Andeh
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- Joined
- Oct 23, 2007
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- Location
- Cumbria, UK
- Car(s)
- Fiestas, Mondeos, Anglia, Austin 7, Corsair, Chrys
So I did a thing.
To make a long story short, I love trialling the Austin, and I want to take it out on the 'big 3' MCC long distance trials. These are trials which run overnight, include hundreds of road miles and some of the most difficult hills. Before I enter the Austin blindly though, I wanted something more comfortable so I could eye up the events in a more modern machine.
Enter the Suzuki X-90. Widely reported to be one of the worst cars ever made (Top Gear Magazine) it was Suzuki's attempt at creating a car which the world didn't need. Namely an off road two seater coupe with a T-top. About 1,000 made it to the UK during it's two short years, with about 500 as RWD and 500 as 4WD. As I'm only interested in doing classic trials, 4WD is banned, so this is the RWD model.
It has been fitted with the transfer box from a Vitara, so I do have low gearing for when I'm out on the hills. It's also been raised, the tail weighed down for extra traction and some sump guards made.
They developed a real place on the trials scene, as a cheap RWD car that's practical on the hills, durable and cheap to repair.
They're not fantastic in the results, and I've frequently beaten them in the Austin before on other events, but I'm not out to win with this car, just check out some different events! This one does have very good competition history though, so I'm hopeful to get the odd award in time...
Here's a video of the car in action from the previous owner:
To make a long story short, I love trialling the Austin, and I want to take it out on the 'big 3' MCC long distance trials. These are trials which run overnight, include hundreds of road miles and some of the most difficult hills. Before I enter the Austin blindly though, I wanted something more comfortable so I could eye up the events in a more modern machine.
Enter the Suzuki X-90. Widely reported to be one of the worst cars ever made (Top Gear Magazine) it was Suzuki's attempt at creating a car which the world didn't need. Namely an off road two seater coupe with a T-top. About 1,000 made it to the UK during it's two short years, with about 500 as RWD and 500 as 4WD. As I'm only interested in doing classic trials, 4WD is banned, so this is the RWD model.
It has been fitted with the transfer box from a Vitara, so I do have low gearing for when I'm out on the hills. It's also been raised, the tail weighed down for extra traction and some sump guards made.
They developed a real place on the trials scene, as a cheap RWD car that's practical on the hills, durable and cheap to repair.
They're not fantastic in the results, and I've frequently beaten them in the Austin before on other events, but I'm not out to win with this car, just check out some different events! This one does have very good competition history though, so I'm hopeful to get the odd award in time...
Here's a video of the car in action from the previous owner: