The cleverly named RAC Rally is Europe's premier historic forest rally and takes place in the North East and Southern Scotland this weekend. Details of where to go and who to see here
Historic rallying is supposedly a re-creation of what we did in the 70s, but instead of young men in battered cars it is now middle aged wealthy men in replicas of works cars that cost more than a small house. Still worth putting on all your clothes and sitting in a forest for a few hours though.
Video is from last years event and photo is of young men in a battered car in Broxa Forest in '76/'77. Car was a Twin Cam, worth about £1,500 then and £30,000 now. I think we broke a halfshaft...
My old Dad persuaded me not to buy a mark I Escort Mexico as my first car in 1993. As it was a rusty piece of sh't not worth the £300 asking price Grrrrrr!
The Escorts sound excellent through the stages. As you say they are an arm and a leg now pricewise.
ReplyDeleteMy old Dad persuaded me not to buy a mark I Escort Mexico as my first car in 1993. As it was a rusty piece of sh't not worth the £300 asking price Grrrrrr!
ReplyDeleteSimply outstanding, giant killing things, that shot is the big boobies.
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