That was a great rally, really interesting having two widely different cars competing on the same stages.
Surprisingly, the two seemed pretty competitive in the OC Session, with the Pug faster on some stages but the BMW came into it's own on others. Clearly the Pug was more nimble in the tighter slippery stuff, but the BMW seemed to have longer legs on the more flowing stages.
This made our own little competition in OC much more interesting, and close too.
Jack, Tapio, and I were swapping stage wins all night in our group.
Many of the stage times were very close between the three of us.
I really enjoyed driving the Beemer, it still had those unique RWD characteristics, but it didn't seem as violent in the rear as the Escorts, not as quick, but more friendly to drive. Still had that RWD fun factor though.
The biggest hassle was getting it around the tight slippery hairpins without a handbrake, especially at Pirka Minoko in the wet, it seemed very slow and was a struggle. Some of the bumpy stages (Noiker, Mineshaft II, and Sweet Lamb) really seemed to suit the BMW which rode the bumps much better than the lighter cars.
Overall, really good fun, and very close racing, especially between Tapio and I in our little Beemer battle. Thanks to all who joined the OC Session.