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Post by 205GTi on Aug 17, 2005 12:41:26 GMT
just incase you were wondering 205 chalenge F1000
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Post by Vivski on Aug 17, 2005 15:00:43 GMT
Haha, you demonstrating that the 205 can get off the ground? Top information mate. You've got me thinking of doing it myself now! You raise a good point. It's not just the price of the car and entry fees that kills you. There's accomodation, food, bills, co-driver, service crew, tools and consumables like tyres, fuel, brakes, oils and other components. Race suit, helmet, etc. Living is so expensive in GB. But the rallying is so much better than here in Australia.
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Post by 205GTi on Aug 17, 2005 15:13:37 GMT
hehe thats actually one of the 1900 GTi 205's this is one of the 1400's If anyone is concidering doing a first year in rallying i would reccomend the 205's im hoping to be doing them next year and it should be great fun
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Post by Vivski on Aug 18, 2005 8:44:26 GMT
Is it pacenoted?
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Post by 205GTi on Aug 18, 2005 9:09:36 GMT
Yep, any way of your choice, descriptive, numbers or whatever else you use
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Post by Vivski on Aug 19, 2005 3:41:03 GMT
As in notes supplied by the organiser? Is it illegal to recce or change or use your own notes?
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Post by 205GTi on Aug 19, 2005 9:29:35 GMT
As in notes supplied by the organiser? Is it illegal to recce or change or use your own notes? Most rallies in the UK get a set of orangiser made notes with the start pack when you sign on, you are then allowed to walk to places and check things out if you have time. or when your driving around on stage (racing) again if you have time you can make alterations for your style of notes as not everyone used the same note system
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Post by Revolution 9 on Aug 28, 2005 19:23:59 GMT
Besides well known, UK wide championships and glamourous 4x4 classes, you could always aim for more affordable levels of the sport, i.e. don't aim to start out in a Group N Lancer Evolution chasing the big boys, because until you have some experience and some cash behind you they'll likely slaughter you on most of the stages. Think about entering in the smaller classes, maybe even in a classic, say a Skoda Estelle, Vauxhall Chevette, Sunbeam Talbot or a Pinto engined mkII Ford Escort (the last rear wheel drive model other than the rare as hens' teeth Works mkIII RWD ones), which will cost you less to run as it's cheaper to buy, easier to fix yourself mechanically, cheaper to buy spares for, and if you nudge a fence or a tree then you repair it using a hammer and a tub of filler, not like a modern car with its crumple zones and plastic bumpers. Also, the lack of electronic nonsense allows you to learn a lot about how cars handle on different surfaces, seeing as all the driving's done by you and you can feel everything that's going on through the wheels and the pedals. It's also much more fun to own a classic car than a modern one, and the insurance will be much cheaper. It also means that you're in a class where you stand a chance, an amateur who saves up money from a part time job might just be able to field a Mini or Imp or Skoda Rapid that puts on an admirable show in the lower engined 2WD classes and as such gets good results and recognition as a guy who's good at what he does in the lower classes, whearas the same amatuer trying to keep a puffed out, umpteenth-hand Impreza rally car going with no money for spares and repairs because he's barely just paying for tyres and bare essentials will end up known as the guy who's always retiring or being left behind by guys with sponsorship, enough cash to buy whatever the car needs, and much newer cars. Far better to be a big fish in a slightly smaller pond, than a minnow trying to hang around with the sharks, if you know what I mean.
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Post by FordTeamRS on Aug 29, 2005 7:04:59 GMT
Thanks for the input and the words of encourgement guys! And Revolution 9, I do plan to start off in the small classes just to get to grips with rally driving. But like I said, I'm only planning on staying for around a year. If I feel that I can drive, then I'll continue my way up back here in Australia
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