Classic Car Comment It‘s been a long wait, but fans of historic stage rallying will be out in force on the Roger Albert Clark Rally from Thursday 21 November - car 1 leaves Leominster at 16.01. Before the finish, five days later, the 140 crews will have to complete 300 stage miles before organising boss Colin Heppenstall sprays the champagne. Full route details and parking ticket prices at www.racrmc.org. Peter Baker      |
Classic Car and Historic Motorsport from Retro-Speed Magazine Daily news and image galleries from the world of classic rallying, historic motor racing, hill climbs, car trials, classic car shows, and major classic car and automobilia auctions, written by and for those passionate about historic motor sport. Classic Motorsport Retro-Fact Introduced in 1954, the Swedish-produced Halda Speedpilot can be considered the first rallying computer. This compact dash-mounted instrument allowed the navigator to sleep while still providing the driver with three important facts; time, distance covered and, perhaps the most important innovation of all, average speed. In fact, when combined with a series of pre-written, hand-written route directions suitably placed in front of the driver, the co-driver became almost redundant. Almost. Above Images The Roger Albert Clark Rally 2011 by Peter Baker. Special Retro-Speed DISCOUNT on books from Porter Press International Buy books via Retro-Speed and receive ten percent discount. Search for Porter Press and scroll down to Buy a Book or click the button on the left.
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