RallyDay Event - the pictures

[ULP]

As promised, this is the thread for pictures!

Firstly, for all of those long-time Audi fans out there here is the ultimate evolution of quattro; no, it's not the poxy Q7 tank, but the Quattro Sport SWB. If you like the look of it, you need to hear it - you can't go wrong with 5-pots, a much underrated layout:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/christodd1/IMG_3151.jpg

In performance terms, the Quattro always struggled against the smaller cars once they developed 4wd. I have no idea what boost this Metro 6R4 was running (they produced anything from 250bhp to about 400bhp and more in Rallycross format) but it was clearly pumping out enough to make it the quickest car out there by a country-mile, WRC Lancer Evo included, although it didn't get close to the Lancer for grip. The noise and whole comedy of the beast was amazing, and a motoring-fact that nobody else seemed to know there was that the 6R4 donated it's 3.0 V6 engine to the Jag XJ220 supercar, which was originally to get a 6.0 V12.

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Just where the rear seats normally are on a metro, the 6R4 copies the Renault 5 GT2 in terms of format. These engines were quite unreliable in their day although this one was red-lined at 9000rpm!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/christodd1/IMG_3334.jpg

Some of you may remember Richard Hammonds 'I am a driving god' statement whilst at the wheel of some unearthly Land Rover thing; that car was the Bowler Wildcat which has now been replaced by this, the Bowler Nemesis. Essentially, despite looking like a Range Rover Sport that's been down the gym, it's a whole new car although the basis 4.2 Supercharged or 4.4 N/A engines are from the Rangie - this one was supposedly running 500bhp with the supercharged engine and it was damned noisy, if not quite as quick as the smaller cars. Another car that attracts comedy value!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/christodd1/IMG_3200.jpg

There were enough Mk1 and Mk2 Escorts to fill the Sahara Desert, and they all looked incredibly impressive if not overly quick (apart from a few 'trick' ones). These 911's competed against the Escorts; I'm not a 911 fan (the engine is in the wrong place and it was too-heavily related to Hitler's Beetle for history to be anything other than unkind) but they do sound good and look impressive, back-end out; I like this one as it's the best photo I took all weekend (in my opinion)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/christodd1/IMG_3138.jpg

Just for Wooly - a Lancia Stratos (original); love these too, and they do look incredible

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/christodd1/IMG_3149.jpg

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A Mitsubishi Evo. These things looked great, and a few impromptu doghnuts were well received. Unlike the classic stuff that was generally looked-after, these things got the full-pasting you expect of a WRC car

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/christodd1/IMG_3204.jpg

The A2's battery can be run flat if you keep a fridge on for 20-odd hours and only drive 5 miles in that time. I'm saying nothing else on the subject...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/christodd1/IMG_3319.jpg

Ideal camping weather...

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...if a little cold!

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[driveforward]

Some great pics Chris, I'll have to leech them when I have time!

Not even looked at my 5 yet :rolleyes:

Ian

[richard-]

Some great pics Chris, I'll have to leech them when I have time!

Not even looked at my 5 yet :rolleyes:

Ian


It'll take you a good few hours to look through all of those

[wooly A2]

Some great pics Chris, I'll have to leech them when I have time!

Not even looked at my 5 yet :rolleyes:

Ianchoices,choices,choices

[wooly A2]

Heres a few more shots .....

Was a little dissapointed not to see a Lancia O37 Monte Carlo in the Martini colours but all the Lancia Stratos made up for it ......

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/gpcracer/DSCF7848.jpg

The Water splash was quite a challenging spot to get a decent pic spot the Tr7

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/gpcracer/DSCF7827.jpg

Im not sure what problem this drivers got , must be a made up name and as for the co-driver he looks nothing like Johnny Depp

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/gpcracer/DSCF7829.jpg

Last of all spot the A2

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/gpcracer/DSCF7874.jpg

Hey Chris noticed theres no shot of any Skoda's LOL !!!!

[jimbobaroo]

Hi folks.
PLEASE can someone tell me how to put piccies on this thread. I've tried and tried but to no avail.

[Skipton01]

Hi Bob,

You need to have an online photo-storing account, such as Photobucket and then you just post a link to the photo in your post to the forum.

Cheers,

Mike

[jimbobaroo]

Hi Skipton,
thanks for reply. Sounds too IT technical for me, but look into it tmw - more time permitting.
PS. Will contact you soon, re-manual etc,.
Cheers Bob.

[Skipton01]

Photobucket is a lot easier to set up than it sounds - give it a go.

As for the manuals, no rush from my end.

Cheers,

Mike

[jimbobaroo]

Hieveryone . hope this works. Here are some of my piccies. http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/jimbobaroo/th_ChatsworthA2RallyDay2007068.jpg (http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/jimbobaroo/ChatsworthA2RallyDay2007068.jpg)
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http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/jimbobaroo/th_ChatsworthA2RallyDay2007059.jpg (http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/jimbobaroo/ChatsworthA2RallyDay2007059.jpg)

That didn't work out right. I'll give it another go.

[jimbobaroo]

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HELP !!! I'm making a right mess of this picture posting lark. ( You can tell I've not done it before.)

[jimbobaroo]

Think I'll sthttp://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff113/jimbobaroo/ChatsworthA2RallyDay2007039.jpg
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ick to the thumbnails.

[jimbobaroo]

Sorry about making a mess of things guys. But you get the 'general picture' of what I'm trying to do.

[jimbobaroo]

And theres more ......


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[wooly A2]

Jimbobaroo some great shots there ive got to say my favourite pics are the side on pic of the Aston Martin GT
as i did not manage to get a decent pic of this and the Menacing looking pic of the Bowler Nemesis ...
Glad you all liked the Event i could see us going back there.....

[jimbobaroo]

Glad you liked the shots Wooly. Next time I'll try and downsize the pictures so they fit better on the thread. Might try and post some of the video footage - when I get time to work out how to do it.
Cheers
Bob.

[wooly A2]

Ive just been taking a Farewell look at the Rallyday show site http://www.therallyshow.org/
and i noticed our website has been added to there list of Attendees they have released a DVD for your Viewing Pleasure .....;)

[wooly A2]

Ive also been taking a look at some of there pics here are a few .........

I Could never get my Escort to do this

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/gpcracer/waldergaard_mr.jpg

This Focus got one of the fastest times of the day he was really trying

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/gpcracer/the-rally-show-steve-perez--800-288.jpg

Scooby and Eddie Stobbart what a combination

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/gpcracer/bird.jpg

My personal favourite Pic of the day Aston Rally GT who would have thought

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/gpcracer/Aston_Rally_mr.jpg

[Darren C]

Some great pictures there amongst the sample selection available to 'Joe Public'.

Feels like it was only yesterday... roll on next years event... might even get to tour the house too.

That reminds me... must sort out my pictures properly. A Nice find Carl.

Darren

[richard-]

I uploaded mine but there not as good as eveyone elses

http://flickr.com/photos/8021242@N03/sets/72157602389317283/

[a2tincan]

the 6r4 in the pics is a ex ayrton senna car if iam not mistaken.
to explain he did alot of tests on it and was given one by British leyland,this car was shipped from Brazil with out a engine and was only white n blue.
i will have to find the pics of it all de-stickered.

[ScotAlan]

Hi Guys,

A post at the start of this thread wondered about the "boost" the 6R4 was running; due to the cramped space, these were all non-turbo, making their power from high revs. This was the source of most of their reliability problems.

We swappesd an ex 308GT4 Ferrari V8 into the last one I helped with, making an 8R2, I suppose!

ScotAlan

[jimbobaroo]

We swappesd an ex 308GT4 Ferrari V8 into the last one I helped with, making an 8R2, I suppose!

ScotAlan[/QUOTE]

Crikey. That must have been pretty damn fast ???

[ScotAlan]

Hi Jimbobaroo,

It was set up for forest rallying, so was spectacularly quick, rather then fast. It was not particularly sucessful and was sold on. Last I heard, it was wearing a Hewland 'box and a hot Pinto, and may have been going rally-crossing?

ScotAlan