[WRC] Wales Rally GB

[Whinlatter]

Hi all i am hoping to go to sweet lamb but due to work commitments i wont be able to travel up the night before, i will be going up the morning of the rally i should get there around 7am. What i would like to know is do you think that will be cutting it to fine and the gates will be closed and i will end up getting turned away? i will also be buying my day ticket on the gate. I have one more question i will be going up in a bmw 330cd and its a little bit on the low side will i be able to get in and out of the car park with any problems?

Thanks in advance jason..

Shouldn't be any problem - the car park area is very large with a number of smaller roads leading from it for overflow parking - can be a bit of a queue getting in but there's always plenty of room when you get there.

It can get muddy but on my last two visits (RGB last year and Mid Wales stages in March) it wasn't rough (or you could drive round the rough bits), so low ground clearance shouldn't be a problem. Be prepared for a long queue getting out though - took 40 minutes last year and I was on my toes as soon as the last car had gone through!

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Photogallery: Evgeny Novikov / Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team

[Jafry]

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[tolis]

Shakedown video: Wales Rally GB Shakedown - YouTube

[Rallyper]

Shakedown video: Wales Rally GB Shakedown - YouTube

I looked and I looked, but no Citroens...?

[gregwrc]

Here are the Shakedown times of the World Rally Car drivers:

=1. OSTBERG. Ford Fiesta RS WRC. 1:31.2
=1. MEEKE. MINI John Cooper Works WRC. 1:31.2
3. LOEB. Citroen DS3 WRC. 1:32.1
4. SORDO. MINI John Cooper Works WRC. 1:32.2
=5. OGIER. Citroen DS3 WRC. 1:32.5
=5. LATVALA. Ford Fiesta RS WRC. 1:32.5
=5. WILSON. Ford Fiesta RS WRC. 1:32.5
=8. HIRVONEN. Ford Fiesta RS WRC. 1:32.8
=8. RAIKKONEN. Citroen DS3 WRC. 1:32.8
10. BLOCK. Ford Fiesta RS WRC. 1:33.4
11. H. SOLBERG. Ford Fiesta RS WRC. 1:33.9
=12. KUIPERS. Ford Fiesta RS WRC. 1:34.4
=12. P. SOLBERG. Citroen DS3 WRC. 1:34.4
=12. PROKOP. Ford Fiesta RS WRC. 1:34.4
15. NOVIKOV. Ford Fiesta RS WRC. 1:34.7
16. TANAK. Ford Fiesta RS WRC. 1:34.8
17. ARAUJO. MINI John Cooper Works WRC. 1:35.2
(19). VAN MERKSTEIJN JR. Citroen DS3 WRC. 1:36.2
(23). OLIVEIRA. MINI John Cooper Works WRC. 1:39.3

[Fly_Half]

Had a very enjoyable morning at the Showground, plenty of passes and lots of action:



Rhod

[Back-N-Black]

I'm a little confused. Sorry if this is a stupid question, I'm just trying to get prepared for Thursday.

SS1 and SS2 is just running the same stage twice, right? According to the start times it doesn't seem like enough time.

SS1 14:38
SS2 14:55

That only leaves time for 5 runs if 3 minutes between cars. What am I missing?

[jasonh1339]

Shouldn't be any problem - the car park area is very large with a number of smaller roads leading from it for overflow parking - can be a bit of a queue getting in but there's always plenty of room when you get there.

It can get muddy but on my last two visits (RGB last year and Mid Wales stages in March) it wasn't rough (or you could drive round the rough bits), so low ground clearance shouldn't be a problem. Be prepared for a long queue getting out though - took 40 minutes last year and I was on my toes as soon as the last car had gone through!

Shamai(hello in welsh) whinlatter, thanks for the reply mate thats a big help. So i could buy tickets when i arrive on the gate? i normally buy a fully rally pass port but this year i can only manage a one day pass because of work. I didnt even think i could of gone for the one day at first so im well chuffed with just the one day

[wwbroe]

I'm a little confused. Sorry if this is a stupid question, I'm just trying to get prepared for Thursday.

SS1 and SS2 is just running the same stage twice, right? According to the start times it doesn't seem like enough time.

SS1 14:38
SS2 14:55

That only leaves time for 5 runs if 3 minutes between cars. What am I missing?

The first 9 cars or so will start at two minutes interval, then probably they will start at 1 minute interval with the cars trough for first pass joining in between the later runners. At least that is how i think it will happen.