Yeah Nat, Its a character building sport isnt it (snicker snicker snicker). On on ACT clubman event in the early 70's I was leading at the start of the last competitive (which was a repeat of the first stage) and just had to repeat my first stage time to win the event (go the EH). Last RH corner before a 750m straight to the finish control, I lost it. The car beached car on a windrow at the edge of the track/road. The car was rocking on the ridge and we couldnt get traction on either rear wheel. Out with the triangles and sit back to wait for the sweep to be able to get of the ridge safely.
Sitting with a navigator who is unhappy about the loss of points in the clubman championship for a couple of hours was not fun. Cheers, Feral Errol <http://www.datrats.com.au/> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of nat P. Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 12:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Rally update! A little update for the rally guys and girls and who ever else! Competed in the George Woods Rally on Saturday night, (Pre season rally!!!!!) Good way to dust off the car and myself. Plans dont go well, Ny normal Co-Driver broke his leg(or so he says!) So a friends Co-driver has a go! BUT THIS IS HIS FIRST EVER GO!!!!!! DAM IT!!!!!! Anywoo On the way to the first SStage the spring on the carbs broke! Quick fix! First penalty!!!YA!!!!Then two corners in intercom breaks!!! And my car is very very very loud!!!!! Get lost 3 times! ya!!... Second last stage before service, we hear a funny noise and then we spin on the transport stage!!!!!! SHIT!!!! First thought diffs gone! double shit! Then I figure it out! The rear brake caliper bolts come lose and fall out!!! GREAT! Its getting stuck in the wheel!! So I steal another bolt from the other side and we crize throught he next stage til service when we fix it! Then I realize that our fuel consumption is high! So I have to buy some fuel off one of the other service crews! After all this we are now dead last!!!! 15 cars have gone past us due to all this! Plus all the penalties! SO next stage we pass three cars on the stage and the my Nav-a-guesser gets us lost again! Two cars re-pass us! SHIT!!!! So theres no wind, heaps of dust! and I'm just want to go home! hehehe Pass another 4 cars and then coming up the last spectator area give it a boot full! I here a HUGE BANG! We get stuck in a ditch. Then when we try to move I hear that bang bang bang !! DAM IT! Look under the rear, and I've broken the half shaft in two! NOT HAPPY JANE!! Luckily my crew were there! They got the trailor, I had a drink or 10! and went home! Cheers NAT P.S Never give up!!!!!!! EVER!!!!!! http://greetings.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Greetings - Send some online love this Valentine's Day. --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
