What motorsport do you do?

[mrbushrat]

Thought this would be an interesting topic judging by some of the others topics.
Myself I do road rallying and auto solo's and have won the local championship once before and have top 10 placings on national events .
Cars I have used are Ford puma, Hillman Avenger, Skoda Felicia,Fabia and Octavia

I didn't do any events last year due to work commitments and buying a house and am only planning on doing one event this year.

 

[Araf]

That's the sort of thing that I'd like to have a crack at, some time.

I used to do rallies and enduros on bikes and quads. When I had enough of that, I did a couple of years of observed trials locally.

 

[waitey]

Forza :lol:

 

[LCplParks]

I'd love to get into something like that but I need to get a car for it first haha

 

[Matt]

Drifting

 

[mrbushrat]

Ah love abit of drifting. Same as rallying as you can get up and close to the cars and the sounds and smells!

 

[mrbushrat]

I'd love to get into something like that but I need to get a car for it first haha

Buy my Clio u know u want to!!

 

[LCplParks]

I know I do haha that's the annoying thing! It's just so far away

 

[gavin-h]

We used to have an Avenger when I was a kid. As light as a feather and so quite quick acceleration for its size. My Dad used to say "you can catch pigeons in an Avenger" :lol:

 

[mrbushrat]

We used to have an Avenger when I was a kid. As light as a feather and so quite quick acceleration for its size. My Dad used to say "you can catch pigeons in an Avenger" :lol:

Yeh they are light and will out handle an escort all day long and are a lot better on bumpy tarmac than a sunbeam as there a bit twitchy.
This one goes a bit better that when it left the show room

 

[madmatt]

I don't actively compete in Motorsport, Marshal a lot on Rally events - both Gravel and Tarmac.

My Dad used to Road Rally, did so before I was born.
I'm tempted to get into 12 Cars and have a prepped Ka/Puma or similar so that I don't wreck my Twingo when I marshal on Forest Events :lol:

 

[mrbushrat]

I don't actively compete in Motorsport, Marshal
a lot on Rally events - both Gravel and Tarmac.

My Dad used to Road Rally, did so before I was born.
I'm tempted to get into 12 Cars and have a prepped Ka/Puma or similar so that I don't wreck my Twingo when I marshal on Forest Events :lol:

Would go for a puma over a ka we have ran the black puma above for getting on for 5 years and never misses a beat and has over 160k on the clock!
Do you go up for Mull in October?

 

[madmatt]

Nah buddy, I was on the McRae around that time...I think :lol:

Can't actually remember where I was then
Mull is a bit of a PITA considering you still have the fuel and ferry to pay for, isn't cost effective.

Contemplating Rally Barbados next year...

 

[mrbushrat]

If you marshal on mull u get ferry and money towards fuel. I have only missed 2 years in 32 so not bad going but then again I did live in Oban for 7 years. Would love to do mull one year!!

 

[gavin-h]

We used to have an Avenger when I was a kid. As light as a feather and so quite quick acceleration for its size. My Dad used to say "you can catch pigeons in an Avenger" :lol:

Yeh they are light and will out handle an escort all day long and are a lot better on bumpy tarmac than a sunbeam as there a bit twitchy.
This one goes a bit better that when it left the show room

LOL. Yes it looks quick! Yours is a Mark 1, so started out life as either a 1250cc or a 1500cc. The Mark 2 had a different grill / lights and somewhere along the way the engine sizes increased to 1300cc and 1600cc. Later versions had less-distinctive rear lights to replace the original L-shaped cluster, probably about the time they dropped the Hillman name and started badging them as Talbot.

IIRC, the Sunbeam was based on a shortened Avenger floorpan, and I'd imagine it's the shorter wheelbase that accounts for it being twitchy.

My Dad's was a dark green 1500 Mark 1, HNW898K, then he traded up to a metallic gold 1600 MDT327P, which was the first brand-new car he ever had. Sorry, got a bit of a geek thing about numbers :ugeek:

 

[mrbushrat]

Yeh its a mk1 started life as an 1500 DL. Just sold last year a 1500 super and a mk2 1600 gls 2 door. We have had avengers since 1980 and have had about 7 in total. The Avenger was also the first computer designd car! My Orange one is now running about 160/70 bhp and only weights just over 800k.

 

[ChrisIngramRally]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpTc2OqnplY

popping and banging now!

 

[LCplParks]

Good driving there chap

 

[mrbushrat]

Nice Chris. Are you going to do mull this year?

 

[ChrisIngramRally]

thanks guys,
not doing mull sadly, saving the funds for the BRC and a few more French events!