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v8kenny:
--- Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man" ---It's about time it stopped being the Welsh Rally & came back up to th North Yorkshire Moors for legendary stages like Dalby
And up to Northumberland for 'Killer Kielder' :wink:
--- End quote ---
I can remember skiving off work to travel down overnight to watch the rally in Kielder forest - can't remember the exact year but must have been about exactly 20 years ago - it was the last year of the group B supercars before they were banned - some of the stages started before daylight and it was awesome to watch these guys driving at that speed in the dark :shock:
I competed in the Scottish rally championship at this time and the extra speed they carried was incredible
I also managed to see Hannu Mikkola's knob that year - he had stopped at the side of the road for a pee :oops:
Spectating was all free back then - didn't realise you had to pay to watch now, never spectated since they moved the rally too far south
Bishops Finger:
I thought the ITV coverage was appaling..... :roll:
They couldn't even repeat the footage of the Ford smashing into a rock which eventually led to the car being retired due to a damaged roll cage
Bring back Tony Mason commentating 8)
Jimbo:
I went to see the RAC Network Q in '96 at Chatsworth, got up real early, blatted north and had the best day ever. Saw the likes of Ari Vatanen, Stig Blomqvist, Rovenpera, Kankkunen, Gardemister, the Simmonite sisters, Tiff Needell, Mark Higgins, Alister McRae, the list goes on....but the best bit, by far was watching Gwndaf Evans barrel roll his Escort Cossie, land back on the wheels, start up and carry on driving - leaning out of the drivers side window to see where he was going, marshalls tried to stop him, but he kept going......ended up retiring at the end of the stage.
What's happened to the TV airtime for rallying - last year they had highlights of each day, now all you get is a measly 30 mins and no decent commentary (where's Robbie Head gone ?)
madmatt:
Its about time the good old RAC came back, the fun I had as a kid, standing on the island of Jct 24 watching the cars come towards Donnington and getting into service areas at the Hilton hotel at Kegworth. Was there the year Colin Macrae won the world championship for 4 days I was glued to top gear rally reports and picked up a detention for listening to five live in class to get up to minute info.
Those were the days!! The event now is so poor its unreal, and ITV's commentry I'm sorry but the woman on there last night she was just awfull.
Bring back a 4 day event in kilder and wales with Top gear rally reports and old boy Tony Mason.
Jeremy Clarkson summed it up last week on the radio someone asked what he thought would be the outcome of Rally Wales GB, He Replied "Sorry what rally?!"
muddymart:
well been an avid rally fan myself, with my brother been a navigator for leeds mc , i was also getting bored of high prices and no spectators allowed area, so i offered my services as a marshall,been a few times now, especially up in helmsley north yorks to marshall a few, well i dont have to pay, i get free parking right next to the stage and loads of fun !!
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