Cant believe i haven't found this thread earlier!
I used to do a lot of Road Rallies with the old boy in a Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI. We did the Telford novice in 2010 where we were seeded at car 8 (I think... Its been a while!). Cant remember whether we finished or went OTL, but i remember it being so well planned around novices.
After a few years off doing off-road racing with my uncle, im hoping to come back to road rallying this year with a friend of mine in his Micra. We started talking about it in the pub one night among friends and now they all want a go! Looks like a lot of educating about plotting, reading the map and shouting at the driver is needed!
I think we're going to get back into it by going for a couple of 12 cars to see if my friend likes it, and hopefully progress onto some National B rounds after having a shot at the Telford Novice. Might even have a go at driving on a few 12 cars myself when the Mini finally gets finished!
Hi Guys.
Just a heads up for anyone interested in giving a road rally a bash (even if it isn't in a mini)
Its a Beginner/Novice event so you don't need a competition licence and the event is all on tarmac so no special prep to the car required. Obviously if you intend on getting air on every yump you come to then a sump guard might be an idea!!! But there is a class for standard cars and the organisers have said no whites or farm yards will be used.
The event is run by Telford Auto Club, and we entered this event last year as our first ever road rally and found it a great event to do as a complete beginner. There where loads of people around to offer help and the event itself was very well organised.
So get an entry in and get hooked on road rallying!!!!
PM me if you want any pointers or advice, otherwise download an entry and have a bash!!!!
http://www.telfordautoclub.co.uk/
Planning on doing any yourself this year? If so, let me know and ill see if im free to come up and spectate/marshal or even be cheeky and ask to navigate for you haha.