johnfelstead

Here are a few pictures from last weekends Red Dragon Rally. My team were running car 8 in the Escort Cosworth.

The stages used were the same as those used on the NetworkQ and we serviced in the same place as shakedown last year.

I was a bit busy this time so only got a few shots, car 0 was bill gwynne in his ex prodrive Impreza. Cars we competed against included FocusWRC, 555Impreza's, EVO6 and 7, Cossies and Andy Burtons Amazing Peugeot Cosworth.

Our driver, Simon Crook was unwell all day and contemplated pulling out but managed to keep going. We ended the day 10th overall which was about the best we could hope based on his condition. This leaves us 3rd overall in the BTRDA National rally chapionship at the half way point in the season. Not bad when there are 103 registered drivers. Next event is in sherwood Forest, on the Dukeries Rally, our best result there was 2nd overall in 1999, and that left us leading the championship, fingers crossed we can do a repeat job, i'll let you know.

stephen30

ahhhhhhh gravel.....
Top pics m8.

Little Miss WRX

Some cracking pictures there John

MARK MORRIS

hi
good picces, car 00 is owned by a friend of a friend, alan, who preps mk2 escorts, recognise the bend, was watching a few years ago in the wet, remember watching a few years ago and getting splatterd by stones/mud by phil collins mk2 and bradburys mk2.
simon crook used to have a manta, do you have any decent picces of it, i used to have a couple of mantas, still luv them and run the owners club
mark

johnfelstead

Hi Mark, you run the manta owners club?

Have we met, i used to be in that myself, had a GTE/Exclusive.

I was the Manta owners club 1995 Motorsport Champion Service crew. I won that by miles!

I co-drove Simon on the very last rally with the Manta, that was a cracking car, 230BHP 16V Astra engine in the thing, it was very light.

Here it is in 1993, we won the BTRDA upto 2 litre championship with the car in 1995.

MARK MORRIS

hi john
were you at the new years bash at the windmill hotel in coventry a few years back, i remember being sat by someone who had something to do with the car, if so it was my wife and i you were chatting to, shes the membership secretary and treasurer and im still an area rep in south wales
mark

johnfelstead

yep, that was me.

I was there to collect my trophy. Small world isnt it!!!!

I had to leave early to go up to Alister Crooks 30th birthday party.

MichelleWRX1994

I saw that Peugeot monster at the Woodpecker rally in 2000, it is awesome!!!

MichelleWRX1994

Hey was that guy in the blue jecket in the last few photos frozen in that position?

Blackscooby

LOL ~ MichelleWRX1994


Just a little observant aren't you !

MARK MORRIS

john
small world, lol
are u out on the enterprise in swansea, my father in laws doing the event in his mk2, be there watching
mark

SUNDAY DRIVER

It is a small world John,
I used to navigate for my cousin in his(I think) ex.Simon Crooks Gp4 Escort VOD 14X which he had before the Manta and was sold to N.I.If I am correct I would love if u could post a pic or 2 of it for him!
Cheers,
SD.

johnfelstead

we are doing one event at a time, we hope to complete the championship but it's down to funding unfortunately.

Piccie of the Manta the year we won the BTRDA 2 litre title.



and the escort