wrc wales 1-3 december
Discussion
Hi all, I'm planning to go on the Saturday after watching the shenanigans at castle coombe earlier this year, and having watched the miniscule amount of TV coverage.
I've managed to collar a few mates into going too, so now I don't want to disappoint any of them.
So what tips do you have? Any recommendations with regards to somewhere to stay, parking, viewing points (pubs . . .) etc.
I'm sure you can do me proud
Michael.
I've managed to collar a few mates into going too, so now I don't want to disappoint any of them.
So what tips do you have? Any recommendations with regards to somewhere to stay, parking, viewing points (pubs . . .) etc.
I'm sure you can do me proud
Michael.
Definitely plan your day in advance unlike when I went a few years ago.
We were driving down and I asked which stages we were watching - it turned out we were going to one stage only and this was due at about 1pm. We were parked up by about 9am and beer supplies were very low for such a long day. I ended up sleeping on a wet Welsh mountain side for an hour or so out of sheer boredom.
You should be able to get in three stages at least if you have routes planned and an idea of times.
I'll not be there this year but will try and get a few RAC stages in the week before.
We were driving down and I asked which stages we were watching - it turned out we were going to one stage only and this was due at about 1pm. We were parked up by about 9am and beer supplies were very low for such a long day. I ended up sleeping on a wet Welsh mountain side for an hour or so out of sheer boredom.
You should be able to get in three stages at least if you have routes planned and an idea of times.
I'll not be there this year but will try and get a few RAC stages in the week before.
I think you'll need tickets to get within walking distance of any stages.
For me, the WRC couldn't be any less attractive than it currently is. If you're one of the more mature amongst us, you will have witnessed half a dozen or more full works teams competing for a win. Ahh, the group B days, now that was rallying!
Lets face it the WRC is finished.
For me, the WRC couldn't be any less attractive than it currently is. If you're one of the more mature amongst us, you will have witnessed half a dozen or more full works teams competing for a win. Ahh, the group B days, now that was rallying!
Lets face it the WRC is finished.
I have lots of "Too fast to race" footage, you could state that rallying is better now as the cars have got slower and you see more of them :-)
I s'pose I shall have to reserve my judgement 'till we get there.
There's not as many comments as I expected; do people not go and watch rallying here (maybe you're being proved correct GTR_Cymru)?
I s'pose I shall have to reserve my judgement 'till we get there.
There's not as many comments as I expected; do people not go and watch rallying here (maybe you're being proved correct GTR_Cymru)?
Spend my entire life rallying - be it watching, competing, servicing or marshalling
regarding WRC GB (or the rally of Cardiff as I prefer to call it) the organisers would like you to pay a small fortune for the priviledge of watching the event, however with a bit of preparation this should be completely unneccessary.
Buy yourself an OS landranger map of the area, plot the stage locations (information available from the rally thread on scoobynet, and may make it to here)
decide where you're going to park and walk through the forest. I've done this at least once a year and never had an issue.
Closer to the event there will be a mass of information as to which stages to go to and where to stand. I've competed on most of the stages that they are using this year (although they're running most of them in reverse) so I will be digging out my pacenotes and checking out where best to go.
I'm marshalling on most of the days this year, as there's going to be a massive field of cars (fiesta ST trophy etc) so it'll be a good year to watch, even though it's unlikely that the championship will make it that far without being decided.
Loeb's absence from the next round (to be replaced by McRae - what a shame it's not Wales) may help keep the championship open however.
regarding WRC GB (or the rally of Cardiff as I prefer to call it) the organisers would like you to pay a small fortune for the priviledge of watching the event, however with a bit of preparation this should be completely unneccessary.
Buy yourself an OS landranger map of the area, plot the stage locations (information available from the rally thread on scoobynet, and may make it to here)
decide where you're going to park and walk through the forest. I've done this at least once a year and never had an issue.
Closer to the event there will be a mass of information as to which stages to go to and where to stand. I've competed on most of the stages that they are using this year (although they're running most of them in reverse) so I will be digging out my pacenotes and checking out where best to go.
I'm marshalling on most of the days this year, as there's going to be a massive field of cars (fiesta ST trophy etc) so it'll be a good year to watch, even though it's unlikely that the championship will make it that far without being decided.
Loeb's absence from the next round (to be replaced by McRae - what a shame it's not Wales) may help keep the championship open however.
kudosdude said:
do people not go and watch rallying ?
at (almost) every available opportunity - I'n in NZ not the UK though so can't help on this one, apart from echoing others advice, get a map so you know where you're going, have someone navigating who isn't the driver, start early/finish late/see as many stages as you can - often I leave a stage before the last cars have come through so I can get to the next in time to see the front-runners who are pushing harder and more fun to watch. Have fun on the roads between stages, but not too much fun - hitting stuff drastically reduces your enjoyment of the event.
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