every UK rally?
Because I never had to pay for watching a rally in France, you can even get stages maps, etc for free!

Edited by heyjack on Monday 25th May 10:24

[haggishunter]

They charge you to get into the spectator points, i have only ever been to one of them!
You can always find somewhere to abandon the car off the road and walk into the stages for free.
Glad you enjoyed it i had a great time

al

[4hero]

We didn't pay anything this year, just abandoned the cars and walked around. £5 parking to park on public land?

Some shots from the weekend, there's more on flickr if you fancy a look.

















Cheers,

Neil.