15. Roger Albert Clark Rally 2023
23. 11. – 27. 11. 2023, Carmarthen • De Lacy Motor Club + Roger Albert Clark Rally Motor Club • gravel 564.01 km - (cancelled 28.49 km) • total distance including road sections - 1080.00 km • Other years
Info
SS33
Stopped
Stopped
SS30
Stopped
SS29
Off Road
Off Road
SS28
Stopped, Broken Driveshaft
SS27
Notional time, stopped to help Nº30
Off Road
Rolled
Puncture
SS25
Stopped - Off Road
Stopped
SS24
Rolled
Puncture
SS23
Off Road
Off Road
Off Road
Puncture
Puncture
Accident
SS17
Stopped
SS15
"Gonna open the taps, push choke off just a little today, never driven Scottish stages before, liked that one"
"Good run through that aye"
"We haven't done anything forestry wise for over ten years, only 3rd rally in RWD on gravel, this morning way to cautious, we couldn't have a gone a lot harder in there"
"It was just a lovely stage, happy to be here, proper stages and pleasure to be driving them, tell Seb he needs to spend more time driving on the ice lakes"
"It was a lot grippier than I'd thought it would be"
"Not too bad, a bit cautious in there, lost a lot of time but we are still here, not too bad there or there abouts"
"Yeah that wasn't too bad, a little cautious, there's a bit of light on the scene now, I'll take that time!"
"Aye look here, I've never driven in frost before so just kinda of dubious on what way we'd go so didn't go mad in there"
"It was all good, to be honest my I'm smiling because my toes are warm now, it's like a fridge in here, felt alright in there, thought it would be icier than what it was, really nice, just managing the pace"
"It was a clean run, we didn't commit on the fast stuff, still a bit frosty under the trees"
"It's all about Barney, difficult now, his helmet must have lost a channel, messed about at the start with the intercom, difficult to hear him, very cold this morning but its all good"
"Quite a bit of grip, couple of spots that are quite tricky, far too careful, bit of fun, bit of slides, made a few mistakes, wouldn't say we set the world alight but had a lot of fun, happy with the time"
"Much more grip than I expected also, only some places, easily be taken out be one place, I took it careful, maybe way too careful, hopefully no-one else is pushing too hard"
SS13
Notional time, stopped to help other crew
Off road
Puncture
SS10
Over Time Limit
SS9
"Very fast, very open, bit boggy in places, fun but nice, every bend is a different story"
"Really good those first 2 stages, could do them for the rest of the day, It was really flowing, keeping it on the island so to speak"
"Still pretty ropey, I didn't really enjoy it, Arwel did but I didn't, got to look after your passenger haven't you, haven't mentioned a pig either"
"We are not even thinking about the northern section yet, that was good, that was a bit tricky, feeling good"
"It was really really good for the first 6 miles, just got through the last few, we got through it in one piece, what a rally!"
"It was clean, some stage that there so it is, Wee bit of knowledge be keen"
"It is the same as I remember, it was very soft at the end, a little dangerous, I don't think I'm getting faster"
"I don't know if it is any better yet"
"That was good, could get caught out in there easy, gonna wait a while til I start pushing, I don't want to take any risks, keep doing what we are doing"
"Thats it summed up in one (Lots of drama on the RAC), We couldn't get the flow, just getting frustrated, kept losing momentum on the fast stuff"
"That was quite interesting, bit of survival there for us, be interesting in the dark won't it"
"Good morning, you alright, its very slippy out there, its all good, we are doing our own thing, no risks"
"We solved the Electrical issues, we had other issues, we need to get to service"
"Gosh, that was slippy, never had so much understeer, never been through Myherin with it being quite so bad as that"
"Just a proper stage, great fun, It was all good!"
"A lot better this morning, car is behaving a lot better, almost laid it over near the finish line"
"Very very slippy on top you know, I had to watch myself in there"
"We were lucky, glad to be here, rutted up really bad, had to dodge a rock"
"Its very rough, a lot rougher than previous times,"
"Look here it was grand, McKenna was off and trying to repair, slowed us a little, Its rough in places, its a nice stage, hard to get a full flow of it"
"Clean run through there, the start was incredible, that piece of road is seriously special, Tricky, stage could catch you out but plenty of time to be had in there"
"Obviously we were warned at the start about the logs and mud, just driving through and trying to keep the nose clean and enjoy the stage"
"I loved it, but I stalled, couldn't get the ignition switch back, so dropped maybe 10 seconds, (About Solberg time) - My God"
"Was quite rough, quite challenging, was mad, we hit the inside of a hairpin, how we didn't get a puncture, how we didn't go over I don't know, never driven it in conditions like that, (About Solberg time) - F**king hell that's quick, I know we lost time but that's fast"
"Ah, so rutted, super super tricky, was a bit like a WRC stage so we could attack a little bit, still 4 days to go"
"Ah very rough, big shame to see in that condition, I've got an injured hand so being careful on the bumps"
Stopped, Lost wheel
SS6
Stopped
Stopped
SS5
Stopped - Puncture
SS4
Mechanical
SS2
Flywheel Broken
Half spin
SS1
"Its class that, good stage, good car, few funny smells of getting this warm, first time driving the car"
"This time we haven't tested, that was the test, so at very low speed it doesn't want to turn so using the bar a bit but the Porsche traction helps a lot, I can get up a gear and use the torque, in the Escort I did a lot of changing gears, today not even looking at the times"
"We have a bit of a misfire at the moment, lot of fast corners, lot of tight ones"
"We are all happy, been a long year, beautiful stage"
"About a mile and half into it I started to get into the swing of it"
"Fantastic, I don't feel sick anymore, if we didn't get nervous then we wouldn't know you're gonna try hard would we"
"No problem, haven't done an event since this one 2 years ago"
"Its a nice wee stage in there, long time since I've been in Wales, lot of people out there"
"Perfect way to start a rally, All you kids out there, this is what you need to be doing!"
"The best start, lovely, really enjoyed, lets get to the finish as well though"
"Yeah brilliant, a little slippy in places, first time on the RAC, the aim is to get to Monday night, great to see everyone out last night"
"It did good in there, no dramas, just a bit rusty"
"Nice to get the first stage out of the way"
"I was happy with that, tried to grow the moustache to suit the car but it's not happening, I try and drive how I normally drive"
"Absolutely brilliant, first stage in 10 years, 20 years since co-driver been in that seat too"
"That's some stage, baptism of fire, drove this car down a farm lane the other day so no idea what it was going to do in 5th gear"
"Aye it was slippy, first time in a BDA and first time on the RAC, Steady run through here"
"It weren't a nice stage, been down the bottom of a ditch, weren't listening were I, I'm pleased, slow start, very very slippy"
"Happy with that, good post-op workout that, I enjoyed that stage, got a bit of everything"
"New car, finished it yesterday, no idea what gears I'm in, dream car, dream stage can't get better than that can you"
"We are here aren't we, the craic, the atmosphere, to be part of it is f**king brilliant, great for motorsport, amazing event to be fair"
"Really good, bit of a wrong tyre choice on the front, but don't want to attack it too early, first time driving the car on a stage"
"It has to be this rally, just unreal, already a load of people off, I'm very rusty, knocking a few things off"
"It was brilliant fun, good looking driver and navigator just tops it off!"
"It's slippy at the start but fast and flowing, relishing the challenge"
"If Carlsberg made rally stages, that would be one of them!"
"I enjoyed it, slippy, very good stage, quite a few off, sad to see Adam Milner off"
"It was slippy at the start, seemed to be not too bad, I don't know"
"Real slippy it was, car is good, half spin in there"
"It is really necessary to have someone like Dai next to you, it helped me a lot, because it's not so easy"
"It's fantastic, the visibility, the weather.....It's summer, Steady, trying to understand the pacenotes"
"The competition this year is amazing, really good for the rally, thought Crychan was a nice stage, slippy, plenty of corners"
"There was nowt to it, we caught Alonso in there, held a little bit, not for too long, Crychan is nice, it's good"
"Aye, just trying to get into it, happy"
"Just feels a bit down on power, not sure why"
"Bit tricky, had a small overshoot, it's a marathon not a sprint, great to see so many people out"
"Fantastic stage to open a rally up!"
"It was quite kind but I was too careful, just trying to understand how to drive this stage"
"Stuck in 4th gear, car was incredible but then got stuck in fourth and can't get any other gear"
"I'm trying my best but driving like an old woman, good to get settled in over the first stage, Roger was stopped so cost me a few seconds, then caught the TR7, OK that's fine"
"It's slippy, really really slippy, we've got no grip, maybe wrong tyres, but good fun"
"See all the crowds, out, proper rallying, great fun, probably the slippiest I've seen Crychan, Its a long way (to go), 2 seconds is nothing is it"
"Lot more slippy in there than I thought, co driver did a great job, driver not so much, first time driving one of these for 2 years, lot of room for improvement! That's not bad"
"Very difficult, wow, good fun, pacenotes are way too cautious, I drove way to careful, nice to get going but I think I lost a lot of time"
"I stalled in there, took me 4 or 5 seconds to get it started, was slippy under braking, difficult to judge but a beautiful stage, it was good fun!"
"Banzai! That was good fun! Some major slides in there, some major fun! My god never seen so many people, unreal in there, we are here for all the fun and the craic"