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Old 04-12-2004, 06:10 PM
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Default GRIZEDALE ! - pics added 13.56 5/12/04

weve been , done it , and finished , not without incidence tho!!!

fookin awsome is all i can say , im sure bob will back me up (B16RBM)

pics later !!!



pics , will add more as the day goes on , and of the cars condition after the event!

just a small taster !


Old 04-12-2004, 06:18 PM
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i thought you was gonna remind us regarding being a marshall and a spanner monkey

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Went one better than PIP

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What was that about number 13's.
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allsteel,
What was that about number 13's.

dont really know as yet , think they had a big off, if its the car im thinking it was an impreza and it was foooooked major roll pics of www.britishrally.co.uk

i think!

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nice one mate.sounds a good day, was planning to go but could'nt in the end
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pics added at the top !!!
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Love rallying top sport,soooooooooooo much better than f1
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get the others up.

What were the incidents then Mark ?
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Get the fooking pictures up....
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Rallying at it's best

Muddy Grizzley Grizedale
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ok , not the on event photos , they will follow as soon as they get put up , got a little vid ( and it is little ) but i dont know how to edit it yet , or how to host it

so heres the pics from after the event , on stage one i lost power steeirng completely so did the whole day without it ( over 70 miles with road mileage ) and on stage 2 had a little altercation with a 6x6 forrestry commision information post ( sorry)


official pic !



a little muddy








rock and stones damage from the front wheels throwing up gravel

the damage





more later ?????



to anyone who thinks they can built a car that can take the pain , try a forrest , the pain the car gets on teh floor pan , and the suspension arms/mounts in massive !!
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them pull cables are just waiting to get either ripped off or pulled by a branch if you have a slight off.
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well done markk
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Marrkk, If your back in one piece then its a good day mate . What flavour curry ??
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im too wuss to do that to any car ive built. looks good fun though
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Battle scars Love 'em

Tony I do that too
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Good to see someone doing some real motorsport.....no of this poncing around airfields.......forests defo sort the men from the boyz......well done mark.....
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Excellent, well done Mark for driving and of course BOB for his first event navving

How was it Bob? I nearly took that seat myself pal
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excellent stuff mark

any finish is a mint result in such conditions
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Well done mate Looks like you had a good time
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just home from a great weekend.
Hats off to mark who drove like a demon and was very understanding that it was my first rally. What can i say, it was with out doubt the best thing i have ever done, the forrest was REAL scary but thanks again to mark he did nit try to show off and scare the crap out of me, i fe;t safe in the car at all times. Thanks again to Mark and his dad who looked after Pat while the rally was on
Same time same place next year Mark ???????
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I went and got to see about 3 stages, was really good but by end of day was freezing mi T**S off

Was a good day all round, love going watching rallying brilliant

to all, everyone seemed to be having a go, except for a 6R4 that either had problems or didnt really want to push it too much!!!
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Tony Ryan,
Marrkk, If your back in one piece then its a good day mate . What flavour curry

lol tony i went for the lamb byriani with madras sauce !! was foookin great !!

TF Rallyesport,
them pull cables are just waiting to get either ripped off or pulled by a branch if you have a slight off

all in the process tim !!
p.s have you got any used battery electric cut offs in??

sibster,
Good to see someone doing some real motorsport.....no of this poncing around airfields.......forests defo sort the men from the boyz......well done mark.....

cheers ian for sorting bob out with the suit!

Matt,
any finish is a mint result in such conditions


my thoughts exactly matt!!



bit of background to this event ,

i have been on this event a few times as a speccy and as a navigator myself, after doing tarmac and single venue rallies with my car , i decided i wanted to drive the forrest , having loved grizedale forrest for years , i thought, if i can get a little help with the cost of the event , then , i would be willing to convert the car from tarmac to gravel spec.
i posted on here for a navigator with a little cash who was willing to take the seat ( and a very big job on as well) bob came forward ( along with a few others ) and offered his services

so the months went on and we spoke on various occaissions to sort out the details, mean while the car under went a massive conversion from tarmac to gravel spec, suspension , shockers, cooling system, engine , transmission, exhaust , under sheilds , etc etc. anything that could poss go wrong on the way did go wrong !

and , if it wasnt for certain very good people and companies this event would never have happend for me and bob , and i will thank them later ina separate post.
even had blow outs on the trailer on the way there

so upon arrival at conniston at approx 19.30hrs i was greeted with bob and his wife pat great people had a very good laugh , off to scrutineering with a very nervous bob ( and myself tbh)
all was well , even went through noise at 98 db !!

then that was it , off for a few beers and some food !!

the day after and there was defo some nervous people about !! ermm ok so bob was very nervous !! very very nervous !, told him to chill , and the fact that the car was new to the forrerst , and so was i as a driver , and we have nothing to prove other than me and reliability

so we had a fookin good blast with more sideways action than you could have in an entire lifetime on the road !! we had our little off on stage 2 iirc ? ( cue bob) due to me having no pas and hooking the ruts on the inside of the corners with the inside wheel and not being able to get back out of them so hence the frontal impact !!

the only other incident was a road penalty for lateness after a wrong turn on a road section hence was given an extra 3mins on out total time

but like i say i do like to be able to give people the oppertunity with things that some poeple will never experiance in there lifetime , and without taking anything away from the 1/4 milers and the trackday boys , it really isnt anything like blasting through a live rally stage being timed against the clock not knowing what the next corner is going to be like or wether you will be able to grip , slide , ground the bottom of thecar out or be 5 foot up in the air , the rush is just massive !!



so the days after and the whole event and im still on a high , and want more !!

i wish we could have gone north even further and done the gallway hills rally on the sunday eh bob ???

B16 RBM,
just home from a great weekend.
Hats off to mark who drove like a demon and was very understanding that it was my first rally. What can i say, it was with out doubt the best thing i have ever done, the forrest was REAL scary but thanks again to mark he did nit try to show off and scare the crap out of me, i fe;t safe in the car at all times. Thanks again to Mark and his dad who looked after Pat while the rally was on
Same time same place next year Mark ???????
no worries m8 , im no hero , i too want to still be in one piece , and im quite partial to a bit of damage limitation !!

as for next year , ill let you know , got a small issue of a wedding to pay for in september !! ( but if i can sneek an event in somewhere before i may just ring ya !!
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