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ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:32 pm
by SMOKE GREY
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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Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:34 pm
by SMOKE GREY
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Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:13 pm
by slowboy
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:

Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:24 pm
by captain
well done, keep up the enthusiam,like the picture :D :D

Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:00 pm
by morris-miner
It is heartening to see cars used, and sometimes abused!, rather just sitting in heated grates bing polished.

Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:31 pm
by steady eddie
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.

Eddy

Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:16 am
by SMOKE GREY
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.

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 :lol:

Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:03 pm
by SMOKE GREY
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Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:53 am
by SMOKE GREY
Tour of Cheshire
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Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 8:53 am
by SMOKE GREY
ILKLEY JUBILEE

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Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:08 pm
by cookie1071
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:

Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 10:15 pm
by SMOKE GREY
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.

Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:33 pm
by surfblue63
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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Stuart

Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:25 am
by Pete
SMOKE GREY wrote:Tour of Cheshire
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That's Todmorden High Street isn't it ? :lol:

Re: ORANGEBOX RALLYING UPDATE

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 10:00 am
by SMOKE GREY
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: