Catalunya WRC 2004 - Report - Pics added

[Allen Mead]

Oh what weekend!!! we're back and bloody knackered!!!

Well You obviously all know who won, Markko Märtin.

One of my friends was servicing for Markko over the weekend and had a wee tour of the ford service area :cool: :cool: :cool:

Have taken loads and loads of pics, most are mediocre, but there's a few good 'uns will post later.

Here's a taster one

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/R_23_0329.jpg

[Rob_S]

that photo makes me horny

[Gander]

*right click, save as....*

Eagerly awaiting further pics:cool:

[Brett]

56k sucks:(

That focus looks amazing.

[Rob_S]

come on monkey...wheres my god damn piccies!!!! :p

[Allen Mead]

Yeah, 56k definately sucks.

I've uploaded a few pics, I took over 160!!! I've re-sized them so it's all 56k friendly.

SS1

We were up at 4:30am to get to this stage

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/10A_0212.JPG

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/12A_0214.JPG

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http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/16A_0218.JPG

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http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/_1A_0203.JPG

[_SBD16v]

did you take them with the slr then have them put on disc

[Allen Mead]

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/_35_0237.JPG

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/_6A_0208.JPG

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http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/_7A_0209.JPG

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/_8A_0210.JPG

SS13

This was a very short stage at only 5.05km. We had set up on SS9, but it got cancelled as the bleedin spanish were all over the track!! This is the first run of the famous bridge hairpin - gutted SS14 is a reverse run, but we wasn't gonna risk waiting around for 6 hours for it to be possibly cancelled so went on to SS 13.

Pic of the view where we we standing on SS9

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/14A_0248.JPG


SS13

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/_20_0326.JPG

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/_28_0334.JPG

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http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/_30_0336.JPG

[Steve Heley]

He's saving his best picture for last.. ;)

[Rob_S]

was there a gte then? lol
ace pics my man :cool:

[Allen Mead]

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/_32_0338.JPG

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/_5A_0239.JPG

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http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/_9A_0243.JPG

[Allen Mead]

Service Area


The service area was rammed as you would imagine, I was lucky to get these few pics of the cars.

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/18A_0252.JPG

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/19A_0253.JPG

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/23A_0257.JPG

We had a wee talk for the head Technical honcho of Pirelli, This is the puncher repair they do to the tyres, it's special rubber that's stored in freezing conditions in a container and it's a special machine that fits it. All the rubb the WRC cars use is supplied FOC!!! and they allocate approx. 90 tyres per car per rally!!!!

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/26A_0260.JPG

On the way back into service after a number of stages, can't remember which day tho!

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/_13_0319.JPG

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/_14_0320.JPG

On the way out of service to re-fuel

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/---_0108.JPG

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/_10_0316.JPG

Oh yeah, and we bumped into someone in the airport on the way home :cool: :cool: watch this space...

[DarrenH]

aha, this is where youve been !

oh well, you missed a corker at brands while you were away. (BRC)

[Allen Mead]

coolio, I'd heard it'd been a good 'un

This is who we bumped into in the airport on the way home.... :cool: :cool:

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/Dscn0618.jpg

[Rob_S]

who's that then




lol :p
ace pics mate, very jealous

[Steve Heley]

Not to mention his dad Jimmy sitting on the other side of the table!

[Rob_S]

i would have asked colin to move over so i could have got a shot with jimmy lmao

[Steve Heley]

or.. was it Jimmy that took the picture? or Chris Meeke?

[Jon S]

i watched a bit of that rally last night,
The yellow suzuki was giving it some! There was 5000 people on and around the bridge which were caUsing safety issues for the organisers and the crowd were pissed off for waiting ages...
am i talking about the right rally?

[Allen Mead]

Yep, that's the one

[Allen Mead]

Oh, I forgot to add the best pic....

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/18A_0193.JPG

[_SBD16v]

wow steve thats one nice arse you got there

[Steve Heley]

why thanks..

[Kris]

coolio, I'd heard it'd been a good 'un

This is who we bumped into in the airport on the way home.... :cool: :cool:

http://www.astra-mk2.com/allenmead/Catalunya_WRC/Dscn0618.jpgWhos that next to him ,and more to the point why his he wearing a ford hat ?.

[Allen Mead]

That's me next to colin and the ford hat... don't see any vauxhalls or opels in the WRC or JWRC and my friend works for M-Sport, he was part of the service crew on markko martins car.

[Gander]

Looks like McRae's almost smiling! Thats a rare sight you've captured there, he always seems so serious.

[Allen Mead]

lol, he was rather miserable looking when I said hi, but was gracious enough to let me shake his hand - it hasn't been washed for some time now......


and before anyone says it, yes I am a fat git :p

[_SBD16v]

chubby is a nicer way to discribe you allen ;)