Jimbo
02-07-2007, 10:07 AM
So here i am. Finally got around to registering on the site. Figured i should say hello to some fellow Hyundai drivers..
I've got a big white J2 Lantra, thats seen a total of 3 events (as many as me as a driver..). It's in my 4th year of ownership, so it's been a slightly disapointing run so far - but seems to be gettign better..
Took it out for it's first run for the Dell Classic stages rally in Canberra a few years ago. Was one of he last cars on the road - We got through the first stage ok, setting a reasonable time. Unfortuntaly, the 2nd SS, about 6ks in, the car came to a halt - an fault somewhere in the electrics ended the day much to soon.
About a year & a half later, after some moving around/focusing on work, I entered the NatCap rally last year. Again, we got off to a reasonable start, and cleared the first 3 stages nicley - with no dramas showing up. Just as we rolled up to the start line on the 4th stage, the car dropped a coil - Due to the nature of the day & other influences, it ended what was begining to be a good event. (Fault was a mismatched ignitor/coil combination). Got that resolved, then looked forward the the next event i'd enter. Yay I had a total of 40 competitive kms - After two years!
Round 1 of the Victorian Rally Championship - Cerberus stages.
This event is always going to mean a lot for me. First time ralling in Victoria, first time with my new first timer co-driver Cathy, and in a car that was yet to finish an event. 3rd time lucky i was indeed! Being a rather wet event, & me desperitly wanting just a finish, we went into it just aiming for that finish. I later discovered that we were the quickest 2wd on the 1st stage. Absolutly blown away by that - still to this day. After suffering the loss of a trip meter at the end of SS2 (hit a missive rock during a transport...), and not being able to see the road (except for the finger tip patch on the screen) due to a surprsing foging up issue, we some how managed to finsih 16th outright, 2nd 2wd, 1st clubman, & 1st novice. To this day i still wonder how.
This all in a standard Hyundia Lantra, that has a fancy exhaust, overly tight suspension, standard motor, button clutch, & hopefully some brakes that have just been rebuild making it stop a little bit better.
See you all out there at the G.D.
James
I've got a big white J2 Lantra, thats seen a total of 3 events (as many as me as a driver..). It's in my 4th year of ownership, so it's been a slightly disapointing run so far - but seems to be gettign better..
Took it out for it's first run for the Dell Classic stages rally in Canberra a few years ago. Was one of he last cars on the road - We got through the first stage ok, setting a reasonable time. Unfortuntaly, the 2nd SS, about 6ks in, the car came to a halt - an fault somewhere in the electrics ended the day much to soon.
About a year & a half later, after some moving around/focusing on work, I entered the NatCap rally last year. Again, we got off to a reasonable start, and cleared the first 3 stages nicley - with no dramas showing up. Just as we rolled up to the start line on the 4th stage, the car dropped a coil - Due to the nature of the day & other influences, it ended what was begining to be a good event. (Fault was a mismatched ignitor/coil combination). Got that resolved, then looked forward the the next event i'd enter. Yay I had a total of 40 competitive kms - After two years!
Round 1 of the Victorian Rally Championship - Cerberus stages.
This event is always going to mean a lot for me. First time ralling in Victoria, first time with my new first timer co-driver Cathy, and in a car that was yet to finish an event. 3rd time lucky i was indeed! Being a rather wet event, & me desperitly wanting just a finish, we went into it just aiming for that finish. I later discovered that we were the quickest 2wd on the 1st stage. Absolutly blown away by that - still to this day. After suffering the loss of a trip meter at the end of SS2 (hit a missive rock during a transport...), and not being able to see the road (except for the finger tip patch on the screen) due to a surprsing foging up issue, we some how managed to finsih 16th outright, 2nd 2wd, 1st clubman, & 1st novice. To this day i still wonder how.
This all in a standard Hyundia Lantra, that has a fancy exhaust, overly tight suspension, standard motor, button clutch, & hopefully some brakes that have just been rebuild making it stop a little bit better.
See you all out there at the G.D.
James