rally vic bdg,s

[gen mk 1rs2000]

these 2 cars sound very diferent
but sound bloody good
1st one stu reid
2nd vid geoff portman (who loves to rev the titss off it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmKJ6ZsI ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YymJejCo ... re=related

[Scott Morton]

The boys including Grant Walker were really having a ball...

we were down the other end of the super special stage infront of the tractor shed & the view was great as they slide round the bottom loop

[bmw02rally]

Luv the sound of Reid's...thought the other BD's sound like they have filled their exhausts with grit?

[Cam]

Agree Mark. It seems like it's due to different exhaust set ups and I prefer Stewies too.

[gen mk 1rs2000]

yeah but id love to know how hard portman revs his thing
admittedly stewies sounds gruntier

[ozstang65]

[MikeT]

Here is Portman at Wednesdays media day for the 2011 Alpine Rally.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1lq-TKfTA0

[Gary P.]

I have to disagree guys! I think Portmans car sounds much more like the way Vatanen used to drive his cars. Thats does it for me!!

Go on drag out "The Vatanen Touch" and have a listen.........you know you can't resist.

[Cam]

[MikeT]

My understanding is that Stewart Reid's is from and that the Portman and Walker cars are from NZ.
Grant Walkers was built by I'm told.
I don't know where Geoff Portman's was built.
Not sure if that explains the difference in sounds?
Maybe different exhaust philosophies exist in UK and NZ?

[Danny M]

Portmans is from Palmside I'm told by a very good source

[gen mk 1rs2000]

[gen mk 1rs2000]

another thing to note is portman beat stui on a few stages.
are we talking about local knowledge / car / or driver ???
i bet stuis car cost lots more $$$$ than portmans palmside car ???

[Scott Morton]

Portmans car is from Palmside.....

It was Deane's own car he rallied for sometime

Grant has really come back into the sport in a big way, even dragged in a very old pit crew along the way - lol