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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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.....

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...

: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...

I THINK THIS PRETTY MUCH SUM'S UP THE ATMOSPHERE,AS WE GOT BELTED IN,LID'S ON.....READY TO GO... SOME TIMES FROM DAY ONE AT 'THE SLOC',WERE POSTED ON THE 'BURGER VAN' DOWN IN THE PADDOCK... I HAD TO UNLOAD THE 'HUGE' SPARES PACKAGE ,I HAD TAKEN ALONG EVERY MORNING? IRONICALLY,I ENDED UP HELPING OTHE...

PADDOCK,EARLY MORNING AT 'CREG WILLEYS' HILL...... RATHER AN 'ELECTRIC ATMOSPHERE',AS THE ROADS CLOSE AT 9AM EXCATLY,AND THE MARSHALS AHVE AROUND AN HOUR,TO SET UP THE WHOLE COURSE,IN UNDER AN HOUR,BEFORE THE LIGHTS GO GREEN,FOR THE FIRST CAR... BY 5PM,THE ROADS HAVE TO RE-OPEN.... BY NIGHTFALL,YOU ...

MY FASTEST RUN UP THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN,KNOWN AS 'THE SLOC' HAD PUT ME IN 25TH PLACE,FROM AN ENTRY OF AROUND 70 CARS. THE MISTSUBISHI EVO,WAS LEADING.....WITH A 'KIT CAR' IN 2ND PLACE,POWERED BY SUBARU FLAT FOUR 350BHP TURBOCHARGED 4WD....SOME OF THE PORSCHES FILLED THE NEXT FEW PLACES,THEN THE T...

OK,SO AFTER DAY ONE,THE RESULTS WERE POSTED IN THE EVENING... BUT? BEFORE WE GET TO THAT,HERE ARE SOME FIGURES FOR YOU? THE SILVER ALFA ROMEO BOXER,IS A 'RACE CAR' WITH A 1900CC FLAT FOUR COMPETITION ENGINE,IT REV'S TO 9000 RPM,AND WEIGHS JUST 800KG. THE BLUE ESCORT MK2? WELL THAT HAS TAKEN 7 YEARS ...

MORNING CHAPS, SO,TO CARRY ON.... DAY ONE? WITH THE FRONT TYRE PUNCTURED,AND THE REAR WHEEL BENT BY THE IMPACT ON THE ROCK? THE WHEELS WERE CHANGED PRETTY DAMN QUICK,I HAD AROUND FIFTEEN MINUTES,TO CHECK THE SAAB OVER....? AT THIS POINT,I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD TAKEN A LARGE I...

:-O :thumbsup: :yay: :yay: :yay: BOTH WHEELS CHANGED,IN RECORD TIME,AND A QUICK CHECK OF THE 'TRACKING' TO SEE IF I HAD BENT THE AXLE? ALL APPEARS OK...? IT WAS TIME TO GO FOR A THIRD AND FNAL RUN..... BUT? HOW MUCH TIME HAD I LOST ON THAT 2ND RUN,PUSHING HARD,WITH TWO PUNCTURES? AND A BENT WHEEL......

FIRST RUN,WAS 'PRACTICE'.... THE MORNING SUN,WAS TRYING DESPERATELY TO 'BURN' OFF THE LOW MIST,BUT A FAIR COLD WIND WAS BLOWING...''IDEAL'' FOR AMBIENT CONDITIONS,FOR THE TURBOCHARGED K900. BEAR IN MIND,THIS CAR IS UTTERLY IN 'STANDARD' ROAD-GOING FORM. THE SUSPENSION SET-UP I HAVE 'BORROWED' THE SP...