Cannon Fodder

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Here are some pics from Rally Fest 2011 that was held in Builth Wells, Mid Wales recently. It is run as an event for the public to see and meet the WRC teams and also local rally drivers.

Unfortunately the WRC teams pulled out just before the event but there were still lots of nice historic cars on show plus some Grp N Impreza's as well.

My personal favourties are the V8 engined TR7 and the Fiat/Lada, I don't know why I liked the Fiat/Lada so much but I think it looked really good.

tubbytommy

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rs200 ftw

Cannon Fodder

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Cannon Fodder

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And of course the 205 T16 and the Lancia which I cannot remember the name of are also pretty cool as well, in fact I would quite happily own all of the cars above.

Blitzfighter

cracking picture any vids?

VRS Koopa

Great pics there mate. some beasts on show.

JGSTIPRO

Awesome pics mate.

DaveD

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Nice pics, with a varied selection of classic rally cars.
That's the Lancia 037 - the RWD supercharged forerunner to the legendary 4WD Delta S4, which was both supercharged and turbocharged.

AWG

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That looks like a great event, we go to the Rally GB every year but I think the new generation WRC has been diluted. Long live Group B!

w3lshboyo

great pics mate

wrx287

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Great pics Ty. Some odd looking characters hanging around the Escort Cosworth WRC though

wrx9181

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Very nice cars
Some from the days of the proper rally days
Any more of that car with the cut outs on the scoop
I like it mate

Cannon Fodder

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Not a bad looking car but I prefer the 205 T16 and the Lancia.

No sorry I didn't take any videos.

Thanks, just a pity the WRC teams couldn't make it.

Cannon Fodder

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I can never remember the name of the Lancia, did it have a electro-magnetic clutch on the supercharger to disengage when the turbo was up to speed or did they both operate together?

It wasn't bad if the WRC teams would have attended then they planned a WRC vs Clubman event but it obviously never took place.

Cannon Fodder

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I know who you are on about; it's Ryan with his 'boyband' haircut isn't it? Or perhaps Jarvis as he always looks dodgy.

No sorry that's the only pic I took of the 'hybrid' scoop - I wouldn't mind seeing if one could be easily made myself.

windyboy

please sir, can I be excused ? I need to go to the toilet...

windyboy

Dazza9t9

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Wish i had known about this, I would have gone!! Looks like a good day out

Cannon Fodder

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It wasn't a bad day, but as it only took me just over an hour to get there it was worth going.

But with the WRC teams being absent I would have been cheesed off if I'd have had to have driven a similar distance to what you would had driven.

But it was good to get up close too so many historic rally cars.

AWG

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Wonder if the 037 will be at Goodwood this year, browsing through youtube and theres some great footage of yester-year and the crowds it used to pull along the roadside. I have defiantly missed the rally hay days

Cannon Fodder

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I think the Impreza arrived right towards the end of the glory days of WRC, and I only hope that one day it gets back up to the heady days of the Grp B cars.

TurboAndy

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OMG thats one of our old cars from when I worked at MLP.

Do you have any more shots of this Cannon Fodder.

Cannon Fodder

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I'll have a look but I don't think so, I do remember that there was a good write up giving all the cars history and events competed in.