It's Been A While - So Time to Post an In-Car Video With Callum Duffy

It's been a while since I last posted here.  Good to see the successor Mull Rally seems to be doing OK - will be keeping an eye on it again in 6 weeks time.  Good luck to the organisers and competitors.

Meanwhile, here's and excellent in-car video of Calum Duffy in the Escort along Gribun in 2010.

Some points to note:

- a big "moment" about 2 minutes in
- from 5:45 it gets really quick
- my favourite pacenote "flat to the phone box"
- from 6 minutes as we go flat to the phone box the car hits the rev limiter in 5th.  Gulp!
- although the earlier part of the stage doesn't look that quick, the car must be in the air about 20 times in 5 minutes, the road is incredibly narrow and bumpy, and just check out those corners over blind brows where a slight off will put you into a cliff or down into the sea.  Brave stuff, and clearly the car takes an enormous amount of punishment on this stage alone.

Love it!


Enjoy.

11/10/2008 - 15:53 - Gribun

Stunning coastal views highlighted by the sunshine. Breathtaking, even without Duffy on full chat.

(click to enlarge) Location



Here we can see about 1 mile of the stage as it skirts along the coast. Sweeping corners, blind crest, a narrow hump back bridge and constant crests and dips make for great viewing. MacKinnon had a moment on a crest just after the bridge, Duffy smooth and getting some air (with the Ecca looking a little under damped) but the flying Fiesta of Hall jnt took the yumping distance award. I guess you need to make up for less power by being a bit braver.

Duffy (click to enlarge)


Harper (click to enlarge)


Hall (click to enlarge)


A delay late in the running order delays us a bit, but it just means we'll be a bit later for dinner at the Bellachroy in Dervaig.

Basking 'beam (click to enlarge) Location