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I guess every petrolhead has looked at Youtube-videos of old Opels, VW polo's or ground effects-cars racing up a German or Swiss mountainroad while producing heavenly noises. If you haven't, I would suggest you do it. Like, now. And turn the volume up, really high!  The problem with a video is that it's still only a video. Hearing those lovely induction noises coming from a single cammed 8-valve VW's in real life, storming through the forest still half a mile from the place your standing, while drinking beer and eating "ein würscht"... Well, that kind of beats sitting behind your laptop. So, after a first visit last year me and a friend (the others preferred sleeping 'till noon...useless  ) were off to Luxemburg to hear some noise, eat some meat and drink some beer. Still have to go through my footage, but have some tasters:  _DSC7112 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr  _DSC7139 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr  _DSC7161 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr Ex-BTCC-chassis.  _DSC7180 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr  _DSC7208 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr  _DSC7251 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr |
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alecf
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Living the dream yet again
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b3nson
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Jealous!! Had planned on going to this but apparently a new kitchen was more important to my wife...
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'99 Fiat Coupe 20V Turbo
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adamb
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Myself and a few mates went a couple of years ago for a stag weekend.
Really want to go back, it's something you don't seem to get anywhere else, and an experience not to be missed.
Climbing up along the edge of embankments with a 20ft drop to one side just to get a better view, sitting atop a pile of felled trees, eating cheap and tasty sausage and steak sandwiches.
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Living the dream yet again Hahahaha thanks, but I would have to reply yet again that it's still very far from living the dream. Only difference with my visit to the rally is that this time it wasn't raining, everything else is still the same story: the same basic camera gear, sandwiches from the day before and, most importantly, not driving the course myself  Jealous!! Had planned on going to this but apparently a new kitchen was more important to my wife... Should have told her that they sell sausages so she doesn't need a kitchen! Really want to go back, it's something you don't seem to get anywhere else, and an experience not to be missed. Climbing up along the edge of embankments with a 20ft drop to one side just to get a better view, sitting atop a pile of felled trees, eating cheap and tasty sausage and steak sandwiches. Exactly! The atmosphere surrounding these events is just awesome and down to earth. Too bad most of the races are "a bit" further away than this one, but I'm trying to convince some people to go and look at the St-Ursanne race... |
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 _DSC7253 bewerkt-2 by G C, on Flickr Not the fastest, not the loudest, not the most outrageous,... but to me a Golf Mk. I with that bodykit is the quintessential hillclimb car: the huge arches, a big frontsplitter, some BBS 3-piece porn and a screaming n/a engine. Just look at it!   _DSC7194 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr  _DSC7237 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr |
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The Doctor
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That Integrale in the last pic, Raketen Bruno? Or another one with a crazy Delta ;D
Wanted to go to this event, but forgot about it untill i saw a post on facebook sunday.... :/
It's not even that far from here.
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May 10, 2017 19:37:20 GMT
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That Integrale in the last pic, Raketen Bruno? Or another one with a crazy Delta ;D Wanted to go to this event, but forgot about it untill i saw a post on facebook sunday.... :/ It's not even that far from here. Nope, Norbert Handa according to the facebook page. This was also a "regular" (well, sort of...  ) Integrale while Raketen Bruno (I'll admit, had to look him up ) has a Delta S4. Still, plenty quick enough and good for second place in his class. Too bad about missing it, but know the feeling. Don't know where you live in the Netherlands, but the other local hillclimbs would probably be: - Teuven (close to Voeren and Maastricht): august normally, but haven't found anything about the 2017 edition yet... Lowbudget option if you want to enter yourself btw
- Richelle (close to Luik) in September. Also a very small event, costs about 5€ as a spectator but some interesting cars the last years (Escort Cosworth, ex-WRC Xsara, fiat 500 with a bike engine, couple Escort Mk1 & 2's,...)
- Tros-Marêts (close to Malmedy) also in september. Haven't been myself, but should be worth the trip
- Montée Historique Du Maquisard (Theux, very close to Spa) in august. Haven't been to the race, but have driven the track/that road dozens of times (at the legal limit, officer
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May 10, 2017 19:43:14 GMT
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And some moving footage from the starting area. Normally a Rally-spec Scooby is quite loud...but I couldn't even hear it launch because of that insane (and insanely good sounding!) Audi S1. Around 850 bhp... |
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Seth
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May 10, 2017 20:24:16 GMT
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Yeah, basically that Audi wins.  |
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The Doctor
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May 10, 2017 21:03:35 GMT
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Teuven is 27th of august. www.limburgrally.nlI know about it, i've competed a couple of times, this year there is new tarmac as well! And no spectators 50m after the start, which is good, because it was dangerous some times. For the bergrennen, as in proper Gruppe H cars all day long, we've been to Homburg as well in the past, as it combined with the Eiffel Rally around Daun, where all the group B monsters come out and play. There should be a topic about that visit on here somewhere, but all the pics will be dead, as i lost them all  |
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adamb
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We went to Wolsfeld in germany this weekend for my stag do, here's a vid my mate did.
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Driving over to Eschdorf tomorrow once again |
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In short: it was hot! (I really should have listened to Baz Luhrmann beforehand... ) It was also crowded, not doubt because it was hot and it was the 30th edition. Mix that with some beer, some sausages and ear- splitting intakesounds and you've good a great recipe for a wonderful day. (and for plenty of sunburn  ) So yeah, much peoples. And much earsplittingness in this one. An old VW with wide fenders is what Bergrennen is all about for me, and I'd choose that over most of the Formula cars attending the race. It just looks sooooo right charging up the hill Mister Pisano is ofcourse also a legend in his own  _DSC3489 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr But, it doesn't always have to be that extreme. Just a gutted-out 306 GTI with a cage and a cool livery  _DSC3512 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr There were some big teams attending (think: 4 cars, multiple trailers, a bus for all the mechanics and team members,...), but also small one-or-two-man-teams with basic gear. And a stripped-out Exige S...so still not as cheap as the 306  _DSC3514 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr  _DSC3519 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr Looking at the hair, I guess he forgot his helmet on his previous run... (I'm just jealous because of my retracting hairline at age 29, sigh .... and that I'm not competing )  _DSC3523 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr The sweet sound of a B16 going up the hill, lovely  _DSC3532 bewerkt by G C, on Flickr |
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) were off to Luxemburg to hear some noise, eat some meat and drink some beer. 
) Integrale while Raketen Bruno (I'll admit, had to look him up 
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