Unusual Last-minute Moonraker Preparations admin, 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 stood in the corner smiling politely….. As for the Fiesta, that was shoved outside and given a bit of a clean before it big day Saturday. Anyway, we’ll have a bit of news during and after the rally Saturday. Cars Damien Rallies
Some Disassembly Underway…. July 15, 2023September 26, 2023 Preparations for Cork Forest Rally are underway in the Red Mist shed. As I have the technical knowledge of an empty coke can, all I got was some words I didn’t understand. I heard something about a “missing 17” (whatever that means), “faded stickers” and “scrapyard”…. I believe this was… 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
Ah we should have paid more attention in school….. May 9, 2025May 9, 2025 In not surprising news, we learned last night that we should have paid more attention in school. Damien, for some ungodly reason, decided to “check the tracking”. That resulted in Daniel measuring things, muttering numbers and doing maths on the back of a page of pacenotes. We heard the mutter… Read More