Cortina

+Have just come back from two days rallying on closed public small roads in Southern Ireland (Galway)

Someone sent me attached Youtube clip : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE2p3tq4d-I

Hope the link works !


We had a camera in the car and another on the front of the bonnet - very dramatic pictures ... but these will take a while to sort out and upload .. meantime enjoy the outside view

John Speake

Excellent !

BPG_Austin

I love this car. Awesome!

Rick Carter

Looks like a lot of fun.

WallyP

I have driven in many TSD rallies (unfortunately, very few on closed roads, none overseas), road races in several types of vehicles, oval racing on dirt, and salt flat record runs. I think that rallies are the most fun of all...

How did you do?

jpNcos

Sounds great in the clip.
I would love to get involved in Rallying looks like great fun!!

Cortina

To answer the "how did you do ?" question ... not bad , there were 17 historic cars (only 50 in the main field compared to 150 in previous years ) .. and we finished 4th overall - from memory about 12 cars finished the event (95 stage miles - over two days)
Interesting that at least two drivers flew in from various parts of USA to take part !!!

If you liked that (and the noise) ... you will kill for the bonnet cam stuff !!

Pcplod

So when are you gonna let us see it....?

Gregg K

Love it. That's a pretty rare action shot. Nice sound. Makes me want to get back in to mine after several years of having it stored.

Cortina

Hopefully , inside camera and bonnet cam footage should be posted in a few days ... I can't wait either. What I saw was run directly off tape onto a TV screen - sorting and uploading is very slow as the file sizes are really big. Hopefully will be a mix of inside stuff and outside ... on the other hand may be two seperate files ....... have to wait !!!!

Dave928S

Brilliant result. I know how difficult and dangerous (lots of things to hit) rallying is, and know that to get that result you need to give it 100% concentration, drive consistently, look after the car, have a good strong safe car, have a good navigator, and above all be able to drive up to your limit, but not exceed it. Good for you ... can't wait to see the video.

It's adrenaline pumping fun like no other ... but ... you need to take some brave pills and have a bulletproof car before you go rallying. I've navigated at State championship level and gave it up after going off a mountainside forestry road, in the dark, in mud and snow, at 100mph ... and survived. I decided circuit racing was way safer, and I'd prefer to be in charge of steering and the go and stop pedals, and tore the maps up and threw them out the window there and then.

jpNcos

I built up an old Eagle Talon TSi AWD to rally with and attack the Pikes Peak hill climb about 12 years ago. Unfortunately a family emergency forced the sale of the project at about 80% complete. I would love to try again.

Cortina

As we say in this part of the world "You're a long time dead " ... just do it !

JPTL

Very cool! Looks like an absolute blast. Thanks for sharing.
Please excuse my ignorance but what is the advantage of running narrow/high profile tires? Regulation size?

Cortina

Tyres .... no advantage ... in fact probably the opposite. Regulations say that to compete , we must use a 70 series tyre , and the choice in competition tyres , 15" with that profile is VERY limited.

Now ... the good news , in car (coupled with bonnet cam in the corner of the screen) is up on you tube

link I will try and put in below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_bdMVMjDVw

Note the nice clean tarmac , (cough) , no potholes , gravel , or puddles ... approx.
this stage near the start , shows the corner filmed in the clip posted at the start ..... outside is better I think !