MORNING GENTLEMEN,THE FIRST RUN WAS TO BE UP A REMOTE MOUNTAIN ROAD KNOWN AS THE 'SLOC'.....THE COURSE IS LINED WITH LOW GRASS BANK'S AND DRY STONE WALLS. ON THE DRIVERS SIDE,THERE IS A DROP DOWN TOWARDS THE VALLEY BELOW. MAYBE YOU CAN SEE THE ROAD,AS IT START'S TO TWIST UP THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN?...

ALL DONE READY TO RACE, STARTING TOMORROW MORNING.....

1970 MCLAREN M18

OK,BY FERRY ONTO THE ISLAND TUESDAY EVENING....TIME TO GET DOWN TO THE HARBOUR,SAVOUR THE EVENING DUSK. GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP,MEET UP WITH THE GUY WHOM BOUGHT MY OLD 99 EMS RALLY CAR THE NEXT MORNING :lol: LATE ON THAT DAY(WEDNESDAY)SCRUTINEERING AT THE 'TT' GRANDSTAND :thumbsup: I WILL LET THE PICTURE'...

MORNING GEOFF& 99 SUPER...IT'S 3AM HERE AND I CAN'T SLEEP.... :dunno: :huh: LEAVE ON THE FERRY TOMORROW,IT'S A 3 HOUR 45 MINUTE CROSSING. THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE 3 DAYS 'MANX HILLCLIMBING' HAS CHANGED 6 TIMES,IN THE LAST 48 HOURS? HOWEVER,EITHER WAY IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN,FOR MOST OF IT..... :c...

HERE IS A LITLE MORE INFORMATION,ON THE VENUE'S FOR THE HILLCLIMB'S OVER THE 3 DAYS.... https://www.manxmotorracing.com/index.php/events UPDATED ENTRY LIST https://manxmotorracing.wufoo.com/reports/q5dz2me09n26y7/ SOME COMPETITOR'S HAVE SPONSORSHIP,BUT AS ALWAY'S I AM GOING IT ALONE.... ALBEIT WITH ...

MORNING CHAPS,IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO FIND THIS,BUT HERE IS 'CONNOR CORKILL' SETTING THE RECORD FOR THE FIRST DAY'S EVENT,BACK IN 2013...IN A MK2 ESCORT. BEARING IN MIND THIS IS IN DRY CONDITIONS. BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE IRISH SEA,THE WEATHER CAN BE RATHER INCLEMENT AT THE BEST OF TIMES. https://ww...

MORNING CHAPS..... LOOKS LIKE I GOT A RUN,FOR ALL 3 DAYS THIS TIME IN THE 1986 K900 8V TURBO.... :yay: HERE IS THE STORY SO FAR,WHEN I RESCUED IT FROM THE CLAW'S OF THE SCRAPYARD...A FEW YEARS AGO. https://www.uksaabs.co.uk/UKS/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=203747 FOR THOSE UNAWARE? THIS EVENT IS LARGELY...

THOUGHT YOU CHAPS MAY ENJOY AN UPDATE OF THIS YEAR'S MOTORSPORT ACTIVITIES,IN 2022? A RUN ON THE 'ROLLING ROAD'(DYNO) AT THE END OF LAST YEAR IN THE 1986 K900 TURBO,ON A TOTALLY STOCK B201 8V MOTOR WITH PLENTY OF MILEAGE UNDER ITS BELT,AND A TWEAKED 'APC' UNIT GAVE 166BHP BUT? THE 'WARM UP REGULATOR...

HEY SAM, YES IT IS VERY LOW, AND VERY STIFF!
THE WHEELS ARE 16 INCH BORBET(GERMANY) 114.3 PCD, 7.5J WITH 205/45/16 BRIDGESTONE ROAD TYRES, WITH JUST A REAR ARB BAR FITTED.

WAITING TO GET THE K900 ON ROLLING ROAD NOW, SEE WHERE WE ARE AT?

BIRDIE

WELL,THIS IS COVERED IN MY BUILD THREAD OVER ON 'UK SAABS'? BUT THOUGHT GIVEN THAT WE HAVE SEEN LITTLE ,OR NO 'SAAB' MOTORSPORT IN MANY,MANY MONTHS? THAT MAYBE YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE A BIT OF AN UPDATE? I RESCUED THE CAR BACK IN LATE NOVEMBER 2020,AS IT WAS ADVERTISED LOCALLY? BUT,IN A VERY SORRY LOOKI...

INTERESTING READING THERE...... MAYBE 5 YEARS OR SO BACK,I WAS OVER IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND AND CALLED IN, TO SEE SOME SAAB GUY'S I HAVE COME TO KNOW OVER THE YEARS? THEY HAD A TWO DOOR 99 TURBO,WHICH WAS ABOUT 60% BUILT BACK THEN? THE CAR WAS SERIOUSLY MODIFIED TO ORIGINALLY HAVE TAKEN A B202,HI...

MORNING GENTLEMEN, MAYBE,IF YOU ARE READING ABOUT THE K900 8V K-JETRONIC UNLOVED PROJECT ,YOU WILL HAVE SEEN THIS? SO APOLOGIES IF THESE 'THREADS' OVERLAP A LITTLE? BUT, THOUGHT I WOULD 'ASK' THE QUESTION? THIS IS TO BE A 'FORERUNNER' ENGINE BUILD TO THE 'DEVILS PLAYGROUND' ENGINE... 'PURELY' TO SEE...