80's road rallying

[plentysideways]

anyone remember (or got a copy) of the CCC magazine which shows plod following the rally and yumping a 1.3l police car in the lanes, think it was the gremlin or powys motor factors back in the 1980's, would be great to share it on here if someone has it.

still quite a few night events going on in and around the valleys chaps......


cheeRS

I havent got a photo of it, but I was at a selective finish control (waiting for the course car) when a MOD police car, complete with revolving blue light, screamed to a stop and all we could hear were the occcupants shouting "what times on the clock?".
They wanted to see how fast they were compared to the rally cars so the start crew had written down their time of departure on a scap of paper, told them to shout that as they stopped and ask us at the end to work out how long they had taken (this was back in the days of Targa Timing). They then parked their car out of sight and stood with us for the top 20 cars to see how quick they had been.
Great fun seeing the dibelief on their faces when they discovered how quick the top 10 had been!

[RS_Fiesta]

Anyone on here got the book 'Night Moves',the story of the 87 Motoring News Championship?
Now sell on ebay for over £100!!
Awesome read

[CHELT RS]

Ah the R. L. Brown Rally. I did this in 1977 in my Mk1 RS2000. Fantastic rally and bloody quick but alas no paperwork and can't remember where I finished. I haven't seen my navigator for that night for nearly 30 years so will probably never know. I do remember it was close to the wrong end of the results. Unless anyone on here can help me?
Phil.

Well thanks to John (ATR477V) I have finally got a set of results and found out where I finished. It's only taken me 25 years to find out. Now just need a route card and I will be a very happy camper.

Phil

[Duratec John]

Great thread.
I started on road rallies in 1983. Happy in both seats. Won my first pot on the 1985 Colman Tyres, lots more followed. Did most of the local Motoring News events in '86 and '87.






Didn't always use Escorts.

[Duratec John]

[TimGR]

[RS_Fiesta]

Im out marshalling tomorrow night.Clitheronian road rally.
My brother competing,going out to set the spots up in a bit!

[Duratec John]

Just a few more photos.

[driverace]

Where you from John,your in the best rally county in the Uk I can see,but where in Yorkshire please?
And as shown by some of your photo,s ,a lot of rallies were on wet damp foggy nights.
You have done the Colman Tyres rally which is from my present home town ,and Colman tyres is still based in Otley too. Done the rally myself 3or maybe 4 times .

[Duratec John]

Where you from John,your in the best rally county in the Uk I can see,but where in Yorkshire please?
And as shown by some of your photo,s ,a lot of rallies were on wet damp foggy nights.
You have done the Colman Tyres rally which is from my present home town ,and Colman tyres is still based in Otley too. Done the rally myself 3or maybe 4 times .

[Duratec John]

A few more photos.

[flyingpilot]

1998 and my younger brother fancied doing a bit of road rallying, went out and bought a prepared RS2 for £1800!!!. O the days, this was the Greenleaves Rally, bleedin Dennis Quinn finish 1st so we settled for a lower postion .

[RS_Fiesta]

Some good pics keep em coming

[TimGR]

I think the Autumn Rally was a Motoring News event.

Look at those big 70s shirt collars!

[dick_dastardly]

PDMC sticker in the white and blue Sunbeam. My motor club.

I used to road rally an Astra in '85 - '87. Then the rule changes...