Monthly Archives: April 2013

I have just returned from a wonderful trip to Europe.  The main reason for the trip was to compete in the 2013 Baden Classic rally.  But I went over a few days before the rally to meet up with Harald … Continue reading →

In the early 1950s it was not uncommon for car builders to put American engines into English cars.  The most prominent of these cars was the Allards, which I have discussed before.  In England, the Healey company wanted to use the … Continue reading →

I was looking through Marcus Chambers’ book “Works Wonders” the other day and I saw a photo that I, as a rally navigator, found interesting.  Marcus Chambers was the competition manager at BMC before Stuart Turner had that position.  The photo below … Continue reading →

I have been looking into the “Big Healey”, the Austin-Healey, which was one of the dominant rally cars of the late 1950s and the early 1960s, along with any Saab that Erik Carlsson was driving.  As a result, I have been … Continue reading →

A two-course rally weekend will be held this May by the Steel Cities Region, of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) with the back-to-back scheduling of the OR and the Ad-Dressing of Cats II rallies.  The OR is a Regional course … Continue reading →

A new stage rally, the Empire State Performance Rally, will be coming up on April 20, 2013 in Rock Hill, New York.  It appears that this will be the only tarmac stage rally event in the United States.   The Empire State … Continue reading →

I recently have been thinking more about rallying in the 1960s and 1970s.  To this end, another book on this topic that I have acquired and read is “Rally” written by John Davenport and published by the Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited … Continue reading →