Armstrong Massey Rally - 05.07.09 - Driffield ***UPDATE***

Final preparations are now underway for the Armstrong Massey Rally this weekend.

The finishing touches to the car were completed last week - these ranged from the simple, such as putting on new decals; to the more complicated such as raising the exhaust and moving the brake lines. Unfortunately the tent we had been promised has sadly not materialised so we'll either be investing in some pop up festival tents or kipping in a brand spanking new one that Matt from HT is talking about buying. Personally I have a tent so I'm all right - everyone else can kip in the chemical toilets at the venue!

Looking on for the rest of the year, I'm going to be out and about in the Metro in August. Initially I was thinking about doing the Lion Stages in Kidland Forest but I have serious doubts about the cars ability to survive - it just isn't set up for a full gravel rally in its current guise. I'm now looking at doing the Centenary Stages which has been moved from Twyford Woods (out nemesis from the past) to Barkston Heath and (possibly) features a yump... which should be interesting! I wonder if they'll let me drive around it!

Work has begun in earnest to get more sponsorship onboard for the Roger Albert Clark Rally. If anyone fancies jumping onboard and supporting us, please drop us a line!

Armstrong Massey Rally - 05.07.09 - Driffield

The entry is now in for the Armstrong Massey Rally at Driffield for the Escort. This event takes place at a venue we have had previous experience of during the Thor Hammer Rally in 2006. A mainly concrete surface makes this a fast rally that can be dusty in dry conditions but we had good fun here last time out before mechanical problems but us out on the penultimate stage.

This is the first event this year in the Escort and we're hoping for a good competitive runout as a shakedown before the Kall Kwik... unless Clive gets bored and decides to enter another event before then!

We're also looking to do an event in the Metro in either July or August. There are several small changes that need doing before then but nothing major - I want to replace the key ignition with a push button ignition (I kept losing my keys during the Roskirk!), there is a small oil leak that I want to source and fix and I have a new adaptor to convert my handbrake to a flyoff to let me do flamboyant handbrake turns!