I’ve noticed British events are always held until after the event, most others seem to be published before the event. Is that a requirement from Motorsport UK or collectively each rally organiser requests that?
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I’ve noticed British events are always held until after the event, most others seem to be published before the event. Is that a requirement from Motorsport UK or collectively each rally organiser requests that?
Great day out on Sunday at the NORC event at Pickering. Amazing sounding machinery and lots of big jumps to photo and hardly any red and white tape on show! Bit of an Italian job situation at one point but the crew were fine and back out later in the day.
Can highly recommend a trip out to an AWD/NORC/Comp Safari event where speccies are allowed as very informal and generally less hassle than a stage event with good sensible marshalling and a sense of fun, something which is missing elsewhere. A lot of the crews build their own cars and the engineering on show is often very enterprising which makes a nice change from generic cars on show on other events.
Hopefully will get some pics up at some point!
ITRC Rd3 official review...
http://www.irishtarmac.com/fisher-fi...t-win-of-2022/
https://youtu.be/L76PJLOzLBw
Not my video but the sound is worth a few secs of your time.
No need to apologise! Thanks for your efforts! More amused/bemused by the wider situation...Quote:
Originally Posted by ProSpec
Yeah, British Rallying constantly amuses/ bemuses......
Dont just think its us that put the stupid in rallying. Out in Lanzarote for what should have been the 3rd round of the Spanish SCER but which was cancelled on the eve of shakedown with all the main teams having shipped their cars and support team to the island. The ecology lobby had forced a reduction in stage km already but that wasnt enough for them and it appears powers within the local government pressed for licences not to issued resulting in cancellation. There are going to be massive repercussions. For me its a pisser as am using some of next years leave however the weather and seafood is a comfort@
ITRC Rally of the Lakes preview:
https://rallyinsight.com/2022/04/26/...-of-the-lakes/
Great battle in Killarney between Fisher and Devine, with fractions between them & even the same time on the 2nd run over Molls Gap (beating the bogey time) !
The Polo drivers are much stronger here than Moffett in the old i20.
Devine with 6 stage wins in a row today but only nibbling tenths off Fisher... 3.1s between them with 1 stage to go !
Devine wins after Fisher went off the road under braking on the final stage !
Possibly a deserved win after his day 2 speed putting on the pressure, but a shame for Fisher to go away with no points after leading throughout. Not good for the Ch'ship battle either, taking the pressure of Moffett.
Plains Rally this weekend; and going by the spectator locations, it seems they're using different forests from previous years. I tended to go to Dyfi/Dyfnant. I think I'll be off to Alwen.
Full hour long highlights from the ITRC Rally of the Lakes on BT Sport today. What a difference to the shabby YT offering we get from the BRC.
Heading for Cloc myself. One of my favourite spots for spectating is seemingly in use, many happy memories from Rally GB shakedown in there. Good entry too, particularly given it's not a BTRDA or BRC event.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
Enjoyable day out in Alwen; decent weather and a good entry - and despite a delay, I think I was back at the car by about 16:30. I thought it was interesting that in the morning, at Post 8 in Alwen, one of the marshals mentioned how surprised he was at the lack of spectators, especially as earlier in the week car park B was unable to be used. He was expecting a few hundred, I reckon there were about 25, if that.
I have to say, I hope more organisers make use of the Sportity app; it's a real bonus, with updates flashing up, and lots of info; that's how I knew of the no access to car park B in Alwen earlier in the week.
On another point; when was the last time a forest rally used the South Wales forests of Rheola/Walters Arena, Rhondda, Resolfen? I haven't been down there for ages.
I thought the Red Kite (not running this year) used those stages since it moved from January (Epynt area stages) to June? Also Walters was used for last year’s Roger Albert Clark wasn’t it?
The Red Kite seems to have moved around; I remember going to Halfway in early January in ( so early the Christmas decorations were still up) 2002/3. Then in 2010 in mid April I went to Brechfa for the same event.
Saying that the following events, which used them have all gone; Red Dragon Stages (May), Swansea Bay (July/Aug) Neath Valley Stages (Aug)
I think there were more people in Clocaenog East, but they were spread out around the forest. There was a good atmosphere and a few familiar faces about. I'd (make a probably terrible) guess that were at least 100 well loaded cars in the car park. Not being part of the BTRDA or BRC probably had an impact. As much as everyone loves Escorts, the Historic Championship doesn't have the biggest profile.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyRAC
As HKSjbg says, Rheola/Walters Arena was used on the RAC last year and looked really good. I'd intended to go there for that final day, but it didn't fit my plans and I'd done the previous days, so didn't feel compelled. Regretted it though as I've wanted to go to those stages for a while...
One stage I'd love to see used again is St. Gwynno, but I doubt it'll ever happen. That one went OOU even before the rest were abandoned.
That's a stage I've never been to; it used to be the stage before Tyle on RallyGB, and I tended to go there - and I suspect that too is no longer used. It's a shame we no longer have a South Wales forest event like we used to....
I’m sure Red Kite will be back next year and using Rhondda, Rheola etc. Only cancelled this year due to a loss of service venue. A shame it couldn’t be re-scheduled though.
ITRC Donegal entry list... featuring a certain Matt Edwards !! :)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUcAGYwX...g&name=900x900
This list has an incorrect car for Matt Edwards, he'll actually be in..
a Citroen C3 Rally2 !
Crews set for 3-Day 300 km Donegal Rally classic..
https://rallyinsight.com/2022/06/11/...rally-classic/
Maps for the Kielder Forest Rally is up: https://www.rally-maps.com/Kielder-Forest-Rally-2022
That’s the first time in a while I’ve seen the route freely published before a rally on the UK mainland.
Hi all, we usually ask the organisers if they are happy for us to publish but very few reply so Seb (the website's owner) holds them until the event has finished.
Ahh OK. I thought it might have been something to do with the rallies that did run last year mostly being subjected to a ‘no spectators allowed’ rule and it continuing as a legacy of that. Thanks for the info!
The event formerly known as the Pirelli International Rally, usually held in late April/early May.
https://kielderforestrally.co.uk/spectators-timetable/
Great interview video with Matt Edwards ahead of Donegal Rally...
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...&__tn__=%2AW-R
Matt Edwards straight on the pace - 2nd fastest on SS1 - super impressive !
Ditto on SS2 - only 0.5s off the fastest time of Devine !!
What a first loop by Edwards - in 2nd place just 8.4s off the lead and on SS2 & SS3 stages lost less than 1s ! All this after months out and in a strange car !!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FVZzzn-W...g&name=900x900
And this afternoon 2 fastest times by Matt. What a fantastic performance back in a Rally2 car !
Less than 6 seconds in it after SS6. Going to be a big day.
So close the times so Edwards half-spin on SS9 could've cost him the chance of the win. 27s behind now... but still half the rally to go !
Damp conditions for the the start of day 3 in Donegal, so an opportunity to take some tyre risks and maybe win some time back. Still all to play for.
E. Devine hit a chicane and is out ! Edwards now leads and Moffett has jumped up to 2nd ahead of Fisher.
E2. Edward's off on SS17... what a shame after a great comeback drive. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Puncture late on for Ali Fisher and so a comfortable win for Josh Moffett in the end. Good for him but not for a close battle for the title. He must have a big lead now.
Hyundai picks up the pieces. The way Josh is going he will tie up both titles at this rate.
Wow, didnt realise their crash was that bad !! So glad they were ok in the end.
https://dirtfish.com/rally/what-happ...donegal-crash/
Argyll Stages & Sweetlamb Rally Time Trial this weekend......hoping to get to Sweetlamb on Sunday. I know I've said before, but I don't know there aren't more Rallysprint/Time Trials....a single stage, no road mileage...
Good to hear from the recovering Matt Edwards on the AR podcast. He is taking the positives from Dongal and looking to capitalise on the links he made there and try to compete again in Ireland later this year and next.
https://www.motorsportuk.org/our-ecl...hmotorsportday
https://twitter.com/ourmotorsportuk/...10672059322368
Dave Richards & Hugh Chambers in attendance.....Couldn't see anything rally related at all....
Cork 20 - Can anyone stop Josh Moffett ?
https://www.irishnews.com/sport/othe..._cork-2780716/
I find it quite bizarre that the Ulster is a double-points round, despite it being the shortest event of the season by at least 40km