Bushwhacker over and a successful day it was…. admin, September 21, 2024September 21, 2024 Well, we are loading up here in Omagh after the days trials and tribulations of the Bushwhacker. A successful day it was too. Macca finished fourth in class (48th overall) and grabbed max championship points. Damien finishes eight in class and was only a few seconds off seventh! Right now,… Continue Reading
Start of the road trip. admin, September 19, 2024September 19, 2024 Well, it’s the start of the road trip up north for the Bushwhacker. At the moment, there’s last minute packing (Macca would forget his head if it wasn’t attached to the rest of him) and inputting directions into Google Maps. We are numbers 85 and 88 so do wave when… Continue Reading
Roll on the whacking of the bush….. admin, September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 Its almost time for the Red Mist venture “up north” for the Bushwhacker. In a change to last year’s event, carrots are off the menu as there’s no night stages this year (boo hoo!). However, it does mean that Bitzy won’t get to munch on plastic coated copper this year…… Continue Reading
Another very successful day in the woods…. admin, August 11, 2024August 11, 2024 We are home from the Cork Motor Club’s Jim Walsh Cork Forest Rally with more silverware. Also, it was a very successful first run for Damien’s new Fiesta. The gang of people hanging onto the spanners were Joe, Mike and Daniel providing actual technical ability. They were ably assisted by… Continue Reading
Final preparations for Cork Forest Rally admin, August 10, 2024August 10, 2024 Final preparations took place last night for the Jim Walsh Cork Forest Rally with two buses loaded and ready. Damien somehow managed to sweet talk Joe into providing a VIP service so Joe took the Fiesty away last night. Joe is even taking the car through scrutiny and all. Damien… Continue Reading
Prep for Cork Forest Rally underway…. admin, August 7, 2024August 7, 2024 Well, preparations for the Jim Walsh Cork Forest Rally are underway in the Red Mist shed. The rally is Sunday and the WhatsApp has started to wake up. The navigators are talking about time and distance schedules and other associated nonsense. It should be an interesting event as we’ll have… Continue Reading
Testing – Part Deux… admin, July 24, 2024 Oh look at that, we’re gone all posh and brushing up on the ol’ french (and it has nothing to do with the webmasters upcoming holidays). Anyway, we embarked on some more “testing” of the two cars ahead of the upcoming Cork Forest Rally. Bitzy was awoken from its slumber… Continue Reading
Secret Engine Mount Design Testing admin, May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 Yep, we are at it again, trying out some new engine mount design…. There’s no truth in the rumour that we just used a ratchet scrap and hung it off the strut brace while the gearbox was out. Speaking of gearboxes, it’s still out as the lower coolant hose is… Continue Reading
Bitzy in bits (again!) admin, May 19, 2024May 19, 2024 Bitzy is in bits again due to someone decreeing that the lower coolant hose needed to be cleaned so half the car came apart to get to it. Yep, the so-in-so of a webmaster (who only does a half arsed job of cleaning) decided that the lower coolant hose needed… Continue Reading
A mixed day in Carrick.. admin, April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 Well, we are home from Carrick Forest Rally and it was a mixed bag. We had a first in class for Macca and unfortunately Colin had to be collected as he didn’t make it out of Stage 4. Macca and Patrick again finished first in class 11F. Two “first in… Continue Reading