3l GTV6 PRC project

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Last night was scrutiny for "The X Trial" Someones GTV6 refused to go. Turned the key, Started whirred, but engine didn't go round. Funny that, drove it to Sunday morning coffee club at Lakeside, not a hint of a problem. Just goes to show you, you never know what the day is going to bring.
Out with the starter and fitted a new drive. 1.5 hrs later it roars into life , but too late for scrutiny. CoC has kindly allowed me to get regional, bless his heart.
I have regional booked for 4:06 tomorrow in Hallam.
Bugger of a time, traffic will be heavy, and, every "P" plater in a VN wants to drag you at the lights. I'll save the dragging till i see them on a dirt road.

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The GTV6 passed scrutiny with no probs, so it's all set for Saturday night in Dunolly.
This is the final entry list, which is a fair bit different to the one posted a couple of days ago.

Tayell Automotive 2010 X-Trial - Competitors List - as at 8-7-2010
>
> Car No. Start Time Driver Navigator HRA Grade Team
> 1 18:00 Graham WALLIS Phil NICHOLAS A/A TBA
> 2 18:02 Doug FERNIE Geoff FLOYD A/A TBA
> 3 18:04 David OFFICER Kate OFFICER A/A TBA
> 4 18:06 Kim HARPER Steuart SNOOKS A/A TBA
> 5 18:08 Steve ASHTON Ross RUNNALLS A/A TBA
> 6 18:10 Alan UPTON Mark LAIDLAY A/A with Biggles & Aggy
> 7 18:12 Robert DYER Jenny POLLOCK A/C TBA
> 8 18:14 Mathew FENNER Rob BRIDE A/C TBA
> 19 18:16 Matt PHILIP Matt DE VAUS B/A TBA
> 9 18:18 Joel WALD Ashley McBAIN B/B TBA
> 10 18:20 Geoffrey HALE Alan BAKER B/B TBA
> 11 18:22 Doug NORMAN Rob KNIGHT B/B French Connection
> 12 WITHDRAWN
> 13 18:24 Gerard BLUM Stephanie RICHARDS B/C TBA
> 14 18:26 Brian CANNY Paul CROSBIE B/C French Connection
> 15 18:28 Robert CRANSTON Karl GREALY B/C TBA
> 16 18:30 Kevin MILLARD Tom BILSTON C/B TBA
> 17 18:32 Peter PARRY Fred LAKERINK C/B TBA
> 18 18:34 Greg WYATT Dale ALLAN C/C TBA
> 20 18:36 Michael FORESHEW Rick WALTON C/C TBA
> 21 18:38 Elizabeth GILHOME Simon FRANCIS C/C TBA
> 22 18:40 David ALLWRIGHT Keith MORRIS C/C TBA
> 23 18:42 Michael WARD Di BAILEY C/C TBA
> 24 18:44 John ELLIS Adrian SIETSMA C/C TBA
> 25 18:46 David McKENZIE Ewen McKENZIE C/C TBA
> 26 18:48 Bruce SHEPHERD Tim SHEPHERD C/C TBA
> 27 18:50 Craig NEAVE Ashleigh STAUDE C/C TBA
> 28 18:52 John WINKS Campbell WINKS C/C TBA

I'll say g'day to Brian Canny for you Phil. I notice that Tom Bilston is entered under AROCA, probably have a chat to him too.

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The X Trial, what a great event. the crew briefing went like this, " very very slippery, very very greasy, everyone will have an off" partly true, we didn't have an off.
some sections were like a ice slalom for km's on end. throttle control was the order of the night. thank goodness for the smooth torquey v6, but it really needed a forklift knob, oh , and some tread on the tyres. Still wearing the BP and the nightmoves rubber.
Give you a more comprehensive report when i have more time, Thats if anyone wants to hear?
Unofficial results below,

O/R Crew Car POINTS
1 Steve Ashton/Ross Runnalls Mitsubishi Galant 30
2 Kim Harper/Steuart Snooks Ford Escort Mk 1 Twin Cam 40
=3 Graham Wallis/Phil Nicholas Peugeot 203 43
=3 Joel Wald/Ashley McBain Datsun 1600 43
5 David Officer/Kate Officer Mitsubishi Colt Galant 44
6 Doug Fernie/Geoff Floyd Datsun P510 Bluebird 45
7 Alan Upton/Mark Laidlay Datsun Bluebird P510 57
8 David McKenzie/Ewen McKenzie Volvo 244DL 59
9 Greg Wyatt/Dale Allan Alfa Romeo GTV 6 64
10 Matt Philip/Matt de Vaus Mercedes-Ben 300SE 68
11 David Allwright/Keith Morris Chrysler Lancer LB 85
12 Mathew Fenner/Rob Bride Range Rover 87
13 Michael Ward/Di Bailey Toyota Corolla 93
=14 Geoff Hale/Alan Baker Volkswagen Golf GLS 114
=14 Doug Norman/Robert Knight Peugeot 504 114
16 Peter Parry/Fred Lakerink Hyundai Excel 117
17 Bruce Shepherd/Tim Shepherd Peugeot 505 196
18 Robert Cranston/Karl Grealy Toyota Celica SA63 199
19 Craig Neave/Ashleigh Staude Mitsubishi Sigma GJ 203
20 Michael Foreshew/Rick Walton Ford Cortina Mk II 235
21 John Ellis/Adrian Sietsma Fiat 1500 Mk III 327

2 Major Controls Missed
22 Robert Dyer/Jenny Pollock Datsun Sunny PB210 301
23 Kevin Millard/Larry Walker Datsun 1600 318

4 Major Controls Missed
24 Elizabeth Gilhome/Simon Francis Isuzu Gemini TF 418
25 Brian Canny/Paul Crosbie Peugeot 504 Ti 435
26 John Winks/Campbell Winks Volkswagen Beetle 503

6 Major Controls Missed
27 Gerard Blum/Steph Richards Hyundai Excel x3 568

[scott.venables]

Greg, well done on another great result.  I didn't see your post about scrutineering until later, I finish work at 4pm in Hallam.  Where was it out of curiosity?

Scott

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Hi Greg
Well done, l like your reports,  ;)men in green rubber suits, taking flashy photos with a fetish for big puddles and water, all done in the middle of the night. You have been having way to much fun out there, sounds like you need new rubbers as well .

Yes Paul, new tyres are required. The backs are down to 25%. New rubber on Saturday night would have made a huge difference. 
John was at it again, Found him lurking near a huge puddle, may as well call it a lake. Covered the whole track. The problem we had was that it had a VW Golf stranded in the middle of it. Couple of crew paddling around trying to coax it to go. We arrive and we are kinda in a hurry ( it is a rally you know) sum it up in an instant. The only way through is right where Doutchy is standing. Give it a gun and line him up, hoping he has enough sense to get out of the way. I didn't hear a bump and a flash went off , so i guessed he was OK. As it turned out, we had to revisit that inland sea again after another via point. The Volksy was still submerged and Doutchy was standing back in the same spot. Some people are slow learners! I lined him up again and got half blinded by the flash, I'll be interested to see the photos. I know he is alright as he popped up again in the last stage. 150 metres in there is a "caution ford". Who do you reckon is there? There was a little water in it, apparently he was stacking logs in it to raise the water level. Might try giving him the knick name of "beaver" after that effort. We were told that we didn't need to slow down for it. But, I am not going to dive into a cautioned ford blind at full noise particularly at that stage of the event. But i wasn't going slow either. I think if he had of been 200 metres further on he would have got way better shots. Great sand road, sweeping 90 degree lh corner with great visiblity, we nailed that, "FULL NOISE SIDEWAYS" Felt good, probably looked good too.

What happened to Gerard Blum/ Steph Richards? he is a bit of a gun, he had a great result in the Night moves 3rd. but not so good this time did he have another big crash? And whats with the bloke in the 240 Volvo ahead of you

Ged had a few issues on the night. He kept the shiny side up. Lost his terra trip in the maze. Without a terra trip you were toast. funny thing rally, easy to go from hero to zero in a blink.

The blokes in the Volvo deserve a bit of luck, they are the pair that got lost in the BP and had to walk 30 K's to a farm house.

I have to tell you why we got 64 points. 34 points was penalty time ( remember winner got 30 points penalty time) and 30 points was a wd into a major control. In a rare moment, Dale mistakenly plotted us into a finish control from the south instead of from the west. IF we had of taken the other road ( every other car did) we would have gone another kilometer and taken maybe 1 minute. 35 points, would have given us easy 2nd outright. As Kim Harper said " Second to Ashton/Runnalls is really a win" . I would be lying if i said i wasn't disappointed, but hey, i still had the best time driving the event and stuff happens. One day I'll put it in the shrubbery and Dale will be disappointed too.

Greg, well done on another great result.  I didn't see your post about scrutineering until later, I finish work at 4pm in Hallam.  Where was it out of curiosity?

Scott, Thanks mate. I got Steve Thompson to do it. He works in Wedgewood road. Met him in the car park as he knocked off. Great guy. Traffic wasn't that bad either. Probably cause it was still school holidays i guess.

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The X Trial provisional results just came thru.

This is the list of awards. Good to see Ged and Stephanie got an encouragement award.


      Tayell Automotive The X Trial 2010
      PROVISIONAL RESULTS.


Results will become final on Sunday 18th of July at 6:00 pm unless any protests are received before this time by the Clerk of Course.

Awards will be presented to the following crews: (The organisers may combine multiple awards).

Overall
   1st   Steve Ashton / Ross Runnalls
      2nd   Kim Harper / Steuart Snooks
   =3rd   Graham Wallis / Phil Nicholas
   =3rd   Joel Wald / Ashley McBain

H68 (Historic Pre 1968)
   1st   Kim Harper / Steuart Snooks
      2nd   Graham Wallis / Phil Nicholas
      3rd   Doug Fernie / Geoff Floyd

H81 (Historic Pre 1981)
      1st   Steve Ashton / Ross Runnalls
      2nd   David Officer / Kate Officer
      3rd   David McKenzie / Ewen McKenzie

P81 (PRC Pre 1981)
      1st   Joel Wald / Ashley McBain
      2nd   David Allwright / Keith Morris
      3rd   Michael Ward / Di Bailey

PM (PRC Modern)
      1st   Greg Wyatt / Dale Allan

CRC (Classic Rally Cars)
      1st   No Entries

RC (Road Cars)
      1st   John Winks / Campbell Winks

ORC (Other Rally Cars)
      1st   Elizabeth Gilhome / Simon Francis

Novice Crews (Driver and Navigator to be HRA Grade C)
      1st   David McKenzie / Ewen McKenzie
      2nd   Greg Wyatt / Dale Allan
     3rd   David Allwright / Keith Morris

The Tayell Automotive Encouragement Award   Gerard Blum / Stephanie Richards

Tayell Automotive X Trial 2010 Team Award

The X Team   Car 4   Kim Harper / Steuart Snooks   Ford Escort Mk 1 Twin Cam
         Car 9   Joel Wald / Ashley McBain   Datsun 1600
         Car 23   Michael Ward / Di Bailey   Toyota Corolla



Pleez chek the spelin' of y're monikar 'cos we carvz 'em as ya seez 'em.

And John Doutch sent me some pics from the trial. He was complaining that they weren't very good. I have to disagree. I don't know how you circuit guys feel about pics of your efforts on the track, but i reckon that they are so important. You can't compete forever and a photographic record of your major events is something to be cherished. More power to your lens John.


Look at the front under the bumper, water pouring out. looks like i was a bit slow getting the wipers on.

John cropped these to show me the whites of our eyes. He say stress, i say concertration!
and my favourite

this one was taken in the ford. Looking at the attitude of the car, front high and back low with mud flaps touching the ground, I'm hard on the go pedal. I am guessing it had a long exposure, flashing early and leaving the shutter open as the car goes past, with just the headlights being captured. Look at the tree just ahead of the car. Can you see a remote slave flash unit fixed half way up? Great technical shot. Love it, John.

Provisional results below.

Tell us your story Simon.

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Entry in for the next event. Thomson Valley Rally on August 7th. Based in Toongabbie. 120 KM's competitive in 2 x 60 KM loops with a central service in between. Fully route charted on some of the best VRC standard roads. This is run by HRA ( Historic Rally Association ) and has no class for my car. I have to enter as an ORV ( other rally vehicle). Pity the GTV6 wasn't brought out in 1980, then i could be h81.

This event will be a road race. See how we stack up.

Web page http://hra.org.au/index.php?q=node/1706

Thought i might have got a comment back re the photos from the X Trial. I am going to get the last one printed on canvas, think it would lend it's self to that type of medium.

More photos from Doutchy http://www.hra.org.au/index.php?q=node/1911

[alfagtv58]

Thought i might have got a comment back re the photos from the X Trial. I am going to get the last one printed on canvas, think it would lend it's self to that type of medium.

Greg, that last photo....straight to the pool room.

You might have got some more comments if you create a new thread and topic for each event rather than adding to this project thread....then again I may be wrong, its been known to happen you know 

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Phil, i take your suggestion and have continued the discussion on the TVR here. http://www.alfaclubvic.org.au/forum/index.php?topic=5294

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I was surprised today, my new wheels arrived. I'll get some rubber fitted and give you a peek.

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Picture of the GTV6 in the last rally. Not a real good shot, but you can sorta see the new wheels.


No more rallies for a while. I have other projects on the go .

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Should I ?

[Sheldon McIntosh]

Definitely.

[scuzzyGTV]

Definitely.

+1 but in that metro 6R4!

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You can keep those money pit 4Wd  cars.  fast  while they are going, but when they break, and they all do, they cost a whack to repair. I can build a gtv6 for the cost of a Subaru gearbox!
From a spectator point of view a well driven 2wd is way more impressive and if it sounds good too, all the better.
Pencil in feb 26 and in have a look. 2 spectator points. You be the judge.