Miggins TR7 V8 test
https://youtu.be/_LyhTtbH4H4?si=v11wAei-aA71uBwy
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Miggins TR7 V8 test
https://youtu.be/_LyhTtbH4H4?si=v11wAei-aA71uBwy
Due to unforseen circumstances now wont be making the trip to Keilder but looking like a proper challenge if the weather continues on its current trajectory.
Have fun and stay warm anyone heading out!
Tracking for the Roger Albert ;
https://geotraq.live/Roger-Albert-Clark-Rally-2025/
Tracker shows Perez in the Stratos stopped at the start of SS3. Hope it's not serious.
Edit - has moved and now on the infield at Pembrey... dont know if he's done the stage or not.
Perez got through. Higgins seemed slow on SS5 though.
⚠️ NEWS coming out of the Stages
Mark Higgins and Carl Williamson in the big Triumph TR7 V8 are stopped stage side....
The British sports car sounded sick in the penultimate stage of day. The crew are trying to fit a new alternator and belt and make it to the end of the day...
And they did it !
Gutted to hear Perez is off on SS7. :(
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G6R22CPX...pg&name=medium
Matt Edwards with a puncture on SS8 which cost him 6 minutes apparently.
I’ve been out in Myherina and Sweet Lamb today, there is a lot to love about rear drive, great sounding rally cars being driven well.
Hollie Mac did say she wanted to experience at least a fraction of what her did. She certainly has, rolled on the second stage this morning. If in doubt flat out��
SS14 was dramatic with loads of the Mini Challenge runners going off and even the experienced guys saying the icy conditions were crazy. Plus Osian Pryce lost the overall lead to Paul Barrett !
:( :( :(
⚠️ Day Three Update ⚠️
Due to Serious Traffic Issue on the public highway between Special Stage 14 Riccarton and Special Stage 15 Hyndlee - the road has become gridlocked and completely impassable in either direction.
Therefore on the grounds of safety for all marshals, spectators, competitors and management personnel - the second pass of stages this evening all stages have been CANCELLED
Therefore CANCELLED
SS 17 Tommys Fell 2
SS 18 Riccarton 2
SS 19 Hyndlee 2
SS 20 Kershope 2 CANCELLED
Competitors who are stuck in this traffic trying to get to SS 16 Kershope 1, please continue to the stage and undertake this stage, then return to Carlisle Airport following the road book where the event will finish for the evening.
The event will continue Sunday Morning and a further update will be published.
This Bulletin: Issued at 18:10 hrs on 22 November 2025
Colin Heppenstall, Clerk of the Course
Shame to lose so much mileage however like RACs of old you have to expect anything can happen weatherwise at this time of year and you cant rely on global warming! I'm trusting those 4 stages are now totally lost and wont be run on Sunday?
Osian Pryce re-took the lead on the last two stages that ran on Saturday. Without the snowy conditions of SS14 he has been fastest on the event, so with milder weather coming he could get his first RAC win.
Been waiting all afternoon for the times for the top guys after SS22...
Finally they just posted this -
Here's the 1-2-3 at the end of the first loop of stages on Sunday:
1. Osian Pryce
2. Paul Barrett
3. Marty McCormack
Sad to hear Marty McCormack is out on the final day with a broken gearbox on the M3. :(
But at least Higgins in the TR7 is still going after not seeing times for him yesterday afternoon. :)
Indeed a shame the Bimmer is out as they went a lot better than many people probably suspected they would. Will be interesting to see if any more M3s appear in the BHRC next year.
Congrats Osian Pryce... a win on the RAC at last and really well-deserved.
I'm a bit confused as to how car 173 was 46 seconds faster than everyone else on SS28.
I'm a bit confused as to how car 173 was 46 seconds faster than everyone else on SS28.
Looks about 2 minutes too quick to me.
From what I read there was a last minute change of results team due to illness which may have had something to do with the somewhat strange and often missing times..
Getting the times was pretty bad for the whole event. I was convinced numerous cars were out or had issues as their times didnt show, only for them to reappear hours later or even the next day !
Even following the live streams wasnt great as there were some only on YT and some on FB, plus a mix of action & stage ends from different stages. And of course my big bugbear of a commentator talking over the cars as they passed (and saying how great it sounded !!)
That's correct. I've worked with Martin on various events for 35 years and would have been assisting with results from home on the event this year if he'd been available.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sal yet again
I'm well aware of the difficulties involved in getting times from clocks in the UK and the steps that TCS & NERS take to keep tabs on incorrect times that come into the system, and times that fail to appear. They also have a routine that uses a statistical analysis of each competitor's stage times to look for "flyers".
I think you're correct that the "stand-in" results team may have underestimated the issues that we're familiar with. It will be interesting to see, in two years time, whether they're interested in repeating the experience and, if they are, whether the service improves on this year.
The McRae name still attracts mainstream coverage (in Scotland)...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg979ee8kyo.amp