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by BIRDIEMANGO
Wed May 31, 2023 2:49 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: 2023 Spring Maryhill Hillclimb
Replies: 5
Views: 2915

Re: 2023 Spring Maryhill Hillclimb

MORNING 99 SUPER,THE CAR LOOKS VERY PURPOSEFUL! IS THAT METALLIC BLUE AN ORIGINAL COLOUR?

WHAT SORT OF SPEC. IS THE ENGINE&TRANSMISSION? POWER/TORQUE? PICTURES UNDER BONNET?

ARE YOU RUNNNING GLASS,OR LEXAN WINDOWS,STRIPPED OUT INTERIOR? ANY IDEA WHAT WEIGHT THE CAR IS RIGHT NOW IN KG?

BIRDIE
by BIRDIEMANGO
Mon May 29, 2023 4:46 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING
Replies: 7
Views: 2362

Re: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING

MY COMPATRIOT SEEMED SO PLEASED THAT I HAD RETURNED HIS 'PRIDE&JOY' BACK DOWN THE HILL IN ONE PIECE? THAT HE SUGGESTED I SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER GO? :huh: :dunno: :yay: :thumbsup: BUT THIS TIME I WOULD HAVE A PASSENGER? THAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY NEVER MET.....? A FATHER AND DAUGHTER,HAD ATTENED THE HILL...
by BIRDIEMANGO
Mon May 29, 2023 4:13 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING
Replies: 7
Views: 2362

Re: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING

ONCE AT THE TOP OF THE HILL,AND THE 'BATCH' OF CARS HAS RUN THE COURSE.WE ALL DRIVE BACK DOWN AGAIN.....TO THE PADDOCK. THIS TIME,I SLID THE DRIVERS SEAT FORWARD,ADJUSTED THE HARNESSES'S.......AND THROUGH NO OTHER REASON,TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL,TO ENSURE THERE WAS STILL PRESSURE :dunno: (ITS A RALLY ...
by BIRDIEMANGO
Mon May 29, 2023 3:38 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING
Replies: 7
Views: 2362

Re: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING

NOW THEN,AS WE KNOW 'SAABS' IN MOTORSPORT,ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN? ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE UK.... SO I WAS QUITE REFRESHING TO SEE A RATHER NICE 900 TURBO THERE,ALSO COMPETING IN 16V 185BHP FORM....ALBEIT IN JUST ROAD-GOING SPEC. WITH 200,000 MILES ON THE CLOCK. :yay: THE GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE IN TH...
by BIRDIEMANGO
Mon May 29, 2023 3:29 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING
Replies: 7
Views: 2362

Re: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING

OF COURSE,THERE WERE PLENTY MORE 'CLASSIC' CARS IN MOTORSPORT..... JUST SOME OF THE STUFF 'RUNNIN UP THAT HILL' AS 'KATE BUSH' WOULD SAY... o_O :yay: AS WE NEARED 09.00 THE FIRST BATCH OF EARLY 1900'S VINTAGE STUFF,BEGAIN TO ASCEND THE HILL.... MOST OF THESE VEHICLE'S ARE 'PUSH' STARTED,WITH EXPOSED...
by BIRDIEMANGO
Mon May 29, 2023 3:05 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING
Replies: 7
Views: 2362

Re: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING

BUT,WE MUST REMEMBER THIS WAS JUST THE ERA OF THE MID-EIGHTIES? AND ALTHOUGH 'GROUP-B' WAS CONSIDERED THE 'PINNACLE' OF RALLYING,OF THAT TIME? THERE IS SO MUCH MORE BEFORE IT.... :-O :thumbsup: :yay: FORD'S ILL-FATED ESCORT RS1700T,LATER EVOLVED INTO THE RS200.... THERE ARE VERY FEW EXAMPLES LEFT OF...
by BIRDIEMANGO
Mon May 29, 2023 2:23 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING
Replies: 7
Views: 2362

Re: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING

AS YOU CAN SEE,THE ACCESS HATCH INTO THE REAR OF THE SONETT II,IS RATHER RESTRICTIVE? SO BESDIES A SPARE WHEEL,BASIC TOOLKIT WE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO GET TWO CRASH HELMETS IN THERE? AND TRAVELLING 'LIGHT' TWO SMALL OVERNIGHT BAGS... NEXT TO US IN THE 'PADDOCK'? A FULLY BLOWN RS200 RALLYCROSS MACHINE,WI...
by BIRDIEMANGO
Mon May 29, 2023 2:07 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING
Replies: 7
Views: 2362

SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING

MORNING CHAPS,THOUGHT THIS MIGHT INTEREST YOU? THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED HILLCLIMB IN THE UK,WAS OUR DESTINATION.... https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/hill-climb/blue-plaque-to-be-unveiled-at-shelsley-walsh-in-honour-of-sir-stirling-moss/ AT 03.00HRS SATURDAY MORNING I GRABBED ...
by BIRDIEMANGO
Thu May 25, 2023 12:01 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS
Replies: 25
Views: 6951

Re: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS

SOME PICTURES FROM OVER ON THE 'MANX CLASSSIC' https://www.manxphotosonline.com/2023/04/29/manx-classic-cars-lhergy-frissell-hill-climb-29th-april-2023/nggallery/page/1#gallery/f3a1c3777609d91597c8519ebe83b290/6639/cart https://www.facebook.com/islephoto.co.uk/photos/pcb.1387353618712688/13873528253...
by BIRDIEMANGO
Sun May 21, 2023 2:42 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS
Replies: 25
Views: 6951

Re: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS

1ST GRAPH SHOWS 'AFR'....(AIR FUEL RATIO) THE TWO GREEN LINES,ARE WITHOUT THE 'COLD START' INJECTOR FIRED.RED,ORANGE AND BLUE LINES,WITH 'COLD START INJECTOR' FIRED MANUALLY...WHICH ON THE COCKPIT 'AFR' GAUGE WAS DROPPING TO AROUND 12.0 TO 1,WHILST COMPETING ON WIDE OPEN THROTTLE,ON THE 'MANX CLASSI...
by BIRDIEMANGO
Sun May 21, 2023 2:06 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS
Replies: 25
Views: 6951

Re: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS

MORNING CHAPS,OK WELL? I THOUGHT THAT AS THE OLD K900 IS RUNNING SO WELL AT THE MOMENT,MAYBE I SHOULD GET IT BACK UP TO THE 'ROLLING ROAD' TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT SORT OF POWER&TORQUE WE ARE GETTING FROM THE ORIGINAL 134,000 MILE ENGINE? BEFORE!! I BLOW IT UP... I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE SAME GUY NOW...
by BIRDIEMANGO
Sat May 06, 2023 5:39 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS
Replies: 25
Views: 6951

Re: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS

WITH THE TWO HAIRPINS,AND BLIND ENTRY POINT'S INTO THE CORNERS,WITH SHEER ROCK ON THE INSIDE,AND THE IRISH SEA ON THE OUTSIDE,THERE REALLY AIN'T MUCH ROOM FOR ERROR UP HERE... ON MY FIRST PRACTICE RUN,I WAS SLIDING TOWARDS THE BARRIER'S AND JUST KISSED THEM,WITH THE REAR OF THE SAAB,A LUCKY ESCAPE.....
by BIRDIEMANGO
Sat May 06, 2023 4:37 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS
Replies: 25
Views: 6951

Re: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS

DAY 3 WOULD ACTUALLY BE IN THE ,THE ISLAND'S NOTHERLY TOWN OF 'RAMSEY'. THE COURSE IS KNOWN,AS 'LHERGY FRISSELL',AND INCORPORATE'S TWO HAIRPINS,AS YOU RISE UP ONTO THE 'PLATEAU',WHICH IS KNOW AS 'THE MOUNTAIN' ON THE 'TT' COURSE.... THE ROAD IS ACTUALLY CLOSED,AT THE MOMENT,AS 'WORKS' ARE ONGOING,TO...
by BIRDIEMANGO
Sat May 06, 2023 4:16 am
Forum: News and Events
Topic: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS
Replies: 25
Views: 6951

Re: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS

:thumbsup: :-O EVEN SO,IT WAS STRUGGLE ON DAY TWO. THE COURSE BEING RELATIVELY FLAT,FOR THE FIRST HALF,WAS ALLOWING ALL THOSE PORSCHES,TO USE THEIR TRACTION AND POWER 'OFF' THE LINE..... THERE WAS A HUGE BATTLE GOING ON FOR FIRST PLACE,IN THE END A PORSCHE GT3(SETTING A NEW COURSE RECORD) JUST PIPPE...

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