Back from Birr Autocross…… admin, November 6, 2023January 27, 2024 The admin went for a wander “up country” to spectate at the Birr Autocross yesterday. Other Red Mist members were supposed to come along for a look but some farm work had to be done instead. Thanks to having “friends” in the Birr club, I didn’t make it past the… 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
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
Carrick preparations underway…. admin, 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… Continue Reading
Breaking news – Damage found! admin, September 21, 2023September 26, 2023 In some breaking news, some damage has been found on a wing mirror…. Turns out our previous reports were incorrect….. At the moment, the calculators have been broken out to figure out the size of the repair bill (a dab of glue is shocking expensive). Counselling sessions have been booked… Continue Reading
The international adventure is over….. admin, September 17, 2023September 26, 2023 Well, we have finished the adventure to the Bushwacker rally in Omagh and we are back in one piece after some excitement….. We brought home some valuable championship points, making it very tight going into the last round in Carrick-on-Suir. Although, some could say SOMEONE wasn’t trying hard enough when… Continue Reading
Night stages over (thank God!) admin, September 16, 2023September 26, 2023 Well, we survived the night stages here at the Bushwacker. Plenty carrots were eaten beforehand and the sumpguard light (see previous update) did it’s job. Thats Bitzy in action on stage 2. The biggest drama was some idiot spectator who “parked” (dropped more like it!) blocking in about 60 spectator… Continue Reading