Our sar group have been asked to help out with marshalls for the Coromandel leg :)
2014 Goldrush Rally of Coromandel - Rally New Zealand
I just checked the map, and they are doing two special stages virtually outside my house :thumbsup:
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Our sar group have been asked to help out with marshalls for the Coromandel leg :)
2014 Goldrush Rally of Coromandel - Rally New Zealand
I just checked the map, and they are doing two special stages virtually outside my house :thumbsup:
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Nice, enjoy it! Some of those boys really know how to drive a car.
Get some pics:cool:
I wont have to leave the house to get pictures. :)...well, almost. Special stage is being run along Joan Gaskell drive , which is aprox 180 meters from my front door
You would however need a ladder to see over the 3 foot fence :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
Went down to Cambridge for the Targa which passes a mate's property. Flew down on the Friday night, armed with a case of Carlsbergs for the event and then... someone had a severe accident and the stage was cancelled. :(
We drank our beers.
Flew to Cambridge from Auckland?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan
That does seem a tad extreme,
Yeah, in my R22. What's wrong with that?
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Hello MATE !!!:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan
Nice bit of shafting Ryan, perfectly normal I travel like that everywhere, in my UTEQuote:
Originally Posted by Ryan
Heheh :)
Just reading Joe Collins book Ryan, really a good read, I'll send it when finished if U want?
Hey Maca, thanks for the offer but I'm a little mystified as to which book you're referring to?Quote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
Injun Joe Helicopter deer hunting and live recovery, good read, he died in a copter but hard man,you'd enjoy, I've read 150 pages in two days, unusual for me!
Thanks Maca, certainly sounds interesting but I've literally got a stack of books taller than my son that I've bought and simply haven't had the time to read yet and am not likely to in the forseeable future either. I need a holiday! :cool:
Sweet. I am being put out on the good old 309 road for an early stage, which means I should easily get back in town for the special stages outside home :D
Bugga..I got that wrong. I managed to get put at the finish of a stage. :(
It is pretty weird having lots of loud fast rally cars whizzing around town today, getting a feel for the place etc.
I remember years ago me and my mates were running amuk in Auckland one night. Anyway it was 6am and we went past sky city and next minute all the wrc cars started firing out of the carpark!!! Wtf we said so proceeded to give chase :D tapped out in the primera along the motorway limiting at 180 with all the cars limiting past, dropping back and doing the same again! Was fricken epic. Ended up in raglan?? And spent the day watching the rally. Decided at 2pm we were in no state so headed off. Came around a corner and low and behold its Colin McCrae changing a flatty. Next thing i know we are stopped beside him and his navi and my mate says "bro you sweet? Ive got a spare in the boot if you need it". Colin gave us the best evils ive ever seen! Bloody hilarious! :D :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
There is a noisy whining bloody RX7 keeps going up and down out side my place tonight. ;)
Van Klink's one? That thing is packing about 400 horse from memory, goes well but it sure isn't quiet!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps19b91353.jpg
That looks about right. Will be able to tell in the light of day
F1 makes me yawn, as do V8 Supercars and all the other 4 wheel disciplines, except for rally car racing - those guys are great, real drivers driving by the seat of their pants dealing with constantly changing variables at ridiculous pace with often restricted vision angles and limited time to assess/decide/execute with bigger consequence than for the other mobs if they fuck up, if I didn't road race bikes I'd take some brave pills and go race rally! love to have that lot going past my door!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
The calm before the storm
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Wow the pengy got off the iceberg and took a pic:thumbsup:
Pic was taken by local press actually Dundee. But I will take the credit if I have to :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
Didn't think it was from the freezer really:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
Father in law does the radio comms with AREC here in HB and I usually go with him for the day and the good viewing spot!
Well I put in a solid day from 6am at my designated marshall point, and only got to see the cars chug away from the timing tent at the end of my stage, which is not very spectacular.
I got a few pics from another stage so will sort out the best of a bad bunch and put them up later. All in all, a great day for a small town. :thumbsup:
Sounds good for a penguin:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
Many years ago was in Otorohanga and got in the middle of the WRC cars heading between stages on the road to Kawhia? Was in the Cossy so raced all the way, their cars were slow being lower ratio so was a bit of fun waxing their fannies. We certainly got there in good time!
Cossy as in Cosworth or Swimming costume ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
Plus they get penalised if they arrive at a time control too early!Quote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
Sorry about crappy pic quality, but the bloody cars kept on moving :D
nice pengy
my good mate was competing in the pink plumbing shop evo5 done a bit of work on that car,some of those drivers have balls aye!!
He was gunning it mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by rookiesniper
