ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

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ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

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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 :o

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 :oops: :cry: , 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 :lol: :oops: .

Here's a photo ( taken by Neil Johnson ) on saturday night in the Gisburn forest complex.

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ram on lad :P :P , and dont be tempted to go big on the motor, 12 yrs on mate and i havent :D , isnt it hard work though :lol: :lol:
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well done, keep up the enthusiam,like the picture :D :D
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It is heartening to see cars used, and sometimes abused!, rather just sitting in heated grates bing polished.
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captain wrote:well done, keep up the enthusiam,like the picture :D :D
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.

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steady eddie wrote:
captain wrote:well done, keep up the enthusiam,like the picture :D :D
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.

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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 :lol:
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Tour of Cheshire
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ILKLEY JUBILEE

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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 :roll:
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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 :roll:
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.
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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

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SMOKE GREY wrote:Tour of Cheshire
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That's Todmorden High Street isn't it ? :lol:
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Pete wrote:
SMOKE GREY wrote:Tour of Cheshire
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That's Todmorden High Street isn't it ? :lol:
NOt enough water in there to be Todmorden :shock: :lol:
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