my road rally mk2

[mexicotait]

Anyone know where you can get some decent looking symbol sheets for fuse boxes?

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[jamer]

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Anyone know where you can get some decent looking symbol sheets for fuse boxes?

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Jjcraceandrally.com dashboard label sticker sheet

[onecamohv]

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no problem luke, glad it going well!!

sometimes the difference between a shot engine on its last legs and a fresh one is better than any mods you could make!

post some pics of the wheels when you get them

[mexicotait]

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Will do when ive repainted them

My painter did them for free but i dont like the colour and didnt have the heart to tell him so going to just give them a few more coats i think

[dodgydoughnut]

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Top stuff. Nice write up mate

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my road rally mk2

Had a little run out this afternoon to put some fuel in.

Have to be up at 5 in the morning to go marshal on the flying scotsman rally
All pre war cars starting at slayley hall


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my road rally mk2

Had a good day on friday marshalling on flying scotsman rally despite the fuel pump relay playing up
All sorted now

The event was won by my mate ali and his driver paul crosby in there mg tb supercharged despite having suspension failure on the last day



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[mexicotait]

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Berwick classic this weekend
Just need to give the car a clean and make sure I've got everything

Hoping for a trouble free run

My nav has won it before so no pressure

[onecamohv]

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good nav is 3/4 the battle done! good luck luke

[mexicotait]

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Berwick classic 2017


After finally getting my trip back from brantz after an upgrade and refitting it i took the car out for a small run just to check everything was working and had a mild panic when i loud knocking noise from the back was followed by the engine cutting out. Turned out to be due to the way the tank outlets are welded into the tank (one above the other that one of the fuel pumps runs dry if you run low on fuel. Simply turned the other pump on and normal service was resumed.


All was left to do on the friday was pack the service car (my girls mini) with all the usual stuff that i might break. not to far to go so couldnt be bothered sorting a trailer out, plus the car is normally reliable.




made it to our digs for the night with no problems after a nice cruise up the A1 enjoying the scenery and the sunset.

My nav for the event Josh Davison made is way up from wales on the sat morning and we went for a coffee in Berwick before heading out to do some practice regularities and set the trip.

all went well so we headed for scrutineering which was nice and relaxed had a lot of nice comments about the car from people who have been following me rebuilding it.






Parked next to my mate andy Beaumonts Rapier h120.


Chatted to the usual people and got signed on and waited for the first section to start.

Me and josh are best mates but havent sat in the car together for a long while so we were both a bit nervous to say the least.


Out onto the lanes for the first road section was good to settle the nerves nice flowing roads to wake us both up on.

got to the start of the first reg in plenty if time and went over our system one last time.

off into the first reg went well through lots of challenging lanes. speed set at 26 mph with a change after 5 miles to 24 mph doesnt sound exciting but trying to drive at a steady set speed watching the trip and remembering instructions all makes it pretty challenging and satisfying to get right. we were both a little rusty but only dropped a few seconds into the first control. carried onto the next end of reg control where we were spot on.

next road section was simple and led us to the next reg which stared on the road but then led to farm previously used as a test venue but this time for a change it as a a regularity set at 18mph. but because the test was so tight it was a flat out blast although a lot of people didn't realise this, including the start marshal, so we gained a lot of places here.


This was then followed by a test where i was disappointingly 2 seconds off the quickest and far too ragged, but didnt mange to hit anything.


then a steady drive back to the finish at a little village hall.




no results for the sat night yet so we headed back to our digs for a beer and a burger a the local pub in Norham.


resart on the sunday morning and we headed to Berwick Quadside for a bacon sandwhich at the start venue.

had a look at the results only to find we were way down having dropped stupid amount of time on one of the regs which was impossible. quried it and found after the first ten cars the clock had crashed but it had been rectified but not added to the results.

Also found out Andys Rapier had suffered head gasket failure on the way back to his digs so he was out of it and fellow club members the Elands had trailered their Alfa up from newcastle only to have left the keys for it at home so didnt start the sat night but would restart on sunday morning



fuelled up with coffee and bacon we headed up into the brilliant borders countryside to the first test around a farm yard. remebered it being tight from last time i did it and we arrived just to see car one blow its diff up on the start line.


so our turn gently of the line onto gravel and fast through the first set of cones got the hairpin spot on and get old red sliding round the barns nearly not stopping for the stopline. 3rd fastest was a good way to start the day. then onto the first reg wide awake quite a few speed changes in this one so we dropped the odd second but joshy was on the ball and our system was working well.


few more tests followed one went well until came to the finish on a sloping grass field and just couldn't get the car stopped for the finish (you have to stop astride the line) so got a ten second penatly.


few more tests which i couldnt get on with too tight and too much grip then onto one test that my dad was marshalling on which was good.

flat out down a long drag slot 90 right onto gravel drift in a big figure of 8 ( marshals said i was the only one to get it right ll day)
then back out the same slot onto the concrete road through some fast and flowing bends locked up trying to brake for a tight chicane sliding the wrong way but came back in time through the chicane (just) and powered to the finish. brilliant test and quickest by 8 seconds .

theres a good video on facebook of this but i cant get it on here.

then few more tests that i cant really remember and onto a nice lunch at another village hall.


chatted with a few competitors abut how they were doing and checked the results to find we were leading by a few seconds but no penalties had been added yet.


next after lunch was a 12 mile reg all on gravel using the access roads to the windfarm. this was the highlight of the day for me. Josh was spot on with the route, i was managing to keep our speed on track, there were various code boards and tight not as map junctions so even thought the average was set at 28 you had to pushing on to keep to schedule. only had one moment when catching the car in front which then pulled a huge rock out and we had to take to the grass to avoid it. they took a wrong slot and we didnt see them again till the finish. we did well in here to only drop 11 seconds.

Then onto the final part of the day all the regs were done we just had to get through the final set of tests and we knew we could be on for a good result


headed to a big farm which was a good test flat out up the hill open slot left over a weighbridge hairpin right short straight 90l 90l round the back off the barn long fast left out of the farm yard big cut over the 90 right to the finish. another fastest time helped that i marshalled there last year

then onto east fortune race track where we were using the gravel track around the perimiter. off the line well into a 90 right through some nice flowing bends to a fast open chicane then another fast blast down the other side and just nearly caught the car in front on the stopline.


one last test followed another one i remembered well on dusty concrete lots of 90s that you could cut and just managed to stop for the stopline.

then a short drive back to the lacklustre finish venue.

after waiting for a really long time for mediocre luke-warm food and a warm beer at the finish venue which only had seating for quarter of the field

then a long wait for results which were all wrong

then an even longer wait for them to be rectified and then an even longer wait for these to be sorted led to most people leaving before the results.

after much arguing about test times etc we finally came out at 3rd overall

one of our times was still 10 seconds out but coudlnt prove it well enough to stand.


so a bit of a downer on a really good event just let down by the organisation at the finish.


but pleased to have gotten a good result on the first biggish event ive done since rebuilding the car which didn't put a foot wrong all day and took a hell of a lot abuse.

[GavinR]

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Well done Luke, great result and report

[mexicotait]

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Not much happening now cars all good

Just needed a trackrod end replacing


Doing course car on Shaw trophy in 2 weeks time after that it will left alone for a little while as we are in the middle.of buying a house so going to swallow every penny I'm sure

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my road rally mk2

Tiny bit of damage on the rear quarter
Should have fitted mudflaps 😭

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my road rally mk2

Hi folks


Had to rebuild the rear diff after plates had worn again in the lsd

Apart from that nothing needed doing to the car before course car duties on the shaw trophy rally
However during the week a member of our motorclub sadly died very suddenly.


The event went well with no major problems except one test having to be cancelled as an angry farmer wasn't happy with the track being used even though it didn't belong to him

However all went well no major delays and lots of good comments from the crews.

I had a good day running as course car and safety officer and also running the time keeper around

The car was faultless all day except the gearbox starting to go wrong
Wouldn't change down at speed so had to be gentle with it


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[onecamohv]

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looks great luke i was following your pics on facebook, whats wrong with the box? t9? how old is your diff? my tranx is 5 years old and i havent had to touch it yet