micra_wrc Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed, 2011 We were up at the Rally Paddock this year and, although it wasnt as mobbed as the main areas down the Hill, the folk that came to the stand were rally fans, happy to browse the shop and loiter about the R4 the stand We were launching the R4 Bamber model - these are so much cuter in real life Ken Block visited the stand to sign some stuff for the charity. Queue for Ken Block autographs Other visitors included Kris Meeke Hannu Mikkola the stand was near the queue for the tractor taxi to take people down the Hill and it crept past our stand during the busy spells of the day, which is good for us We spotted Colin's car in the Skoda stand - this is the one he was driving in Australia 2005 and did not finish due to the clutch incident the team Overall, it was a fantastic event, despite the long road trip. On our way back, we stopped off at Prodrive (including a tour around the workshops) and Roger Clark's new premises (got a lookie at how the new Gobstopper 2 was progressing). Imy & Grant Link to comment
gus the bus Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Looks like another top event Imy Very well done to you, Grant and the team for your continued time and effort for the cause North Wales next on your tour of duty? Wish I could have made that to help out but clashed with my trip to Dumfries and Galloway. Keep up the great work Link to comment
scouk Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Nice one team! Looks like it was a great weekend! Bonus having the queues right past the front door! Also nice to see a few big names getting involved there! Is grant still taking the trailer up to the Speyside Stages rally at the start of the month? Would be nice to catchup.. Bin a while. Link to comment
micra_wrc Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 Al, Not sure if we'll be at the Speyside, will let you know once we know. Gus, no worries about the Wales event, you'll miss seeing N1 WRC in the flesh If anyone is free on weekend of 23/24 July, come along to the Subaru weekender. Its shaping up to be quite a show, Colin's Series McRae will take part in the tour around Wales and on Day 2, Prodrive are bringing N1 WRC to display and RCM have confirmed Gobstopper 1 will be there Several car clubs have stands and fundraising includes an auction of some tasty and rare stuff. More info on the Event website - CLICK HERE Imy Link to comment
marky.t.s Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Well done guys,I saw the hillclimb shootout on sky sports at the weekend, look pretty spectacular! I definitely need to get down there some year.Keep up the good work. ;-) Link to comment
Big Gordon Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Well done to all involved , will be making the trip down to Goodwood next year. Link to comment
micra_wrc Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) For those that are on Facebook, search for "The Offical Colin McRae Page" and watch the clip of the R4 on the stand that has been uploaded there. It really shows the attention she gets Edited July 7, 2011 by micra_wrc Link to comment
micra_wrc Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Subaru Weekender - Tour and Show of North Wales We were in North Wales at the weekend for Justin's event. Audrey and Andy in the team drove Colin's Series McRae down and took part in the Tour. They were car no. 2 and enjoyed the scenic drive around North Wales with 100 other Subarus Official pictures from Rob at FPNW - CLICK HERE Grant and I towed the Legacy down and set up the stand with the retail unit, N1 WRC, the Series McRae and the Legacy. Jackie from Prodrive also brought the McRae & Ringer overalls from the heritage centre Many thanks for Stuart Syme for bidding on some of the auction prizes. Had to lol when he comes over and says "I need to pay for some prizes... but I can't remember what they are..." The event was very successful and raised a healthy sum for the Vision. Imy & Grant Link to comment
micra_wrc Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Video of the static R4 at Goodwood 2011 Ken Block autograph session at Goodwood 2011 Link to comment
braveheart Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Another fantastic write of from the Vision exxellent work guys love reading thease Post's espesially when im stuck in the sand pit.. thanks for posting this.. Chris. Link to comment
micra_wrc Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 here's a date for your diaries - Friday 30 Sep and Sat 1 Oct McRae Stages There's something special planned for this year's Stages... The ‘original’ Stig has confirmed he will compete on the Colin McRae Forest Stages Rally 1st Oct Stig Blomqvist will be driving a new MkII Ford Escort, owned and prepared by Phil Mills Blomqvist and Mills will also be star attractions at the eve-of-event Rally Forum, to be held on 30th Sept at Moness House Hotel, Aberfeldy Click Me to go to the Coltness Car Club event page Imy Link to comment
micra_wrc Posted September 5, 2011 Author Share Posted September 5, 2011 September update The Vision are busy this month... Sat 17 Sept... we'll be at Rally Day, Castle Coombe Fri 30 Sept.. special McRae Stages Drivers Forum, with Stig Blomqvist Sat 1 Oct... see Stig driving a MkII Ford Escort through the Stages Fri 7 Oct... Rally of Scotland Sat 8 Oct... Rally of Scotland And the Vision are participating in Rally of Scotland by holding a competition to win a ride with Jimmy McRae in the Legacy that was driven by Colin in the 1992 Swedish Rally... To be in with a shot, it will cost £3 to text the answer to this question: How many of the McRae Family have won the British Rally Championship? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 Full details on how to enter can be found on the McRae Website - CLICK HERE Imy Link to comment
Big Gordon Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Blast, not gonna make the stages this year, i'll be in Mallorca. Link to comment
micra_wrc Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 Rally Day 2011, Castle Coombe The Vision took the Sierra Cosworth and the retail unit to Rally Day. We had a brilliant pitch and were joined by the Pirelli simulator and Action Art. It was the Cossie's 25th birthday, Jimmy and Russell Brookes were among the drivers that were on track. We had some special visitors to the stand, Matthew Wilson, Phil Collins and Russell Brookes They kindly signed some stuff for us and added to the list of autographs that we collected at Goodwood. Jimmy was interviewed alongside Matthew Wilson The weather was pants, it was bucketing down one minute and the sun splitting the sky the next. Also got a chance to speak to Kris Meeke, he was there driving the Mini WRC but broke the car, twice, by early afternoon and was loitering around the Prodrive service truck when we were having a wander. Didn't take a lot of pictures, was tied to the stand for most of the day. Imy Link to comment
micra_wrc Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 Blast, not gonna make the stages this year, i'll be in Mallorca. aw, thats a shame Gordon The winner of the competition gets exclusive access to the Shakedown session, which is closed to the public. Put in a text entry anyway, it costs £3 a text and at least £2.81 goes towards the Vision. To those that are reading/following this thread, it would be good if you could take part and help boost the numbers, there's been very little interest in the competition Text your answer (a=1; b=2; c=3) to "70007" The question is "How many of the McRae Family have won the British Rally Championship?" Date and time for the rally ride is 16:30 hrs. Thursday 6th October and the winner is required to be at Perth Aerodrome by 15:30. imy Link to comment
micra_wrc Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 edit to text details to enter the competition: You need to text "Colin" followed by your answer (a=1; b=2; c=3) to "70007" The question is "How many of the McRae Family have won the British Rally Championship?" imy Link to comment
Big Gordon Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Nice one Imy, hope you get some more interest. How's Grant keeping these days? Link to comment
micra_wrc Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 aye Grant's fine, keeping a low profile and staying out of trouble lol Got some details for this weekend's McRae Stages Friday 30 Sept - Aberfeldy The retail unit will be in the service park from 1500 to 2000. Drivers forum with Stig Blomqvist, Jiimy McRae , Phill Mills and David Bogie starts at 2030 in Moness House Hotel & Country Club, Crieff Road, Aberfeldy Its FREE Entry, donations on the door. You need to email tickets@colinmcraevision.com to get a ticket - 2 per enquiry - and there are very few tickets left. Saturday 1 Oct The retail unit will be in the service park. Come over to have a look at the new stock. I hope the tent selling Home Baking is back, they did some fab pancakes last year Looking at the rally info here on the CCC website, things seem to be less spread out. The link also has Google maps for the stages and spectator parking. The start and finish will be at Aberfeldy, which saves a trek into Perth city centre and getting stuck in traffic. The Stages are always worth a trip, but doubly so this year as the real Stig will be driving a MkII. Link to comment
scooby222 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 il be up tomorrow night and saturday as usual - pancakes were good last year,as was Grant and me swearing while the bbc filmed in front of us Link to comment
micra_wrc Posted October 5, 2011 Author Share Posted October 5, 2011 The McRae stages this year was a bit of a mixed bag... Friday was brilliant as the sun was shining, Aberfeldy was glorious and we got to see and hear Stig Blomqvist, Phil Mills, Jimmy McRae and David Bogie have some banter with John from Coltness Car club at the drivers forum that night. There was also an auction and Grant, Dave and John had their eyes on some tasty prizes. Saturday was a wash out It was wet, wet, and um wet. The service area quickly turned into a boggy muddy marsh and the busiest people were the tractor drivers! They were towing vehicles in and out of the field, including moving the big heay tyre servicing trucks/wagons ! Spectator footfall was light, I think most folk abandoned the idea of coming to the service area. We heard that the stages were very slippy, with a lot of cars spinning or going off. The next (and last event for us this year) is the IRC Rally of Scotland this weekend. The R4 and the retail unit will be at the start line at Stirling Castle on Friday (7 October). Alistair McRae will be there, driving the Proton. There is also talk about Toshi Ari attending. Hopefully we get a good turnout and the forest stages on Saturday are kinder to competitors than the McRae last weekend. Link to comment
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