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MikeWest · 27-02-2004, 19:27

I remember standing in a dark, cold and wet North Yorkshire forest on the '77 RAC watching a load of Escorts, then Pentti in the Chevette, Stig in the Saab. Suddenly a howling noise made the hairs on my neck stand up followed by this quivering vision of plastic that burst into view, scrabbled for grip and then, with a wail of V6 Ferrari power was gone into the night. The Stratos still has that affect on me even now. There were four taking part on the Eifel and two of them were being driven as if Markku Alen was holding down the loud pedal. We have a thread for the ugliest car in the world. Well, the stratos is without doubt the sexiest thing on four wheels.
Regarding Grizedale etc. Well as far as I can see, so long as the world championship follows its strange path, our WRC event will always be held in that little corner of Wales. I can't see Scarborough taking over from Cardiff and can you imagine getting all the spectators into their sheep pen enclosures in Keilder. There's only a couple of ways in there. No. unfortunately those days are gone. Mind you. There's some well driven Escorts still out there and believe me, sitting alongside Gary in a 250bhp Sunbeam over Molls Gap does tend to focus the mind.
Roll on the 2004 Rally of the lakes.

27-02-2004, 19:27	#5
MikeWest Junior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 14 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	I remember standing in a dark, cold and wet North Yorkshire forest on the '77 RAC watching a load of Escorts, then Pentti in the Chevette, Stig in the Saab. Suddenly a howling noise made the hairs on my neck stand up followed by this quivering vision of plastic that burst into view, scrabbled for grip and then, with a wail of V6 Ferrari power was gone into the night. The Stratos still has that affect on me even now. There were four taking part on the Eifel and two of them were being driven as if Markku Alen was holding down the loud pedal. We have a thread for the ugliest car in the world. Well, the stratos is without doubt the sexiest thing on four wheels. Regarding Grizedale etc. Well as far as I can see, so long as the world championship follows its strange path, our WRC event will always be held in that little corner of Wales. I can't see Scarborough taking over from Cardiff and can you imagine getting all the spectators into their sheep pen enclosures in Keilder. There's only a couple of ways in there. No. unfortunately those days are gone. Mind you. There's some well driven Escorts still out there and believe me, sitting alongside Gary in a 250bhp Sunbeam over Molls Gap does tend to focus the mind. Roll on the 2004 Rally of the lakes.