Bummer! It looked so controlled, so easy. Then suddenly...I was really with you at that "whoa!"
What really matters is that no-one is hurt!
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Victoria Sucks.
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:43 am
by Shonky
Bummer VT, looked to be doing it so easy up to that point, bad luck mate.
Sent from my GT-I9100
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Victoria Sucks.
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:00 am
by ysu
on the upside, if Victoria sucks well...
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Victoria Sucks.
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:46 pm
by Rots
Damn, that sucks mate!
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Victoria Sucks.
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 3:41 pm
by AstrO
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Victoria Sucks.
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:22 pm
by ReppohC
Bugger!
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:30 pm
by VTRacing
Hey folks, me again!
We're off to compete at the Rally of Otago again this weekend, in preparation for running the Pacific Cup as part of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship.
The Otago is "only" a round of the NZ Rally Championship, but there are some super quick competitors running in some pretty special machinery. Hayden Paddon is back from a stint in the WRC, and he joins at least 3 other former NZ champions in the field.
And the rules for the series have changed, allowing virtually any modifications to cars so long as turbo cars run a 36mm restrictor (WRC cars and Group N cars run 33mm). Emma Gilmour has built a 4WD turbo Suzuki Swift, and other competitors have WRC replica cars, and one fellow is even running his Group B Audi Quattro!
Not to mention the classic cars, a huge lineup of BDA Escort and high powered Porsches, one of which is being driven by 2-time World Champion Miki Biasion. Neal Bates has also transported his classic RWD Celica across the ditch to compete against the locals.
Check us out on facebook (VTRacing has a page) or check out the results on the weekend at http://www.chrissport.co.nz/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 4:13 am
by Scottie
Sounds mad! Good Luck!
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 4:46 am
by wobblysauce
Hope you do well.. the line up looks great.
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:33 am
by Exar Kun
Good luck mate. Some seriously nice metal there!
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:48 am
by Vilante
Good luck VT!!
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 8:24 am
by ysu
well, have fun and show them that fame is not all
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:40 pm
by Speed
Best of Luck!!! Have fun.
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:16 pm
by VTRacing
It snowed while we were doing recce today on one of the higher altitude stages.
Weather forecast is ok for the weekend though.
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:40 pm
by Bauer
good luck VT.
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 8:21 am
by Gizmo
Good luck man!
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:41 pm
by VTRacing
5th in the NZ rally championship. Happy with that.
Sitting here in Dunedin drinking Speights with Miki Biasion.
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:27 pm
by Vilante
Great effort, especially considering the competition!
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 9:15 pm
by Speed
Congrats, great effort.
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:39 pm
by ysu
well done dude! You showed them!
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:39 am
by Exar Kun
Awesome work! Some tales to tell from Mr Biasion?
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:35 am
by VTRacing
No tales to tell, really. Miki did well for someone who'd never driven a Porsche before, and who hadn't run on pacenotes for 20 years. Fabrizia Pons is a beautiful person.
Neal Bates & Coral Taylor took home the Classic Rally silverware, much to the annoyance of the Kiwis.
We finished minutes behind Hayden Paddon, but he's just on another planet.
And here's some incar showing how to be an also-ran at an NZ rally:
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We were struggling all weekend for tyre grip because the temperature was low and the only tyres we had were medium compound.
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:12 am
by wobblysauce
VT, Nice run there.. Just a little drop on the left side..
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:35 am
by petey
Was about to post
Alas. Show some big balls with the tight turns. Particularly with that drop.
Re: VTRacing's Rallying thread - Back to NZ
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:43 am
by Vilante
Yeah I love the little slide to the left with that drop, gave me a heart start
