Willdat?

Beagle isn't oldschool - but super keen. Rock Auto is currently sending me all the parts I need to win the next event...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/honda/auction-1383211105.htm Not exactly nice - but strip the plasti-dip off the wheels and you'll be period correct as... edit: Just had to check if it had a monster-tacho, you betcha!

Sweet - Han has pulled the pin on her 7:45 netball game so I can attend, I hardly even cried. See you tomorrow night!

@Slacker_Sam.

More fluid? New top of Silvan would really suit your bike, much more aggressive corners than what's below. Good fun.

To be honest, most of this quote means you'll just fit in with the rest of us and our various inadequacies better. @sidewaysicknessis as good as you'll get to an 'OS first' guy locally, the rest of us just make it when we can, which is pretty much a Nelson lifestyle slogan! Would be great to meet up when it suits. Will try and drag @scootersdown to Hanmer at the end of August for the real eye opener. We can take MTB bikes too which @yoeddynz won't like because our wheels are too big and have too few gears.

Tida fo' sure!

Netball at 7:30 tonight so not really a sensible idea to drive out - pint and then head back, will text Shane when Wahine arrives home and see if you're still Whiskey/cigaring?

Will calendar right now. Gah Calendar has be beaten for next meet with wahine's netball - hopefully an early game. Will make an appearance whichever side of the game I can make anyway!

Thursday weeknight meet would suit me best ie. zero brownie points needed. But happy to work with what works for others as a meet by myself would be on the lame side...

Moutere Inn is a much nicer spot!

Ha - I don't think that the Beagle will qualify as vintage for quite a few years yet.... How was it Matt? More fun than terrifying?

Could be a good idea - I completely forgot about today. Would have been a good excuse to get the kids out of the house. Looks like there were some non-caged vehicles, or are they just spectator vehicles...?

UJ - I'm sure you've talked about your concealed fixing fixation at some point, but what did you choose for this?

Another testing station WOF today, didn't charge me for a reinspection despite being 5 weeks after the initial check- has had a 2" exhaust fitted. @chris r spotted some headers on TM, but I'm a little sketchy about changing much as it sounds pretty lovely right now. On the hunt for some +50mmish rally adjusties so I can get/justify cert. I've made a habit of unplugging the ABS when a solenoid intermittently sticks, which in hindsight is probably the equivalent of driving around without insurance. Chris has sorted me non-ABS brake lines from a pick-a-part mission so it shouldn't be too much of an issue to finish the conversion.

Super - give me a text what timeish you're heading past and I'll come with you!

Beagle is getting an exhaust built, (although hopefully I may get to pick it up today! If I can't, is anyone heading through Richmond that I can steal a ride off?

I like that as an excuse - to be honest I just wasn't smooth enough - some of my lines were terrible, walked the course afterwards and discussed what we were doing differently. The plan is that the 180SX will be the tarmac car. New engine and gearbox arriving this week for the 180 So much fun, and really any car would be sweet - your sump height would definitely be the scariest thing. A grass event (or tarmac event for that matter) could double as an OS meet. http://www.nelsoncarclub.co.nz/events-calender/nelson-car-club is the calendar of events.

The classes are A 0 -1400 B 1400-1800 C 1800-2500(ish?) D Above. With Turbo being a 1.7x multiplier. No production class.

http://www.sporty.co.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=13bfdcac-e0b6-4299-8466-d1c25f8b1217 Results, all the cars ahead (of my brother!) had cages/rally tyres. Fonda is an S2000 powered Mark 2 Escort.

Turbo will put me in the big boys class - little bro beat me by 7 seconds, so seat time is definitely the key compared to power at the moment! Beagle was genuinely shockingly good (I was expecting a tail end effort)looking forward to seeing the results when they come out.

Felt understeery under acceleration, but pretty well balanced under brakes/turning. Next event will be better with more of an understanding of lines etc.

First video is me driving like an idiot - the second is my brother's smooth n' quick, I think his final time was 1:28.58. The top rally prepped WRX's were doing ~1:21. So pretty damn good!