International Adventure Preparations admin, August 22, 2024August 22, 2024 We have already started on the preparation for the international rally adventure when we embark on a road trip to compete in the North. We are calling it an international adventure as anything north of Dublin is international for us! Preparations have started off on a serious note. The new tyres arrived already! Yep, it’s that bad, getting this done early. We didn’t leave it until the usual last second to ring EARS in a panic looking for tyres. It’s wrong when we are this organised. Dont panic though. “Normal” service (well, normal for us!) resumed when we spent an evening looking for a bent dongle shaft….. The problem was that I hid the bend dongle shaft in the Fiesta….. Cars Rallies
Unusual Last-minute Moonraker Preparations April 11, 2025April 11, 2025 There was some rather unexpected “last minute” jobs that had to be done before the Moonraker Forest Rally on Saturday. Somehow, they involved fitting a sump guard to a Yaris…. I have no idea why that had to be done. As it was miles above my technical ability, I just… Read More
Right, how to explain this….. February 20, 2024 We are home from Killarney Forest Rally with a First in Class 11F and the Sligo Pallets “Drive of the day” award. The morning didn’t look like that would happen at all….. The day got better when Colin Neligan and Eoin O’Donoghue grabbed third in class 11F. That bloody Fiesta… Read More
Carrick preparations underway…. September 29, 2023September 30, 2023 Well, preparations for the last hurrah of the season, the Willie Loughman Forest Rally are underway. This event is moving from its traditional base of Carrick-on-Suir to Belview Port. This means a new challenge for the crews. Its tight at the top of the 11F class in the championship but… Read More