Rally Sweden 2015

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Re: Rally Sweden 2015

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Fri Feb 26, 2016 2:02 pm

SUNDAY MORNING,WAS THE FIRST LIE-IN WE HAD ENJOYED SINCE THE START OF THE TRIP........

FROM 'ARVIKA' AT 10.30,WE HEADED SOUTH-EAST..... DOWN TO 'KARLSTAD',JUST OVER AN HOUR'S DRIVE,TO THE SERVICE AREA.....WHICH THE CREW'S HAD VACATED SOME TIME EARLIER....THEY WOULD RETURN AT 15.00 FOR THE FINISH,BUT WE HAD TO DEPART BEFORE THEN,TO TRAVEL BACK ACROSS SWEDEN AND NORWAY,READY TO FLY HOME.....

WANDERING AROUND,IT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING,TO SEE THE 'WRC' TEAMS START TO PACK EVERYTHING UP IN THE TRUCKS WITH FORKLIFTS AND MANUAL LABOUR.......

SOME OF THE TRUCKS,WERE WIDE OPEN CURTAIN-SIDE,SO WE COULD SEE THE AMOUNT,AND VARIETY OF SPARES,THE TEAMS HAD BROUGHT FOR THE EVENT.....


IT WAS BITTERLY COLD, OUT OF THE SUNSHINE......

BOTH RALLY CARS,WHICH HAD RETIRED FROM THE EVENT,AND 'RECCE' CARS WERE BUSY BEING WORKED ON,AND IT WAS A GOOD WAY TO GET TO HEART OF THE SERVICE AREA WITHOUT THE CROWDS....


ON THE HARBOUR,A COLD WIND BLEW IN....... THE ICE BROKEN BY A SOLITARY SHIP,BUT IT WAS ALREADY RE-FREEZING......EVEN IN THE SUNSHINE......

VOLKSWAGEN HAD A 'DUMMY' WRC POLO ON THE STAND.......

THROUGH THE FROST,ON THE SIDE WINDOWS.......

SEBASTIEN OGIER.....JULIEN INGRASSIA

ALLEGED COMMENTS FROM THE ABOVE, PRIOR TO THE RALLY,ABOUT THE CANCELLATION OF THE EVENT....SEEMED TO GO UNNOTICED,IN THE PRESS REPORTS THAT FOLLOWED.... :ranting:

HE MIGHT HAVE WON THE EVENT,BUT FOR ME....KIWI 'HAYDEN PADDON' WAS THE VICTOR HERE...

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;

RUDYARD KIPLING


HE STUCK HIS NECK OUT, AT THE START OF THE EVENT.......AGAINST ALL ODD'S,AND ALL OPINION.....IN OPPOSING THE BOYCOTT OF THE FIRST STAGE.......


SO VERY CLOSE,YET SO FAR.......

IN MY HUMBLE 'EXPERIENCE',OPINION IS VERY OVERRATED........


AFTER ALL THE DRAMA LEADING UP TO THE EVENT,TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF CANCELLATION.......

'RALLY SWEDEN' SIGNED UP TO ANOTHER 3 YEAR CONTRACT,WITH THE 'FIA'.......

I HOPE WE ARE AROUND,TO SEE THE 2017 EVENT.....

M-SPORT,ARE LISTING DAMAGED PARTS AS SOUVENIERS HERE....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Eric-Camilli- ... SwezVWxKxr

BIRDIE
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Re: Rally Sweden 2015

Postby sonett » Sun Feb 28, 2016 3:59 am

A few pics of the VW Polo at the main service area.

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Re: Rally Sweden 2015

Postby sonett » Sun Feb 28, 2016 4:05 am

A few more.

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Re: Rally Sweden 2015

Postby Krister K » Tue Mar 15, 2016 10:23 am

Fast forward to about 7.09...https://youtu.be/y2XpZKza3iU
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Re: Rally Sweden 2015

Postby Crazyswede » Tue Mar 15, 2016 3:46 pm

Krister K wrote:Fast forward to about 7.09...https://youtu.be/y2XpZKza3iU


that car is running Luke's 16v I think?
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Re: Rally Sweden 2015

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Wed Mar 16, 2016 1:09 am

WHEREABOUTS IN SWEDEN,DOES THAT RALLY RUN KRISTER...?

ENJOYED WATCHING THAT....
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Re: Rally Sweden 2015

Postby Krister K » Thu Mar 17, 2016 3:24 pm

It is located in Lima, 200-250km from where I live, and the event is called "LBC-ruschen". Judging by comments on facebook made by some of the competitors the conditions were great, perfect winter rally.

Some difference in noise comparing the blue 16v 99 to the following white 8v 99 btw... :-)
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Re: Rally Sweden 2015

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Jan 03, 2017 2:36 am

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN CHAP'S...... :thumbsup:

http://rallysweden.com/en/competitors/entries-historic/


THE PLAN THIS TIME,IS TO LAND NORWAY,LATE THURSDAY EVENING,COLLECT HIRE CAR AND STAY OVERNIGHT SOUTH OF OSLO.
BUT WE HAVE TO BE UP&OUT FRIDAY MORNING AT 05.00 TO HEAD NORTH-EAST VIA OSLO,HEADING TOWARD 'KONGSVINGER' FOR THE FIRST STAGES....WHICH HOPEFULLY,WILL HAVE SOME .....



SNOW :huh: :dunno:
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Re: Rally Sweden 2015

Postby gmreider » Tue Jan 03, 2017 2:51 pm

Birdie , take lots of pictures !!

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Re: Rally Sweden 2015

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Wed Jan 04, 2017 2:17 am

MORNING GM REIDER,

WILL DO..... :thumbsup:
THE SERVICE AREA HAS MOVED OVER 100KM NORTH,WITH STAGES IN NORWAY/SWEDEN BORDER ON THE FRIDAY.......

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Karls ... 60.1409072


http://rallysweden.com/wp-content/uploa ... 161213.pdf

SATURDAY WILL BE MORE CENTRAL 'VARMLAND'......


KRISTER K ,YOU GOING THIS YEAR ?
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Re: Rally Sweden 2015

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Sun Feb 05, 2017 5:32 am

FIVE DAYS TO GO,EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE......

WE ARE ONCE AGAIN DEPENDANT UPON THE WEATHER,SNOW IS FORECAST FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY'S STAGES,AND TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING DURING THE DAY... :thumbsup:
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Re: Rally Sweden 2015

Postby Geoff » Tue Feb 07, 2017 12:49 pm

Have fun!
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Re: Rally Sweden 2015

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:05 am

MORNING GUYS,WE GOT BACK LAST NIGHT...... :thumbsup:

3 NIGHTS,2 DAYS OF WINTER RALLYING,900KM OF DRIVING,ON ONE TANK OF DIESEL,WE HAD A SKODA SUPERB ESTATE WITH AUTO TRANSMISSION,WITH CONTINENTAL WINTER TYRES(NO STUDS) ON REMOTE,ISOLATED,TWISTING FOREST ROADS.......

FROM THE MOMENT WE TOOK OFF FROM THE AIRPORT HERE IN THE UK,THE WHOLE WEEKEND WOULD BE NON-STOP.....

AFTER COLLECTING THE HIRE CAR,IN NORWAY AT 21.00.....WE MET UP WITH A NORWEGIAN FRIEND OF OURS,WHOM HAD GOT LOGS,MATCHES,SAUSAGES AND BREAD....OH,AND A FRYING PAN,NOT FORGETTING ALSO ? OUR LITTLE TOBOGGAN FROM LAST YEAR,WHICH HAS BEEN STORED IN HIS GARAGE...... :lol:

OUR NORWEGIAN FRIEND WAS NOT COMING WITH US? AS 'RALLYING'....AND STANDING IN A COLD FOREST ALL DAY,IS REALLY NOT HIS THING :huh: .......HE IS MORE, OF A FOOTBALL FAN,AND ALTHOUGH HE IS A 'NORWEGIAN' NATIVE...? :yay: HE SEEMED TO THINK,THAT WE WERE ALL MAD :dunno:

NONETHELESS,HE IS QUITE HAPPY FOR US TO BE VISITING HIS COUNTRY....AND SPENDING TIME,IN THE NATURE.......AND PROVIDING US WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES,WHERE HE CAN HELP OUT... :thumbsup:

IT WAS SNOWING,AS WE DROVE AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT.....AND HEADED NORTH FOR 30 KM,TO FIND OUR 'RUM OCH FRUKOST'....(ROOM FOR THE NIGHT) FOR FOUR OF US....ARRIVING A LITTLE AFTER 22.00,AFTER CALLING AT A LITTLE SUPERMARKET,JUST BEFORE IT CLOSED,FOR ESSENTIAL FOOD SUPPLIES,WHEN VENTURING INTO THE WILDERNESS.....?

THE WEATHER CAN CHANGE IN AN INSTANT,TEMPERATURES PLUMMET,OR YOU CAN GET PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR,OR MAYBE THE CAR SLIDES OFF ROAD.......?
OUT HERE,IT IS NO TIME TO BE COMPLACENT.....

HEADS DOWN FOR THE NIGHT,JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT,ALARM SET FOR 04.20 :-O IN THE MORNING......THEN A QUICK 'SUBSTANTIAL' BREAKFAST,BEFORE HEADING NORTH,THROUGH OSLO,AND INTO THE NORWEGIAN/SWEDISH BORDER FOR THE 10.08 STAGE,OF 'SVULLRYA'......OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE - 8 DEG C.

WE CALLED IN AT A SERVICE STATION,NEAR 'KONGSVINGER' TO PURCHASE THE 'RALLY PASS',WHICH ALLOWS YOU ACCESS TO ALL STAGES,SERVICE AREA ETC.....

AS WE ARRIVED,THIS YEARS RALLY SEEMED TO BE RATHER MORE POPULAR,WITH PLENTY OF SNOW,AND PLENTY MORE SPECTATORS ? WE DECIDED TO PARK UP,AS THE LINE OF CARS SNAKED UP INTO THE FOREST,SAT THERE WITH BRAKE LIGHTS GLOWING,IN THE EARLY MORNING,SNOW FILLED SKY......

IT WAS A LONG,LONG WALK,UP TO THE STAGE.......

WE CRAMMED THE 'TOBBOGAN' WAS CRAMMED FULL OF LOGS,AND FOOD.....AND SET OFF...?
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''WHAT IS THIS TERRIBLE THING YOU HAVE TAUGHT YOURSELF,YOU MUST UNLEARN IT.....''

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Re: Rally Sweden 2015

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Feb 14, 2017 1:13 am

AS WE NEARED THE STAGE,THE FIRST FEW 'WRC' CARS,COULD BE HEARD,BECOMING LOUDER AS THE FOOTSTEPS PROGRESSED....THIS WALK HAD TAKEN LONGER THAN WE HAD THOUGHT? :dunno:

THEN THE HUMDRUM,AND LOW LEVEL NOISE OF SCANDINAVIAN CONVERSATION,AS THE FOREST OPENED OUT.....?

THE PARTY WAS IN FULL PROGRESS,DISTURBED ONLY BY THE PASSING OF A RAUCOUS EXHAUST EVERY MINUTE OR SO....OR A LONE FIREWORK,LIGHTING UP THE DULL GREYNESS...ALONG WITH CRACKLING FIRES,FILLING THE AIR WITH RUSTIC SMOKE...
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Re: Rally Sweden 2015

Postby BIRDIEMANGO » Tue Feb 14, 2017 1:24 am

SOME HAD ARRIVED BY BUS,SOME BY SKIDOO......SOME HAD EVEN STAYED OVERNIGHT,IN THEIR MOTORHOME :yay:

IT WAS AROUND -6.5 DEG C,AND KEEPING STILL, IS NEVER A GOOD IDEA.....

WARMING YOUR FEET AGAINST THE,SIMMERING FLAMES....

WE GOT THE FIRE LIT,AND TIME FOR SOME 'KORV'...... :thumbsup:

SAFETY HOWEVER WAS PARAMOUNT,THROUGHOUT THE EVENT(AVERAGE SPEED OF WRC DEEMED TO BE TOO FAST)WITH AT LEAST ONE STAGE BEING CANCELLED,WITH THE AMBULANCE CREWS,READY TO GO......

FORTUNATELY,ALTHOUGH EVERYBODY WAS IN 'HIGH' SPIRITS,PEOPLE WERE STAYING WELL BEHIND THE SAFETY TAPE,AND A DISTANCE FROM THE TRACK......

WE WITNESSED AN OCCASSION,WHERE THE 'SAFETY CAR' STOPPED,AND ASKED SPECTATORS TO MOVE BACK,EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE BEHIND A ROW OF SUBSTANTIAL TREES......
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