Starting rallying

[interloper393]

Hey peeps, well iv decided that next year im going to start rallying :D not as a pro but more for fun as where i live in scotland theres alot of stages that have open practice days and lots of competing events from noobs to pro`s

anyone here do it? im after some advice too on cheapish cars/specs to aim for to get me started lol.. guessing 4 wheel drives a start? dont fancy takin the rb s14 :wack:

[nitrodave]

Nova seems a god car!

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=438436

[interloper393]

what engine specs the nova then lol? i was maybe thinking a 4x4 starlet gt

[bobbitt]

pulsar s had some success in the early 90's! I remember a blue and white one..:)

[interloper393]

yip thought about them 2 lol, i just cant stand to look at them tho :S
Iv got a m8 who rallys so gunna have a chat with him tomoz, hes even got his own practice stage :D so gunna borrow my dads company car WOOHOO!!!!!

[ferretca18]

a few guys that used to ride with us got into rallying, dont get something turbo'd or fragile, you will break it! They started off in Novas and pug gti's (309). Some of the early volvos were fairly popular aswell. I think they got into by going to a few stages, chatting to people and then they got a few lessons from the guys that were regulars.

I'd love to have a go one day but im pretty sure it aint cheap! and i have no place to keep a rally car:wack:


I did once get a passenger ride around a special stage at Newnham Park in plymouth in a pug 309 GTI, was ace, soooo much lift off and handbrake induced oversteer:)

[mattyd]

6r4. Do i need to say any more???











Shame they are about £zillion :wack:

[Itek]

205 gti nuff said

[Oyama]

Honda Vti .

[mandelbug]

Micra, 205GTi, Nova

Check www.msauk.org as they are the governing body. Get a copy of the blue book (Do this now) as this is the bible of how events are run etc. Don't forget that there are various classes etc. Start in a 4 wheel drive and you will be up against the subaru's, evo's etc even in group N (Standard as they come) get a cheep cheerful 2 wheeler to play with, even fully prepped they aren't THAT expensive

[c1arke]

god you are allllllllll wrong get a good mk2 escort 4 door and a nice pinto

[Johnny]

buy something you can get parts for easily enough and that is easy to work on.

The pug route seems ideal, the internet is full of spares for them, and the engines seem pretty bombproof

[FULLER]

REAR WHEEL DRIVE

Do it proper or don't bother at all.

[SuperMonkeyKong]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PEUGEOT-205-GTI-RALLY-CAR_W0QQitemZ290386297994QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomo biles_UK?hash=item439c5f448a#ht_2640wt_1165

Job done!

Not a looker but if RWD is your poison:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-SIERRA-16V-ROAD-STAGE-RALLY-CAR_W0QQitemZ160391834685QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomo biles_UK?hash=item2558192c3d#ht_1202wt_1165

[Tetra]

Not a looker but if RWD is your poison:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-SIERRA-16V-ROAD-STAGE-RALLY-CAR_W0QQitemZ160391834685QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomo biles_UK?hash=item2558192c3d#ht_1202wt_1165

Vauxhall x20xe red top :cool:

[godzilla200sx]

i watched the blackpool stages with a yellow pulsar owned by tony bardy rip it up blackpool ranked 1st at the end of it .

[StuyMac]

The Sunny that won the NW Stages was an Ex Works car...

The car all depends on your budget. TBH FWD is always a good starting point as they are generally cheaper to run, and easier to drive whilst you build some experience.

106GTi? Saxo VTS? Both are light, handle well, have reasonable power and have parts readily available.

[FULLER]

If your only thinkin of doing tarmac rallying, then why not a 200??

[interloper393]

hey cheers for all the replys guys, im looking at a few options at the mo for the future, once my s14`s finished i can go buy what im after :) most likely be a 205 gti lol

[interloper393]

where i live its all offroad stuff, plus the 200`s guna be a track/drift toy so best of both worlds :D

[mossyg]

god you are allllllllll wrong get a good mk2 escort 4 door and a nice pinto

what he said!

[Scott.B]

when i get it through its MOT i will be putting my Toyota celica ST205 WRC up for sale if you want it :)

[blangs]

Got me thinking about starting down my way. Car wise, id really like to use an S12 or S13. However id consider a Golf GTI/Pug GTI.