Somerset Stages Rally - Saturday 25th April

[MrJan]

Eugh, Timberscombe is far too early for my liking, would need to be up earlier than I am for work.

Think I'll head for Chargot as I reckon I'll need getting on for 2 hrs to allow to get there and then get into the stage to find a decent spot. Then hopefully I'll have plenty of time to get back to Exeter so that I can queue up and watch the football. At least by going rallying it'll take me mind off the football and the tension.

[306 Cosworth]

and by going to Chargot you'll get to see the cars twice

[Allyc85]

mate this is awesome thankyou very much

No problem mate, what stages are you going to? I think I should be ok for Timberscombe and then porlock.

I was concerned about getting out of Timberscombe as the road is narrow but the last rally car off is at just after and at around that time the other cars should be up around chargot so I shouldn't block the narrow access road.

[nathstone]

i'm thinking of either timbercombe or croydon followed by porlock and then croydon in the afternoon.

Are these start times for when the 1400's go out or the first of the big boys? Its just i saw one of the earlier posts said porlock starts about 1030 and this schedule says the stage starts at 1142

[Allyc85]

The times are for the 0 car which goes before the 1400's

[nathstone]

cool, i've typed timberscombe into google map, do you know where the stage in relation to the village/town ?

[Allyc85]

That square bit just to the right of the marker on this map. Should be the start or finish depending on which way the stage is being run.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=...d3f2dc7976df78

[nathstone]

cheers that looks like a plan

[Allyc85]

Well had a really good day today, bar the stage that was cancelled at the end. Hopefully the driver will be ok

Started off watching at a long downhill section in Timberscombe which sorted the men from the boys. Some people seemed to almost free wheel down it while Hugh Hunter was on a absolute mission! Burton seemed to be quite neat and tidy, not his usual spectacular self, but another top 3 will do him good.

Then I went to Porlock and watched from the near the stage finish as all the car parks were rammed full. Saw some good action there, the number 21 Mantra had a big sideways moment, as did the lady in the purple and blue Impreza. Got to say a massive thanks to the person who found my mobile phone and gaffer taped it to the drivers door of my Black focus. Was so hacked off when I thought id lost it, so I owe them one!!

Then I was heading home, when the short cut I took lead me to Knowle 2 so thought it would be rude not to stop! As said the stage was cancelled after someone went off the road. All I heard fom a marshal was that they were concious but with suspected spinal injuries So saw the cars come through at slow speed and had a great blast home!

[POO505R]

Had a great day also, was a marshall on chargot 1 & 2, i agree burton was tidy, but he was fast. Then i moved on to croydon 2 to help out there. We saw the air ambulance & guessed why we were stood around waiting. It all went quiet around 4 & the folks had all gone, there was a few spare marshalls left so we then went to minehead to see the finish. All i know was it was a micra driver on knowle 2, taken to Bristol with spinal injurys.....hope he/she is ok....pity it was a cracking day up til then.