It was Jeff. All the Minis were being thrown around. I may upload Stage 3 where the steering arm broke, but it will need editing down first as a forgot to turn the camera off 🤦♂️
Well that was a flash back reminded for me of my late friend and mentor Barrie Whizzo Williams when he won the Welsh Rally ,a few yrs later back in 1969 he was over almost every night of week helping build my first racing mini I was 16 / 17 then , a few years later we had Willie Dick take a 970 S engine make it down to 850 with twin split webers high lift cam and so much the engine cost then 1000 pounds . If Barrie could not make it over to help his Father Tony would come amazing family . My they both RIP .
I had 1965 mini Cooper s bought it in military took it to England for stage 3 transformation broadwell had bigger su carbs head milled bigger valves different cam shaft took it to track out side Paris 1000km also Stugard ri g 1000 cc winkle rotary kick my butt almost 10" tires and 2 5 gallon gas tanks front whell drive was a blast put a ,Abarth exhaust system
Great 'on board' BTW..:)) I remember 1000's of us in Llandudno waiting for the WRC back in either 2017 or 2018-(Ogier was @ M-Sport Ford) to enter Llandudno Town centre after driving 'backwards' around this stage back when we had a WRC UK event here. Sadly the event was shortened drastically, part due to the/a rather odd reason, that the Sea was a little rough, meaning it was too dangerous for divers to be deployed, if-(in the very unfortunate circumstance) a WRC car crashed and went off the cliff into the Sea. I also remember there being an incident where a young child in a motorbike display team had an accident 'on the Prom', also meaning the event was delayed by quite some time-(a helicopter being deployed), meaning there would simply not be enough time 'in the remaining part of the day' to send 'all cars/participants' around the Great Orme stage. Thus just the 'Top 10' cars ran. I'd love to drive it competitively one day..:))
I am very fortunate to live just a few minutes drive up the road from this very special stage/route. Although to me it's more known as part of me & my girlfriend's 'getting together/courting'. As while getting to know one another we walked 'backwards'-(the opposite way to this cars route) around the Orme. The views from the 'Millionaire's row'-(West End coast of Llandudno) side of the Orme are truly spectacular..:)) It's well worth a visit IMO.
With an Arden 8 port cylinder head, no wonder it flies! Stunning part of Wales and breathtaking views from the top. Respect to that drive with the sea wall so close.
The horse power at the time was probably about 115-120hp. It was a 1340cc with a 649 profile camshaft. It has an Arden 8 port (cross flow) cylinder head. It has since been discovered though that the valve springs that were fitted at the time were weak, and not allow the engine to rev as high as it should have. This issue has since been resolved and there are some videos on my dad’s channel (Clive King Rallying).
Thanks. I think half of the minis had a spin there, and the other half all had moments. Cold tyres and an enthusiastic right foot are not a great combination.
Wow, what a great drive, if you went over the edge there you would be in a world of hurt! My godmother lived on the Orme in a house named Swn Y Mor (might not be 100% correct), means sound of the sea so I was told.
Sŵn y Môr to be pedantic 😂😂 but spot on with the translation. Famous also for being the location of the largest Bronze age copper mine in Europe back in its heyday.
If there is ONE stage in the UK i seriously HATE it is Sweet Lamb hatefull place hate marshalling there hate being there yet Haffern is a different thing .
Why do people position the camera such that the bloody rear view mirror blocks where you want to see the view ahead? Rally cars don't even use the damn mirror 99.99% of the time. I grew up clambering all over the Great Orme. One of the best places in Britain. Later I owned a 1964 1071 S but never got to take around North Wales, mores the pity. Fantastic car.
Unfortunately there is not a great deal of space in a Mini, and therefore camera positions are very limited. That being said, I have removed my rearview mirror in my more recent uploads.
If you ever go to llandudno. You have got to drive the Great Orme. You can drive all the way to the top. Theres also 60s coach trip which goes all the way around the bottom. The video is awesome reminds me of the Italian job 👍😜
@@rallyking13, my brother built a 1275 Stage 2 Cooper S about 50 years ago and it had a Motolita, this brought back memories. Great video, love watching the rev counter! Thanks for posting.
fantastic, where is this? - I am looking to convert my rally cross mini into a rally mini and in the mean time spannering for some friends at stage rally's (check out my RU-vid channel) - however this looks amazing and your 1275gt is performing well (I also have a couple :) )
The Gentleman's Motor Racing Team Thank you. This rally took place on the Epynt military ranges in Wales. This year I am competing in a championship exclusively for Mini’s. It’s called The HRCR Mini Sport Cup, so if you come out, you will be in good company, (25 Minis started this event). The GT did well but it had a misfire all day between 4000 - 6000 rpm. It was also jumping out of 1st gear, but that’s rallying.
