Post by chrisb on Feb 26, 2020 10:02:25 GMT
this annual event at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry is heralded as the biggest retro show of the year and certainly not a bad place to start your annual motor racing viewing at.
I have many pictures [23] of the event but as usual am struggling to upload them, why technology and I should be so far away from each other is beyond me, age perhaps? probably more about ineptitude
there are some clips on utub of the rally stages which were very good and I got to see a T16 in action for the first time since 1986 and some of the more modern cars were brilliant, must try and get to the RAC or whatever it is called - the WRC2 cars are a hoot, quick, handle brilliantly, look good and noisy, we like noisy and to meet that the Subaru's and Cossie Escorts made plenty of that
inside there was COB1 which looked splendid, and the exhibition of cars was ok, no 1950's F1 cars - no 250F's - but it started with a Lotus 24 and I am not sure I have seen one this close, what was disappointing was not seeing John Fitzpatrick, not sure what happened there, but did see Didier Auriol and Andy Wallace, Didier proving very adept and actually drove on the rally course as well, but the piece de resistance is probably my all-time favourite Jag, the XJ13, and it is beautiful, again I have photos and again I haven't a clue how to post them which I do abjectly apologise for but it does seem beyond my understanding, honestly I find psychology easier - ach well
I have many pictures [23] of the event but as usual am struggling to upload them, why technology and I should be so far away from each other is beyond me, age perhaps? probably more about ineptitude
there are some clips on utub of the rally stages which were very good and I got to see a T16 in action for the first time since 1986 and some of the more modern cars were brilliant, must try and get to the RAC or whatever it is called - the WRC2 cars are a hoot, quick, handle brilliantly, look good and noisy, we like noisy and to meet that the Subaru's and Cossie Escorts made plenty of that
inside there was COB1 which looked splendid, and the exhibition of cars was ok, no 1950's F1 cars - no 250F's - but it started with a Lotus 24 and I am not sure I have seen one this close, what was disappointing was not seeing John Fitzpatrick, not sure what happened there, but did see Didier Auriol and Andy Wallace, Didier proving very adept and actually drove on the rally course as well, but the piece de resistance is probably my all-time favourite Jag, the XJ13, and it is beautiful, again I have photos and again I haven't a clue how to post them which I do abjectly apologise for but it does seem beyond my understanding, honestly I find psychology easier - ach well
