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
We are going international…… admin, September 14, 2023September 26, 2023 What do you know, we are going international (just about). We are off to the Bushwacker in Omagh this weekend. How the Cork/Limerick crew will survive outside the comfort zone of Munster forests is yet to be seen. Also, it’s back to some night stages so we have been busy… Continue Reading
An exciting day in the woods….. admin, August 21, 2023September 26, 2023 We are home after an exciting day at Cork Forest Rally, along with most of the car….. we had the debut of the “new and exciting” colour scheme, featuring plenty of orange…. We had the usual crew there. Joe was on the spanners. Damien was moonlighting in some R5 camp,… Continue Reading
Cork Forest Rally, here we come…. admin, August 18, 2023September 26, 2023 Ya it’s that time of the year, time for the local rally. We are off competing on Cork Motor Club’s “Grand Prix on gravel”, the Jim Walsh Cork Forest Rally. Bitzy is back out after her bale bashing escapades and has been treated to a splash of paint. Below is… Continue Reading