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Scottish Autograss Racing this Sunday
TGR-ECOSSE - 17/4/08 at 07:42 PM

Just a note to say that the Autograss racing season Starts this sunday at Balado near Kinross. You can get directions from the website http://www.scottish-autograss.co.uk/ My mate races a class 5 Mini pick up with a full race 1400 cc Vauxhall engine,his son races a class 1 Mini and another mate races a class 1 Mini so its been a bit busy lately getting the cars ready but they are almost there.

Class 5 Pick Up


The engine (wiring still to be finished)


Class 1 (standard 1,000 cc)


If you see this on the road give us a wave


X Factor winner Leon Jackson moddeling a club t shirt .We are mechanics to the stars:lol:

NS Dev - 17/4/08 at 08:25 PM

best of luck!!

Wish my car was finished, but its some way off still

Can't wait to get stuck into class 7 fun

jacko - 17/4/08 at 08:32 PM

Good luck to you all
I used to race a class 7 mini with a ford v6 3100 the good old days that was in 1980 i wish i still had that engine
Jacko

omega 24 v6 - 17/4/08 at 10:07 PM

Mmmmm team Robertson?????? Did he race a LHD motor at cowdie and crimond??

TGR-ECOSSE - 17/4/08 at 10:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by omega 24 v6
Mmmmm team Robertson?????? Did he race a LHD motor at cowdie and crimond??


Yup thats us We used to park between you and the Buchans at Crimond
Our old hot saloon,now raced by Alma Cowie


And to prove we must have met before do you recognise this car? Name the year?


[Edited on 17/4/08 by TGR-ECOSSE]

Dario M - 17/4/08 at 10:53 PM

Hi all,

Been keeping an eye at autograss racing for quite some time, wish I had the opportunity to atend one event some day.
Im quite keen on building something that resembles a class 8 when i finish with my locost.

Im just wodering, why only oval tracks??

This is an example of whats done in Portugal in terms of BEC offroad thingys:

http://http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KzZItNwS0Ck

Dont know if it has been mentioned before but there you go!

...sorry to kind of jacked the thread and GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!

Regards
Dario

finlay - 18/4/08 at 06:35 AM

mmmmm

quite fancy a trip down to check it out

thanks for letting us know

mangogrooveworkshop - 18/4/08 at 09:23 AM

When is the next LOCHGELLY meet....?

TGR-ECOSSE - 18/4/08 at 09:28 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
When is the next LOCHGELLY meet....?


Lochgelly is no more. Balado is the new venue

NS Dev - 18/4/08 at 01:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Dario M
Hi all,

Been keeping an eye at autograss racing for quite some time, wish I had the opportunity to atend one event some day.
Im quite keen on building something that resembles a class 8 when i finish with my locost.

Im just wodering, why only oval tracks??

This is an example of whats done in Portugal in terms of BEC offroad thingys:

http://http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KzZItNwS0Ck

Dont know if it has been mentioned before but there you go!

...sorry to kind of jacked the thread and GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!

Regards
Dario


it's been discussed before, but believe me, in a class 5 upwards, an oval is plenty enough to think about.

The racing is MUCH closer than circuit racing usually is (usually an "interference fit" in fact!!) and the super short races mean there's no "planning an overtake" its 110% from the startline to the flag.

Try it and you'll see, oval is enough!!

Jon Ison - 18/4/08 at 01:38 PM

X Factor winner Leon Jackson moddeling a club t shirt .We are mechanics to the stars:lol

Whatever happened to the "star" 1st thing I have heard of him since ?

Dario M - 18/4/08 at 02:34 PM

Yes NS Dev, definetly it would be nearly impossible to drive something hayabusa powered for example on anything then an oval.

Hopefully I will attend one of these Autograss events someday. Wanna pick up some ideas to build a class 8 look alike.

Regards
Dario

omega 24 v6 - 18/4/08 at 03:15 PM

And to prove we must have met before do you recognise this car? Name the year?
2005