MattOz

John,

Sounds and looks like you had a fantastic time! Makes the Ring look like a walk in the park. Glad you're back in one piece!!

Cheers

Matt

johnfelstead

Well, i am home, cant sleep at all so here are some of my favourite shots from the TBird Rally, I am a lucky SOB being able to do this and having such great friends over in Seattle.

Its hard to believe just 12 months ago i didnt know either Jamie or Richard, amazing what friends you can make from a meeting aranged on the internet because of a common interest in Subaru's and Motorsport. I hope you enjoy the photo's.

Just after tech inspection, it's -12 celcius, bit nippy.


On transit to stage 1


Yes Jamie, stage 2 is next up. (my favourite shot of the rally)


First stage day 2


Startline for the frozen lake ice racing track


Pre-Final stage of the rally, Camera in hand as always


Some of the stunning scenery of British Columbia, wish i was back there now, the photo's cant do it justice.


RangeRover crossing the suspension bridge, aboput the only time it wasnt off track all event!


Start of day2 fueling up, Jamie still with camera in hand.


InCar on the Frozen Lake Ice racing course, that was a lot of fun.


One of the faster sections of a TBird stage, one of the few oportunities i had to take a shot during a stage.


Waiting to start one of the regularity stages on day 1.


Another pre-stage shot, Jamie out taking photos as usual.


In transit to the start of the next regularity, even the transit roads were ice and snow covered.


Running alongside yet another frozen lake on the way to stage start.


The oposition Richard Squire and Glenn Wallace running car 1


The office of a top TSD rally Team.


Phew, we finished the rally in one piece and had a huge amount of fun along the way, i think the smile sums up the weekend, it was a lot of fun and an experience i will never forget.

GaryC

Stunning pics JF - makes my view of the Manchester skyline out of the office window all the more depressing

Rum*

John,

Some great pics...looks like and sounds like you had a great time!

Will no doubt catch up in due course.

All the best

Tom

Geezer

What sort of rally was this? No helmets, no cages, no harnesses? Was it more a fun type event than a serious one?

And which one was RSquire? The driver or the nav?

Anway, looks like a laugh, especially the forzen lake stage!

Geezer

johnfelstead

Hi geezer.

The rally is very serious, you could compair it to a UK Road Rally in a lot of ways except it's on ice and snow covered roads.

I have written a full report in

johnfelstead

This is the rally's home page with a link to Jamie's web site. There are some great shots of the ice racing track in particular.

Geezer

Were you allowed to use studs or just snow tyres? That lake looks a bit tricky without studs!

Geezer

johnfelstead

The rest of my photos are up now, they can be found at

Subie Gal

we used Studded Hakkapelita 1's... they performed really, really well...

this was my first snow event.... fear of fast ice/snow driving is now conquered!!!

this was too much fun and i'll be back next year!

j.

Lafora

What the??? Studded tires are legal in BC? darn it.. why can't we Ontarians get the same treatment.