previously on going straight sideways I
traveled to a BAC rally Deutschland to
catch up with the drivers and pick up
any advice in preparation to compete
myself in Wales Rally GB who don't want
to go to win the rally in the first
place step by step when you feel more
comfortable your your race to speeder
and I swapped the microphone for some
overalls when Mads osburgh gave me my
first taste of the Ford Fiesta World
Rally Car
no I was the speed of their carrying
what I can put the car through it was an
unbelievable experience
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down here the code on three
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so we're on our way to the Philip Rice
rally school deep in the heart of Wales
to hopefully part of my bio test which
will allow me to then get my life if I
don't forget my license then I can't go
rallying you know you need that whether
you're rallying at club level or you
know world championship level you need
to have your life and I don't want to
fail it because I'll never hear the end
of it I'll never be able to set foot in
the WI food service park ever again
they'll rip me apart like an arm bread
on Rugby Club curry night oh yeah that
can't happen
and most importantly yeah we're not
going to be able to do the rally if we
if we don't pass this test so quite a
lot of images I'm passing except that
still today but the fingers cross I was
ignored it up
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still I am you Mike yeah oh yeah I'd
look a lot for having us here Phil um
obviously you've had you've been running
the rally school for 20 27 28 years 27
years before seven years so you've seen
people coming and going
the reason I'm here still is the Gabbar
test pack pass it to be able to at the
moment I can't even go and either
Outlander but it would have involved the
bars go it's all about safety really and
giving you confidence to go and do first
rally so talk a lot about the signs you
like you can see on the roof procedure
the signs you know what signs the
certain cemex bit about timing it safety
that's the main things making you say
because there's you have thousands of
people if they're watching this is
closer to the roads and you want to make
it as safe as we possibly can is for it
but we can't take element away of danger
and that's what makes it exciting for
everybody isn't it but I think what
you've got to do is we've got to manage
you can we and that's one Barka Barka
which is about really so I said well I'm
ready you're ready go me there there are
two parts to the bar test the first part
is a written exam to prove my
understanding of the rules and most
importantly the safety aspects of
rallying those covers everything
everything is done world so far a world
confident men I've I've got the question
hey
a little bit like I'm back at school and
then be very well at school then it's on
to the practical test driving a rally
car alongside a qualified instructor
reading the pace notes at the end of
that bill decides whether or not I'm fit
to get my competition right yes Ram the
bloody thing to write one fixing sorry
dude
keep going keep going keep going big
open area see port right 32 whatever
expulsion and pranks earlier the soon as
you're out of the track has been
oppressed people look in the head you
look at the glowstick God
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nice what jumped in drinks just go dead
right finish the stage hey nice drivin
hmm that's real good
brilliantly so that's the part to have
that ya never pass for that good nice
legs up thank you
I'm passing the test Phil decided that
the best thing to fast track my
preparation for rally GP was to let me
loose in his group a spec Subaru Impreza
while he watched and advised
good now we can snap him up into this
car and different feeling with a star
all together a lot more see what we're
looking forward to keeping the power in
for the corner not backing off and get
me folks like so he's got a good exit
scene probably it's so different orders
useful the struggling he was struggling
with it a bit two stars and now expected
I'm really good
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we're just looking for the set it up for
this corner now I just turning in here
we want the power now let me try ground
real like that so those excellent
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unbelievable
obviously I'm shuffled up I'll pass the
test but I think I'm probably more
nervous now because now we're actually
gonna go and do Rally GB and I can tell
you rallying and circuit racing is like
chalk and cheese is like golf and
cricket they both use a ball but it's
two completely different sports I'm very
impressed
Oh Mike's come along because he's able
to forget but he knows what circuit
releasing and really start again you
know and there's not many people get to
drive my group a car and I got that much
confidence in him you know about Maori
present I shall definitely on the rally
encourage him and cousin get that
finished and then would be nice to see
him in a car again when they're not just
do it one rally rally GB is such an
iconic event and it's a it's a privilege
to be able to go in and take part in
that rally and so you know I want to do
it right
the key now is just preparation
preparation preparation you're a legend
felt thanks a lot appreciate it
we got rallied the next step of my
journey brought me to domine hauled in
cumbria home to M Sport the team who
took Ford to two World Championship
titles in 2006 and 2007
and who are building my car for Wales
Rally GB so much of em sports history
tucked up in their museum and I stuck my
head in through the door
for a quick look round I didn't realise
I even had this place there's some
relics from the past in here Jerry
Matthies 2010 Rally GB focus
and then there's this the Fiesta that
one on its debut in Sweden in 2011 with
Miko heaven and driving it it's a
special car but probably not as special
as this one the mark to escort the
granddaddy of rallyin probably the most
famous rally car that's ever existed and
certainly before the group beer or the
four-wheel drive era started this was
the car to have
and this one everything under the Sun I
wasn't far along my trip down memory
lane when my co-driver for Wales rally
g.b.m sports very young and Richard
Miller turned up to say hello I'm rich
Miller and usually in a WRC event I'm
sat behind the computer watching the
stage times coming in this time to be
sat in the rally car hoping our stations
covered we've been good friends for a
while now and that helps when you sign
the car you know that you don't want to
see in a councilman you don't know at
all I mean this is three days of solid
driving off-road in real tough stages
technical fast flowing stages we need to
make sure that we're in the right place
at the right time we can't afford any
mistakes there's a lot of preparation
gonna have to go in to prepare and
pacenotes schedules check and I know
exactly what's going on every day so we
don't get lost both rich and myself
needed some help and no one knows more
about rallying all Rally GB than M Sport
company founder Sir Malcolm Wilson Rally
GB is to announce of being a hard
difficult rally you know the level of
grip can be so clean consistently it's
always coming across the wheel not even
for one hell of a shock you know that
the fitness side that the concentration
side does the understanding of the pace
nodes and developing your system Mike's
come out to get used to listening to the
pace notes and basically trying to put
that into perspective where he needs to
place a calendar which will be quite
difficult
to step in and do one event is this
quiet challenge we needed a plan so the
next morning Richard and I sat down to
figure out pace notes one of the most
critical parts of rallying the co-driver
read these notes to the driver during a
stage which describes the layout and any
dangers in the road ahead but it is its
own language entirely very long Ison
spies wrongdoer cook people in progress
their latest in late 3-1 grid also
tested this is the bit I earn seriously
worried about is trying to keep the car
on the road whilst you're screaming
instructions into my head so I want the
least amount of information we can get
away with yeah you got imagine there's a
there's at least one piece in it for
every corner and then in a 30-mile stage
there's hundreds of pace there's a huge
amount information you know then it's
just going to keep on coming so we start
with the easy stuff that's them right
and then you can have one to six now
that determines the severity of the
corner yeah for me I would like to use
one being tight the ethics being quick
because that's that kind of relates to
the gear that you're in so if you say s6
right if I know that it's pretty much
flat out sixth gear right fifth gear
right yeah it's the easiest way to
relate I think it will come the patients
will come over the course of rally there
are going to be instances where I'm
going to tell you some other information
you know we're not just got the severity
of the bends we will talk about the
distances in between you know I might
say into which means one once one
corners finished we're almost
straightaway into the next one I say
caution or even double caution and you
really got to back up back off and get
the car self and tidy through that
section you finish notorious for maybe
how an accident yeah okay
so as you can see from our little chat
Pecos all out the list in here so to
make sure that you actually gonna listen
mmm a little challenge salvia yeah yeah
so I've built a little course yeah
leave that top-of-the-range go car
that's why you go run in a minute
I'm going to blindfold you right okay so
and then I'm going to go behind you and
tell you which way to go and show if
you're listening to what I'm saying
okay one small issue yeah come find a
blindfold but it's fine I'm not wearing
pants on
yes yeah well not lately no I did
details pull details
I genuinely can't see anything
three two one and two eight come on pick
up come on do that flap flap all right
great no to let everything right now go
on go on
let me run with it Sebastien Ogier
doesn't where Julien Ingrassia in Japan
you liked it we just don't see on the
telly so you're gonna have to give me a
push I will highlight pack with pants on
whatever I'm after that pushing you it
okay I got it
every left rear left left Rilla Rilla
left straight straight another straight
up
well with them right running if you've
got money rich right you can see the
home straight now upon I don't see
anything right right right
you're not listening to me I think
you're giving a smoke too late great
we're on the hope in it corner finish
and we're over now you made it
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stupid boyfriend
because I've passed on my head leave me
alone there's a stupid idea your idea I
think it's a crazy idea but I'm sure I'm
not alone there's a lot of people can't
wait to see how about that pair of them
get on next time on going straight
sideways I begin my intense fitness
training schedule about enough Oh she'll
the curry there I am and I make the trip
over to Ireland to meet with current
Citroen star Craig breathe for my first
taste of a modern day rally car and get
his opinion on myself enriched doing
Rally GB I think it's a terrible idea
truthfully nobody seems to be pretty
keen on going editor at this stage so
you know before ending the day with a
chat at his house and a lovely mug of
tea
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