Event This weekend - Classic rallying lickedy split! Now with videos

[M'coli]

Events - this weekend sees the running of the Roger Albert Clark rally, which tries to replicate the RAC rallies of days gone by.
 
It also sees the running of HERO's Rally of the Tests, which technically started today.
 
I'm thinking, Saturday:- I could travel roughly 2 hours to see multiple Escorts - an the occasional Saab 96 - avoid being parked, roughly, in a Shepherdshield ditch, and then on Sunday, I could go 5 or so miles down the road from Wetherby Services to watch Triumph TRs, Jaguars, Porsches, a Bentley, Volvos, Lancias, an a Maxi - if they've all made it that far - leave a time control just off of the A1 on their way to a competitive section at Harewood hillclimb.

 

Spectator info for Friday on the RAC:

Spectator info for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday for the RAC:

Parking is £25 a whup.

 

Here's the spectator information for the Rally Of The Tests:

09/11/17 Carden Park Hotel Start CH3 9DQ 53.08281 -2.81497 16:30
Rednal Karting Test SY11 4HS 52.83986 -2.93797 17:45
Demon Tweeks Test LL13 9UG 53.04377 -2.92415 18:52 Please park with consideration
Carden Park Hotel End of leg CH3 9DQ 53.08281 -2.81497 19:20

10/11/17 Carden Park Hotel Start of leg / Test CH3 9DQ 53.08281 -2.81497 08:15
Oulton Park Two Tests CW6 9BW 53.18361 -2.61776 09:00
Golden Pheasant, Plumley Time Control WA16 9RX 53.27411 -2.41865 09:45
Ladybower Reservoir Link Section S33 0BY 53.36419 -1.69899 10:45 Cars follow A6013 N to A57
The Turn Pike, Booth Wood Time Control HX6 4RH 53.64392-1.96097 14:45
Widdop Moor Link Section HX7 7AZ 53.79132 -2.09605 16:00 NW from Hebden Bridge
Colne Golf Club Time Control BB7 7EB 53.86746 -2.13912 16:15
Gisburn Auction Mart Test BB7 4ES 53.93418 -2.26674 16:45 Please park with consideration
Lythe & Tatham Fell Link Section BB7 3ER 53.97219 -2.43874 17:15 Cars N to High Bentham from Slaidburn
White Scar & Ribblesdale Link Section LA6 3AW 54.16601 -2.44227 17:45 B6255 W to E
Wensleydale Creamery Time Control DL8 3RN 54.30187 -2.20129 18:15
Redworth Hall End of leg DL5 6NL 54.60345 -1.62520 20:45

11/11/17 Redworth Hall Start of leg DL5 6NL 54.60345 -1.62520 08:00
Eggleston & Bollihope Moor Link section DL12 0AJ 54.61013 -2.00186 08:45 B6278 N from Eggleston
Hartside Café Time Control CA9 3BW 54.76985 -2.55127 10:00
Penrith Truckstop Test CA11 9EH 54.65936 -2.76507 11:05
Appleby Golf Club Time Control CA16 6LP 54.56919 -2.44309 14:50
Tarn Moor / Sunbiggin Tarn Link Section No Postcode 54.46399 -2.50331 15:45 SE from Whygill Head to Raisbeck
Appleby Golf Club Time Control CA16 6LP 54.56919 -2.44309 17:30
Redworth Hall End of leg DL5 6NL 54.60345 -1.62520 20:20

12/11/17 Redworth Hall Start of leg DL5 6NL 54.60345 -1.62520 08:00
Lightwater Valley Time Control HG4 3HT 54.17576 -1.55330 10:00
Bowcliffe Hall Time Control LS23 6LP 53.87516 -1.35352 13:00
Harewood Hill Climb Test LS17 9LA 53.90040 -1.48671 14:25
Majestic Hotel, Harrogate Finish HG1 2HU 53.99746 -1.54524 15:10

 

 

Anyone fancy a meetup somewhere, this weekend?

[Guest Hooli]

Looks good, but I'm too poor and busy this weekend.

 

I really need to start going to classic rallies and see real cars used properly, I've got no interest in the modern stuff.

[Ghosty]

I might have to float over to Ladybower on Friday, just the other end of the Snake to me.

[M'coli]

Oddly enough, I was thinking of going to Ladybower too - and shooting a couple of rolls of film.

[Guest Hooli]

Are they in action at Ladybower or just driving through?

[M'coli]

I think it's a time control, so non-competitive.

 

Edit: looks like it's between two TCs but if there's time needed to be made up there could be some GLF.

[Guest Hooli]

Ta, I wasn't sure reading the info above.

[brownnova]

Mmm now some of this isn't a million miles from me and I do love a bit of rallying...

 

Was planning the NEC this Saturday but....

[sheffcortinacentre]

Seen a red 205 & white mk2 escort being trailered there today.

[M'coli]

Well I've been at Ladybower since about 11am, I've just spoken to 4 chaps from Co.Durham who arrived at 10.45am, and we've seen NAE RALLYCARS. The Facebook page and the live event page have said nothing about this, so we have to assume that they've re-routed it but not bothered to tell anyone who might want to spectate.

[M'coli]

I gave up at Ladybower, started heading home, then saw a marshals' post - the course car's been through & I'm waiting for them in a twisty regularity!

[M'coli]

More in detail in a bit, plus some vide-o when I get it uploaded, but have a screenshot* of a Stanza rally car for the time being...! 

 

*Photos may take 2 weeks to upload - I've got to finish the film off first.

[M'coli]

Time for a few videos, I apologise in advance or the overenthusiasm at the end of the Stanza one, and also for the shonkiness of them - I've taken to watching thing as they happen, and hoping the videos come out ok.

 

Edit:  if you do get around to watching them I was joined at my vantage point by another spectator, and, yes, that Range Rover in the las frames of the Stanza video is involved in "The Hunt" that appears in later videos.  Considering this was a regularity section, i.e. timed, it won't have helped.

 

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...and that's it.

[DSdriver]

Its a brave or stupid person that goes out for a hack on a horse along a rally route.

[DSdriver]

As a matter of driving style I would prefer to enter the corner wide and exit on the correct side of the road. Gives you maximum visibilty through the corner. Are they all beginners?

[M'coli]

The regularity sections are driven on open roads and so competitors have to deal with normal traffic and the like, so caution has to prevail.  As to the horses thing, they had no idea the rally was coming through and behaved as if they owned the roads anyway.

[dome]

Will be driving from Bournemouth to Fife tomorrow, I'll see what time I get to the border and how I feel, might stop for a stage on the way up.