While interest in WRC has plummeted and National series is a poor joke...

Its good to see something within reach to warm the cockles.
http://www.motorsportmad.com/view/6837/christian-rigollet--sierra-cosworth-rally-legend-clip-1

Tarmac.
French.
OLD driver as "0" car.

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

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Das a goood waaah...

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Michael LeCompte

Hell yeah! That's the kind of video that inspires me to get working on my Opel!

You know, if the 0 car drove like that on a U.S. rally I'm pretty sure the organizers would have them arrested....

^^ Very true. That guys was hauling for a 0 car.

There was much awesomeness in that video. Especially for the 0 car.

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Andrew Steere
Lyndeborough, NH
KB1PJY

Very nice driving , but not permissable for '0' car. We also couldn't have spectators on the outside of corners like that. We should line the course with attorneys instead of banner guard. Fun could be had then...

heymagic Wrote:
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> Very nice driving , but not permissable for '0'
> car. We also couldn't have spectators on the
> outside of corners like that. We should line the
> course with attorneys instead of banner guard. Fun
> could be had then...

I disagree. Ideally, 000 and 00 should catch everything before car 0 goes out.

At one event, I co-drove in the first car on the road and Mark Utecht was car 0 in his Group N car. Mark drove the stages at something close to competitive speed and was allowed to finish the stage before we started. His feedback was sent back to the start and that was some of the most useful info that I have ever received at the start.

... and the National SP championship is not a poor joke ...

alan

That was a cool vid, but I'm with Alan. Throwing that into the title is just taking a childish jab.

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Welcome to the cult of JVL drink the koolaid or be banned.

Whats all this business of 0, and 00 and 000 car about? I'm not in the loop.

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Michael LeCompte

As per the Rally America Ops Manual:
>Car 000 will be primarily responsible for verifying the placement of
>all workers and control locations, assuring all bannering is correct
>and unbroken, clearing the course of any civilians, and assuring stage
>integrity has been achieved.

>Car 00 is charged with all of the above paying particular attention to
>spectator area containment and spectators not at approved viewing
>locations. They are also responsible for verifying route instructions
>for accuracy.

>Car 0 duplicates Car 00’s duties but typically will be running at speeds
>higher than that of the previous course opening vehicles. These are the
>last sets of eyes on the course prior to competition; they must review
>the road, start and finish controls, all marshal locations and spectator
>areas for event readiness. Any variance must be corrected before the stage
>is allowed to start.

so it's like a sweep car?

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Michael LeCompte

The 0 car reviews the course just BEFORE the first competition car runs. Sweep checks the course AFTER the last competition car runs.

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Robert.

"You are way too normal to be on Rally Anarchy." Eddie Fiorelli.

Kewl. So this guy was showin' off for the fans. Gotta love that!

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Michael LeCompte

That was flat out awesome!! I especially love the shots through the windscreen of the car rotating and seeing the scenery in a panorama view!!

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TANSTAAFL

tipo158 Wrote:
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> heymagic Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Very nice driving , but not permissable for
> '0'
> > car. We also couldn't have spectators on
> the
> > outside of corners like that. We should line
> the
> > course with attorneys instead of banner
> guard. Fun
> > could be had then...
>
> I disagree. Ideally, 000 and 00 should catch
> everything before car 0 goes out.
>
> At one event, I co-drove in the first car on the
> road and Mark Utecht was car 0 in his Group N car.
> Mark drove the stages at something close to
> competitive speed and was allowed to finish the
> stage before we started. His feedback was sent
> back to the start and that was some of the most
> useful info that I have ever received at the
> start.
>
> ... and the National SP championship is not a poor
> joke ...
>
> alan
>
>

Since neither RA nor NRS require advance cars to be rally equipped such as helmets ,cages and fire suits speeds should be appropriate. When a car is actually at competition speeds then the driver and co-driver will be focusing on things other than spectators and side roads. The 0 should be run quickly but at sppeds that absolutely ensure it will finish the stage. Or require currently licensed competitors in full rally regalia run the 0 car. I have sat at the start of a stage for over an hour because 2 dumbasses in advance cars wrecked...think Olympus and Hollywood...