Rob Navin Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 For those who may be intereasted It all starts again for us on the 26th. After our last event, the Welsh where we brought the car home 13th overall and won our class by nearly 15mins we are full of optimisun. That was until I read the artical / scheduale below. Now I'm just scared. We are now fully camera'd up for the event so when I can get it sorted I will put some footage up. I think that there will be internet coverage for onlookers on http://www.endurorally.com/. If your out watching give us a wave ! The Lombard Rally 2006 Cutting the Mustard Can two “oldies” of the Lombard golden-era still cut the mustard? Can seven-times American Rally Champion John Buffum return to the woods and not hit a tree… beating off the challenge from John Haugland, who is flying over from Norway to remind us all of the giant-killing drives that helped Skoda chalk up a record 20 class wins on the Lombard. John is back behind the wheel of a works Skoda – can he see off the Ford Focus, which Buffum has bought specially?. These two are taking things rather seriously, surely. With well over half the entry in with a real chance of winning – distance is a great leveller and few other rallies in Britain are as long as this – any number of drivers will have a real chance of leading the pack as the event unfolds over four days. Mike Biss, Vauxhall Corsa, the Turner Brothers in their Rovers, Matt Fowle with Mark Appleton in a Peugeot, several quick MG ZRs – Paul Merrweather and Martin Clark are in two ex-works MGs built specially for the new Endurance regulations by MG Rover for the first Lombard Rally two years ago can all be expected to go well – former Lombard Rally winner Neil Wilson who navigated Henri Toivonen to victory in 1985 is in his own Ford Puma, the Cottons go well in their Citroen AX, particularly when its slippery, Dale Glover is quick in his Vauxhall Nova and led the event last year when it snowed in Wales… will Jane Edgington survive the swamps and river crossings on the long road to Kielder? There's much to look out for with an event that could not be more unpredictable. And give a special cheer to the Editor of Motorsport News, Jim Holder – in a Ford Ka at car number 20, he’s on his first ever Endurance rally. See the Lombard Rally LIVE! — Here’s where to go: Thursday October 26th: Scrutineering day: Elvington’s Yorkshire Air Museum, south-east of York. Depart 5.30pm, for York centre, flagging off from Eye of York 6.15, several Selectifs and cross-country route to Scarborough… drop into Elvington, the atmosphere of rally cars mixing with the classic aircraft is magic. Tension mounts from here on. Thursday October 26th: 9.15pm, Marine Drive, on Scarborough’s seafront – a sprint at night dodging the incoming high-rollers off the North Sea, its bound to be slippery. Bring a hat and Wellingtons. Who has messed up – its still a long way to go… Friday, October 27th: 7.45am, Day Two: Early start for a crack at the classic Oliver’s Mount circuit outside Scarborough – it featured on the very first competitive RAC Rally back in 1953, slippery greasy tarmac under the trees downhill… Friday, October 27th: 2.30pm, Into the forests – Stang is just one of the venues today and this great classic from the days of Roger Clark and the Escort era will see the rally stuck into the running of the toughest day – it’s a 17-hours of rallying day… not for nothing do they call this Endurance Rallying. Friday, October 27th: 5.50pm, Hamsterley Forest – known to be rough in places with a deep stream to ford that used to provide some great photos in the golden-era… it's dark in here, and hard going now. Friday, October 27th: 8.50pm, Kielder – Shepherdshield, the biggest man-made forest in Europe is famous for only one thing – killing rallycars. Can these lightly prepared showroom-standard engines of the revived Lombard survive this… the roads are rocky, hard, and totally unlike the slippy-slimey Yorkshire forests just a few hours before, and still we are on the same road-pattern Colways we set out on the night before… Saturday, October 28th: 8.50am, The Forest of Ae, another classic from the pages of Lombard history-books, as we venture into Scotland… dawn has broken but is there any daylight deep down in these pine forests? Ice pockets abound for sure… Saturday, October 28th: 1.30pm, survivors stomp off into the forest of Glentrool… Saturday, October 28th: 4.0pm, Laurieston… and now head into Laurieston, its getting dark again now… Saturday October 28th: 7.45pm, Back into the Forest of Ae, as someone will surely have said earlier today it was so great they can’t wait to go back in… Sunday, October 29th: 7.45am, Greystoke Forest courtesy of Malcolm Wilson at M-Sport we head into the most classic rallying wood in the Lake District, that first heard the growl of a rallycar when Pat Moss chased Paddy Hopkirk in three-litre Big Healeys back in the early 1960s… survivors who get this far are in for a treat. Sunday, October 29th: 2.0pm: Blackpool and our final golden-mile… Well worth you crowding round the Lombard Ramp for the finish, after cars have completed a sprint down a closed-just-for-us stretch of promenade… get to the ramp and you might catch a gulp of champagne. Who will be popping the corks after more than 1,000 miles of the toughest roads in Britain, and nearly 50 venues, ranging from circuits, hillclimbs, stately homes, famous forests, moorland, farmland and sea-front promenades that have taken us from the North Sea to the Irish Sea with four days and nights of amazing action…all in cars you can build yourself in a garden-shed. Longer, tougher, that Britain’s World Rally Championship round its no surprise to those who drive it that this is now Britain’s most popular rally on the calendar, with over 100 entrants sending in their entry-forms within weeks of entries opening… want to join us next year? Then don a hat and boots, and come out and cheer our international entry on its way to the finish-line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenandmean Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Best of luck mate, look after that multi thousand pound engine er multi hundred pound eng. er several pound engine. Watch the tyres at elvington i seem to remember the state of them the last time you were there! Give em hell,dont be put off by some old timers trying to relive their lost youth just cos they won a few international rallies donkeys years ago Will try to get along to see you at some point. ENJOY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asterix Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 good luck rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studbuckle Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Where the Overnight on Saturday and Sunday Rob. Might see if Carla can use her charms to get us access to the Greystoke stage. Looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Keene Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Any molehills on the course? Have a good one mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananaman Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Go for it fella.............. Ollies mount in the wet................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Navin Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 The overnight Halt of Fri and sat is in Carisle. Sunday is in Blackpool. Let me know if you will be in Greystoke I'll make a determined effort to get that far ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Algar Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I'll be waiting for you in blackpool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Navin Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 I'll be waiting for you in blackpool! Good man. Can you be waiting on the finishing ramp with a cold pint of Stella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Billsberry Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Might go watch the Ollies Mount Stage, Plus Let me know the forests that your doing in the afternoon I persued Ade Terry to come along Buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Algar Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 Now thats something i definately can do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 rob if you see car 36 its 2 of my mates ... they do this ans alot of the historic stuff ,this in a polo and the historic in an MGB 36 Marc Tipping(GB) / Tony Jolly(GB) 1999 - Volkswagen Polo 1400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cast iron Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Just take care of Sunderlands Finest - any probs on the day you have my mobile Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Navin Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share Posted October 25, 2006 Just take care of Sunderlands Finest - any probs on the day you have my mobile Good Luck! Thanks Mark. It will be the last ever outing for the car so I'm not too sure about taking car of it to be honnest. That said the little gem has never let us down so far and with the new gera box we have just put in it I'm hoping she will be on top form again. I just hope she doesn't take it personally that I have just brough a replacement for next year with a big engine, a full 1345 CC ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Navin Posted October 25, 2006 Author Share Posted October 25, 2006 rob if you see car 36 its 2 of my mates ... they do this ans alot of the historic stuff ,this in a polo and the historic in an MGB 36 Marc Tipping(GB) / Tony Jolly(GB) 1999 - Volkswagen Polo 1400 Harv. I'll wave when we see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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