Scored a 1/2 day Rally Drivers Training

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:41 pm

whooooohoooooo......gotta be happy with that.

i'll be driving either a Toyota Celica GT4; Toyota Sprinter or a Mitsubishi Galant VR4 RS.

Can't wait :mrgreen:

Bevan · Postby **Bevan** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:46 pm

Nice one!

A few my mates and myself got that as a present for another friend. He abolutely loved it. Post some pics when you're done!

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:48 pm

would have never thought to give anything like that as a present.
How cool :mrgreen:

DAJ333 · Postby **DAJ333** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:58 pm

Nice prezzie STM!

Three of my favourite rally cars. Have a gret day mate! <jealous icon>

bigdog · Postby **bigdog** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:56 pm

Looks like the NA will be needing the Kings Springs high lift kit next STM, and some good skinny winter tread tyres for grip in the dirt & snow. Coupla big 9 inch spotties on that new bumper, some Yosemite Sam mudflaps, coupla spare wheels mounted on the bootlid, a Halda and map light for Mrs STM and you're in business!!

Has anyone actually rallied a 5 on dirt before? You could be the first Stan! :mrgreen:

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:34 pm

errr...No....the \"almost stock 1.6\" wil be nowhere near any dirt road. Let me assure you. LOL

Ted · Postby **Ted** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:19 pm

Yes, entered my old 5 in a rallysprint. But I think Murray Coote told me he ran one quite a few years before me. I think we both agreed it was a bad idea.

rodent · Postby **rodent** » Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:35 pm

Ted wrote:Yes, entered my old 5 in a rallysprint. But I think Murray Coote told me he ran one quite a few years before me. I think we both agreed it was a bad idea.

DAJ333 · Postby **DAJ333** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 2:29 pm

Mazda sponsored Rally Australia way back when I did my first one in 1990.

Car Zero that year was an MX-5 dríven by Colin Bond and co-driven by the late John Dawson Damer.

Word has it that the car was falling apart from the get-go. Back then it was a real rally that went for about 5 days over every type of road, not the smooth sprint rally it is now.

Murray's right. Bad idea.

johnd · Postby **johnd** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:47 pm

Anyone recognise the navigator with the pointy finger from the George Derrick Trial a couple of weeks ago..................??????

Curly · Postby **Curly** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:02 am

DAJ333 wrote:Mazda sponsored Rally Australia way back when I did my first one in 1990.

Car Zero that year was an MX-5 dríven by Colin Bond and co-driven by the late John Dawson Damer.

Word has it that the car was falling apart from the get-go. Back then it was a real rally that went for about 5 days over every type of road, not the smooth sprint rally it is now.

Murray's right. Bad idea.

I remember one of the first rally australias had Colin Bond driving one as the 0 car. Word was that the service crew were busy boys, screwing bits back on all weekend.

When I first got my mx5, I was considering importing another one to use as a fun Khanacross/Autocross machine. But it just doesn't put the power down worth a damn on gravel. Amusing low speed slides though.

Having said that, a mate of mine has almost finished a supercharged MR2 which he imported specifically for Khanacrosses. Can't wait to see what it is like on gravel with some decent tyres. I think it could knock our Hyundai off the podium if he can keep it straight.

DAJ333 · Postby **DAJ333** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 12:09 pm

johnd wrote:Anyone recognise the navigator with the pointy finger from the George Derrick Trial a couple of weeks ago..................??????

Get a life Lancer-Boy!

First time out in a forest on maps for about 15 years! Like riding a bike, easy as!

KIJIMA · Postby **KIJIMA** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:08 pm

If you get a drive of the GT4 celica, lemme know how it goes, I'd be intrested.

Congrats mate, couldnt happen to a nicer guy.

DAJ333 · Postby **DAJ333** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:49 am

KIJIMA wrote:If you get a drive of the GT4 celica, lemme know how it goes, I'd be intrested.

What, sort of like this old girl...

Ted · Postby **Ted** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:36 pm

So that's what it looks like!!! I recall flying 2 hrs, then driving for 2hrs to go to some spectator point on SS1 in RoM, and never saw that thing go past me.

GT4s - ST165 feels like a rocketship, not because it is fast but because it felt agricultural. ST185 - very comfortable, soaks up all the bumps in the dirt. ST205 - Big comfy grunty boat, but never drove one on dirt. I wish I bought that one for sale 2 years ago!! Mind you, none of these were works cars or like Graham's I imagine.