205 1.9 16v GTi Group A Rally Car - MI-16...Engine In...Pics - Page 13 - Saxperience

Colin · 18th April 2009, 01:04

RALLY! Fuck me i should be in bed

MJRallying · 18th April 2009, 20:49

Update: 18/4/09

Finished the rally with only one small problem main coolant hose split so replaced with a silicon pipe we had as spare lucky it went on the 2nd from last corner as the temp was nearly red and there was literally no water left in it!!

Results

Seeded 28th out of 65 - Finished 7th overall and 1st in class by a lead of 42 seconds!!

Was keeping with the evo's as scoobies theres not alot more a 1.6 205 can do if you ask me!!

106CC - That certain 205 wasnt caught by that certain 106 LOL did you have a good day?? Will update with photos later.....

For winning class we got a lovely framed photo going through the watersplash!!!

Luke · 18th April 2009, 20:54

Well done mate.

Never been to a rally, but reckon I'd enjoy it..

MaRiO89 · 18th April 2009, 20:55

Good stuff Mark..

After taking it steady to begin with lying 5th in class and 27th overall i didnt think we would improve too much, but after the halfway mark it seemed you got the hang of the car in these conditions and took some huge time off people in the stages..

Went from 37 secs behind the leading car to 42 secs infront in 4 stages! LOL..

We need to push harder from the beginning i think in the future so we can get an early lead and try and hold onto it..If we aren't careful we will not finish well in class as the other drivers will get big leads over us early on and if we hit problems then we will defo be screwed..

Had a couple of moments, cant belive how much shit these car's take, some of those bumps were shocking and hitting them at 70+mph is just awesome..

Hopefully the onboard vids will be alot better this time etc..

Bring on TSH!

MJRallying · 18th April 2009, 20:57

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Originally Posted by Luke

Well done mate.

Never been to a rally, but reckon I'd enjoy it..

Thanks mate, anyone who doesnt love it must be mad!!

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Originally Posted by MaRiO89

Good stuff Mark..

After taking it steady to begin with lying 5th in class and 27th overall i didnt think we would improve too much, but after the halfway mark it seemed you got the hang of the car in these conditions and took some huge time off people in the stages..

Went from 37 secs behind the leading car to 42 secs infront in 4 stages! LOL..

We need to push harder from the beginning i think in the future so we can get an early lead and try and hold onto it..If we aren't careful we will not finish well in class as the other drivers will get big leads over us early on and if we hit problems then we will defo be screwed..

Had a couple of moments, cant belive how much shit these car's take, some of those bumps were shocking and hitting them at 70+mph is just awesome..

Hopefully the onboard vids will be alot better this time etc..

Bring on TSH!

Pure awesome the 205 is immense

TU-Tuning · 18th April 2009, 21:05

Massive congrats from me boys, fair play to ya. It must feel like its all paid off eh. Much luv

MaRiO89 · 18th April 2009, 21:06

Cheers Ben..

Yeah it does, at one point we were 3 secs behind an EVO Tommi Makinen edition..

Was an insane day!

MJRallying · 18th April 2009, 21:16

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Originally Posted by Ben_Saxo

Massive congrats from me boys, fair play to ya. It must feel like its all paid off eh. Much luv

Cheers mate it certainly has all paid off....

MJRallying · 18th April 2009, 22:28

Collecting Awards:

A Mate wrote this on the back of my car before SS10 which i didnt realise haha

MaRiO89 · 18th April 2009, 22:32

Bottom pic is mint, please dont clean the rally car, looks awesome all dirty..

MJRallying · 18th April 2009, 22:33

Haha true does looks awesome dirty.

Foggy · 19th April 2009, 09:19

A massive well done boys......

A good day all round....

No damage to either car, and a good finish for us as well in the first event in the new car... 35 overall, 4th in class

Nice to see everyone who came out to wave both of us out on the stages....

Will update my thread later when I get 10 mins....

MaRiO89 · 19th April 2009, 09:29

Cheers Mark..

Yeah you did well, not only was it a new car, but it was on a surface Steve isn't too keen on..

Was a great day!

MJRallying · 19th April 2009, 10:20

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Originally Posted by Foggy

A massive well done boys......

A good day all round....

No damage to either car, and a good finish for us as well in the first event in the new car... 35 overall, 4th in class

Nice to see everyone who came out to wave both of us out on the stages....

Will update my thread later when I get 10 mins....

Yeh was an awesome day was struggling on the 1st few stages as it was very slippery with the tyres i was using!

Well done to you anyway

106CC · 19th April 2009, 10:54

Well done Mark nice drive, we were 8th overall after the first stage and then managed to beach it near the end of stage 2 and had to take a satge maximum. The rest of the stage times looked good to and i think it would have been a good battle otherwise, like i said well done on first in class and your overall position as the conditions were trecherous. Let me know what you are planning on doing next

MJRallying · 19th April 2009, 14:18

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Originally Posted by 106CC

Well done Mark nice drive, we were 8th overall after the first stage and then managed to beach it near the end of stage 2 and had to take a satge maximum. The rest of the stage times looked good to and i think it would have been a good battle otherwise, like i said well done on first in class and your overall position as the conditions were trecherous. Let me know what you are planning on doing next

Ahh not good mate, im doing TSH in cornwall next

I didnt push on the early stages as the conditions were bad!!

Our times would have levelled out to be close you were quicker on some and then i was quicker on some!!

Whats the spec of the 106??

MJRallying · 19th April 2009, 14:31

Update: 19/4/09

Just cleaned the 205 (excuse phone pics), and drove it up the road to feel for any problems and thought i buckled the rim as it was making a rotational rubbing sound.

Then i found it was a snapped disc in a weird place, some severe handbraking lol