Back in 2006 we ran our Peugeot 504 Coupe for Peugeot Sport Sweden in the first running of the revived Midnight Sun Rally. Driver Gert Blomquist, then head of PTS Sweden decided to build his own V6 version.
Initially Gert & co driver Lena Lindberg had engine problems but they now seem to be sorted & they will be contesting this years event.
Finally, life can perhaps get back to normal after the disruption caused by the Escort build in Barking. With all the jobs ticked off, we could be said to be a little bit pleased to see the back of the car.
Today [Thurs 3rd] it is being loaded into the container, along with the pick up that we will use for chase/service, ready for the trip to Mombasa.
Tilly & Eliot had a close shave on Sundays Honington Stages Rally. A spin in front of the Escort causing a rise in the heart rate for yours truly
Two of a kind,the 205 Rallyes of Peter Gresford & Derek Looker.
Regular visitors to the workshop, Peter's runs on twin Webers, Derek's of course runs our development engines.
Contrary to popular belief, we are not entering the Lawn Mower racing field, we did, however have to modify the blade adjusters to enable proper ground effects to come into play.
Our landlord, another James, is about to give it a road test, I did offer to use Richard Phillipson's Honda to mow the grass, an offer he sadly declined.
James Shallcross got down & dirty on last weekends Torbay Classic Trial.
Despite leaving the handbrake on after a hill start & dropping points, he still managed another class win
Having requested some pictures of Martin with Jorma competing together & Jorma has obliged with these two.
Snow conditions look good & the sun is shining as well, what more could you ask for.
Derek Looker has been back to winning ways at this weekends Farnborough Auto Solo. Once again, taking class honours with our 1400 development engine in his Peugeot 205.We hope to have his latest engine improvements fitted before his next event
Time is ticking away to the start of the 2012 World Cup Rally. The organisers are away rechecking some parts of the routes, meanwhile we are frantically trying to make up for lost time.
It's time for us to say good bye to James Murphy, as he starts his full time employment with the National Grid in a couple of weeks time. We have had a great time together & wish him all the very best in his new career.
PUB joins a very distinguished line up at this years Pugfest. Next door is the 205 T16 of Juha Kankkunen, the Ari Vatanen 405 T16 GR, & Guy Wilks S2000 car
Held at Prescott Hill Climb venue nr Cheltenham it is the largest Peugeot meeting in the country.
The car is currently for sale & details can be found elsewhere on the site.
Congratulations to Derek Looker who used his new Ti engine to take a class win at the Farnborough & District MC AutoSolo at the weekend.
Weighing in at over 175 tonnes this stylised E Type Jag was just one of the star attractions at Goodwood. Our photo album covers some of what was on offer.
The Flying Scotsman
David Williams & wife Sadie tackle the early stages of this years Flying Scotsman Rally for Vintage cars, in this case his model T Ford. The event started at Brooklands & ends in Edinburgh on the Sunday 3rd of April.
Maiden Overall Win for James Shallcross.
Yes, James has finally broken his duck & scored his first outright win on Saturdays Northern Classic Trial. The long trail up to the Lake District proving very worthwhile.
Richard Phillipson has just finished the Hail Rally, codriving for Ian Barker in a 6 lit,GM engined Nissan Patrol. "Cars" seen at the start of the event. Richard's report of his adventure into desert rallying appear under Event Reports
Mini's taking part in the 2011 London
New Years Day Parade
We would like to wish you all, The
Very Best Wishes for the New Year
January 5th ENTRIES OPEN !!!!!
Congratulations to Derek Looker who has won the Class D section on this years Southern Tarmac Autotest Championship. The Steve Redsell Cup going to the up to 1400cc Champion
This weekend will also be make or break on the Cotswolds 12 car Championship where a win for Derek will secure that prize as well.
Just one of around 2000 bikes taking part in Reading's annual 'Toy Run' last Sunday [5th Dec] .Congratulations to the 2 wheel brigade who put on a fabulous show. There are a load of pictures in the Toy Run album
Peugeot 205 1400cc 4 branch Manifolds back in stock .
We also have a suitable 3 piece system to go with it.
Congratulations to James Shallcross on a long overdue win on last weekends Bovey Down Classic trial.
Not content with the class, he grabbed overall victory as well.
Makes all the hard work that has gone into detail changes to the car worthwhile.
No doubt a report will appear in due course
Belated picture of Gogi & Denis in action photo by Geoff Mayes Media
Ian Duncan's Mustang takes the honours in this years East African Safari Rally after a classic battle with Bjorn Waldegard.
Our crew faired less well, electrical gremlins wrecking our event. All the horrid details on the safari bar.
Its been 2 years in the making & now all the planning & preparation by organisers,preparation companies & competitors alike is over & it's time to get down to the serious business of rallying in Kenya. Hopefully there will be daily updates on the Safari Bar
The 2009 East African Safari Rally will get underway this weekend.
We hope to be able to bring you daily updates and while we will be concentrating on our own team we will try to bring snippets from the rest of the competitors.
Gogi is already in Kenya & will be joined tomorrow by Monsieur Giraudet, Andy & myself leave Heathrow tomorrow evening & will be in Mombasa on Thursday morning.
Let the adventure begin
Safari co-driver Denis Giraudet on his way to victory. Following the disappointment on Wales Rally GB, Denis partnered by Jean-Francois Mourgues stormed to victory in the Peugeot 307WRC on the penultimate round of the French Championship. Next outing will be in Kenya
Congratulations are in order for James Shallcross who managed a Gold Medal on the recent Edinburgh Trial. This for cleaning all the hills on the trial. James finished 2nd in class once again losing out in the timed tests.
Commiserations to our Safari co-driver, Denis Giraudet who was out in the works Skoda S2000 with Edvind Brynildsen on the Cambrian Rally as a shakedown for Wales Rally GB. Rear wishbone failure on the final stage when lying 3rd overall was a bit gutting.
Ti would like to welcome Quattro Project Solutionsas the first of the Team Ti sponsors. The company logos will now feature on all our cars and they are helping in our Safari preparations. The company will be profiled in our first newsletter. Company principal Tim Warburton has been known to have the odd outing in a rally car and will use the Ti MG ZR for selected events next year.
WRC co-driver Denis Giraudet will join the team for this years Safari Rally.
Denis has done the event 5 times before when it was part of the World Rally Championship, finishing 2nd in 1999 with Didier Auriol in the works Toyota Corolla.
There is a link to his profile [which is MEGA] on the Safari bar.
These pictures by Sunil Tohaniwere taken at Gogi's local Ford dealership prior to shipping for Mombasa.
We are currently still looking for a suitable co-driver but otherwise the team is now complete
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This weekend sees the start of the Trials season & James Shallcross will be making his way down to Exeter for the Torbay Trial to give his new engine its first competitive outing.
