It has been a frustrating few weeks, with it not feeling like I've made any real progress on the car. But I have got a few things done and solved a couple of issues.Rusty has failed another two WoF inspections, one of which I'm not happy about. But back to the start of the story - Rusty decided halfway through being detailed that it...
The Suzuka Sound of Engine, sorry the Richard Mille Suzuka Sound of Engine to give it its proper name, is an annual event held at, you guessed it, Suzuka Circuit. This was the second year it’s been held and the first time I’ve been but I can already say I’ll be going again next year and if you’re reading this thinking about going...
It has been three months since my last Rusty update. I thought it was close to being painted back in February, and I still think it's close to being painted!All of the rust repairs are done, and a couple of others, including another previous repair at the front which needed to be repaired properly. The bumpers have warped a bit with...
I don't know about you, but I'm counting down the days to Waitangi weekend when AutoClique will be attending the 2106 Leadfoot Festival near Hahei.It's an awesome couple of days for any petrolhead, get yourself there if you can!Tickets here:
http://www.leadfootfestival.com/product-category/leadfoot-festival-2016/Last year's...
Alex Goy gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take part in the Mille Miglia in a Jaguar C-Type.
I would love to get an opportunity to drive in an event like this!
This bus has quite a history, one of only two ever built to transport the racing Porsches to events.It's great to see a piece of racing history like this that's still driven and looked after.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvadEz2c2kM&index=9&
The Leadfoot Festival is on early next month at the famous Leadfoot Ranch near Hahei, Coromandel.This is the NZ equivalent of Goodwood Festival of Speed. Rod Millen built a 1.6km (1 mile) hill climb track on his farm and every two years he invites a select group of drivers to bring a race car and compete in a timed sprint...
Boost! And flames! And 572bhp from the inline 5 turbo engine.If you're impatient like me, skip to 0:50 for the best noises.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bpBZoKLi7Y&
Check out this short clip of Josef Berez in an Audi quattro S1. The engine sound is awesome, and the way he's wrestling with the car! Whenever you see footage of these cars you can see why Group B was banned. The cars are insanely powerful and look hard to handle.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYyrM-dDqSQ
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