26 UK Targa/Road Rallying Thread
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Quiet so far then 
Off to Bovington next weekend for the BAMA Saxon Express. This year has changed to shift the day into the evening and have some of the tests in the dark. Looking forward to it as anything on the Tank training area is a challenge, so much of it looks the same so finding grids isn't as easy as you would think.
Off to Bovington next weekend for the BAMA Saxon Express. This year has changed to shift the day into the evening and have some of the tests in the dark. Looking forward to it as anything on the Tank training area is a challenge, so much of it looks the same so finding grids isn't as easy as you would think.
A bit sparse this thread!
Last night was a bit of a milestone in our house, my 15 year old daughter navigated on her first competition - Southsea MC's April Shower 12 Car rally.
In line with Southsea's policy of encouraging newcomers, we did the Baginners class (marked maps). She navigated the whole way herself, spotted when she'd gone wrong and got us back on track. She managed the time cards and route check and we got in before OTL.
We scored a finished and technically a class win, as there were no other Beginners. Proud Dad moment!
Last night was a bit of a milestone in our house, my 15 year old daughter navigated on her first competition - Southsea MC's April Shower 12 Car rally.
In line with Southsea's policy of encouraging newcomers, we did the Baginners class (marked maps). She navigated the whole way herself, spotted when she'd gone wrong and got us back on track. She managed the time cards and route check and we got in before OTL.
We scored a finished and technically a class win, as there were no other Beginners. Proud Dad moment!
Excellent! My club (Eastern Counties MC) has been running some beginner events this winter, in lieu of the planned 12 cars given insurance costs, I’ve done a couple and had great fun - both times using our venerable Kia Ceed Sportswagen (estate…)
Two weekends ago I also had a first go at a targa; Chelmsford Motor Club’s event at RAF Wattisham. It was immense fun, but a bit sobering seeing one crew put their 205 well off the road on the 3rd test (brake failure I believe) and another put a hole in the sump of their MX5 (despite running a sump guard) before lunchtime… Another (seasoned) competitor had been looking for a nav; and so we “double drove” - each using our own cars.
I had forgotten about this thread, I’ve been writing up my exploits on Readers Cars : https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Two weekends ago I also had a first go at a targa; Chelmsford Motor Club’s event at RAF Wattisham. It was immense fun, but a bit sobering seeing one crew put their 205 well off the road on the 3rd test (brake failure I believe) and another put a hole in the sump of their MX5 (despite running a sump guard) before lunchtime… Another (seasoned) competitor had been looking for a nav; and so we “double drove” - each using our own cars.
I had forgotten about this thread, I’ve been writing up my exploits on Readers Cars : https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
I've just added some pictures of me in action on the Chelmsford MC Targa last month over on my "Readers Cars" thread
And this evening i'll be heading over to Suffolk for the final Eastern Counties MC 'Beginner' 12-car (run un-timed and so as a navigational exercise rather than chasing a time schedule). I didn't make it to the 'table top warm up' the club ran last week, but it sounds like we'll be faced with some herringbone clues... Hopefully not of the clock-face variety...
And this evening i'll be heading over to Suffolk for the final Eastern Counties MC 'Beginner' 12-car (run un-timed and so as a navigational exercise rather than chasing a time schedule). I didn't make it to the 'table top warm up' the club ran last week, but it sounds like we'll be faced with some herringbone clues... Hopefully not of the clock-face variety...
Had an enjoyable Friday night navigating in very narrow Suffolk lanes; thankfully the car (christened The Yellow Peril by the organiser) was well suited!
Not timed, so just a navigational exercise really; mapping was not a problem but twice I missed quite where we were supposed to go. Once was in a village (despite having a poti it was still hard to untangle the multitude of features!), a couple of minutes later we ended up in a farm yard at which point the penny dropped! The second was at a fork in a very narrow lane, with an unmetalled track coming off at the same point - so it looked more like a cross roads on the map than a fork). Thankfully I concluded we’d gone wrong fairly quickly and the tiny Fiat could be turned around promptly!!
It’s a shame 12-car season is over, as I’d be keen on doing a ‘proper’ one next!
Not timed, so just a navigational exercise really; mapping was not a problem but twice I missed quite where we were supposed to go. Once was in a village (despite having a poti it was still hard to untangle the multitude of features!), a couple of minutes later we ended up in a farm yard at which point the penny dropped! The second was at a fork in a very narrow lane, with an unmetalled track coming off at the same point - so it looked more like a cross roads on the map than a fork). Thankfully I concluded we’d gone wrong fairly quickly and the tiny Fiat could be turned around promptly!!
It’s a shame 12-car season is over, as I’d be keen on doing a ‘proper’ one next!
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