Rallying on Sunday.

[BigRuss]

Just a quick post to let You all know that I am rallying again on Sunday :D

I'm doing an event at Chertsey testing ground Longcross, near Sunningdale. I've navigated this venue probably 10 times in the last 6 years but this is My first time driving there.

Got the car more or less sorted this afternoon and took it for a thrash this evening to make sure all is well :lol:

Anyway another 05:00 start for Me on Sunday, I'll let You know how I get on!!

Russell

[benji]

good luck

[SRlew]

sounds good mate. yer let us now how you get on with it, good luck.

[srs1]

good luck with the race russ.
hope you dont kill the car and get a good result.

[BigRuss]

Cheers guys,

The van is all loaded up with the car on the trailer and ready to go at 05:00 :o

Hope all goes well, I'll give an update when I get back tomorrow night.

[-Bruce-]

Good luck russ. Im sure if the car has no probs you will finnish in a good place!!

Bruce

[m.d.]

egerly awaiting pics now :D

[BigRuss]

Not quite when promised but here goes anyway,

Stage 1 - Fastest 1400 by 19 secs or so.

Stage 2 - Fastest 1400 by 20 secs.

Stage 3 - Fastest 1400 by 20 secs.

Stage 4 - Fastest 1400 by 22 secs.

Stage 5 - Car stopped mid stage with no warning at all, no ignition. End of rally, there and then.

Once towed back to service area fault found to be a dodgy flip ignition switch. Bought a new one this morning for ?6.50p :evil:

So basically after half the rally I was leading the class by 1 minute 21 secs but failed to finish because of a poxy ?6.50 switch :cry:

AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[-Bruce-]

Ah thats not good. But still you were clearly ahead from the stages you did. How many stages were in the rally?

Bruce

[BigRuss]

There was 8 stages in total, if everything had carried on as it was I'd have won the class by 3 minutes give or take a few seconds :evil:


Should have some good photos coming too!! Big air 8)

[srs1]

well done on the first part of the rally mate.
atleast you are really getting the hang of the new engine etc.

shame something so stupid put you out.

[-Bruce-]

3 mins is allot, well done anyway russ.
awaiting pics!!

Bruce

[Stuart]

it dosent mater if you win by an inch or a ile, winning is winning lol


hard luck but hey she did well till then

[SRlew]

un-lucky mate. looks like you did well good up to that point.
well done though
better luck next time.

[Snowface]

roughly how long were the stages?

[BigRuss]

Each stage was about 7 or 8 miles long, to be honest we were having a really good day untill the switch buggered up!!!!


New switch is fitted now and the car is ready to go for it's next rally which is the weekend of May 14th+15th. We are off to do the Monteberg Rally sprint in Belgium 8)

Oh, there is Castle Combe in between too :wink: