Re: Rally Teams Workshops

omer yetis Sun 9 Nov 2014 - 6:43

this goes in here Smile

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omer yetis Fri 14 Nov 2014 - 16:05

those were the days....

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reeft1 Sat 15 Nov 2014 - 16:59

Link to Andy "Rallymodels" website picture - that is what is known in the trade as "mint" - never driven/used Quattro S1 E2

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omer yetis Sat 15 Nov 2014 - 18:44

let me add the photo in here as its also in a garage Smile

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omer yetis Mon 17 Nov 2014 - 13:36

well, I guess these belongs to here Wink

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omer yetis Sat 22 Nov 2014 - 10:16

Interesting part of the history....

'photo was taken at the FIAT workshops in Nairobi's industrial area'

"The end of the road for Vic Preston Junior and John Lyall, Safari Rally 1986. They rolled and ended up up-side down in a ditch. The shape of the ditch meant that they couldn't open the doors of the car. The spare wheel was roof mounted, which meant the roof was pushed into the cabin during the roll, reducing the already limited space inside the cabin. The crew escaped by knocking out the door windows (plastic) and digging their way out of the ditch, whilst the leaking fuel tanks covered them in petrol!"

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omer yetis Mon 24 Nov 2014 - 3:25

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brian Mon 24 Nov 2014 - 3:34

omer yetis wrote:Interesting part of the history....

'photo was taken at the FIAT workshops in Nairobi's industrial area'

"The end of the road for Vic Preston Junior and John Lyall, Safari Rally 1986. They rolled and ended up up-side down in a ditch. The shape of the ditch meant that they couldn't open the doors of the car. The spare wheel was roof mounted, which meant the roof was pushed into the cabin during the roll, reducing the already limited space inside the cabin. The crew escaped by knocking out the door windows (plastic) and digging their way out of the ditch, whilst the leaking fuel tanks covered them in petrol!"

Thats a scary experience. Like being buried alive only covered in petrol and knowing any spark could set it off

omer yetis Mon 24 Nov 2014 - 18:32

well, thats what happens in rallying Brian. eventho all the safety regulations and devices it may end up this way
scary tho....

so, here is another garage photo to forget about the scary times of this sport...

Factoria Alpine (Dieppe) 1979

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newt5550 Tue 25 Nov 2014 - 4:19

Very nice pic Cool

reeft1 Tue 25 Nov 2014 - 6:38

Thats a great photo

omer yetis Wed 26 Nov 2014 - 20:22

DAF???
I thought they are a Truck manufacturer....

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Hampton Caught Thu 27 Nov 2014 - 0:47

... that's true, Omer, but in the 60s, they made some small cars such as the 44 and 66 which used an innovative transmission system very similar to the CVT transmissions developed for the same principle in the 80s onwards.

I know from experience that you could drive around quite effectively drive around town using the throttle pdeal only. The CVT transmission meant no gear changing and by lifting off the throttle, the car dragged to a halt very quickly.

Bizarre little cars, there was even an 'estate' version. The company was eventually taken 0ver by Volvo, I believe.

Cheers, Steve

mconboy Thu 27 Nov 2014 - 3:28

Good man Omer. Hofnar used to have a factory here and my father worked in the engineering section. I can remember as a child they had a poster of the rally car with the Hofnar logos in their workshop. Happy memories Smile

newt5550 Thu 27 Nov 2014 - 4:05

Am i right in saying they only had two gears. Forward and reverse. I can remember someone saying you could go as fast in reverse as you could forward.

Juha Thu 27 Nov 2014 - 10:19

That's true, and it made them a very popular choice for "Reverse Racing", which was shown in prime time in the Netherlands in the 80s.

Some of the images are mirrored but you get the idea, madness!
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The organiser once said he got a phone call from the police, asking him if he was planning new races because they'd noticed a 400% increase of Dafs being stolen. Laughing

The early rallycross versions had 4x4 and BDA engines, with the driver sitting on top of the Variomatic gearbox.

omer yetis Thu 27 Nov 2014 - 18:52

thank you all for sharing all these great informations.

frankly speaking, I am a bit surprised when I see the DAF produced cars Smile

but this is a new info for the rally history tho
and thats interesting and funny to see the car has only 2 gears

omer yetis Sat 13 Dec 2014 - 20:45

Skoda Motorsports

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newt5550 Sun 14 Dec 2014 - 3:43

Mark will like that one Wink

omer yetis Sun 21 Dec 2014 - 18:47

We Love Rallying and Rally cars...
but how many of us interested in how & what they are made off...
this is a nice video in here Wink

omer yetis Tue 23 Dec 2014 - 21:04

Peugeot Sport building the Dakar cars...

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reeft1 Tue 23 Dec 2014 - 21:43

They are beasts

newt5550 Wed 24 Dec 2014 - 2:46

They look fantastic. Cool

turn the wheel Mon 29 Dec 2014 - 9:37

omer yetis wrote:We Love Rallying and Rally cars...
but how many of us interested in how & what they are made off...
this is a nice video in here

Very interesting indeed

omer yetis Sat 17 Jan 2015 - 4:12

this ones for here Wink

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