WOW wrc style
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:17 pm
I have been away for 2 days as a guest of Ford, Castrol, M Sport. M Sport for those not knowing is the company owned by Malcolm Wilson (rally driver), that builds the current ford rally cars.
I have had a seriously good time.
I have had a tutored drive in a Fiesta ST group N rally car, it was good fun.
A trip round the factory and museum, very impressive stuff. The M Sport museum was great with period rally cars that you could touch if you wanted. Even a 1999 focus that Colin Mcrae won in! The workshop was far too tidy and didn't have a single lift in it. they build the cars at the same height that they maintain them.
An afternoon at a rally stage in a cumbrian forest with the team.
A passenger ride in this:
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We were allowed full access, no restriction hardly at all. We talked to the mechanics, driver and the team. It was very interesting.
The car had just come back from a rally and is a current focus team car, not a publicity car.
The driver was Jari-matti latvala, currently 4th in the driver standings so quite good. The passenger seat ride round the stage was totally amaizing. Over 100mph sideways on a gravel track surrounded by hills and trees is very scary and exhillerating.
I found it almost illogical how the car accelerated and braked on gravel. I haven't experienced anything else like it, even on roads in fast cars.
It was a totally brilliant experience.
I have had a seriously good time.
I have had a tutored drive in a Fiesta ST group N rally car, it was good fun.
A trip round the factory and museum, very impressive stuff. The M Sport museum was great with period rally cars that you could touch if you wanted. Even a 1999 focus that Colin Mcrae won in! The workshop was far too tidy and didn't have a single lift in it. they build the cars at the same height that they maintain them.
An afternoon at a rally stage in a cumbrian forest with the team.
A passenger ride in this:
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We were allowed full access, no restriction hardly at all. We talked to the mechanics, driver and the team. It was very interesting.
The car had just come back from a rally and is a current focus team car, not a publicity car.
The driver was Jari-matti latvala, currently 4th in the driver standings so quite good. The passenger seat ride round the stage was totally amaizing. Over 100mph sideways on a gravel track surrounded by hills and trees is very scary and exhillerating.
I found it almost illogical how the car accelerated and braked on gravel. I haven't experienced anything else like it, even on roads in fast cars.
It was a totally brilliant experience.
