I took part in a 12 car Rally on Friday night. Our local motor club organises a few every year. The basic idea is that you set off in the dark along a 60 mile ish route which is only given to you in clues at each checkpoint. As we were beginners we were given 5 out of 8 clues before hand. The other 3 we could partially work out because the map location of each checkpoint was given and there was a set amount of time to get there.
In preparation for the event I bought a halogen conversion kit online but unfortunately my local motor factor didn't have the right type of bulb so I ended up de-soldering my bulbs to remove the fitting ring then soldering the fitting ring onto the halogen bulb. I now have 55w halogen bulbs and they are great! very impressed!
we were pitted against a Cinquento, Seicento, Peugeot 106, Astra coupe, MG midget, Audi RS4 amongst others.
We spent 2 hours snaking through B-roads as fast as the speed limit (or in most cases the car.) Would allow. I was overtaken twice although this is not necessarily an indication of the final outcome. There are penalty points for missing marker posts which are 2 letters of a number plate on a post staked into the ground. There are also penalty points for arriving at the check points late.
We were 5th overall out of 12 cars which was apparently quite respectable for first timers. We lost 40 points for missing 4 marker posts which was a shame because we were the only participants without a time penalty on the entire event! I think that means the car performed better than we did!
In preparation for the event I bought a halogen conversion kit online but unfortunately my local motor factor didn't have the right type of bulb so I ended up de-soldering my bulbs to remove the fitting ring then soldering the fitting ring onto the halogen bulb. I now have 55w halogen bulbs and they are great! very impressed!
we were pitted against a Cinquento, Seicento, Peugeot 106, Astra coupe, MG midget, Audi RS4 amongst others.
We spent 2 hours snaking through B-roads as fast as the speed limit (or in most cases the car.) Would allow. I was overtaken twice although this is not necessarily an indication of the final outcome. There are penalty points for missing marker posts which are 2 letters of a number plate on a post staked into the ground. There are also penalty points for arriving at the check points late.
We were 5th overall out of 12 cars which was apparently quite respectable for first timers. We lost 40 points for missing 4 marker posts which was a shame because we were the only participants without a time penalty on the entire event! I think that means the car performed better than we did!