Cilwendeg Rally

[mctaff]

Surprised not to see anything on here re. this rally, there were mounds of Mk2's out there.

[grum]

it was mentioned in the events section long way away for most - no info for where it goes/went either

[Tim]

no info for where it goes/went either

isnt that the idea of a road rally

[grum]

yeah, but i meant in the way its along way to go for peeps that could end up watching owt

[graham John]

we all need as much sleep as we can get these days Martin


cheeRS

[Brynmor Pierce]

Absolutely immense event for those of us that went..loads of piccies on BRF, i've heard an estimate that there were over 1000 people at spectator point 4!!

[g1wmo]

on tv.

The rally will be on RALIO on thursday night ..

[Tim]

[plentysideways]

Now thats what I call a decent size watch. Ideal for road rallying.

[grum]

ok, so i know about little bit about stage rallying, but how does the format work on a road event like this ?

ie. everyone knows the start point, so all them speccies who want to see the action, go off as soon as the course is know to spectate at various places along it, yes ?

sure i aint the only one

[para144]

ok, so i know about little bit about stage rallying, but how does the format work on a road event like this ?

ie. everyone knows the start point, so all them speccies who want to see the action, go off as soon as the course is know to spectate at various places along it, yes ?

sure i aint the only one

There is nearly always some spectator information sheets with viewing & parking info on them. The motor club needs to keep speccies away from certain areas due to PR & safety issues so offer a few official spectator positions in more suitable locations.

This rally has been going 50 years so a quick chat with locals at the start venue would have revealed some of the best places.

[plentysideways]

ok, so i know about little bit about stage rallying, but how does the format work on a road event like this ?

ie. everyone knows the start point, so all them speccies who want to see the action, go off as soon as the course is know to spectate at various places along it, yes ?

sure i aint the only one

As well as buying the spectator info (the best option as these places have been chosen by the organisers as being suitable points to have a large and often noisy group of people and cars congregate at stupid o clock in the morning without upsetting house holders along the route) and chatting to those in the know, you could try speaking to the Chief Marshal and offering to marshal a passage control in return for him telling you of a good place to watch.
It used to be common practise to stand next to a reputable navigators window with your OS map out and copy the route he was plotting on his map onto yours, but nowadays any competitor giving route to a spectator can face exclusion from the rally ( a good memory and a degree of subtelty are now needed to do the same thing).

[g1wmo]

ok, so i know about little bit about stage rallying, but how does the format work on a road event like this ?

ie. everyone knows the start point, so all them speccies who want to see the action, go off as soon as the course is know to spectate at various places along it, yes ?

sure i aint the only one

A forum night was held on friday night at the Theatr Mwldan.
Forum attendees were Andy Marchbank, Peter Watts, Bill Gwynne, Andrew Sleeman, Gareth Lloyd, Ryland James, Phill Mills, Nicky Grist, Steve King, Ron Beecroft, Eurig Evans, Denis Cardell, John Millington, and Gwyndaf Evans of Cardigan.

COMPARE for the night was the legend Howard Davies.

A souvenier programme was on sale friday and saturday night to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Rally with a detailed map showing 13 speci points and were maned by marshals.

[POO505R]

Nicky Grist

Now thats what I call a decent size watch. Ideal for road rallying.

Thats Nicky Grist for those who didnt notice

[grum]

cool lads, cheers