This may be a stupid question but i will ask it anyways! i want to get my scooby off road and learn some skills needed to race rally but i cant find any info other than driving experience days? Are there places i can go and drive off rd with out breaking the law? i do plan on having some tuition but would like to know if there are places i can just turn up and drive?? please help!!! cheers

 

http://www.treatme.net/find_experien...FchO4Qod4hBVAQ

Might be of help

 

I used to work with an electrician called chris birbeck he was into rallying and has now got a school up north somewhere google his name and give it a go.

http://www.gorallyschool.co.uk/

 

Is your car prepared for rallying? It will take a pounding driven at competitive speeds off-road, so you need sump guard, tank guard, uprated shocks (road shocks will overheat in about a mile of forest stage driving) etc.

I would recommend joining a local motorsport club. The MSA web site (www.msauk.org) has a list.

Generally your only option for testing/practising is to hire a venue (it's usually best to do this with some other drivers to spread costs). When I was last rallying (about 8 years ago) we used to hire a venue in Oxfordshire which, IIRC, was about £400 for a full day (which we would typically split between three or four cars).

 

Yes i do need to make a few changes to my car but it was dependent on if i could find somewhere off rd to drive it! i am based in oxfordshire so if you could let me know where that was that you used to go that would be great! cheers for the help!!

 

I would recamend chris I did a rally day for my 40th with him it was a fantastic experience

 

It was in Church Enstone (just off the A44 between Oxford and Chipping Norton). I did a quick search to see if I could find who runs the venue now - unfortunately it looks like quite a few companies use it to run experience days but it wasn't clear which (if any) of them actually owns the place now.

 

Bud thats great! i will go speak to them, book a days tuition then get blagging to find out how i can get in there! ha
It seems like rally is quite a hard sport to get into even if you can afford the car! surely it would make sense for some of the car manufacturers and even subaru modding companies etc to encourage new people into the sport of rally driving future mc rae's etc
Anybody know anywhere else in south of uk please let me know cheers

 

I two would recommend Chris. I went for a full day and what a day.
Really freindly, really helpful. The day went so so fast.

I am wanting to do it again, and when i do i will definately be going back there.

 

What was the rough cost for the day dazza?

 

I went to chris birkbeck for my 18th! That was 18 years ago..