Brands Hatch Stage rally 19th January - tomorrow!

[notax]

I just thought I’d post a link to this:

http://brandshatchstages.co.uk

If you like watching cars sliding all over the place, this is an event for you. Very wide range of entrants from modern WRC cars, to classic Ferrari 308s, Mk2 Escorts and us in my BMW M3 Compact:



As well as the main circuit, which we drive in both directions, including pit lane, we also slide around the special rally stage. Great event if you fancy something different...

Feel free to say hello if you see us.

[notax]

Thanks for the in-car, you look much faster around the rally stage bit than I am, probably the least favourite part of any event I enter! It hasn’t been a lucky venue for us, 3 DNFs and some big damage too. Bit concerned to see you have lights on - as it’s only 45 stage miles I hoped we wouldn’t need spots - not wired up to my new car yet... Pop over and say hello if you get a chance Good luck

[notax]

Thanks for posting the pics, sorry we didn’t catch up. Nightmare day for us. My usual nav had a nasty accident so a friend stood in at last minute. Had a novice service guy too. Unfortunately it wasn’t easy to get the nav licence at the venue and we almost ran out of time. Only had a couple of minutes to change tyres and in the rush a flat one was fitted! Rears were way too high as well.

Got to start with 20secs left, couldn’t be tighter. Then with 2 secs on countdown it was spotted that nav hadn’t done his helmet up! Couldn’t start, he couldn’t do it himself so I had to unbuckle. Very slow as result. Would have improved a lot but in service found a wheel bearing had collapsed too! Real shame, but that’s rallying sometimes...

Hope your day much better!

[notax]

Excellent, thanks for posting sounds good 👍 Brands has consistently been my unluckiest venue - fingers crossed for next time...