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 2/13/2008 11:20:43 AM
wrutherford
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Just sent entry off for the Audi South West Endurance Rally. Competing again with Freddy Camp in the Puma. Hopefully we'll have a bit more luck this year. Would be great to see some of our club members out supporting the event . 7-8th March.
 3/6/2008 8:15:34 AM
wrutherford
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Heading across the water for the south west which starts tomorrow. Really looking forward to it...120 off-road miles! Seeded right behind Martin C and dad, so hopefully we'll be the first ones to see them going wrong, or visiting (yet another) ditch!! Dad's already told me that its very sporting behaviour to pull people out of ditches if they have a tow rope ready...so i've assured him that we'll make sure they're pushed further into it if we see them.
 3/6/2008 4:34:47 PM
Milko
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Have a good one and look out for our marshals Phil & Maureen

 3/6/2008 9:09:58 PM
alan
150 posts
5th


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Yes, good luck Will
Alan Desbois www.306rwd.co.uk
 3/9/2008 6:31:18 PM
wrutherford
23 posts


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Well we managed 8th overall, which im fairly pleased with. Could have been 5th, but managed to miss a very well hidden code board on a triangle during a regularity on friday night, so we got 5 miutes penalty. However, 8th is good, and im glad to have made the finish. Unfortunately Martin and Dad ended up on their side in a ditch and they were certainly not coming back out. It was amazingly slippery, and I think that the bend was definately going to catch someone out, shame it had to be them. They're both fine (bit wet) but the cars in need to a bit of panel bashing....Full story to come.
 3/9/2008 7:14:54 PM
alan
150 posts
5th


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 (United Kingdom) Modified By webmaster  on 3/9/2008 8:19:33 PM)

Great reulst Will, shame about the codeboard.

Not so good for Martin and Bob, the dreaded ditches got them again.  I wondered why they had dissapeared from the results.

I assume they were not wearing crash helmets when they had the accident??


Alan Desbois www.306rwd.co.uk
 3/10/2008 11:05:16 AM
wrutherford
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no helmets, but speaking to dad yesterday, he was more concerned with the water coming into the car when they came to rest in the ditch. I think a bit of panic set in for a while. I too ran the whole event without a helmet, and honestly never felt in danger. I've been more concerened on 12 cars (not the 2 accidents!) than this weekend.

Is it possible to upload pictures to this forum Alan? I have one of the cars final resting place.

 

 

 3/10/2008 11:53:37 AM
alan
150 posts
5th


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 wrutherford wrote

no helmets, but speaking to dad yesterday, he was more concerned with the water coming into the car when they came to rest in the ditch. I think a bit of panic set in for a while. I too ran the whole event without a helmet, and honestly never felt in danger. I've been more concerened on 12 cars (not the 2 accidents!) than this weekend.

I can understand him being concerned about the water coming in but it would have been far more serious if Mike had been unconcious becuase he had hit his head on the roll cage.

I have always said that the safety rules in Endurance rallying are dumb and I stick by it.

 wrutherford wrote

Is it possible to upload pictures to this forum Alan? I have one of the cars final resting place.

Do a reply on the forum and click on the image icon which is to the right of the zipped lipped smiley.

Have a go at loading up the picture to there.  It should be quite simple to follow but there are some security restrictions. 

Let me know how it goes.


Alan Desbois www.306rwd.co.uk
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