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Aston Martin for gravel rallys??

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Aston Martin for gravel rallys??
February 29, 2012 10:38AM

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http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/02/29/aston-martin-for-gravel-at-arc-opener/

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Re: Aston Martin for gravel rallys??
February 29, 2012 11:15AM

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Well that certainly makes a moostang seem a very intelligent choice....

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Re: Aston Martin for gravel rallys??
February 29, 2012 11:50AM

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Oh, that's not right. Or at least it won't be after it goes on walkabout...

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Re: Aston Martin for gravel rallys??
February 29, 2012 12:43PM

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Dang! Why din't I think of this......??????????? sad smiley

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Re: Aston Martin for gravel rallys??
February 29, 2012 08:21PM

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...affordable, cheap gear sets, lots of spare parts in the junkyard....

what could go wrong?

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"Yes, this is Mr. Woodward, with the SPCA. I'm afraid we are going to have to confiscate your car for forcing into an un-natural environment..."

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Re: Aston Martin for gravel rallys??
February 29, 2012 11:00PM

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Rockets for defence and suction cups on the tires mang! Don't you watch Bond? Get with it, it will rock and swoon. Martinis in the bar at service...

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Re: Aston Martin for gravel rallys??
February 29, 2012 11:49PM

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I really can't believe it hasn't caught on before. Maybe it'll have Hallie Berry for a co-driver??

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Re: Aston Martin for gravel rallys??
February 29, 2012 11:54PM

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Aside from the fact that it is outside most of our budgets, not sure what the problem is.

The V8 Vantage did OK in 12- and 24-hour races (LeMans and such), so I think that it would hold up OK on smooth gravel roads. However, I doubt that it has much suspension travel.

A few years ago, Dennis Chizma was part of one of the teams running V8 Vantages at LeMans, so he would have an informed opinion of how they would work at rally. Then again, Dennis likes to build Porsche 911 rally cars and that doesn't meet the "affordable, cheap gear sets, lots of spare parts in the junkyard" criteria, so what does he know?

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Re: Aston Martin for gravel rallys??
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It just ain't a dirty car. It belongs on tarmac.. and those stripes are just wrong.
I'd love to see it go anyhow.

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Re: Aston Martin for gravel rallys??
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"Yes, this is Mr. Woodward, with the SPCA*. I'm afraid we are going to have to confiscate your car for forcing into an un-natural environment..."

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Astons, eh wot ol' chum?

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Re: Aston Martin for gravel rallys??
March 01, 2012 02:03AM

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The V8 Vantage wasn't a very reliable ALMS car so I don't think adding rough surfaces to the equation is going to help.

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Re: Aston Martin for gravel rallys??
March 01, 2012 10:35AM

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I don't know... I'd put my bowtie on if it meant I could take it for a spin...

And looks like Prodrive did back as early a 2006.

http://www.astonmartins.com/gaydon_vh/v8_vantage/v8_vantage_rally_gt.htm

You got to admit, if you had the chance...

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Re: Aston Martin for gravel rallys??
March 01, 2012 06:56PM

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The Aston on ice was actually an exploder with an aston body. Rumor was it did some laps on the BWDS ice tracks a few years back.

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Re: Aston Martin for gravel rallys??
March 04, 2012 11:34AM

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Heck why not? If you have the funds and wanna play bring it out. Would be fun to watch/listen too in the woods. Can't see it being very fast in the tight twisty wood stages here in the east. Someone tell Anders that we have found his rut problem on Sandblast Rally....Just send it down the stage to regrade it between runs smiling smiley

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