A month ago I hoped I would be shaking down this car tomorrow. I suppose I am eating humble pie, which I am proud to admit tastes delicious. The skills I have learned, confidence gained and personal growth I’ve experienced in the passed couple weeks is invaluable! After the highs of cutting, welding and grinding … Read more
Update on the widebody build for Simola Hillclimb 2024. The idea behind rescuing a derelict racecar for the HillClimb, was to have no emotional attachment in the very likelihood of a racing incident. Well that didn’t last a minute! As posted previously, I specialise in massively underestimating the time to complete a task. In my … Read more
And just like that, @simola_hillclimb 2023 is all over and we start preparing for another year.I have to admit, the evidence is strong that being prepared is better than arriving a day late.Despite our best efforts being thwarted by self destructing tyres and broken pistons, we managed to pull off the perfect weekend with a … Read more
37 days to Simola Hillclimb2023. Snuck in a little shakedown of the #rescuemod.My first real drive in anger, to say overthinking levels were high would be an understatement.Reminded of my lap of the Nurburgring, driving a vehicle spiritedly on the road is nothing like exploring its limits on the relative safety of a racetrack, suddenly … Read more
My best Chauffeur dress…. Ignorance is bliss, at least that has been my philosophy (and coping mechanism) for the last 20 odd years that my business restricted me to commercial vehicles and motorbikes. Remember the days when I thought the perfect people carrier was my #volksiebus a diesel 4Motion van, back when I had a … Read more
Some seriously sexy equipment in the parking lot and the Pits at Killarney this weekend!