At the request of members, Alastair Fisher the 23 year old rally driver
from Co Tyrone was approached to come and participate in a Limavady Custom
Cruisers open night. Alastair responded quickly and positively to the
approach, rearranging his commitments and gave us all a night to remember.
Those in attendance had the opportunity to get up close and personal with
Alastair’s Ford Fiesta R2 with its 1.6 Zetec 16V – 1598 cc – Ti-VCT ; 4
cylinder in line; DOHC; 16 valves; alloy cylinders head and block; variable
cam timing in the College workshop.
Alastair who is currently competing in the WRC Academy series and his
navigator Rory Kennedy sparred off each other naturally as they talked
about their various rally exploits and also talked about the safety
considerations both in the car and in their equipment including
demonstrating the new cervical brace to prevent cervical damage in the
event of an accident. Additionally, they talked through how they prepared
their pace notes and those in attendance sat enthralled as we had the
opportunity to watch some in-car footage from the Donegal rally and to look
at the details Donegal 2011 pace notes.
Alastair outlined how he got involved with rally sport, how he juggled his
university studies while competing internationally, his mental and physical
preparation for rallying, of his successes to date, the support of his
sponsors and plans for the future, including his participation in the WRC
Academy this year.
Rosemary Savage, Club Secretary thanked Alastair and Rory for taking the
time out of their busy schedules to come to the club, commenting on Rory as
a example to follow and reminded everyone that the club is about ‘doing it
safely’ and motor sport should also be kept for a controlled environment.
The club wishes Alastair well as he competes in the WRC academy over
incoming months.
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