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Ring taxi is well worth it. It's the best way to experience it in reality, as you will be going much faster than you could ever manage yourself. I seem to remember the excess was a good few grand, but can't recall exactly. A friend of mine used to hire, but now just uses his own (relatively...

I'd recommend doing it at least once. I would have thought it would be bucket list stuff for virtually all petrol head to be honest. Just take it steady, drive well within your limits, avoid going out at the busiest times and, the chances are, you will be absolutely fine. I don't know anyone who...

It's pretty free when it comes to that sort of thing. I've seen Mini engines with 16v bike heads on them and there are plenty of cars running engines from MIllington and Smith and Jones, which are basically bespoke. Stay under 2.5-litres and you can get away with most stuff really. That would...

The modern cars do seem to suit a more measured driving style. While an icon, McRae's style would look rather slow and outdated in the modern WRC I suspect. I have often wondered if he'd have been able to adapt. The advancements in tyres and suspension are incredible across all motorsport...

Yeah. A friend of mine once flew out and hired a car to come and meet us. It took him about two hours to drive from one side of Adenau to the other on Car Freitag ? Yeah you're definitely right on the laps thing. Though at Easter I am always amazed at how quiet it is by the Sunday.

Yeah castle is worth a look. Would also recommend having a walk around the track as much as possible. Some nice spots you can get to. I'd probably say the opposite to be honest. You're right, there are a lot of heroes, but they're the best time to go if you want to soak up the experience. We...

Glad it's not just me that thinks Pistenklaus is totally overrated. The place is quite cool with all the memorabilia on the walls, but the food is decidedly average. I love Ali babas ? There's an Asian restaurant in Adenau too, think it's close to Ali babas, thought that was pretty decent...

Definitely get a thread up, love a good rally build!

Understandable. I know where you're coming from, and I know what it's like to want to compete in a car you like, rather than just picking the obvious one. It's nice to see more shapes on the stages, rather than endless Escorts, Corsas and Micras, so I can't criticise you for wanting to try...

Might be a bit of a challenge, as most people will default to the 2.0-litre models for motorsport. Only competition use I'm aware of for the smaller capacity engines is the S1600 Clio, but not sure if any of that would be compatible with the 1400. Much of it might be a bit extreme for a more...

Looking good now!

Last ones... Was a good day, despite the weather. If you're from the area (or if you're not), I would definitely recommend it. There's nothing like seeing these cars in action on real roads.

Some videos from the same place: One more...

Couple of terrible phone pictures from the Little Bromley spectator zone: Videos to follow...

Few more: To be continued again...

Went down to this last Sunday, so thought I would share a couple of pictures and videos. For those who don't know, legislation was passed a couple of years back to allow public roads to be closed for sporting events, without the need for an act of parliament. This means that local authorities...

Let me know when you're ready to sell lol

It's not stated explicitly, you have to work it out. It's Gross Vehicle Weight minus Gross Train Weight. More details here: https://ntta.co.uk/law/law/towing-capacity

Saw loads of old cars out and about today, thought there must be some stuff on. Shame it clashed with the Corbeau Seats Rally near Clacton. There was only going to be one winner there lol

When I went to GB in 2017, we only managed to do two stages on the Saturday. You couldn't park within four miles of the middle one we wanted to go to, so just had to go straight to the last one. Llandudno was pretty darn busy last year too. It is starting to pull the crowds again. I agree the...

Yep, lots of people here that need to go and see the new cars. I think they would appreciate them a lot more if they saw them in real life. Saying that, a top level WRC driver could make a 1.1 Fiesta look epic. Yeah it definitely is. You're right, I think a lot of the turbo stuff has...

Yeah very much so. The challenge is finding a cheap one, as I really can't justify spending £6k+ on a base car. Need to find a slightly rough one that's been repaired, which is a challenge. I considered a DS3 THP or a 208 GTI (partly because you can source R5 replica panels fairly cheaply ?)...

Haha yeah. It's a not very secret secret ? I have considered some other options to be honest, but keep coming back round to the Fezbomb. It just ticks the most boxes. I think, with what I have in mind, it could be a pretty potent (and visually appealing) car for not that much money.

As I say to everyone who criticises the modern WRC; go and stand in a dark forest in Wales later this year, listen to the cars coming at you from miles away, see the speed they carry, the way they change direction, the way they accelerate and the commitment from the top drivers, then come back...

I think your car choice gives you away ?

Anyway, this thread shouldn't be about driving round in circles, it's about proper motorsport ;)

The coverage is a tough one. The ITV4 coverage is good but, the problem is, it's on ITV4. The BTCC used to be on Grandstand on the BBC, so it was much more prominent. The multitude of TV channels has made it more challenging in a way. There is more opportunity for motorsport to be on TV, but so...

Totally, but it's proven that recovery is possible, without homologated/showroom-looking cars. Rallying seems to be struggling with that, which is where I think the media/PR issues come in.

I think there is some truth in that, but you could argue the same about BTCC and that's doing pretty well these days. The poor media coverage is one of the biggest problems. The All Live coverage they offer is great, but they shouldn't have charged for it, not initially at least.

Group B cars were covered in aero. It was just s**t compared to modern stuff ? I agree with @McGherkin, I think people are going to look back on this era with great fondness. The cars are wilder than they've been for a long time and the competition is tighter than a mouse's ear. We should...