Recent content by MikeWest

Re: Good  Firms or organisations to work for. Got stopped by the police once. he said "Your drunk!!" I said. "I know. It's a works outing" He said "But you're on your own. " "Aye" says I. "I'm self employed!!"

Re: Good  Firms or organisations to work for. I've been self employed for 3 months now and i've not looked back once. There's a lot to be said for it.

The one thing about the 180 was that it was a good source of engines to make your Avenger or Sunbeam go faster.

Ahh. The memories come flooding back. My first car was a red Imp van. The rings were goosed and it used to blow copious amounts of oil out of the breather and everywhere else it could find a way out. Traded it for a Viva, then a series 2a Landie. My first rally car was a 1970 Mk2 Cortina 1300...

It's not so much the money being down south, after all, they struggle to put on decent events down there. The Tempest Rally, last round of the BRC is there to placate the sponsors wanting to take rallying to the people rather than have them treking into Sweet Lamb or Kielder. The only decent...

The Italians have the Stelvio and we have Whinney Hill. Ah well. Good video but I see what you mean about the winging voice. Mind you, the K series engine dosn't have the best noise. Imagine the same road with the wail of a V12 Ferrari or the screaming straight cut gears of a Mini. There are...

I remember standing in a dark, cold and wet North Yorkshire forest on the '77 RAC watching a load of Escorts, then Pentti in the Chevette, Stig in the Saab. Suddenly a howling noise made the hairs on my neck stand up followed by this quivering vision of plastic that burst into view, scrabbled...

A cracking list to choose from. I got into the sport around the time that Roger Albert Clark was dominating things but as I worked in a Triumph garage, Clock Garage on Milnshaw Lane, my support went with Tony Pond. Mikkola was always good to watch, always so smooth and tidy weras when Ari came...

Sounds like those things they sell on Union Road Ossy

Ugly but fun...... (Just like some of the girls I've known)..... We hired a new style Megane as our recce & chase car on last years Killarney Rally of the Lakes. If Gary sung "I see you baby. Shakin your ass!!" Once. He sung it a million times. All the way over Molls Gap. The Healey Pass and...

I'm on t' BT Broadband and I don't have any problems. No restrictions on downloads either. So i'm milking music n stuff off Kazaa all night long. Tis a bit pricey at £29.99 but once you've tried broadband there's no going back.

I was over in Deutschland last week. Not 'deepest' just over t' border in the Rheinland. I know what you mean about the difference between Accrington or Darwen with Rudesheim and Cocham. We did the Eifel Rally in August. Based in Daun. Everyone was friendly and the spectators made is really feel...

Bruce at Redline is a good lad and knows what he's doing. Pete Morgan on Grimshaw street is another I'd trust to do a good job.