TomW Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Hi all, Anyone else use their starlet for a bit of road rallying?Check out the pic's from the Harry and Ivy Road Rally which ran in Cumbria/Lancashire last weekend.http://www.mandh-photography.co.uk/events/Harry&Ivy/This is my third Starlet in 8years, what else can you say except quality!!!Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Hehe, are you the one i invited over from ebay by any chance?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SiCaln Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 hey cool, is that Si's old skool kp? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Awsome stuff!!!Goot to see a SR on the road rally scene My dad and uncle used to do road rallying across Wales and souther england, my uncle had a AE86, ST185 GT4 and my dad had a Sierra 2.9 XR4X4 and then whe used to follow the rally in the Quattro Turbo Those were the days Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey Jay Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 My driving instructor did road rallying Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shelly_star Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 nice i like the silver ep3 CTR too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomW Posted May 13, 2007 Author Share Posted May 13, 2007 Hehe, are you the one i invited over from ebay by any chance?!Yeah, thats me fella, top site this, I didn't know so many people shared the Starlet bug, awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Very nice, like I said on ebay, get a Corolla inlet manifold on her Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Whats the spec of the beast mate? I can see some tasty sparcos but thats about it.Just been told my Uncles mark 2 escort is just about ready....spent £23k on it But its being used for historic events and stage rallies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gaz Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 when i finish uni im thinking of making a little rally car type thing.so very interesting stuff there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomW Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 Here's a couple more in action from an event last year...A 400 mile event, starting at midday and finishing at 6am the morning after! Restricted entry to under 1400cc n/a cars with basically standard engines, perfect for starlets!As for the spec... its pretty basic really!In the engine department its all standard, just a KnN air filter and a decat. I run her on Optimax but not sure if it makes much difference really..? Corolla mani anyone...please!?!In the cabin its caged up, sparco buckets and luke harnesses, and of course every rally car needs an Ipod and chameleon head unit for those long night events...!Steering and stopping, once again pretty standard, koni's set as hard as they'll go, and the standard tte springs (anyone know what spring rate they are?). Brakes are standard with mintex 1144 pads on the front, and specially re-lined shoes on the back, hard as hells steps! I wouldn't mind a glanza rear beam if anyone knows of one for sale?Sump, tank and fuel lines guarded, although most of the time I don't have the sump guard fitted as its a tad over built for normal road use! Most of you would cry if you saw the state of the underside of this car, its soooo not pretty!!!I'm sure most of you will agree, there are not many cars that can corner like a starlet! Its an awesome feeling lining up at the start line of a road rally with a 160bhp pug 205 starting a minute behind you...then never seeing them again until the finish!Be good to see more people out on the road/endurance rallying scenes in general, but especially in starlets!Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Good stuff!!!Looks well on the stages i must say and looks low as hell in the first two pics (take it looks that low because of the heavy cornering being taken )What cage have you got in it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Looks well on the stages i must say and looks low as hell in the first two pics (take it looks that low because of the heavy cornering being taken )Agreed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomW Posted May 15, 2007 Author Share Posted May 15, 2007 Good stuff!!!Looks well on the stages i must say and looks low as hell in the first two pics (take it looks that low because of the heavy cornering being taken )What cage have you got in it?Standard tte springs in it I've got a pic from that event where the rear tyre looks as if its being rolled off the rim!Err... the cage is from a pug 309. I looked at the cages available at the time, and people were asking 6-700 quid! A friend was scrapping his pug so I bought it off him and shoe horned it in! It wasn't a perfect fit so don't all rush out and buy one, there was some fairly major fabrication work to get it in. It does a job, and thankfully I havent had to test it yet. Its there if I need it tho... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nanglebadger Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 speechless!!! a rallying starlet!!! absolutely immense!your very welcome to UKSC Tom! hope u enjoy your stay!Phil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlet Nath Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Welcome to UKSC TomLoving your SR buddy They did do some rallying with the SR, if I remember rightly it was a limited edition to celebrate the Rally. Though not highly publicisedThat's why safety devices do a cage for the EP91 Nath Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 SR = Sport RallyAm i right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlet Nath Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 SR = Sport RallyAm i right?Yes I think thats what it stood for buddyNath Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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