Davagh Stages, 18.09.04

[Graham]

i'll be up that part of the world about 9.30ish, where can i get a programme ?

 

[scotty]

Bring the umbrella's lads, its pishing down in castledawson, looks set to be a miserable day ahead! :-(

 

[Graham]

see you in about 45mins m8 !

 

[Graham]

good aul event, some real sideways action and LOTS of pix to sort though and upload, favorite bradley went out as did a lot of others !

 

[Barry]

Bell's Pit is just beside Davagh Forest, on the Cookstwon side. Easy to find, i'll be heading through Cookstown myself at about 8.30am so if you see the van just follow!

Found it in the end, saw both yourself and RComms on our stage, i was in my mates silver corsa. Wasn't a bad day at all, got finished about half 1 from our stage and headed to Loughry to watch a stage there.

 

[Recovery]

loadsa peeps in the ditches, had a great days craic and was even nicer cos the Deputy Clerk of the Course and his chaffuer were helping big style with the recovery's around Davagh. Everything came out easily and thankfully most people were able to drive out of stage once recovered.

Next outing, the Bushwhacker.....CAN'T WAIT!!!

 

[Graham]

uplaoding pix as i type, 70ish of them so i'll link you as soon as they are up peeps !

and you where kept rightly busy today John from what i seen anyway, few pix of you guys in the report too for a laugh

Pictures - http://www.reallymeansounds.com/trackrally.php?report=Davagh_Stages_Rally,_18.09.04

 

[RComms]

had a crackin day!! Even though it seriously pissed it down at times lol. the car is now a nice off brown colour...!! roll on the bushwacker

 

[Graham]

the megane is gettin clkose to that colour too andy and roll on the bushwacker is right !

 

[swervygerdy]

yeah great day - thon 1st blue mkII was lethal

walked right past ya graham and ye wouldnt even say hello - ignorant so and so!

Some quality photos by the way...

 

[jonny106]

Ah the umbrella in its working days!Good day out-shame Camillus Bradleys mk2 went out so early.

 

[Recovery]

Lovely pic jonny106, now what would it take to get those two in orange bibs and marshalling???

if you're gonna stand around in a forest in the rain ya might as well be doing something.

 

[delboy]

whos the other guy besdie scotty?

btw, on the 1st page, what do all the codes mean, i.e. FCD 0920

 

[scotty]

FCD = First Car Due 9:20 , the guy beside me is jonny106 (u fancy him or sumthin dirk?? :-p )

 

[jonny106]

now what would it take to get those two in orange bibs and marshalling???
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Not much for me anyway-im thinking about it.Dirk that is me-before i broke Grahams umbrella

 

[Graham]

swervy ya shoulda bloody well said hello and introduced yourself as i don't know you from the tree stumps in that place !

and @ john, the stage i was on had at least 13 marshalls all standing in a group when the rally was in progress doing feck all, didn't even come to see if us lot at the jump where in a safe place or not, but yet get out onto the open roads and there is a cry out for marshalls usually

 

[swervygerdy]

wasnt real sure it was you Graham - untill i seen ur megane parked up when we were leavin the stage

I'll see ya at the next 1

 

[Graham]

lol, no bother lad ! if it's someone with wellies, scooby coat and a camera then it's most likely me !

what part of the stage did you see me on ?

 

[swervygerdy]

just over the bridge - where all the barrels were set out and then again up at the square right, down on the deck gettin the oul action shots - good job!

 

[Graham]

he he, say hello next time now that you know my ugly mug

 

[delboy]

no scotty i dont fancy him dunny enough, just wondered who he was, thats all.

what does skills do it require for you to get an orange bib? lol

 

[Graham]

as long as you have a bit of common sense and don't mind standing there telling ppl to get back from dangerous areas and you can respect the sometimes dangers photographers take without asking them to move then thats all it needs !

www.anicc.org.uk has a marshals area (mmp it's called if you wann know more)

 

[delboy]

cheers lad, must have a gansy at it after my dinner

 

[rugrat]

Good pix - I particularly like