Alright, Holidays are over, Back to the shed…… admin, August 10, 2023September 26, 2023 Well, the holidays are over now for another year and naturally, its back to the shed. The issue is that Cork Forest Rally is only a week away and naturally the car is in 10 million pieces spread around the world. There will be some midnight oil burnt getting things… Continue Reading
No news is good news…. admin, July 29, 2023September 26, 2023 Well it’s a slow news day in the Red Mist camp. Macca is off on his holidays and running around with a door in his boot. Damien is deep in other projects and yours truly just checked out….. The next event is going to be Cork Forest Rally on 20th… Continue Reading
Home from Birr Autotest admin, July 16, 2023September 26, 2023 Well, we are home from Birr and District Motor Club’s summer autotest and almost dry as well. The event took place in Garahy’s Garage outside Birr http://www.garahys.ie/ and their usual hospitality was laid on. I somehow was “doing” results for the event which consisted of being stuck in the back… Continue Reading
Some Disassembly Underway…. admin, 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… Continue Reading
We’re back auto-testing soon admin, July 3, 2023September 26, 2023 Its time for the Birr Motor Club summer autotest. It’s taking place in Garahy’s Garage outside Birr on Sunday 16th July. Some of us are even threatening to do results….. It’s an event with Simple Open Tests on Mixed Surfaces (Loose & Sealed) for maximum enjoyment (even I can remember… Continue Reading
Moonraker 23 over and out Ian McCarthy, June 28, 2023September 26, 2023 https://www.picycles.ie/ O’Donovan Engineering Well the dust has finally settled on the Moonraker forestry rally 2023. It was a superb rally, run very well by the munster car club. It consisted of 8 stages, 2 of which were significantly shortened for what appeared to be safety reasons. Significant new logging taking… Continue Reading
Hang on, how did we get second in class? admin, June 25, 2023September 26, 2023 Something went wrong on today’s Moonraker Forest Rally. We got second in class 11F with Bitsy surviving, somehow….. Yours truly was stuck in service and I didn’t see any stages. The photo above was taken after a successful day in the woods for the Red Mist gang. Naturally, we had… Continue Reading
Moonraker forestry rally 23 is go!!! Ian McCarthy, June 24, 2023September 26, 2023 The good news for Patrick and I is that Bitsy the civic is prepped and through scrutiny. Weather is always a massive element in forestry rallying but despite an early forecast of torrential rain, we appear to be looking into a more settled day. The Moonraker rally as it is… Continue Reading
Moonraker Preparation update – a second tee-shirt ruined…. admin, June 23, 2023September 26, 2023 Well, not quite last minute preparations are underway for Sunday. Everything “should” be ready for Sunday. The car has been dug out of it’s hiding place after the last event and the “spit&polish” had been broken out. Work is progressing fueled by a special Canadian delivery. We’ll endeavor to have… Continue Reading
Moonraker Preparation Update – A Tee-Shirt ruined……….. admin, June 18, 2023September 26, 2023 Well, just a quick update on the preparations for the Moonraker Forest Rally that’s on next weekend. The “plan” is that a certain white Honda Civic would be competing and as such, a few of us were getting the car ready for it’s spin around the woods, curtesy of the… Continue Reading