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20th December 2008, 22:00 #1
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Wyedean Rally 2009
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 EgertonTwitter - @Rallycameraman
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21st December 2008, 15:37 #2
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.
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21st December 2008, 21:40 #3
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NO SNOW!!! SNOW IS CRAP!!!
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21st December 2008, 21:46 #4
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.
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22nd December 2008, 16:21 #5
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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 .
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 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 In all about 30 cars got it wrong.
Went to the same place this year and there were no off's.Colin McRae
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22nd December 2008, 16:51 #6
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Originally Posted by St3ve
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 tooTwitter - @Rallycameraman
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22nd December 2008, 17:43 #7
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yea I should be there. Went for the first time last year and had one of my best rallys of 2008
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22nd December 2008, 18:07 #8
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The entry list hasnt actually opened yet. I recon AB will put an entry in as usual probably Perez as well
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22nd December 2008, 18:20 #9
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Its been a long day, meant to say rumoured entry lol
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22nd December 2008, 19:17 #10
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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
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You're a 100% right. FIA should rattle the manufacturer's cage. Take the compromise or go. Rally 1s are dead in the water. If manufacturers don't agree, make Rally 2s as they are now the top category...
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