Yep, spent many an hour in service areas spannering on rallies for several of the guys in my old motor club that ran Avengers.Chuck wrote: took a great amount of abuse on rallies....and 100% reliable...even in near bog standard trim!
When all you needed were tools to fix cars
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Re: When all you needed were tools to fix cars
Re: When all you needed were tools to fix cars
Lucky guys having someone on the tools - was a while before I got that lucky!
Those lower axle links / spring pans at the back were a weakness until they got some bracing.
Here's us out practicing (from 1977) Jeeeez, I feel old now!
Those lower axle links / spring pans at the back were a weakness until they got some bracing.
Here's us out practicing (from 1977) Jeeeez, I feel old now!
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Re: When all you needed were tools to fix cars
We all used to muck in and help each other on events, as not everyone in the club entered every event, so those that didn't used to help handle the spanner for those that did etc. Most of us had Escorts, Sunbeams/Avengers so we were all familar with each others cars etc.Chuck wrote:Lucky guys having someone on the tools - was a while before I got that lucky!
Re: When all you needed were tools to fix cars
I well remember sleeping in the back of an old Transit along with a couple of bikes, freezing cold, and everything smelling/tasting of Castrol R. Snetterton, Brands, Lydden etc.
Re: When all you needed were tools to fix cars
GEE RAM:
1066: happy days, I slept in the rally car a few times. Changing a gearbox after driving the car through gallons of liquid pig thanks to a wrong call from the ballast in the passenger seat: yeah that was fun........ !
Not to forget doing the same job in the rain, plagued by midgies. Why does gearbox oil smell like cat pee???
To be fair when disaster struck (usually in the shape of a tree or dry stane dyke)- there was always help from fellow competitors. Sharing spares, temporary windscreens, pipes and cables....We all used to muck in and help each other on events, as not everyone in the club entered every event, so those that didn't used to help handle the spanner for those that did etc. Most of us had Escorts, Sunbeams/Avengers so we were all familar with each others cars etc.
1066: happy days, I slept in the rally car a few times. Changing a gearbox after driving the car through gallons of liquid pig thanks to a wrong call from the ballast in the passenger seat: yeah that was fun........ !
Not to forget doing the same job in the rain, plagued by midgies. Why does gearbox oil smell like cat pee???
Political Correctness is the language of lies, written by the corrupt , spoken by the inept!
Re: When all you needed were tools to fix cars
I was referring more to our motor club members helping out as service crew etc for others on events.Chuck wrote:GEE RAM:To be fair when disaster struck (usually in the shape of a tree or dry stane dyke)- there was always help from fellow competitors. Sharing spares, temporary windscreens, pipes and cables....We all used to muck in and help each other on events, as not everyone in the club entered every event, so those that didn't used to help handle the spanner for those that did etc. Most of us had Escorts, Sunbeams/Avengers so we were all familar with each others cars etc.
Back then, in our motor club, you couldn't be eligible for any end of year club award for driving/navigating unless you had marshalled or been involved in planning/organisation of at least two events, and been volunteer service crew for other club members on at least 2 events.
Re: When all you needed were tools to fix cars
GeeRam
It wasn't a rule in any of our clubs that you HAD to do ANY of the stuff you outlined thoiugh we used to marshal before we started competing.
I loved marshalling: we marshalled on the Burmah, Scottish, Mintex and others as well as club rallies back in the day.
I dare say some may have done that but in my experience up north not that common.I was referring more to our motor club members helping out as service crew etc for others on events.
Back then, in our motor club, you couldn't be eligible for any end of year club award for driving/navigating unless you had marshalled or been involved in planning/organisation of at least two events, and been volunteer service crew for other club members on at least 2 events.
It wasn't a rule in any of our clubs that you HAD to do ANY of the stuff you outlined thoiugh we used to marshal before we started competing.
I loved marshalling: we marshalled on the Burmah, Scottish, Mintex and others as well as club rallies back in the day.
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