PeterStone

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Am i missing something here but 14th Nov was a Thursday and rallys run Fri-Sun.I can't remember what day shakedown was but that would be a single stage and this was reported as driving between stages.

Confused

Pete

greasemonkey

The rally did start on Thursday evening with the official start and the first run through the SuperSpecial.

As you say though, the shakedown was on Thursday morning, and there was a road section from the stage finish in Abergarwed down to Aberdulais, then back up to the service area and stage start in Crynant.

There was a speed van placed in Abergarwed village, and it's likely to be this that explains why so many drivers were caught on multiple occasions. Unlike the road sections in the rally proper, the shakedown road section wasn't timed, so the quicker the drivers got round it, the quicker they were into service - or another go in the stage...

Mr555

The drivers have something like a 30mph average to stick to on the road sections, but are allowed to drive as per the relevant speed limit.

However if you were up against the clock, and knew that some of the roads may have descended into chaos, you would not hang about in getting to the next check point, and park up round the corner to use up the time if you got there early.

A few years back, when the competitors shared the same route as spectators, you'd be stuck in a barely moving queue, but keep left so competitors could go down the middle of the road and get past you. Plod more or less let them get on with it, but a camera has no discretion.

I think that even a co-driver needs a current drivers licence to get an RACMSA racing licence - one of the Simmonite sisters lost her road licence, and could not co-drive, a few years ago.

BTW, it was Mats Andersson who got a Police escort back to service when he tore a wheel off his Proton (1998 I think), and popular opinion at the time was that his co-driver Lisa Addy was a lot cuter than Risto Mannisenmaki and that swayed it!

ccengines.co.uk

I chatted with richard burns's manager on wednesday.... he was doing 42 in a 30mph limit once, unlikly he will be banned, the same goes for colin.

incidently, if anyone is interested Rally Super Car day at castle coombe on 16th Aug, we have an ex richard Burns car on our stand.
look for Craven Motor Club.

john
www.craven-motor-club.co.uk

AlanG

How many ex cars has Burn had?

We've got one of his in our workshop...

Very nice it is too.

Alan

Paul .G

They wont get banned, just a fine

Look at Dameon Hill, got done over 100 (I think)when he was with Williams. But no ban

Nikko2

I was there last year and didnt get caught speeding. It might have had soemthing to do with my number plate falling off after hitting a dog though.