Wyedean Rally 2009

[306 Cosworth]

Well the first big event of 2009 will be along soon enough (7th February) and it should be a cracker of an event once more. Hopefully there will be an entry like last years.

Rumoured entries at the moment are
Marcus Dodd, Hugh Hunter, Will Nicholls, Steve Simpson, Michael O'Brien, Damian Cole, Peter Egerton

[MrJan]

Usually make the effort for this one, will be hoping for snow like in '07, that was an exciting rally, although will be forever marred by tragic events.

[306 Cosworth]

NO SNOW!!! SNOW IS CRAP!!! :mad:

[MrJan]

Snow is crap for the top boys but it makes much more of the field exciting. Rarely have I found the lower runners in the 1400s that interesting but it was awesome when it snowed because you never knew what was going to happen. I still rate that day as one of the best rallies of my life purely because there was so much opportunity for cars to be exciting.

[Rallyst3ve]

Depends how much snow you get really a light covering can make things interesting but it was deep where i was in Serridge and most of the top crews were struggling to get the power down which was a pity.

One of my favourite Wyedean's has to be 2006. Walked quite a way to a hairpin right in Speech House. Things started off pretty calm then a car in the 1400s went off somewhere in the stage and delayed it for a good hour or so and was getting a bit bored. But the stage got going again and it was the turn of the top crews and the start of chaos :D .

First up Dorian Rees in the Octavia WRC and stalls on the hairpin. Next Steve Perez and he was two fast and went off getting beached eventually geting going again. Then came Hugh Hunter in his then yellow Escort who was miles two fast and had a overshoot going straight through the wooden gate of the road straight ahead where a photographer had parked his Impreza :eek: which got the owner a bit worried so he moved it further down.

This was followed by several smaller overshoots then an Impreza came flying past the hairpin must have been doing about 90mph past the hairpin and straight down the road ahead narrowly missing the photographers car it was mad. It certainly got the photographer angry.

It didnt stop there an Evo was following an Escort Cosworth the Escort went straight on at the hairpin and the Evo subsequently followed :D In all about 30 cars got it wrong.

Went to the same place this year and there were no off's.

[306 Cosworth]

Depends how much snow you get really a light covering can make things interesting but it was deep where i was in Serridge and most of the top crews were struggling to get the power down which was a pity.

One of my favourite Wyedean's has to be 2006. Walked quite a way to a hairpin right in Speech House. Things started off pretty calm then a car in the 1400s went off somewhere in the stage and delayed it for a good hour or so and was getting a bit bored. But the stage got going again and it was the turn of the top crews and the start of chaos :D .

First up Dorian Rees in the Octavia WRC and stalls on the hairpin. Next Steve Perez and he was two fast and went off getting beached eventually geting going again. Then came Hugh Hunter in his then yellow Escort who was miles two fast and had a overshoot going straight through the wooden gate of the road straight ahead where a photographer had parked his Impreza :eek: which got the owner a bit worried so he moved it further down.

This was followed by several smaller overshoots then an Impreza came flying past the hairpin must have been doing about 90mph past the hairpin and straight down the road ahead narrowly missing the photographers car it was mad. It certainly got the photographer angry.

It didnt stop there an Evo was following an Escort Cosworth the Escort went straight on at the hairpin and the Evo subsequently followed :D In all about 30 cars got it wrong.

Went to the same place this year and there were no off's.

That's because the braking point was icy.

Best Wyedean was in 2004. Massive crowds and the best entry list the event has had in modern times!!

Oh and forgot to add, Roger Duckworth might be out too :up:

[Allyc85]

yea I should be there. Went for the first time last year and had one of my best rallys of 2008 :D

No Burton on the list? :(

[Rallyst3ve]

The entry list hasnt actually opened yet. I recon AB will put an entry in as usual :up: probably Perez as well

[Allyc85]

Its been a long day, meant to say rumoured entry lol :)

[Rallyst3ve]

Also planning to have historic cars between 1400s and car 1 so might have a few top historic drivers using the event as a test for the Historic championship :)

[306 Cosworth]

I expect Burton will be there, hopefully Perez will be out too to debut his 07 Focus and give it a run before the Sunseeker, or maybe a blast in the Stratos?

[gazza_1388]

when did Steve get the 07 Focus?

[306 Cosworth]

Sometime this year.

[gazza_1388]

any known Entries?

[Mad cat jnr]

07 was the most interesting rally I have ever done, by far. We were running last 1400 in a F1000 205, and it was the drivers 1st ever rally. We kept on the road, despite some very close shaves with the FC signs. And we didn't finish last.

Will be out this year in a 1.4 Lupo in Rally First. Dont mind if it snows or not.

[Allyc85]

Let me know what number you are and il try and get some pictures of you in action :)

[Mad cat jnr]

Will do dont worry.

[Dave Lane]

Guys you can check the Wyedean 09 Entry list on the official site
www.wyedeanrally.com/entries.html (http://www.wyedeanrally.com/entries.html)

[wotaguy]

did the event in 07, and yes great day in snow, unfortunate what happened, might go , depends on a few entries and im doind red kite

[306 Cosworth]

Some good entries coming in for the event :up:

[MrJan]

Can't wait for this one now. Always well put together, nice stages and fantastic value for the rallying that you get. Add to that a good entry list and being first gravel event of the year that I go to and it all becomes very good fun :up:

[gazza_1388]

any news if Perez will debut the 07 Focus?

[306 Cosworth]

Haven't heard anything. But Paul Bird is getting one :up:

[gazza_1388]

i knew Paul was getting an 07 Focus. is Andy doing the Wyedean?

[306 Cosworth]

I assume so, I think he's doing BTRDA this year due to Ancro being Pirelli control tyre only.

[Allyc85]

Burton confirmed for the BTRDA Gold star championship this year and will do a few of the Ancro events as well according to Motorsport News.

[306 Cosworth]

I know what he has planned for the season ;)

[wotaguy]

andy dawson, datsun/startos driver from 70/80,s bit of a legend, for us old boys, entered in the ginetta

[306 Cosworth]

Paul Bird should be there in an 07 Focus WRC too :up:

[Allyc85]

:D Nice. really looking forward to this one now!

[Mad cat jnr]

Me too. Ok not out in anything amazing like the 306 thingy or one of the foci watsits. But will be good to be in a 100bhp Lupo ;)

[306 Cosworth]

Bit of a girls car isn't it? ;)

[Allyc85]

Just looked at the entry list and car 111 is a lancer WRC, would that be the last Evo WRC before they pulled out?

And also I notice mr Burton isnt on the list yet, I take it he is entering as its a round of the BTRDA?

[306 Cosworth]

The WRC Lancer is a Step 2 version (Evo 7 Shape) and wait until the seeded entry list is out early next week ;)

[wotaguy]

fingers crossed ive secured a lift, what stages you doing luke, should be a load of us going .
noticed bird entered on sunseeker,

[306 Cosworth]

I'll be in Serridge if it's run twice (and probably spending the night in there too :laugh: )

[wotaguy]

i think you live in your car lol :D dont know whats planned, im keeping fingers crossed i can go wont know till wednesday, looking foward to seeing bengry in the opel, that you saw at the rallysprint

[wotaguy]

entry list, and speccie info posted on site, and yes burton thier at number 1, i suspect luke knew that thou lol. also phil collins, in the historics for us old uns so looks like a corker of an event :D

[Mad cat jnr]

Looking forward to it now. Seeded car 263, which is a bit disappointing. There seems to be some inconsistency's in the seeding.

[Allyc85]

Will try and get some pics of you if I can mate if my cameras fixed in time.

Decided that im going to go to Speech house in the morning and Serridge 2 in the afternoon. got a whole group of people going to this one which will make a change from me being on my own lol :)

[MrJan]

Me and the old man are travelling up too and meeting my brother who is travelling down from Manchester (it's his first rally since the Somerset Stages 2007 :eek: ) Not sure what stages we're going to attempt but hopefully see around 3, hopefully lots of pictures too :)

[Mad cat jnr]

Looking forward to the event. Finally got Maps and notes yesterday (stupid royal mail). Stages look awesome, especially serridge 2.

[wotaguy]

im still waiting for comformation about a lift down from west mids, :( hope to do around 3 stages, snow on the way apparntly

[gazza_1388]

any news if the rally will be cancelled about the weather?

[wotaguy]

hope not ,it ran in 2007 ,and that was pretty bad, cos we got stuck in speech house

[Rallyst3ve]

Organisers went through the stages this evening and the rally is very much on ;) final decision tomorrow morning but not supposed to be any more snow in the FOD so should be ok.

[MrJan]

:up: Cheers Steve. Last thing I want to do is get up at 6 o'clock and drive up from Exeter in s***ty conditions only to find out that it's cancelled.

[gazza_1388]

i went in 2007 and the weather wasn't has bad as we got it now, lets hope it on!

[Rallyst3ve]

The rally is definately going ahead the 1st car will leave Chepstow Racecourse at 9:01 so the event will be running an hour later :) :)

[Anderton]

The rally is definately going ahead the 1st car will leave Chepstow Racecourse at 9:01 so the event will be running an hour later :) :)
Thanks for the info Steve ;)
I'll be going to Serridge to see both runs through. Hoping to get some good photos and videos :D
Can't wait to see Andy Burton, i've shamefully never seen his car on a proper stage...
Good entry list :)

[Rallyst3ve]

Yeah cant wait to see the Peugeot Cosworth again :D unfortunately Hugh Hunter has had to pull out of the event

[Anderton]

Is Adrian Hetherington still competing?

[Rallyst3ve]

Dont know... think Phil Collins has also pulled out because his car isnt ready but still really good entry cant wait :)

[Anderton]

Shame about Collins, but still plenty more top drivers and cars to look out for.

[Allyc85]

How come Hunters pulled out?

Not sure if im going now as its going to be a nightmare getting to the M5 if the snow freezes. We shall see :)

[MrJan]

Is that hour late figure confirmed? Just don't want to travel up from Exeter and miss an hour, especially as the stages are so close together.

[Rallyst3ve]

Yes the event will start an hour later confirmed by the organisers and the Mailscot stage has been cancelled so that the rally runs on time.

[wotaguy]

lift cancelled cant go, looks like sunseeker be my next........im away to drown me sorrows lol :(

[MrJan]

Yes the event will start an hour later confirmed by the organisers and the Mailscot stage has been cancelled so that the rally runs on time.

Cheers for that info :up: Shame about Mailscot as was intending to head there, will probably end up at Serridge now? And is it just me or is Serridge a really long stage? The car parks are miles away from each other but I don't remember it being such a big stage in previous years.

[Allyc85]

Didnt make it in the end :( To cut a long story short had an argument with the family about the weather and decided to leave it.

Cheers for the text though Steve, roll on Epynt in 2 weeks time :D

[Allyc85]

Burton struggling through the first couple of stages, 26th and 10th fastest so far.

[Allyc85]

Burton stuggling so far 35th on the first stage and 21st on the second!

[katxal]

where i can find stage results?

[Wim_Impreza]

Here you can see the results and more: http://www.btrdarally.com/results/2009_1/1/index.asp

[Audimadgeoff]

Three photos from me after a brillint rally... well done to the organisers, marshalls, safety crews and competitors for making the rally run!

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/4944/19914550vb9.jpg

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4093/39185157kj4.jpg

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/6420/44524825vx6.jpg

[jbanbury]

You've just got to love snow rallies ... shame we dont get more of them in the UK

I've uploaded a few photos if anyone fancies a look http://www.rally-shots.com

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/jbanbury/WDR_6695.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/jbanbury/WDR_5929.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v35/jbanbury/WDR_6880.jpg

[MrJan]

Well that was unfortunately a boring days rallying. Watched at 2 spots in Serridge which we've seen before and have both been exciting but nothin really of not this time. 1400s were mostly depressingly slow through the first run and most people seemed to be taking it very steady in comparison to the similar conditions 2 years ago. Also found it annoying that we could only really watch at 2 stages, in previous years we've solidly managed 3 and sometimes attempted 4, but then at £5 it's still good value stuff.

Still you can't win 'em all and it's on to the next one. Videos and photos uploading to flickr at the moment, will post them here when it's done, mind you my photography has dropped from 'vaguely amateur' to 'is it the big button on the top?' in the off season :up:

[MrJan]

Here we go then, few photos first:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3462/3262749593_3b36997759.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3418/3263572558_c3332b5133.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/3263554194_f910cdb9a7.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3477/3263545140_6bd558ea4b.jpg

[MrJan]

Videos, quality doesn't seem that good when uploaded to Flickr so might end up putting on Youtube at some point.

Hetherington On It (http://flickr.com/photos/mrjanyeo/3262675345/)
Burton (http://flickr.com/photos/mrjanyeo/3263366068/)
Manta (http://flickr.com/photos/mrjanyeo/3263399666/)
Painful (http://flickr.com/photos/mrjanyeo/3263662206)
Barry (http://flickr.com/photos/mrjanyeo/3262599181/)

More photos and videos on http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrjanyeo

[urabus-denoS2000]

Great pics guys!

[Allyc85]

Great pics and videos everyone :D

Mr Jan Yeo, how was it getting to the rally, with all the bad weather weve had?

[MrJan]

Mr Jan Yeo, how was it getting to the rally, with all the bad weather weve had?

Fairly easy really. I live right by the A30 so straight onto gritted roads. The M5 was slow at times because it was down to 1 lane in some places but even then you could occassionally overtake as long as you picked your spot carefully. But then the weather also meant that less people were on the roads and you could do a steady 56 mph whenever you were stuck behind a lorry and usual sort of speeds when it was clear.

Left at about 7 and got to Chepstow around half eight so a pretty normal run up time wise. Thankfully I wasn't driving though as you needed to be concentrating a lot.

[AndyRAC]

Well that was unfortunately a boring days rallying. Watched at 2 spots in Serridge which we've seen before and have both been exciting but nothin really of not this time. 1400s were mostly depressingly slow through the first run and most people seemed to be taking it very steady in comparison to the similar conditions 2 years ago. Also found it annoying that we could only really watch at 2 stages, in previous years we've solidly managed 3 and sometimes attempted 4, but then at £5 it's still good value stuff.

Still you can't win 'em all and it's on to the next one. Videos and photos uploading to flickr at the moment, will post them here when it's done, mind you my photography has dropped from 'vaguely amateur' to 'is it the big button on the top?' in the off season :up:

It was a tough one - I think they sent the ploughs in the day before to clear the stages, but then overnight it froze. In an ideal world they should probably left the snow on, or cleared it as late as possible, but great thanks to all for taking the decision to run the event.
I went to Speech House in the morning, and the 1400's were really struggling, most were on the wrong tyres, and were just polishing the surface, and making it worse. However the difference when Burton and Elsmore came through was unbelievable.
In the afternoon, went to Serridge, a lot better. Only problem was trying to get out the car park - all churned up - took about 10 mins to get out!!

[wotaguy]

great photo,s , good feedback, i agree i love the snow pics i couldnt go in end, :( but marshalling the telford on saturday ..some conselation

[gazza_1388]

does any one know about the Tour Of Epynt rally, Stages, entries??

[wotaguy]

epynt stage maps should be on the port talbot website ,gazza, im pretty sure anyway

[Allyc85]

Yep all info is on the site :)

[gazza_1388]

ok thanks!!

[306 Cosworth]

DVD Preview - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6-E4FMQMtI&fmt=18

[306 Cosworth]

Finally some video footage from me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wE998tPHhQ&fmt=18

[big_sw2000]

Cracking video mate

[306 Cosworth]

Thanks, took me long enough to get it upload :laugh: Next footage from me should be some high definition historic action from this weekends Severn Valley :D

[Allyc85]

Top work mate. Pretty mad seeing a Impreza WRC wheel spinning like that lol!

[big_sw2000]

What stages are people doing this Saturday then.
Thinking im going to end up in Halfway