Cambrian Rally

Went to watch the Cambrian Rally with Andy and his Dad, brother and nephew. I've never seen a rally before so I thought I'd have a look. It was a bit cold but really good fun. I took the N93 and got some great videos but all the camera use obliterated the battery after a couple of hours. The videos actually look a lot better than the one below which seems to have been gimped rather by the Blogger conversion.

We got a good spot on the first stage which was next to a little wiggly bit with a long bend, and it was really amazing to see the cars hurtling past. The first lot were loads of smaller cars, and oddly enough there were an awful lot of Nissan Micras, which were really pretty quick. There was a classic Mini which got cheers everywhere it went and loads of old Escorts and things in the historical section. Someone was even running a Lotus Elise, which sadly seemed to be broken when it went past. I particularly liked a 70's Saab 96 which looked in great condition. There was also one AX, which seemed to be doing OK. I wish I'd got a Micra now though after seeing how well they were doing in the rally!

The cars went round the stage again and we found a great vantage point near a long sweeping bend. This was slightly less eventful except for one unfortunate Micra which ended up in a bank after drifting and overcorrecting. Some guy had a rope and a load of people hauled it out, but unfortunately it drove off with the rope still attached, and he ended up flat on his face.