Engine Punk

That Austin radiator may suggest motoring for the masses but this is motor car is a cut above AND came before the Austin 7 Whilst awaiting our turn at Rodney's Revenge on the 2012 Land's End Trial, your brave boys in the Candidi Provacatore team car caught up with this lovely old Austin 20 sports car. I'd seen it ascend Blue Hills 2 in the 2011 event and admired it then. This time I managed to get a better look. Step aboard and go trialling What I like about this car is that it shows what can be done by stripping down a heavy old vintage saloon and fitting it with a much lighter body. A ratty old Austin 20 saloon isn't that valuable and - although they do have their followers - to restore one to pristine condition would take a lot of time and money. There are plenty of very smart ones about, too. We were pumping up tyres at the time so I forgot to ask what mods had been done but it probably doesn't stop at the twin SUs I always thought of Austin...

It would be rude not to show the Allard's engine to everyone, especially if they've never seen a flathead V8 before No awards for us this time in the Land's End Trial but it was still hugely enjoyable and this morning I've nearly lost my voice from shouting so much. Partly this was from shouting directions over the noise of the engine to Binky who had ear plugs in to protecting his hearing from said engine - and apparently my shouting. I also get quite excited at times and tend to shout encouragement while bouncing about for traction. Crackington was one long yell that gave me a sore throat by the top but we cleared it well. Bishop's Wood was brilliant because we got off the restart that defeated us last time in 2009 and I loudly enjoyed Cutliffe, too. As we were running late this year I got to see Rodney's Revenge in the daylight and we were very pleased to clear that one. But it was the restarts that gave us problems. In Class 7, we had to do 8 restart...