Three Counties

[MrJan]

On this Sunday (28th) up at Smeatharpe. Anyone making the effort? It's been a while since my last rally (Chargot at the Somerset Stages) so even though it's just an SV I need a bit of a rallying fix. Saw somewhere that the entry is pretty much full but haven't got a list sadly :( Still should be good fun, especially as it's less than half and hour from me :D

[wotaguy]

hi jan, i was going to marshal, then i got nod for goodwood, and as im up her ein midlands, cant afford two trips south in two weeks, i would make the effort chap 71 cars
seeded entry list includes at number one steve fuzerland, also the aston martin is there , go to bournemouth car club, website is www.bdcc.org (http://www.bdcc.org) , try that seeded entry isd up hope that helps :D

[306 Cosworth]

I would like to go but the Sunday is my Birthday so got other plans!

[MrJan]

hi jan, i was going to marshal, then i got nod for goodwood, and as im up her ein midlands, cant afford two trips south in two weeks, i would make the effort chap 71 cars
seeded entry list includes at number one steve fuzerland, also the aston martin is there , go to bournemouth car club, website is www.bdcc.org (http://www.bdcc.org) , try that seeded entry isd up hope that helps :D

Sound, cheers for that.

Me and the old man applied for the FoS too but seeing as we have no real experience of being marshals sort of knew it was a no go anyway.

I certainly wouldn't make the effort if it was more than say 90 minutes away, it's not usually that exciting just a chance to see and hear some sweet cars :up:

[wotaguy]

i marshalled in 2007, i want to go cos Rohrl is there in pikes peak audi, make sure you take some cool pics if you go this weekend, i really like fuzzie,s impreza :D

[MrJan]

Got home last night to find that I will be going to the FoS afterall :D Doing the rally stage on Firday and Saturday.

Will try an get some decent shots but a mixture of my poor camera skills and a not overly entertaining rally might not give the best results :D I just hope that the Aston is running okay because I always like to see interesting stuff :)

[wotaguy]

oh wow cool, i will have to lookout for you jan im marshalling sat/sun i will do alternatate shifts , i will wear me donnolly motorsport hat :) , enjoy this weekend , i expect aston o race , it was good at midlands rally

[MrJan]

A good day of rallying today, spoilt only by me tripping over an electric fence, resulting in a cut hand and several shocks as I tried to untangle myself, then returning to my car to find that my old man had somehow managed to lock my boot to such a degree that I now can't get in and will have our lunch cooking slowly until I manage to sort out a way to fix it. At this moment I sort of wish that I still had a car with foldable rear seats :D

Anyway, photos. Very few of note, the one perfect shot that I got has a man's arm in the middle of the car and most other things had the wrong shutter speed and came out either blurred or too dark. Still, lives and learns.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3390/3668078829_507de58447.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2568/3668890972_9cc955b5b1.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3376/3668871022_aefc2a2af3.jpg

There will be more to follow (and some videos) but Flickr is being a pile of arse at the minute and insists on only uploading half of my photos for no apparent reason.

@wotaguy - not sure what stints I'll be doing on Saturday but most likely will be lurking in a rather battered Michelin hat (won it at the FoS years ago)

[MrJan]

Videos :D

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Mods feel free to decimate this post if you feel the number of videos are a bit excessive. Everything will be on http://www.youtube.com/user/mrjanyeo anyway :)

[wotaguy]

oh mate , sorry to hear you had a shocking time, ok ok i couldnt resist , great vids , glad you ahd a good day despite your woes, yeah as for fos, i might do sat afternoon/sun morning, i will look out for you , :)

[Allyc85]

Top camera work :D

Cant believe they put this on the same weekend as Glastonbury, I was gutted when I found out being my local rally! Is there any more rallys planned for Smeatharpe this year?

[MrJan]

Other photos now up:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2446/3679707578_acceb46c8d.jpg

Was gutted for this one, the bloke decided to wave to the driver just as I pressed the button
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2592/3678864383_35570561e6.jpg

Think this must have been the last run through as this was very tidy for the rest of the day, mind you it's got some go on it, stickers say JRE who I believe make some fairly meaty engines and this one definately shifted
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3588/3678896695_ef22331a7b.jpg

This thing was either on 3 or 2 wheels all day, top work
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2530/3678872879_d92bc909b4.jpg

[MrJan]

There is another rally up at Smeatharpe on Sunday. First car at 9:00 and entry list etc. can be found at: http://www.bdcc.org.uk/the%20prima%20motorsport%20stages%202009.html

Usual sort of entry by the looks of it, Furzeland will win barring problems I'd have thought. Sadly I've got a club meeting at Tivvy so won't be going, although I might try and get across for the first stage or 2

[Allyc85]

Il be there at some point once ive recovered from the Cambrian the day before :D

[Allyc85]

Very late but a few pics from the Prima stages. Not the best as I only had a short lense and wasnt allowed to photograph from where I usually do. Still was a good event.

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq85/Allyc_85/Prima%20Stages%2009/DSC_5432.jpg

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq85/Allyc_85/Prima%20Stages%2009/DSC_5458.jpg

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq85/Allyc_85/Prima%20Stages%2009/DSC_5467.jpg

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq85/Allyc_85/Prima%20Stages%2009/DSC_5489.jpg

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq85/Allyc_85/Prima%20Stages%2009/DSC_5509.jpg

The rest are here

http://s436.photobucket.com/albums/qq85/Allyc_85/Prima%20Stages%2009/?start=all

[MrJan]

Not bad considering they only ran miles from anywhere that you could watch. I caught the first 2 stages but was fairly tame, the most notable thing was how beautiful the 6r4 sounded :D I managed to get one video and will try to upload it at some point......or I'll forget

[Allyc85]

6R4, what 6R4 lol. It must have retired by the time we got up there at around 11-11.30 :(

Looking forward to the video :p

[MrJan]

:D My old man said it had dropped out, sounded bang on when I was there though :p : Will try and remember to upload the video tomorrow.

[MrJan]

Better late than never :D


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[MrJan]

For those that are interested (or brave enough) there is apparently an event at Smeatharpe on Saturday :) Don't take my word for it and just turn up though as I might be wrong :D

[Allyc85]

Yea there is, il be there unless the weather really is horrific. Long range forecast is for snow at the moment!

http://www.shmc.co.uk/2010/KASEntrylist.htm

[MrJan]

Yea there is, il be there unless the weather really is horrific. Long range forecast is for snow at the moment!

http://www.shmc.co.uk/2010/KASEntrylist.htm

It's quite apt that the main sponsor is a panel beater/body shop then :D :D

[Allyc85]

POSTPONED

The worst winter weather to grip Britain in over 30 years has forced South Hams Motor Club to postpone the Kynaston Auto Services Stages scheduled for Saturday 9th January 2010.

This decision has been taken taken when it became apparent that the safety of ALL concerned may be compromised.

We have taken advice from the Land owner, Police and the Met Office.

We hope to announce a replacement date later next week.

Issued at 1800hrs - 6 January 2010

Andrew Bulpin
For the organising team at SHMC
NOTE: Competitors will be contacted by telephone and letter/email

Tis a shame but you cant blame them really. The roads are shocking around here at the moment with the slightest incline an ice rink, so trying to get vans n trailers up there would have been massively difficult.

[MrJan]

Fair enough, cheers for posting. A bloke at work was trying to pick someone up from Dunkeswell today and had to turn back so it's for the best really. Looks like I'll be going to watch the Exeter Trial instead then :)

[FAL]

Looks like I'll be going to watch the Exeter Trial instead then :)

No it doesn't....

[Allyc85]

Yep just seen thats off as well :(

[MrJan]

No it doesn't....

When I posted that it did :p :

[Allyc85]

NEW DATE - SAT. 20th February

We've pulled out all the stops and called in a few favours to secure Saturday 20th February as the replacement date. Entries are available until Saturday 13th February - details on website http://www.shmc.co.uk (http://www.shmc.co.uk/)

We will be in touch with all current entries in the next few days.

Look forward to seeing you all next month.

Andrew Bulpin
Entry Secretary
http://www.shmc.co.uk (http://www.shmc.co.uk/)
http://www.twitter.com/southhamsmc

[MrJan]

Very limp entry for this one on Saturday by the looks of it and not seeded as Karl Broad is down the tail end http://www.shmc.co.uk/2010/pdf/kasfinals2010.pdf

I'll still make a visit during the morning before buggering off to watch City against Stockport.

[Allyc85]

Cant turn down a local rally so il be there and also probably just for the morning as well. If you see someone dressed as a right fan boy with a nikon camera thatl probably be me :)

[Allyc85]

Good mornings rallying yesterday i thought even with the early morning snow making things tricky. Saw a few spins and a very expensive looking engine failure for an Astra while the 6R4 and the two Audis sounded amazing :D

I couldn't believe the police presence in the area though. 2 patrol cars looking out for people speeding and one to check for tax and insurance is a joke, surely theyve got better things to do! I also heard that people were still trying to get the rally cancelled. Why dont they just f**k off back to where they came from, I just dont see how 3 days noise out of a year can be so bad!

[MrJan]

Shame about where they put the service park, ruins the spectating part of the rally really. I missed the first stage or two (didn't get there until nearly half ten) but enjoyed seeing that Focus slide straight into the s*** :D THat yellow Millington engined MK1 seemed to be struggling to get the power down and the barn yard gave some good sideways action.

No photos because it was a bit of a lame place to stand but I did nearly get a shot of some green, 2 door Ford Focus that was parked in front of me ;)

[Allyc85]

Ah so that was your car, had a quick look about but couldn't see you about. I must have literally just left when the Focus got stuck on the heap which is typical!

[Allyc85]

A few of my pics..

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq85/Allyc_85/Kynaston%20Stages%202010/DSC_8134.jpg

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq85/Allyc_85/Kynaston%20Stages%202010/DSC_7883.jpg

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq85/Allyc_85/Kynaston%20Stages%202010/DSC_7908.jpg

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq85/Allyc_85/Kynaston%20Stages%202010/DSC_8021.jpg


Actually got the timing right and got a flame in shot for once!

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq85/Allyc_85/Kynaston%20Stages%202010/DSC_8044.jpg

The rest are here.

http://s436.photobucket.com/albums/qq85/Allyc_85/Kynaston%20Stages%202010/

[MrJan]

Cracking shot of that Mini, he seemed to be peddling it fairly well. Those must have been taken before I got there because there was no sign of snow when I arrived :(

I did actually spot you at the car but someone was yapping to me and by the time they'd stopped you had disappeared :D

[Allyc85]

4 weeks until the Three Counties Stages at Smeatharpe and entires are coming in now.

http://www.bdcc.org.uk/threecountiesstages.html

Kevin Fossey Jersey Sue Fossey Jersey Ford Escort MK2 D
Dean Thomas B&DCC Lorraine Chappell Sutton & Cheam GTM GTEC B
James Hunt B&DCC Rich Knowlton B&DCC Vauxhall Corsa A
Geoff Bennett B&DCC John Billett B&DCC Ford Escort MK2 C
Stewart Wood Silverton Jemma Thorne Silverton MG Metro A
Josh Male B&DCC Aubrey Bage South Hams Honda Civic B
Adrian Brown South Hams Chris Jarman Newquay Ford Escort MK1 D
Martyn England Taunton Dawn Sheldon Taunton Mitsubishi Evo 9 E
Chris Jones Minehead Moira Jones Minehead Mitsubishi Evo 1 E
Danielle Furzeland Plymouth TBC TBC Ford Escort MK1 C
John Walker Plymouth Carl Sorensen South Hams Ford Escort MK2 D
Steve Wheeler Torbay MC Chris Wheeler Torbay MC Citroen C2 B
Frazer Martin North Devon Tim Currie TBC Subaru Impreza E
Lee Faulconbridge South Hams Ian Faulconbridge South Hams Ford Escort C
Phil Sprason Tavern Andy Walker Southsea Ford Escort D
Mark Ellis PTMC Stuart Andrews Southsea Subaru Impreza E
Jeff Williams Tavern Colin Dobbinson Tavern Peugeot Gti C
Alan Thistlethwaite South Hams Mick Klein South Hams Aston Martin D
Rod Jackson B&DCC John Robinson B&DCC Ford Cortina C
Martin Clark Tavern Georgina Clark Tavern MG ZR B
Simon Worley B&DCC Michael Stewart B&DCC Vauxhall Astra C
David Bowen Cirencester Lauren Holmes Cirencester Ford Sapphire E
Andy Phipp Torbay TBC TBC Ford Anglia E
Alison Lock Windwhistle TBC TBC BL Mini A
Jeremy Curtis Exeter Wayne Waghorn Exeter Vauxhall Astra C
Rob De St Paer Jersey Dave Moyse Jersey Ford Escort C
Mark Clayton South Hams Nickie Clayton South Hams Ausin Mini B
Steve Furzeland Pymouth Yvonne Furzeland Plymouth Subaru Impreza E
Mike Dunning B&DCC Jeff Talbot Taunton Peugeot 205 B
Pete Henson Minehead Andy Webber TBC Ford Escort MK2 C
Chris Henson Burnham Stuart White TBC Peugeot 205 C
Gary Hayter B&DCC Richard Aitken B&DCC Subaru Impreza E
Sebastian Simeone WSM Tony Rendell WSM Subaru Impreza E
Gary Parker Plymouth Tony Bassett Plymouth Peugeot 205 C
Simon Heighway Exeter Rob French WSM Peugeot 206 B
Nigel Willcox B&DCC Robert Symes B&DCC Ford Escort MK2 C
Bill Paynter B&DCC Andy Hollingham Bognor Regis Peugeot 106 A
Dave Phillips B-O-S Tim Bagg B-O-S BMW 325i D
Paul James B-O-S Derek Davies B-O-S Mitsubishi Evo 9 E
Rob Lee Plymouth John Lee South Hams Ford Escort MK2 C

[Allyc85]

64 entries now for this. I expect il be up there for the morning so can meet up if anyone wants? :)

[MrJan]

I'll be at Glastonbury for this one, shame really :D

[Allyc85]

No comparison though is there really mate, I wish I was going Glasto again now its here!

[Allyc85]

Just a reminder to people going to watch, do not speed or drive irresponsibly in and around the Smeatharpe area!!!

The area was crawling with Police during the last rally there and it is a highly sensitive issue with the locals. The last thing we need is idiots trying to copy the rally drivers and getting events cancelled!

*jumps off high horse*

[MrJan]

Shame I missed this but getting to see Thom Yorke play a secret set more than made up for it :D :p :

[Allyc85]

Yea I can imagine mate! I saw the Muse set on TV, that looked epic!

The rally was really good, probably one of the best ive seen up there with hot weather and plenty of "moments" for the drivers. Ive uploaded 3 pics, will do more once Flickr allows me to..

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4749048343_aa3bcf523f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/allyc85/4749048343/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/4749047785_4e6134ab23.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/allyc85/4749047785/)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4749690060_ebcf01e83c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/allyc85/4749690060/)

[MrJan]

Great shots, that pic of the MK2 is spot on :up:

My old man popped up and was stood at that bottom corner (where the Escort photo is), apparently a Subaru lost it and went sliding into the bank about 8 feet away from him :eek: Not often you see someone hit that bank properly.

I think that Muse was awesome, TBH I didn't see much because we were about 5 rows from the front and spent most of our time going nuts. I was dressed as an alien and whenever I had the mask down I could literally see nothing beyond some bright lights, half the time I wasn't even sure if I was facing the stage :D

[Allyc85]

Haha good times :D :D

I heard about the scoob hitting the bank, the straight leading into it was all the way from the middle of the air field so they were going a fair speed by the end of it :)

The rest of the rally pics are here. Looks like I might have to go pro (lol) with the amount I upload.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/allyc85/

[Allyc85]

Next rally at Smeatharpe is the Prima Stages on October 17th. I expect il be up there watching lol.