2006 News...

Last Sunday I had my first taste of rallying for some time and it was great. The day started of with some introductions and what we were hoping to achieve. There was 4 of us on the junior course, another lad about my age and 2 younger lads. The instructor was called John and he knew everything there is to know about rallying.

We used a Ford Focus rally car and once we had been shown the controls and various pieces of equipment the rally car had to contain, we straight into the driving. We had 2 sessions on a concreted area so John could see what we could do. This went well and he showed us how to perform handbrake turns around a series of bollards. After about half an hour this handbrake turns seemed to be the natural way to take a 360 corner.

After the sessions around the bollards, we moved onto the small rally stage the rally school had set up. This was the best for me as I drove the car remembering everything I had been taught earlier.

John said I had done well and I could progress to the more advanced courses as he had now seen what I could do. I was later presented with a certificate and awarded the driver of the day prize with a mark of 77.

You can see some more photos of the day if you click here Rally Gallery, and to see some video coverage of the session click here Rally Video.

Cheers.