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Old 05-10-2005, 01:42 PM   #1
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Default Rally of Bathurst - Now with photos

Only weeks now till the Rally of Bathurst and the debut of the Team RS Focus.

I've secured my ticket and am wondering if there'll be any EUROFORD Club members attending?

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Old 05-10-2005, 08:50 PM   #2
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yeh mate ill be there with a few mates for a bday but shhh hehe see u there
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Old 05-10-2005, 10:37 PM   #3
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Can you please confirm the date it is on?
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Of course I'll be there... in a slightly more official format though, as part of the team hopefully! Still yet to confirm, but I'm going either way if I can help it.
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Old 08-10-2005, 03:41 PM   #5
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It's the weekend of the 29/30 October. We'll have to make a meeting point and take it from there. I'm travelling up on Friday morning and staying Friday and Saturday night and then travelling back on Sunday. That's the plan as it stands for now.
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Old 14-10-2005, 12:02 PM   #6
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This is going to be a difficult one for me to swing. What accomodation plans did we have, if any? Eddie, if you know something about accomodation there that I don't, or Todd for that matter, either PM me or post in the thread if you could. Might make an expensive weekend if you don't get it sorted. Could be a long weekend in a busy time for me, but I would dearly love to be there to see the new ARC Focus.

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Old 25-10-2005, 08:41 PM   #7
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I am tryin to make it for the Friday special stages session..
I will probably also goto the meet and greet on the Thursday with the drivers and the cars..
Im up here already saw the Corolla today driving on the road that goes to Mount Pan...
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Old 25-10-2005, 10:14 PM   #8
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I'm driving up from Sydney in a new BF Fairlane (oh the pain!) on Friday and will be at the Rally on Sunday all day with the team. Drop by on Sunday if you're around!!!

I'm then driving back to Melbourne on Tuesday. Bit of a fly-by-night but well worth the trip up!!!
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Old 26-10-2005, 06:35 PM   #9
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ford have withdrawn from competing in the rally as they feel some of the equipment is a bit underdone
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Old 26-10-2005, 07:12 PM   #10
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Too bad about the focus..
I saw the Rexy today tho at the car wash..







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Old 26-10-2005, 07:19 PM   #11
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so is it going to be there atleast ? just so we can check out ? " please hehe
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the car will be there "as a sign of good faith"
drivers will still be partaking in recce too
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Old 26-10-2005, 07:55 PM   #13
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And I'll be there, what better reason to go that to meet me?!!!
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Old 26-10-2005, 08:04 PM   #14
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This arvo on william Street i saw a red focus zetec, with mesh in the front grills and sounded like an exhaust is that someone from EFC?
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damn. shame about that. there was an article in this weeks AustoAction saying the Focus would be there....guess they went to print too early.. :P
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Old 27-10-2005, 12:41 AM   #16
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Unfortunately I won't be there as I am car-less until who knows what stage this weekend... and we wouldn't get to see the car on the day I would have been able to go anyway! Curses!

Oh well... hopefully Ford can get things working a bit better then.

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Old 02-11-2005, 12:55 PM   #17
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went on sunday it was crapola !
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Old 02-11-2005, 03:49 PM   #18
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Zetec and I went to Mt. Panorama for a few hours in the morning on Sunday. By that stage the Rally had been cancelled and most of the teams were back from Sunny Corner and packing up. We were invited back into the Pits and the TeamRS Foci was already loaded into the transporter.

Despite this, we managed a few words with Michael Guest and he had a quick look at my Foci. It was raining and I parked it in the Pit Garage!! He was genuinely interested in how it all worked (my hand-controls) and Zetec took a good photo of Michael in my Foci.

Very lucky that I was there for the Super Special Stages at Mt. Panorama on Friday and Saturday and that I got to see all of the cars running (bar the TeamRS Foci).

My sincere thanks to Zetec for coming out to Mt. Panorama on Sunday and it was good to see FlaminFiesta again.

Simonr, I noticed a Fiesta with some good looking signwriting on the side as I was leaving Bathurst on the Great Western Highway. It had TeamRS signage (I think) and some other gear on it too. Have you seen it in Bathurst?? Also on his lonesome, was a Red MKI Foci who was camping at Mt. Panorama. Michael said he had noticed it parked there whilst on his warm-down lap from the SS Stage.

Can't wait till the Rally of Canberra next year. I'm planning on going.
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Old 02-11-2005, 08:43 PM   #19
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Sorry i didnt come, i was tied up with assignments and had to get back to sydney..

yer i see the "RS" fez all the time buzzing around, heres a post wit a pic
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=23717

the focus must of been the one i mentioned b4
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I'll be at Canberra definitely also. I enjoyed my day in Bathurst and have some great photos which should be up sometime this week!! Stay tuned...
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Looking forward to the photos... am uploading Eddies to a gallery and can do the same to yours, Matt.

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Old 03-11-2005, 11:41 PM   #22
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Thanks chief, expect them after Wagga AFD.
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Old 14-11-2005, 09:45 PM   #23
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Photos courtesy of Eddie

TeamRS Focus ARC 06







Escort Mk I RS1600










Love the Escort especially!

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Old 14-11-2005, 10:59 PM   #24
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Great pics Eddie. That reminds me I have to do something... post my pics!! Not long now!
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Old 23-11-2005, 11:53 AM   #25
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Zetec,

I am DYING to see how the photo of Michael Guest (hint,hint). Also I have some photo's of Escorts etc at the Classic Adelaide Rally from a week ago. I'll e-mail them to you, Timmeh. Thanks for posting these one's!
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Old 24-11-2005, 02:10 PM   #26
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No worries chief!

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Old 12-12-2005, 11:50 PM   #27
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OK so I'm a lazy bum. My bad.

Sorry it's such a crap photo, only a 2 MP Sony digi, time for an upgrade before the new rally season!!!!

Eddie showing Michael Guest how a real Focus should be driven! :1syellow1


Eddie, I can promise you pics in the future with him, better ones!! Those who rock up to Canberra we'll try to do our best to get him along for a group photo!
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Old 13-12-2005, 01:27 PM   #28
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Top photo, Zetec! For a 2MP Camera it did well considering it was taken inside with the lights on in the pit garage. I like the effect of the water beading on my Foci and I haven't forgotten about Rally of Canberra next year.
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