Wurzel

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Do any of you know with 3 hours driving time of Plymouth if and where someone could do a Rally driving day in fairly decent cars i.e Scoobys, Evos or Cosworths? and roughly how much it is likely to cost.

Feel free to move to the Cornwall section but please can yu leave it here for a while.

Cheers

[Edited by Wurzel - 2/25/2003 8:25:34 PM]

BMWhere?

Do you reckon taking a rally course will help you keep up with the STi's on the roads round Murrhardt?

Maybe you should book a weeks course just to be sure

Wurzel

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I would have thought that having an STi 8 would have prevented a bog standard MY00 GT from passing you on the autobahn like you were standing still, and then having to slow down so you could catch up, I mean it wsn't as if we were even going that fast was it!!! 240 kmh on my slicks as you STi boys put it. as for the country roads do you have any idea how hard it was for me not to embarass you by overtaking you on those bends

As a side not Al it is a very nice looking car from the back

Any way when are you next coming up our way????

BMWhere?

I can't speak for Guy, but I was running mine in That trip on the autobahn was the fastest I'd driven in the STi up to that point - will be a very different story next time!

Back on topic... does anyone know any rally schools within 3 hours of Plymouth (UK) - Wurzel needs to improve his driving skills

(Why Plymouth?)

medders

I've just done a rally day in oxford. If you've never done one before I'd widen your criteria.
i did a day in 1.6 astras on a mud / loose surface. I've driven tvr's and scoobs for 7 years and I can go plenty fast.
The astras were a big enough handful to learn the basic skills of rally driving.

When you realise all the stuff you hav to co-ordinate, you'll soon realise that if u were in a scoob or evo , you'd kill yourself. Its extremely skilled and not as easy as you see on tv

If you've done it before and are quite skilled then please ignore what I just said.

Anyway - Vision motorsport in oxfordshire - fantastic day. Came away wanting more and realising just how skilled and fit these guys really are.

Paul

Wurzel

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It is not for me it is for my Girlfriends dad who happens to live in Saltash in Cornwall, he drives a 328 BMW normally so I realy don't think a 1.6 astra will really cut it.

Medders do you have any contact info for the place in Oxford and how much was it.

Cheers
Steve

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try bill gwynne just north of oxford...has subaru!!!

medders

Hehe - Wurzel - you have obviously never done it before. As I said, I drive a P1, had 2 turbos and used to have a TVR griffith. It's not about going fast in a straight line. I can spank a 328 in my P1 any day of the week but when you're learning controlled handbrake turns and lift off understeer on mud any car works
They are modded, stripped out caged etc. so not ur normal car. Very tight mud and gravel circuit at vision. You dont get out of 2nd gear often. You dont go to a rally school, jump in a scoob and do 120mph round muddy bends. It's highly skilled and very technical. There is no way that you can go straight from a road car to a rally car and know what you're doing without having done some before.

The scoobs come after you know what you're doing.

Not trying to be argumentative, but I thought like you and now I've done it I'm glad I didn't go in a scoob. It would've spoiled the experience.

See here for details....

http://www.visionmotorsport.co.uk/index.htm



[Edited by medders - 2/27/2003 1:41:02 PM]

Impret-Sir

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Medders, I did the vision motorsport day myself, and your right, I started the day thinking that the astras would be pants after my Scoob, how wrong I was! I was a sweaty heap by lunchtime with very tired forearms from all the wheel twirling, did you get the handbreak turn bit right?? but by the end of the day I was third fasest on the timed run, so I was well pleased with that.

Josh L

I'd also recommend Bill Gwynne's.

Brilliant day in either Escorts or Scoobs.

I've managed to negotiate a discount with them, and I'll be posting details up shortly.

Josh

medders

impret-sir - I did get the hang of it eventually. Very unnatural though. I went off big style on my timed run (excuses excuses) - nearly reached the runway

Like you say though - very very tired at the end. It makes you realise how hard it must be to go fast.

Wurzel

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Half Day Programme

AM Session
09.00 Arrive, safety briefing, tea, coffee, etc.
09.45 - 10.45 Session 1 - Slow demo lap for stage viewing and covering/showing techniques, then straight into the driving seat for practice for the rest of the session.
10.45 - 11.45 Session 2 - Further practice session to master new techniques.
11.45 - 12.45 Session 3 - This session starts with practice laps and then it's time to put your new found skills to the test. Your instructor will assess and time you for a combination score for the 'Driver of the Day' award.
12.45 Prize giving - Each participant will receive a certificate of achievement and a trophy is awarded to the 'Driver of the Day'.

Cost 120 pounds

So looking at the above am I to assume that you will only get a maximum of 45 minutes driving time if you do the half day and 1.5 Hours if you do the whole day???


[Edited by Wurzel - 2/27/2003 2:32:45 PM]

medders

In reality, probably about that (no less)
It seems like more at the time. You have a thrash around then come back in 2 other people have a go then u go again. There were 3 in each car when I did it. You are knackered when you finish each bit though so you're glad of the rest. It doesn't sound like good value but it really is a good day / half day. To be honest you spend most of the initial time crashing and getting used to the techniques. It doesn't really start coming together till the end. I'm going to do it again anyway
So's my brother