Rally / Motorsport Trivia

[rearwheelsteercompact]

Easy one next - Who - and in what - was captured on TV coverage smacking a tree in Knowsley safari park on the RAC and what year? And for bonus points in which enclosure

I was at Knowseley that day in 1984 when TP whacked a tree in the white Rover..

Not sure what enclosure, tho? (Didn't see the incident.)

Lions? Or was that somebody else in a previous year?

I was there too - don't remember seeing you though? I didn't see the incident either

It wasn't the Lions enclosure it was the monkey enclosure.

Nice find IS-SI. No idea re the musicians and funnily enough I know Bob too. He doesn't look any younger though

[mantamad]

John Millington of Millington Diamond fame?

I was thinking of the theme music to the rallying reports in the 80's/90's, anyone?

I can hum the bloody tune but cannot get the title.......................

It was Duel by Propaganda

[M3 Compact]

Bowling Park Bradford or Harewood in 1986?

[Sunbmw]

John Millington of Millington Diamond fame?

I was thinking of the theme music to the rallying reports in the 80's/90's, anyone?

I can hum the bloody tune but cannot get the title.......................

It was Duel by Propaganda

You are a Diamond MantaMad. Downloaded as we speak!

[Daishag]

Who was the 1st ever "Drivers" World Rally Champion ???

[alan1272]

er, Bjorn Waldergard in 1979?

[Sunbmw]

Right, here goes.

Who holds the record for the longest jump in a Rally car, In a rally, i.e, not Ken Block in an arena.

It used to be Markko Martin on the 2003 Rally Finland, with an amazing 57 metre Jump on the Ouninpojha stage, but this record has recently been smashed.

Points for who, where and extra points for the distance.

[is-si]

looks flat and if its the otherside of the A1 its croft

[is-si]

Who holds the record for the longest jump in a Rally car, In a rally, i.e, not Ken Block in an arena.

I'd go with Barry Johnson on the jim clark, dunno the distance but there was a video claiming mega mph so it must of gone far

[bruvs1]

sure it used to be armin schwartz? but loeb did a big jump in turkey this year?

[M3 Compact]

looks flat and if its the otherside of the A1 its croft

Has to be.

Event cancelled after Dalby?

[alan1272]

Who holds the record for the longest jump in a Rally car, In a rally, i.e, not Ken Block in an arena.

I'd go with Barry Johnson on the jim clark, dunno the distance but there was a video claiming mega mph so it must of gone far

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Cp05u9 ... re=related

it's big, but i also thought that Martin had the record in finland?

[is-si]

I think we need the word from Norris (aka sunbmw) on this one, he may tell us to keep guessing.

A Finnish rally sounds more probable

[M3 Compact]

Just realised who this is......

The guy in the nav's seat lives around the corner from me and I speak to him occasionally.

Pretty sure that Loeb was credited with the longest 'competitive' jump earlier this year.
BJ's is a beauty, tho. Didn't he crack a couple of vertebrae, explode his rear dampers and fold the boot floor up?

[is-si]

The guy in the nav's seat lives around the corner from me and I speak to him occasionally.

Just read this:
The car was prepared by Rally Engineering Developments (known as R-E-D) in Widnes, Cheshire, and they also looked after the 'sister' cars C996 LCA for David Llewellyn and C997 LCA for Harri Toivonen.
. . . Harri was Legend Henri's younger brother

Didn't he crack a couple of vertebrae, explode his rear dampers and fold the boot floor up?

Correct, although he shouldnt have had it geared for 130+
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