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Thread: [WRC] Wales Rally GB 2019
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22nd September 2019, 20:36 #141
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I've not been to that re-group but they're usually a good opportunity to get close to the drivers and see them out of the cars - if the weather is dry I'd say it would be worth the trip. The other thing that might be worth considering is to look at the route that the cars will be taking on the public road and find a village where they'll be passing through (ideally with a pub or café) and park up to watch the cars come past - I'd expect there would be people from the village out watching too. Nb - best doing that after the first run of the stages, if you're after the second run then you'll get caught up in spectator traffic as people leave the stages. Oswestry can be a bit of a bottleneck but at least the Newtown bypass has been finished, which should help traffic flow around there.
Service park is usually worth a visit just for a bit of atmosphere - there are merch stalls and usually a big screen playing interviews and action - and with it being in a town centre this year you can always go for food if you or your son get bored. Like the re-group, it'd be better if the weather was dry!
On Sunday, yeah, really early! I'd say try to arrive no later than 2 hours before first car is due. If you can get parked on the side of the B4501 (carpark P2), that would be best - you could walk to either stage from there. The view from the dam and towards the end of Brenig is decent (point V2) and although it's uphill walking back to your car, you should have an unobstructed view as the terrain is open and the cars below you as they come up the valley (have a look on Google earth). You'll be queueing all the way into Cerrig afterwards, took me 30 minutes just to reach the A5 last year, and that wasn't a Powerstage so possibly fewer people than there will be this year. There should be at least one van selling tea, coffee, bacon rolls and economy burgers!
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22nd September 2019, 20:47 #142
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22nd September 2019, 20:49 #143
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Last year isn't really a good comparison indeed, it was on friday and in the middle of the loop. This year going there is nearly the only good option on sunday. Pretty much all spectators are going to these two stages on Sunday. Hard to predict how many there will be... Also keep in mind that most roads leading towards Manchester are full of traffic on Sunday afternoon.
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24th September 2019, 12:50 #144
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Thanks very much for your reply. Great info and much appreciated.
Although I'm not in a bit of quandry. On the Sunday I wonder if I might be better forgetting Alwen & Brenig, and just doing Great Orme? Or maybe I could do Alwen and Brenig in the morning, and call it quits at that (I've grown anxious about missing our flight home now, so probably best not hang around for the second runs).
I guess what I'm asking are the stages in the woods better than Great Orme (I'm imagining yes, but could of course be wrong)
Also, and just to check - Am i right in thinking that once the WRC cars have done Alwen, you can then walk over to Brenig for its' run?
Thanks again
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24th September 2019, 12:54 #145
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25th September 2019, 05:17 #147
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Current forecasts implicating constant rain until this Sunday, but dry during the rally week. Although I don't think the dampness will still disappear with those temperatures. Although, having proper rainy and foggy conditions would give the right feeling for the rally...Last edited by AnttiL; 25th September 2019 at 05:20.
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25th September 2019, 19:24 #148
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No problem Steven. Yes, you can walk between Alwen and Brenig, but I doubt you'd make it in the time between stages if you're not staying for the second runs - bear in mind that the works WRC crews are running at two minute intervals, so I suppose you could watch the top 10 and then walk across, but you might miss the first few.
Great Orme is a fantastic place to watch rallying if it's a nice day, but it's very exposed and bleak if it's not! It's obviously not the same as watching in a forest, but it's spectacular in it's own way. If you don't mind the early start then personally I'd go for the forest stages, but a lovely sunny day might tempt me to do the Orme...
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26th September 2019, 17:06 #149
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