Saturday 6th February 2010 - Rally at Goodwood
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ijsemt said:
0900 Start
1200 to 1300 Lunch
1600 finish.
Bognor Regis Motor Club.
Ian
1200 to 1300 Lunch
1600 finish.
Bognor Regis Motor Club.
Ian
Towncross Engineering South Downs Stages
http://www.southdownsstages.co.uk/
I'm competing!!!
Come and say hello, I'll be in a white Pug 205 GTi,
http://www.southdownsstages.co.uk/
I'm competing!!!
Come and say hello, I'll be in a white Pug 205 GTi,
2010 is shaping up to be the best Towncross Engineering South Downs Stages yet.
The response to our first TR7 V8 challenge has been very positive. Amongst the seven entrants so far are three ex-works cars. Bert Smeets is our first foreign competitor and brings from Belgium Per Eklund’s BP Rallysprint winning car of ’79 which was also driven by Simo Lampinen on three World Championship events that year.
Dave Rayner will be bringing the last car ever built by the factory and which was driven in 1980 by Per Eklund, Timo Makinen on the 1000 Lakes Rally, and finally John Buffum on the RAC Rally. He will be co-driven by Stuart Harrold who was co-driver in ’79 for Graham Elsmore who should also be at Goodwood.
Thirdly David Maslen will be in the car in which Tony Pond/Fred Gallagher competed on the Welsh, Scottish and Burmah Rallies. In ’79 Irish driver Adrian Boyd took it on the Galway and Circuit of Ireland rallies and after that it is believed that it was used by Graham Elsmore and Terry Kaby.
With more modern engineered cars from Alistair Flack, Stephen Hall, David Pedley and Paul Hunter the challenge looks set to entertain!
As well as TR7 V8s there are two other noteworthy cars to look out for.
One is the Aston Martin Rally GT of Alan Thistlethwaite. The Aston, which is a rare beast to find in modern day rallying is based on the baby V8 Vantage and is one of four such cars built by Prodrive for Aston Martin in 2006 and is prepared by David Appleby Engineering. Four of these cars were built for rallying in Europe where they cater for this category of car. They were also used at the 2006 Race of Champions at Wembley where this car was driven by no less than Former World Rally Champion and world favourite Colin McRae, six times and current World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb and seven times World F1 Drivers Champion Michael Schumacher.
In contrast to the sleek lines of the powerful Aston is the Morris Marina which will be having its debut outing after a ten year restoration by its owner and driver Trevor Godwin of Coventry Engineering. It is the ex-British Leyland Special Tuning car which their stalwart driver Brian Culcheth drove to a class win on the 1971 RAC Rally. Brian will be visiting the event to be reunited with his former steed.
Add to these the backbone of British rallying, the club drivers, with their many and varied machines which include two previous winners of this event – last years victor Adrian Brown in his 2.4 Escort MkI and his predecessor back to try and reclaim the crown, Simon Mauger, this time with a new Millington 2.5 litre engined Escort MkII.
So if you like variety in your rallying and you want to be entertained and be able to see these cars and competitors up close then Goodwood is the place to be on February 6th.
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The response to our first TR7 V8 challenge has been very positive. Amongst the seven entrants so far are three ex-works cars. Bert Smeets is our first foreign competitor and brings from Belgium Per Eklund’s BP Rallysprint winning car of ’79 which was also driven by Simo Lampinen on three World Championship events that year.
Dave Rayner will be bringing the last car ever built by the factory and which was driven in 1980 by Per Eklund, Timo Makinen on the 1000 Lakes Rally, and finally John Buffum on the RAC Rally. He will be co-driven by Stuart Harrold who was co-driver in ’79 for Graham Elsmore who should also be at Goodwood.
Thirdly David Maslen will be in the car in which Tony Pond/Fred Gallagher competed on the Welsh, Scottish and Burmah Rallies. In ’79 Irish driver Adrian Boyd took it on the Galway and Circuit of Ireland rallies and after that it is believed that it was used by Graham Elsmore and Terry Kaby.
With more modern engineered cars from Alistair Flack, Stephen Hall, David Pedley and Paul Hunter the challenge looks set to entertain!
As well as TR7 V8s there are two other noteworthy cars to look out for.
One is the Aston Martin Rally GT of Alan Thistlethwaite. The Aston, which is a rare beast to find in modern day rallying is based on the baby V8 Vantage and is one of four such cars built by Prodrive for Aston Martin in 2006 and is prepared by David Appleby Engineering. Four of these cars were built for rallying in Europe where they cater for this category of car. They were also used at the 2006 Race of Champions at Wembley where this car was driven by no less than Former World Rally Champion and world favourite Colin McRae, six times and current World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb and seven times World F1 Drivers Champion Michael Schumacher.
In contrast to the sleek lines of the powerful Aston is the Morris Marina which will be having its debut outing after a ten year restoration by its owner and driver Trevor Godwin of Coventry Engineering. It is the ex-British Leyland Special Tuning car which their stalwart driver Brian Culcheth drove to a class win on the 1971 RAC Rally. Brian will be visiting the event to be reunited with his former steed.
Add to these the backbone of British rallying, the club drivers, with their many and varied machines which include two previous winners of this event – last years victor Adrian Brown in his 2.4 Escort MkI and his predecessor back to try and reclaim the crown, Simon Mauger, this time with a new Millington 2.5 litre engined Escort MkII.
So if you like variety in your rallying and you want to be entertained and be able to see these cars and competitors up close then Goodwood is the place to be on February 6th.
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Never been to a Rally event - depending on whether we have some visitors that weekend, may be able to get down to have a look in the afternoon.
Can I ask a question as to the format on the day? It is rally cars going round the track/tarmac circuit? Will there be another form of special stage set up? Thanks
Can I ask a question as to the format on the day? It is rally cars going round the track/tarmac circuit? Will there be another form of special stage set up? Thanks
j3ffers said:
Never been to a Rally event - depending on whether we have some visitors that weekend, may be able to get down to have a look in the afternoon.
Can I ask a question as to the format on the day? It is rally cars going round the track/tarmac circuit? Will there be another form of special stage set up? Thanks
Start Line will be the Chicane paddock out the Chicane gate onto the circuit then from the Pit lane, dependant on which stage is running.Can I ask a question as to the format on the day? It is rally cars going round the track/tarmac circuit? Will there be another form of special stage set up? Thanks
0900 to 1200 (Lunch) 1300 to 1600 usually made up of right/reverse direction of the circuit, pallet Chicanes and cones. Noise restricitions apply.
The NAAFI Wagon in the Paddock area will be open along with the usual Flying School facilities.
I will place a further post nearer the time, hopes this helps.
Ian
I'm also entering this event as we did last year. We will be in a BMW M3 Compact - for details see www.team-notax.co.uk
It is a really good day out, free for spectators and a rare chance to see tarmac rally cars in action in Southern England. Although based largely on the circuit additional chicanes are added, which slow the speeds and improve the spectating as it gives us a chance to drive sideways
You are also able to wander around the pits and last year could spectate from the roof of the pitlane buildings.
Last year the first few stages were on sheet ice, hope it is a little warmer this time...
It is a really good day out, free for spectators and a rare chance to see tarmac rally cars in action in Southern England. Although based largely on the circuit additional chicanes are added, which slow the speeds and improve the spectating as it gives us a chance to drive sideways
You are also able to wander around the pits and last year could spectate from the roof of the pitlane buildings. Last year the first few stages were on sheet ice, hope it is a little warmer this time...
delS1 said:
Whats the parking like for spectators? would love to get along with the camera. Is it parking in the big large carpark by the tunnel or in the middle of a field.
Cheers
delS1
In the past this rally has not been particularly well attended by spectators so you should be able to park on hard-standing. Some of the usual areas for parking are used for the rally so if you could pay attention to the directions given by any marshals re parking, we would appreciate it.Cheers
delS1
Cheers,
J
Just to confuse you all the organisers have changed it a bit this year. The morning stages (1-4) will start from the pit lane and go the 'right' way round the circuit, ending with a dive into the chicane paddock for a nadgery bit of round the houses.
The afternoon (stages 5-8) will start from the chicane carpark and do the nadgery bit before emerging on to the circuit and going the 'wrong' way.
The afternoon (stages 5-8) will start from the chicane carpark and do the nadgery bit before emerging on to the circuit and going the 'wrong' way.
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