The roads in Newfoundland are somewhat rough; that is to say they are actually very rough. In the 2004 event the first turn of the Clarenville stage was a down hill right hander with a steep uphill exit. I was set up for the corner and braking hard when a huge bump, which was actually a… Continue reading Why I’m Raising AHX12 and Fitting a Sump Guard
Month: November 2006
More on Preparing AHX12 for TN ’07
I decided that I had better do some more checking on the root causes of the handling problems we experienced with AHX12 that I described in my previous post. I got out the old Alemite Portable Model 3064 Cross Sight Alignment System that I got from Aurora Cars way back in 1986. This is the front page… Continue reading More on Preparing AHX12 for TN ’07
The Car Camel
About 20 years back I started thinking about what I considered to be a completely new class of vehicle. It seemed obvious to me that the ubiquitous pickup truck, so much a part of the American culture, was, and still is, one of the most useless vehicles ever conceived. Apparently I was not alone with… Continue reading The Car Camel
Targa Saga 2002
 I wrote this article in September 2002 after returning from the first Targa Newfoundland. TARGA SAGA When the Targa Newfoundland was first announced in June 2002, I was immediately interested in competing in my Austin Healey 100S. I have owned my 100S, Serial # AHS3903 and one of only 55 built since 1983, but… Continue reading Targa Saga 2002
Getting ready to Targa
After a 2 year hiatus I have decided to enter the Targa Newfoundland again in 2007. We (Dick Paterson and I) had a disastrous start to our Targa career when we crashed my 100S into the remnants of a Volvo P1800 which had crashed ahead of us. You can read all about the preparations of the… Continue reading Getting ready to Targa