massivewangers

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Just thought I'd stick a few pics up of this. Serviced for someone in 2009, but just went up as a spectator this year.

Was a great weekend. My girlfriend and I travelled up on the Friday evening, just managed to catch the last few cars on the Super Special stage, so that was good, then set up camp with Mat, Rach and the rest of the MDA Motorsport crew, who had a display stand. A few others came down for the evening, but then all went off back to someone's house to sleep in nice, comfortable beds, whilst the rest of us camped Then it was up early Saturday, ready for the start of the rally proper!

All pictures are off my phone, so no amazing action shots I'm afraid!

Awesome looking Manta in Andrews livery:



Lotus Europa:







Another GM wearing works livery:



Ace looking XE-powered MK2, with carbon bumpers:







Metro 6R4 that had snapped a rear caliper off and broken it's hub. The locked rear wheel hadn't done the rear tyre any favours!













One of two WRC Escorts, this one from Mikeanics in Congleton:









Another 6R4:





The car that went on to win the event outright, an S12 Impreza WRC:



The other WRC Escort, an ex-RED car I think:







F1000 Micra:





Saw this in the car park, never seen one before! Looked nice and tidy though:







That's the lot. Will try and get a few vids up on youtube as well, as mainly did videos rather than pictures. Thanks to Mat and all for inviting us, was a stormer as always. Quite why anyone would pay hell-and-all to go and watch the WRC is beyond me really. This was £5 per car for a day and a half of action, and a much better variety of cars, not to mention being able to get up close with the cars in the service areas, as well as chatting to drivers and mechanics too.

Worth a look for everyone I think

gjh

Cheers for this one, was hoping a gallery for this event came up. Love the variety of cars on this event, is that impreza an ex p
Peter Lloyd?

bluntys1rsturbo

brilliant pics there mate looks a good event ill defo have to get along to that next year, i see mike is still doing the stages in his wrc escort

massivewangers

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Not sure matey, did have Peter Lloyd graphics all over the back of it. Was crewed by the Stojanov brothers, think they had it there last year too.

Yeah, Mike was going great guns in his car, finished in the top ten. Both the WRC Escorts sounded ace, banging like shotguns on pretty much every upshift, could hear them all the way round each stage!

massivewangers

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I've been busy on youtube! This is only a small portion of the ones I took, but the wind wasn't so bad at this location, and it was a nice corner too, so I've just uploaded these for now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1SschpveEo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOFpMN1mHE8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDNOv2z6kJs

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keOo5TONrK0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3W5mK5km3Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVIgIq69oaQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZezR-QiQV-k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1efIQc7vEY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YX-9ZOEuGg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btxmu-Gbmf0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_rzGKzX4-k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-09AAiBEpQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD2bAP3wiZQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li3T2NDMMlQ

That's all I can be bothered to upload for now

tezmanian devil

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lol, im like a 10 min drive from brighton and i didnt even know this was happening

massivewangers

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New Brighton mate, on the Wirral

rs clint

great pictures

massivewangers

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Cheers Need a proper camera really, so I could get some action shots!

kev 3dr

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The red 6R4 went off right in front of me right at the end of think was 2nd or 3rd stage just be for the flying finish lets just say he was trying a little to hard and went over 3 kerbs and 4 sets of cones

The Red wrc ESCOS is not a RED car but made from wrc/grp a bits they are currently rebuilding a genuine RED WRC car

Was a great weekend think ive missed 4 in 20 years !!

massivewangers

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Oooooops, didn't realise they'd hit it that hard Only saw it in the service area, but they'd snapped the caliper lugs clean off it, which is some going!

Ah right, didn't realise it wasn't. Sure I was told it was. Still looked a proper machine, sounded well too til it retired. Not sure what happened to it though!

kev 3dr

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hit a Kerb and smashed a wrc hub unit was brought back and a brand new one fitted straight away but it had moved the strut mount so was parked up, my mate who i was with his dad use to work for RED and new the lads who run this car who are also ex RED they where also running the S1600 puma that hit a kerb on friday and cracked the steering rack but they didnt have a replacement

massivewangers

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The Puma must have happened before I got there. I only saw the last 3/4 runs on the Friday unfortunately.

Tis a shame, was hoping to give the Puma a look over!

matman

and no pics of my car

massivewangers

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I totally forgot, sorry Hopefully some action shots next year though

massivewangers

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Just uploaded my girlfriend's pictures to my PB account, so here they are!













































































































That's the lot!

gjh

Liking the videos and action shots.

rs clint

should be on motors tv on sky soon keep a look out

massivewangers

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Cheers chap

October the 20-something I think!

Sticky.

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Great pics mate, sorry i didn't catch up...

I stayed for a whole hour & went because i was bored.

I thought for the 30th Anniversary there was a poor selection of cars & just had no desire to be their

massivewangers

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No problem mate. I was a zombie Saturday, hardly slept in the tent, so probably wasn't much company

There was some nice stuff there, but I think a few retired early and buggered off sadly. A couple of nice machines had to pull out at late notice too. I think it's a sign of the times in a way, less people able to afford it, and I have a feeling it clashed with a couple of other rallies too.

Any luck on those vinyls yet?