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Mess Deck: General Section => Other Hobbies and Interests => Topic started by: Stavros on January 17, 2007, 10:49:28 pm

Title: Rallying
Post by: Stavros on January 17, 2007, 10:49:28 pm

Now how many of you out there are interested in htis sport if you are Stavros NEEDS YOU
I am chief marshal or should it be chief idiot!!on the |Cambrian Rally in November starting in Llandudno with stages around the orme,penmachno and clocaenog,if you are interested in spectating for free and doing a job come on down pm me cheers Stav

Title: Re: Rallying
Post by: OneBladeMissing on January 18, 2007, 05:27:11 pm

I prefer to do my rally spectating in front of the box these days. No WRC on ITV this year so we're going to have to endure Eurosport. Yeuk!

Title: Re: Rallying
Post by: Shipmate60 on January 18, 2007, 08:32:34 pm

I used to Marshall on the "Autumn Leaves Rally" in Hampshire, bit far to travel to stand in the cold and wet mate.

Bob

Title: Re: Rallying
Post by: malcolmbeak on January 22, 2007, 11:29:50 am

Wonderful!  It's years since I did any motor sport. I used to rally a Volvo 122S - the engine was bored to 2 litres, modified head and cam from the fuel injection car, uprated suspension. Wales was THE place to rally as all the locals seemed to enjoy watching unlike the home counties where farmers would come out with their tractors and drive slowly down the middle of the road (thats public roads).
I also used to do driving tests, autocross and sprints in The Austin Healey Frite - a Mk1 Sprite fitted with a 1650 Ford Cortina engine and box. Great fun but it kept me poor for years.
I just drive an Alfa 156 V6 these days. There may be speed restrictions, but theres no law against acceleration yet!

Malcolm

Title: Re: Rallying
Post by: OneBladeMissing on January 22, 2007, 05:39:27 pm

"... there's no law against acceleration YET!"
The way things are going in this country, it's only a matter of time before we're back to the days of having a bloke with a red flag walking in front of our cars!
Come to think of it, there are probably people registered on this forum who can remember that the first time around!

Title: Re: Rallying
Post by: Youngat65 on January 22, 2007, 05:41:03 pm

Cheeky "xxxxx" One Blade Missing  ;D ::) ;D

Title: Re: Rallying
Post by: Tester on January 22, 2007, 08:38:09 pm

Hi Stavros

Do you have an Historic Class, might just bring the modded A35 over for a blast !!

Title: Re: Rallying
Post by: OneBladeMissing on January 23, 2007, 12:47:59 pm

A35 - the car for the individual!
Back in the seventies, some flash new houses were built not far from where I live. Populated by smart young executive types with their pretty wives and 2.4 children. On the driveways were shiny new Cortinas. In the middle of the row of houses, standing defiantly on the driveway, was a little grey A35! It looked great sitting there in the midst of all the new company cars. Maybe he kept his Cortina in the garage!

Title: Re: Rallying
Post by: Stavros on January 23, 2007, 04:53:29 pm

tester you are more than welcome

Title: Re: Rallying
Post by: flag-d on January 24, 2007, 11:47:52 pm

Stavros

I shan't be there, but a very good friend of mine may well be providing rescue/recovery as he does quite a few rallies these days, Gavo of Dolphin Recovery.

All the best

Mike