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
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- Wed May 31, 2023 2:49 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: 2023 Spring Maryhill Hillclimb
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- Mon May 29, 2023 4:49 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2361
- Mon May 29, 2023 4:46 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2361
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...
- Mon May 29, 2023 4:13 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2361
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 ...
- Mon May 29, 2023 3:38 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2361
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...
- Mon May 29, 2023 3:29 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING
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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...
- Mon May 29, 2023 3:05 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2361
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...
- Mon May 29, 2023 2:23 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2361
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...
- Mon May 29, 2023 2:07 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: SAAB SONETT V4 RALLY CAR- HILLCLIMB MEETING
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2361
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 ...
- Thu May 25, 2023 12:01 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6950
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...
- Sun May 21, 2023 2:42 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6950
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...
- Sun May 21, 2023 2:06 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6950
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...
- Sat May 06, 2023 5:39 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6950
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.....
- Sat May 06, 2023 4:37 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6950
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...
- Sat May 06, 2023 4:16 am
- Forum: News and Events
- Topic: MANX CLASSIC 2023 HILLCLIMB OVER 3 DAYS
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6950
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...