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NEWS Round six of the 2006 HRCR Classic Stage Rally Challenge takes the classic crews back onto asphalt for two and a half days of action on the awesome closed public roads of the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man Historic Rally starts from Douglas on the evening on Thursday 2 August. A lot of automobilia for sale in our shop. Badges, lapel pins, programs, posters, etc... now available. The ClassicRallyTours heads East for this delightful rally into the heart of the Ardennes. A run across the Picardie countryside visits the Chimay motor circuit for a quick blast before heading deep into the glorious scenery of the Chateau Regnault. Our evenings rest is in the fortified town of Sedan , staying within the Sedan citadel in the Hotel de Chateau Fort. The Ennstal-Classic took place in Austria a few days ago. You will find pictures, results, etc.. here.
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MAIN ARTICLE Today’s rallying is “made for TV” with everything happening under the eyes of the camera, often only minutes away from the rally headquarters and the hotels where the crews spend their nights. A far cry from the great events of the 1960s and ‘70s when man and machine were often alone for hours, even days, with little support. Cars now have expendable parts and a gearbox can be changed in twenty minutes. On the long tough rallies of yesteryear we had to drive 3000 kms exclusively up and down the French Alpes, against the clock for most of the way, and look after the gearbox and every other part of the car, since changing them was out of the question. Liège-Sofia-Liège was even worse, being almost a flat out drive from Belgium to Bulgaria and back, through the roughest roads the length of Yugoslavia and over the horrific little passes like the Gavia and the Vivione in the Italian Dolomites. Service was wherever the service crews could reach and was usually limited to a change of tires, refueling and, hopefully, minor repairs, since any time used for service had to be made up on the road by the driver. Today, rallies consist of short sprints over limited special stages in daylight, often disputed twice, or even three times, over a period of a few hours. Thirty or forty years ago more than half of the competitive distance on the classic rallies was run at night. Monte Carlo would have long sections running through the Chartreuse mountains between Chambéry and Grenoble before crossing the Rhone valley and continuing in what was often the deeply snowbound and ice covered Ardeche. All in the same night. Classic Rallies will take you into the world of rallying today , experiencing the Golden Era of rallies and the stars who drove in them thirty or forty years ago. Vic ELFORD - www.vicelford.com |
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UPCOMING EVENTS • Lahti Historic Rally • U2TC Nürburgring Oldtimer GP • HGPCA Nürburgring Oldtimer GP • Orwell Supersportscup Nürburgring Oldtimer GP • FIA TGP Cup - Spa Historic Grand Prix • Grand Prix Mmasters Nürburgring GP • World Sportscar Masters Nürburgring Oldtimer |
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SPECIAL OFFERS A lot of offers in our shop. Great automobilia. Special offers during this month. |
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