F
or this month’s LanciaStratosfeature,I spoketo StevePerez
abouthis experiencesrallyingone. The conversationturnedto an
accidentthat he sufferedin 2013,when,at high speedon a night
stagein Dalby, the littleLanciagot awayfromhim over somebumps.
The affablePerezis a four-timenationalchampion,but evenhe admitted
that the car swappedends in an instant,beforehe’d reallyregisteredit.
The fact that somebodyas talentedas him readilyconfessesthat he finds
the short-wheelbaseStratosa handfultells you all needto knowaboutits
on-the-limitcharacteristics.Thereis footageof the accidenton YouTube,
but thereis also a minuteor so of clips showingPerezand co-driverPaul
Spooneron the 2012Wales RallyGB. It’s this sequencethat reallygets
to the heartof the sometimes-waywardbut hugelycharismaticLancia’s
appeal,its gloriousV6 bark echoingaroundthe valleysand forestsas
the car flicksone way then the other. It’s a sightand soundthat can’tfail
to give you goosebumps– rallying’s equivalentof the MatraV12.
Drivingthe featuredexample– at far moresedatespeedsthan the
likesof Perez,I shouldadd – broughtto mindMurrayWalker’s
thoughtsafterhis ride in the two-seaterMcLarenF1 car: “If you ever
thinkthat life is dull and ordinary, and thingsare passingyou by, you
shouldtry this...fabulous.”JAMESPAGEHaymarket is certified by BSIto
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[email protected]Griffin gets into gear
This year,Imademy first visit to KopHill and was bowled overby
the qualityof the entry.On the first day, Iwas apassengerin (and
later drove)Paul Clayson’sex-ETCC VauxhallVX4/90.On the
Sunday,Iwas entrustedwith the HeritageCentre’s30-98,David
Kirkebeingon hand to givetuition.NeverhaveIhad such apublic
forumin whichto makemy first fewgearchangesin avintagecar
that I’d neverdriven before.Havingcrunchedfirst to second,then
secondto third,Ihad to go back do wn the ’box near the top of the
hill. Youwouldn’tbelieve the reliefwhenIdid it quicklyand silently.
After abit of practice,the secondrun was agreatimprovement.Onlineofferings
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