The first rallycar you saw

[Woodeye]

It was one of the B-group cars in my first 1000 lakes rally in 1985. I really don't remember which one since I was 4 years old at that time. But I remember that my uncle bought me a box of candy and we sat on the Harju SS. That was great.

[Will L]

First rally car I ever saw, Peugeot 206 WRC '02. Sanremo Rally '02.

[Josti]

My first visit was more a one day rallysprint. I think it was '96 or '97. Escort RS Cosworth's were up front cars in those days, so I'm pretty sure those were the first ones I saw in action.

[turves]

I have no idea - I was 3 weeks old. If anybody knows who was running first on the road on the 1973 Wyedean, then their car was probably the first one I saw.

[Spud]

The first rally car I saw was a Mk11 Escort in Rothmans livery being driven by Ari Vatanen on TV when I was a little boy.The first one I actually saw in the metal was local hero Jeffery Panton's Ex TTE Celica GT4(ST-165)...what a machine!!!!

[Koz]

Valentino Rossi in NZ last year

[imull]

Got left in the carry cot of my dads firenza while it caught fire and he rescued his tools/maps if that counts.

First memories are of Ron Beecroft, Jon Ingram and co doing the Tour of Mull when men were men and before the MN series was emasculated into its 2 choke era. Also remember Dougi Hall wrapping his car into a ball on the Ensay steps as number 13!

First car I sat in was a works Nova GTE with Dave Metcalf a couple of months before he died Think I was about 6 years old and 2 weeks out of hospital after a burst Apendix- doc wasnt hapy when he arrived to see me climbing back out of hte car lol

[Iskald]

First rally car I saw in competition was a Fiat 850 (autumn 76). First rally car I co-drove was a Volvo 142 (january 79), driver Per Engseth. Since then I have seen hundreds (maybe thousands) of different rally cars - and I have co-driven this bunch:
Volvo 142, Volvo 242, Opel Ascona B, Lada Samara 1300, Lada Samara 1500, Ford Fiesta XR2, Ford Escort RS2000 MK1, Ford Escort RS2000 MK2, Ford Escort BDA MK2, Ford Escort RS Turbo, Ford Escort Cosworth, Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 4x4, Audi 80 Quattro, VW Golf MK1 1.6, VW Golf MK2 1.8, Opel Kadett Gsi, Mazda 323 4WD, Mazda 323 GTR, Toyota Celica GT4 ST165, Toyota Celica 4WD ST185, Toyota Celica GT4 ST205, Toyota Corolla WRC, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI, Subaru Impreza WRX Sti, Nissan Almera GTi, Peugeot 205 Gti 1.6, Peugeot 206 XS, Peugeot 206 WRC and Honda Civic R-type. Anyway I think this is the lot...

Actually a great thread, which so to speak motivated me to list all the cars I have sat in. It won`t be many more as I have sort of semi-retired. Great pity, but all things must come to an end...

[teufel]

My first meeting with a rally car was in 2002 when I was invited to visit a test session of a Citroën Saxo kit-car (PH Sport one). It was a shocking experience and at the end of the test session I had the opportunity to co-drive aswell.
Since then it's over for me if it comes to rally

[jonas_mcrae]

My first rally car was sadly on TV... old show called Legends of Motorsport showed those old Castrol Film Unit productions of rallies and races. The one I always remember was a black and white shot of Pat Moss motoring through Monte Carlo at the end of the rally in her SAAB 93.

This hooked me on rallying when I read about the SAAB cars in a book later on. I now am 17 years old and am on my second 1967 SAAB 96 2 stroke! Viva 2 takt!

P.S. Dyfi1: the one you saw would have been a SAAB 96.

wait a minte ar we doing see in person or on TV?