You are quite right Tony, I found the HRCR events very friendly and
enjoyed them all.

I'm now selling the Sprite and have bought a 1964 Mini Cooper. I will
possibly take on other HRCR events but only if can be sure that they
are non-destructive.

I think some organisers feel compelled to set a schedule that is
either very long day or full of rough gravel stages. On the other
hand I did one earlier this year which included a test of driving
three wheels round a tennis ball cut in half.

Why can't they organise some interesting roads, tricky navigation,
punctuated by some quick and skillfull tarmac or light gravel tests,
a decent lunch stop and finish about 16:00 results by 18:00 pm?

The no results until 22:00 PM is a let down for anyone travelling
from 3-5 hours away, but organisers seem to forget that.








- In historicrally@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Sheach" <tony.sheach@v...>
wrote:
> 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@y...>
> 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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