Last hurrah for 2024 on gravel? admin, October 3, 2024October 3, 2024 Well, it could be time for the last push for the 2024 Forest Championship. Clare Forest Rally is this weekend and there’s a class 11F up for grabs. Bitzy, Macca and Patrick are now ready for the fun on Saturday…. I think we are ready for the battle with Eugene… Continue Reading
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
Bad news – No Lakelands Rally for us…. admin, September 3, 2024September 3, 2024 As some have no doubt spotted from Book of Faces (all three people), we are not making the visit “up north” to Enniskillen and the Lakelands Rally. Various excuses have been proffered, ranging from lack of visas (surely MasterCard would do), “lost” the keys and can’t find the left shoe… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
A tale of a sticker….. admin, August 18, 2024August 18, 2024 Well, let me tell ya about the new Red Mist door bar sticker that was launched at Cork Forest Rally and it’s design. It’s a tale of intrigue, beguile cunning and someone just deciding everyone else is wrong… Well, we decided to have the world debut of the new Red… Continue Reading
Home from Cork Forest Rally. admin, August 14, 2024August 14, 2024 We are home now from the Cork Forest Rally. In the best Red Mist tradition, we have shoved the cars into the shed, closed the door and walked away. Well, we tried to shove the cars into the usual shed but in a strange tale, a certain Fiesta hasn’t made… 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