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Here is the Bowler on sweeper car duty at this weekend's Scottish Rally in Dumfries:
The job of the sweeper car is to follow the whole rally route and ensure that all competing cars are accounted for (e.g. cars going off stage, mechanical retirements) so stage speeds were around 50mph maximum, most of the time I guess we were doing about 30. If the sweeper car crashes it can't do it's job so we kept a steady pace.
I was warned to expect lots of punctures hence the "choice" of Michelin Latitude 7.5 R 16, it was a "choice" in that one of my sponsors had six on rims as slave wheels. The tyre pressures were set at 2 bar with the jack and wheel brace secured so they were easily accesible but there were no punctures or any damage to the tyres. I guess if I'd been driving at a competitive speed then some of the more aggressive rocks would have damaged the tyres, I did succeed in taking the newness off them however.
The Bowler was driven from home in the Midlands to Dumfries, completed the rally then was driven home again. The motorway journey averaged 60mph and returned 20mpg, the rally was 223 miles long and I got 15.8mpg - not bad at all for a 3.9 V8!
A very enjoyable outing especially with the opportunity to open the Bowler up on unsealed tracks - it handled and rode superbly.
The job of the sweeper car is to follow the whole rally route and ensure that all competing cars are accounted for (e.g. cars going off stage, mechanical retirements) so stage speeds were around 50mph maximum, most of the time I guess we were doing about 30. If the sweeper car crashes it can't do it's job so we kept a steady pace.
I was warned to expect lots of punctures hence the "choice" of Michelin Latitude 7.5 R 16, it was a "choice" in that one of my sponsors had six on rims as slave wheels. The tyre pressures were set at 2 bar with the jack and wheel brace secured so they were easily accesible but there were no punctures or any damage to the tyres. I guess if I'd been driving at a competitive speed then some of the more aggressive rocks would have damaged the tyres, I did succeed in taking the newness off them however.
The Bowler was driven from home in the Midlands to Dumfries, completed the rally then was driven home again. The motorway journey averaged 60mph and returned 20mpg, the rally was 223 miles long and I got 15.8mpg - not bad at all for a 3.9 V8!
A very enjoyable outing especially with the opportunity to open the Bowler up on unsealed tracks - it handled and rode superbly.
100SRV said:
Here is the Bowler on sweeper car duty at this weekend's Scottish Rally in Dumfries:
A friend of mine was up front on that one I believe. He also goes to Mull and stays in the same cottage. I do sweeper on that event so understand the difficulties of balancing the need to travel quickly but keep the car in one piece and out of the ditches.I read your tyre comments with interest as those are what I'm looking at for mine - or a set of Grabber ATs. I remember working on the Scottish with a friend in a Disco and he lost two tyres, not going quickly either....
Picked this up on Friday of last week. Going to do a a new thread on it eventually.
2004 Discovery 3 HSE with HK Logik7 audio upgrade, towbar and mud guards. Just replaced the IO Play3 Bluetooth kit with a Parrot MKI9200 and KRAM cable, so it interfaces directly to the L7 amp. Haven't driven it since the install. Will give it a test tonight.
I've wanted Disco for over 20 years and the D3 represents to me, my dream car. Its a leggy model and it has some issues, but compared to the errors that these things can throw up the first 200 miles of my ownership have been uneventful. Only thing I have found is the gearbox oil needs changing.
2004 Discovery 3 HSE with HK Logik7 audio upgrade, towbar and mud guards. Just replaced the IO Play3 Bluetooth kit with a Parrot MKI9200 and KRAM cable, so it interfaces directly to the L7 amp. Haven't driven it since the install. Will give it a test tonight.
I've wanted Disco for over 20 years and the D3 represents to me, my dream car. Its a leggy model and it has some issues, but compared to the errors that these things can throw up the first 200 miles of my ownership have been uneventful. Only thing I have found is the gearbox oil needs changing.
Ranger 6 said:
A friend of mine was up front on that one I believe. He also goes to Mull and stays in the same cottage. I do sweeper on that event so understand the difficulties of balancing the need to travel quickly but keep the car in one piece and out of the ditches.
I read your tyre comments with interest as those are what I'm looking at for mine - or a set of Grabber ATs. I remember working on the Scottish with a friend in a Disco and he lost two tyres, not going quickly either....
I've sent you a PM, Ranger...I read your tyre comments with interest as those are what I'm looking at for mine - or a set of Grabber ATs. I remember working on the Scottish with a friend in a Disco and he lost two tyres, not going quickly either....
First ever course-closing car although in the past I was navigator in a Bowler on French TT events and UK comp safaris. It was nice to be behind the steering wheel and to open to Bowler up too.
The TR's I rate highly - my 110 Station Wagon has a set and they suit my type of use perfectly - mainly road miles but occasional green laning. They are quiet on the road and grip nicely too.
Hi all,
I've just taken delivery of a new to me 2010 Range rover sport TDV8, so far I'm very impressed, seems to sound fantastic (for a diesel) and gets not too bad MPG too. Handling wise, very impressive, it has the adaptive dynamics suspension and handles better that it should considering the size.. It has another dynamic mode on the terrain response which I've not tried yet. I may get the car remapped at some point in the future, love how it looks though so will keep it that way.
I've just taken delivery of a new to me 2010 Range rover sport TDV8, so far I'm very impressed, seems to sound fantastic (for a diesel) and gets not too bad MPG too. Handling wise, very impressive, it has the adaptive dynamics suspension and handles better that it should considering the size.. It has another dynamic mode on the terrain response which I've not tried yet. I may get the car remapped at some point in the future, love how it looks though so will keep it that way.
jdw1234 said:
Love this car!
I have never worked on a car in my life before.
Last Thursday evening, my co-purchaser (same lack of experience) and I did the following:
1). Changed clutch fluid and bled clutch system.
2). Bled brake system.
3). Changed engine oil and filters.
4). relocated front indicators to correct position.
It got dark so we went to pub, but still to do for first DIY service:
Transfer and diff oil changes.
Change air and petrol filters.
Asses condition of brake shoes and adjust/replace if necessary).
All the tools and materials we had to buy were less than £300 (cheaper than a service on most cars!).
Great, isn't it! I have never worked on a car in my life before.
Last Thursday evening, my co-purchaser (same lack of experience) and I did the following:
1). Changed clutch fluid and bled clutch system.
2). Bled brake system.
3). Changed engine oil and filters.
4). relocated front indicators to correct position.
It got dark so we went to pub, but still to do for first DIY service:
Transfer and diff oil changes.
Change air and petrol filters.
Asses condition of brake shoes and adjust/replace if necessary).
All the tools and materials we had to buy were less than £300 (cheaper than a service on most cars!).
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