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REPORT BY FATHER HURST
TAG Sport – Adgespeed Stages Rally
It has been eight years since I rallied, and a season of being ill navigating for Dan on 12 cars convinced me driving was the only escape, so roles were reversed and the old Wood Street Garage/DRH Photography.org.uk Escort MK2 was dusted off and readied for battle. A serious comeback needed a serious service crew, so Mitch and Ryan were drafted in. I need people I can trust to laugh and ridicule me if I put it off.
We went down to Wigan the night before and stayed in luxury accommodation so we were fresh and at our best in the morning. That was the plan, but we slept in, and it was all a bit of a rush! We were greeted at the circuit by wet but drying tarmac so all looked good.
First Stage was a bit slippy and I was very rusty, driving it a bit like a road car but kept it on the black stuff and was smiling. Dan was quickly in the swing of things and having a ball. This was Dan’s first ever rally and his first go at navigating. The biggest question lingering in his head was, “will I be seeing my bacon sandwich again?!”
By Stage 3 things had dried and we caught and passed a couple of cars, admittedly they were a Micra and a Corsa, but hey we were faster than them! Stage 4 was a repeat of 3 and again things were good.
By Stage 5 the rain had came and it was very tricky. Sideways a lot! We passed the Corsa again and I immediately lost the back end and was 90° to the road across the front of him. Fortunately he backed off and I got it straight again.
After lunch the stages ran the opposite way and were still wet. We had an excursion into the tyres and the fan stopped working so we were steaming up.
We made another detour through a hay bale on a later stage right in front of Ryan who was snapping away with Dan’s camera….700 photos worth of snapping!
We were delighted to finish and come home 34th. We didn’t beat many, but we beat some and had a good laugh.
Many thanks to Mitch and Ryan, great service crew and great drinking buddies! Also thanks to Mactec for their support and of course Wood Street Garage in Maryport. The next event we will have team fleeces so will be much faster!
“TAG Sport, home of the serious rally team” – YEAH RIGHT!
Report by Trev Hurst.
Photos from the event available at http://www.drhphotography.org.uk
PHOTOS
The best part
Pro Ice Cream Salesman
Thumbs Up for Ryan!
Straight Line Drag
Nail It!
Kicking Nissan Ass (John Egan Quote)
Sideways & Leading
Old Boy Concentrating
Team Talk
Like a Cheshire Cat
Sideways Over the Hill
One 'Oh Sh!t' Moment
Sideways Over Finish...
Waving at Cameras...
All photos available to view at http://www.drhphotography.org.uk/
TAG Sport – Adgespeed Stages Rally
It has been eight years since I rallied, and a season of being ill navigating for Dan on 12 cars convinced me driving was the only escape, so roles were reversed and the old Wood Street Garage/DRH Photography.org.uk Escort MK2 was dusted off and readied for battle. A serious comeback needed a serious service crew, so Mitch and Ryan were drafted in. I need people I can trust to laugh and ridicule me if I put it off.
We went down to Wigan the night before and stayed in luxury accommodation so we were fresh and at our best in the morning. That was the plan, but we slept in, and it was all a bit of a rush! We were greeted at the circuit by wet but drying tarmac so all looked good.
First Stage was a bit slippy and I was very rusty, driving it a bit like a road car but kept it on the black stuff and was smiling. Dan was quickly in the swing of things and having a ball. This was Dan’s first ever rally and his first go at navigating. The biggest question lingering in his head was, “will I be seeing my bacon sandwich again?!”
By Stage 3 things had dried and we caught and passed a couple of cars, admittedly they were a Micra and a Corsa, but hey we were faster than them! Stage 4 was a repeat of 3 and again things were good.
By Stage 5 the rain had came and it was very tricky. Sideways a lot! We passed the Corsa again and I immediately lost the back end and was 90° to the road across the front of him. Fortunately he backed off and I got it straight again.
After lunch the stages ran the opposite way and were still wet. We had an excursion into the tyres and the fan stopped working so we were steaming up.
We made another detour through a hay bale on a later stage right in front of Ryan who was snapping away with Dan’s camera….700 photos worth of snapping!
We were delighted to finish and come home 34th. We didn’t beat many, but we beat some and had a good laugh.
Many thanks to Mitch and Ryan, great service crew and great drinking buddies! Also thanks to Mactec for their support and of course Wood Street Garage in Maryport. The next event we will have team fleeces so will be much faster!
“TAG Sport, home of the serious rally team” – YEAH RIGHT!
Report by Trev Hurst.
Photos from the event available at http://www.drhphotography.org.uk
PHOTOS
The best part
Pro Ice Cream Salesman
Thumbs Up for Ryan!
Straight Line Drag
Nail It!
Kicking Nissan Ass (John Egan Quote)
Sideways & Leading
Old Boy Concentrating
Team Talk
Like a Cheshire Cat
Sideways Over the Hill
One 'Oh Sh!t' Moment
Sideways Over Finish...
Waving at Cameras...
All photos available to view at http://www.drhphotography.org.uk/
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