micra_wrc

oi, we love getting spotted by StrikE

passed him in Lanark once and he gave us several big caveman bellows, waving his arms and jumping up and down

imy

he was on his way up to Aberdeen for a function

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

oh dear

hope you find the cab and that the driver coughs up.

... did Imy not use that quote at the Prodrive test facility when addressing the masses? Maybe i imagined it sorry.

...

yes I said that at the Gathering but stole it from st3ph3n from here

sorry to hear you had to sell the scoob Gordon, hope the new owner enjoys it as much as you did.

Say hi to the family for us,

Imy & Grant

x

great write up and glad you had fun

lol fast snapping there Marko, or was the TV paused while you looked for your camera? lol

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

great idea, I'll mention it to the charity

and I still pmsl with the goat touching thing

Imy

Video of the static R4 at Goodwood 2011

Ken Block autograph session at Goodwood 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

well done folks

Welcome back Chris, glad you've given in to the modding bug

great pictures and agree with what warrier08 said, thats some buffet

excellent job

well done to everyone that got involved, what a great story.

Jake's face was a peach!

.... So there i am driving at the stated 40mph and just about everyone and their Granny are going past ...

that happens to me too

I would like to know as well.

and pmsl at Barry, why don't you test it for us?

loving Phil the fireman

great write up Glyn and pleased that things went well.

perhaps we can get a McRae Vision car/presence for next year, it might boost your numbers

great pics, seems like everyone had fun.

surprised to see the Seat on fire, hope there isnt too much damage.

imy

this has shaped up to be a wonderful day out and well done Stu in getting things rolling.

Can't believe how many folk have offered their services and/or premises, its like watching jigsaw pieces falling into place.

you all must take plenty of pics so I can see too

many thanks to Rach for finding me at Goodwood to pass on a message from Stu, glad you got our parcel safely

imy

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

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

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