ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE
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ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE
As i have'nt posted much recently on infamous 'Orangebox' i thought i would do an update. Last year i did 8 rallies with two 2nd overalls, a 3rd a 4th a 6th overall, 5 class wins and one non finish ( idler gear failure). Tis year is 20 years since i won the ANWCC historic rally c/ship, in 92 navigating in a Cortina GT, so i decided this year i would have a crack at winning it as a driver. Also it's 50 years this year since the cars first rally
So far we had 12th overall , a class win and highest placed Mini on the Tour of Cheshire, a bit of a naff result on the Ilkley Jubillee , a day when things did'nt go to plan , and a class win last saturday night, which should put us at the top of the points table. I've also refrained from going to a big engine, and i'm still rowing the 1-litre along .
Here's a photo ( taken by Neil Johnson ) on saturday night in the Gisburn forest complex.
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So far we had 12th overall , a class win and highest placed Mini on the Tour of Cheshire, a bit of a naff result on the Ilkley Jubillee , a day when things did'nt go to plan , and a class win last saturday night, which should put us at the top of the points table. I've also refrained from going to a big engine, and i'm still rowing the 1-litre along .
Here's a photo ( taken by Neil Johnson ) on saturday night in the Gisburn forest complex.
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Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE
ram on lad , and dont be tempted to go big on the motor, 12 yrs on mate and i havent , isnt it hard work though
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Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE
It is heartening to see cars used, and sometimes abused!, rather just sitting in heated grates bing polished.
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Are you in Morecambe this weekend? I see Mr Maple is taking part. I'm at Brands Hatch otherwise would have loved to have been there.captain wrote:well done, keep up the enthusiam,like the picture
Eddy
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steady eddie wrote:Are you in Morecambe this weekend? I see Mr Maple is taking part. I'm at Brands Hatch otherwise would have loved to have been there.captain wrote:well done, keep up the enthusiam,like the picture
Eddy
Yep we are in Morecambe, should be fun, think we and slowboy and slowboy senior will be line astern, sort of like the ' Italian Job' but in the wrong colour cars
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Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE
Nice pics Steve, keep 'em coming
When's OB's next event? Next outing for me probably won't be until the Countdown in early September
When's OB's next event? Next outing for me probably won't be until the Countdown in early September
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Lake District classic on sunday july 15th. Start and finish in Penrith, 13 tests (stages!?) and 3 regularitys, we were 2nd last year, see what we can do this year, some quick lads out.cookie1071 wrote:Nice pics Steve, keep 'em coming
When's OB's next event? Next outing for me probably won't be until the Countdown in early September
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Steve
I've got a few of you on the Ilkley
http://s710.photobucket.com/albums/ww10 ... ly%202012/
Here's just 2 of them
Stuart
I've got a few of you on the Ilkley
http://s710.photobucket.com/albums/ww10 ... ly%202012/
Here's just 2 of them
Stuart
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That's Todmorden High Street isn't it ?SMOKE GREY wrote:Tour of Cheshire
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NOt enough water in there to be TodmordenPete wrote:That's Todmorden High Street isn't it ?SMOKE GREY wrote:Tour of Cheshire