Hi

It was a rough rally - but I thought it was a good one no the less ans we
ended up 22nd . I took the works TR4 3VC - which I had to protect a little
but I got overtaken on one of tests by the white AVO Escort possibly the
same guy.

For my part I always find the HRCR very friendly and im relatively new to
this and know few of the competitors. If you want a very friendly rally with
good roads, routes, regularity and tests try the Ulster Automobile Clubs
Retrospective Rally (7th to 10th October) starts usually near Belfast and
runs south, last year through Sligo and Donegal. Ive done this twice so far
and its a great weekend and an excellent rally - no forests. Even my heavy
and low TR4 does reasonably on the rare occasion that I drive it well.

Regards

Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: "bernardnorthmore" <bernardnorthmore@...>
To: <historicrally@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 9:34 PM
Subject: [Historic Rallying] Re: Leukaemia Rally Report


> Gerry,
>
> The forest sections were indeed fast and rough - something for which
> the Leuk has a bit of a reputation. I believe they had planned to use
> Caerwent but were unable to do so, substituting Chepstow Park in its
> place. Caerwent is of course (mostly) tarmac, and perhaps better
> suited to smaller, nippier cars. On several of the tests we overtook
> two or three cars (i.e gaining two or three minutes on their times),
> but as they were tests, there was no concept of "arriving early".
>
> If you were overtaken on the Cwmcarn forest regularity by a car 8
> places behind you, then it's not surprising that you did so much
> better than him. Unfortunately, I get the impression that some of the
> entrants were there solely for the blasts through the forest, without
> wanting to be competitive.
>
> If by "series" you're referring to the HRCR championship, then there
> is a huge variation from one event to the next. I would expect the
> Ross Traders, for example, to have less rough mileage than the Leuk.
> See you there ?
>
> Best regards,
> Bernard
>
>
> --- In historicrally@yahoogroups.com, "gerald_r_simpson"
> <Gerry.Simpson@f...> wrote:
>> I posted a third in class on the Leukaemia. However never again,
> the
>> course was very tough and much to intense for my little sprite.
>>
>> There were some who thought it was a real trash, and I was
> overtaken at
>> speed by a car that was supposed to be 8 minutes behind me, despite
> the
>> fact I was virtually on schedule.
>>
>> When I enquired if he arrivied early, the response was suitably
> robust.
>>
>> He finished 10 places behind me.
>>
>> I'm now looking for a series that will be more equipment friendly.
> Any
>> suggestions welcome.
>
>
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