Red Mist Guide to rally excuses…. admin, October 31, 2023 This is a list of excuses that was heard or we used during the course of our escapades. Please drop us a line of you’ve any more…. “Up the ar$e of Timo!” Uttered by Marcus with that famous gesture explaining the time loss on a stage. The gesture can be… Continue Reading
What happened the comments? admin, October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 Well, due to some people with a lot more time on their hands than needed, we’ve temporarily turned off the comment functions. Seems we were being bombarded by Russians with various offers and links to dubious websites. I tried to translate some through the power of Google Translate but gave… Continue Reading
Thank God Its Over Ian McCarthy, October 20, 2023October 24, 2023 The Championship we have being trying to complete since 2020 is finally done and dusted in its entirety. The forestry championship is alive and well in Ireland but to complete it is a mammoth task. It’s is a task far outside the scope of any lone warrior. The end result… Continue Reading
Right. What’s the next event? admin, October 19, 2023October 24, 2023 Now that Macca’s forest adventure is over for the year, you may be asking what’s next. Well, I’m asking myself! Turns out there are plans….. The night Nav season is starting up so we will have our favourite navigator Patrick out guiding Gar Collins around at night. Oh there will… Continue Reading
We made YouTube! admin, October 13, 2023October 24, 2023 Well, would you look at that! Some of the exploits of the trip to Carrick for the Willie Loughman Forest Rally made it onto the interweb! Turns out that despite setting fastest 11F by 0.4 seconds on the stage, a wire decided to make a break for it and we… Continue Reading
So close and yet so far…. admin, October 8, 2023October 24, 2023 Well, we almost made it. We finished second in class in the Willie Loughman Carrick forest rally today. That means we came second in class 11F in the national forest championship……. A full proper review of the year will end up here shortly but special thanks to O’Donovan Engineering, Pi… Continue Reading
Final Round Preparations Ian McCarthy, October 5, 2023October 24, 2023 So we have arrived at the last round of what has been a challenging year. Going to Carrick on Suir leading the championship by 1 point. No pressure there then. The car is pretty good but have some oily work tonight and some changing out of brake components from mcg… Continue Reading
Serious braking upgrades….. admin, October 1, 2023October 1, 2023 Well, in “braking” news (ya, see what I did there!), we have been busy in the shed working on some back brake upgrades. We have decided to go for some super lightweight brakes at the back. I know some will say that’s just the hub and the calipers have been… Continue Reading