[Eskylane rallying]

Whats the views on new fiesta sporting trophy??

seems a bit expensive to me

http://www.fiestasportingtrophy.co.uk/

&

http://www.fiestasportingtrophy.com

 

[half bull half hiefer]

its not the quickest around :laugh::roll::dunno:

buy a 205 :kiss:

 

[rossgamble1987]

When you order a multipoint weld in cage it has to be fitted by M SPORT at 1000 quid for fitting it just ???????????? thats madness

 

[Middle East Driver]

Originally posted by rossgamble1987
When you order a multipoint weld in cage it has to be fitted by M SPORT at 1000 quid for fitting it just ???????????? thats madness

No not madness.... thats SAFETY..... at least you'll know cage has been welded-in properly ... not by some eeejit with his Supermarket special Home Mig welder.... £1000 is cheap when it comes to saving your life... Also, will add value to car over one which is built in backstreet garage by muppets from the local borstal or whatever.

 

[TSM Motorsport]

Why not buy bolt-in cage then, you can fit it yourself, see there was a write up about it in car sport also. Think this mite just be better than 205 challenge.

M-Sport want to make it new 106 cup as such, good staff behind it, the brains of 106 cup is organising this one to. Serious possiblities for winners.

 

[1117]

Looks like a cool little car and if I was starting rallying it proberbly would be the route I would take-the car could always be upgraded to group A or Super 1600 in time, the championship is bound to get a lot of attention too-a little tarmac screamer.

 

[Eskylane rallying]

26 k to build the car new not going to be cheapist car around,

lot of old 106 cup names going to do it.

 

[CiaraC]

So far there are 26 competitors registered. Some interesting names in the hat but we'll have to wait another 4 weeks to see what the pace will be like.

It is a fantastic package !!! The car has gone through extensive testing, over 3000kms, and there were no major issues. It looks like it will be a very quick car in the right hands but above all, the reliability seems to be spot on.

I cannot recall how much a brand new 206 was when the 206 Cup began but it was not too far off the price of a new Fiesta.

The whole concept of the series is brilliant. There are similar national status championships running in 6 other countries - Norway, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Canaries and Turkey plus the International series running on 6 rounds of the WRC - Catalunya, Corsica, Sardinia, Germany, Finland and Wales Rally GB, so a clear ladder now exists. All cars will be identical and all will run on a controlled tyre which will level the playing field. Plus with Stella Boyles looking after the championship, it can only be as good, if not better than the Peugeot Cup...

I can't wait for it to start. It already has a similar buzz as the Super Cup had when Peugeot Sport ran it

[Edited on 15-2-2006 by CiaraC]

 

[Eskylane rallying]

Yeah I've came across alot of hype trying to get a hire package sorted to do the uk championship

 

[Eskylane rallying]

What sort of money do you expect to be charged for a hire car nowadays????

 

[CiaraC]

I have no idea. I do know someone who has finished building his but may not be able to do the championship due to medical reasons. I will contact him to find out and let you know.

 

[Eskylane rallying]

Thanks would prefer to hire as have only money to hire and run all year or to build and not run lol

 

[CiaraC]

If you U2U me your email address, I will get back to you when I find out the prices

 

[CiaraC]

Eskylane,

I have had a reply from Paul... He has given me a link to a series opf photos taken in Norway at Hauglands rally school a few weeks ago...

http://www.alexrally.com/images/norway/norway0006.jpg
http://www.alexrally.com/images/norway/norway0002.jpg
http://www.alexrally.com/images/norway/norway0007.jpg
http://www.alexrally.com/images/hire.jpg


He says that he is still unsure whether he will be doing the championship and said, "Would your man want an arrive-and-drive deal, or would he want to run/prep the car himself? Depending on the driver/team I may be happy to effectively lease him the car for the season (or individual events) which would keep costs very sensible....... "

He can also give you a quote on how much it would be to hire the car and br run by the team. More info on this can be found at http://www.alexrally.com/page5.htm

There is also a build gallery at http://www.alexrally.com/stgallery.htm

Let me know what you think

[Edited on 16-2-2006 by CiaraC]

 

[TSM Motorsport]

I want to do this champ aswell, someone sponsor me 10k

 

[fordrallyesport]

I'll start you off with a tenner

 

[CiaraC]

The entrty list for the malcolm Wilson is up and there are a large number of Fiestas entered

60 SIMON HUGHES/CLAIRE MOLE
61 GEORGE THOMAS/GRAHAM HOPEWELL
62 PAUL ALEXANDER/VICKY JOHNSON
63 DAN TAYLOR/ANDY CONIBEAR
64 MIKE FAULKNER/PETER FOY
65 OWEN MURPHY/PAUL WILLIAMS
66 KEVIN DAVIES/EMYR JONES
73 TOM WALSTER/KIRSTY RIDDICK
74 RICHARD ARCHER/NATHAN DAVIES
75 CHRIS MOORE/RICHARD EDWARDS
76 ALEX EVANS/
77 RICHARD MOORE/SUZANNE EMILIANI
78 WILLIAM MAVITTY/MARK AMMONDS
79 FRASER JONES/INBAL EDRY
80 JONATHAN GREER/KILLIAN DUFFY
81 JAMIE SMITH/MARK HEMMINGWAY
92 ADAM GOULD/SIMON SPAREY
93 JONNIE WIGMORE/ROBIE DURANT
94 RICHARD PARRY-JONES/HUGH PARRY-JONES
95 GORDON COLEMAN/JAMES PHILLIPS
96 IAN BROWN/
97 EDWARD HEALER/TIM CURRIE
98 EAN LEWIN/ORRY LEWIN
99 IAN GILLESPIE/MARK MASON

I can however, see 2 names that are not doing the event so how many actyually compete on the event is yet to be seen. It looks very good and will be very competitive.

[Edited on 2-3-2006 by CiaraC]

 

[TSM Motorsport]

Were is the innovation scholarship winners?? I was under believe they were doing this championship.:dunno:

 

[Ray L]

Some very experienced names on that list! Gives any young person a real benchmark to aim for! Should be a good championship and hopefully something that will grow and develop!

 

[CiaraC]

TSM, I was under the impression that they had raised the extra cash to move up to the Fiestas ands there would be a 2 car Innovation Motorsports team with Chris and Rich....

I've not been able to get hold of Chris as he is in Norway so I've no idea.

Ray, there are some very quick drivers in there. I would not like to put money on the winner of round one, that is for sure...

[Edited on 2-3-2006 by CiaraC]