One of my mates cars that we won a tarmac rally in last year. She also goes alright on the gravel ;) This is him peddling earlier last year with his lovely wife codriving.4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Day 1 at Targa High Country, Victoria, Australia. The unseasonable snow caused chaos with some cars unable to reach the start line, and 1 car crashing on the way to the start line!4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
This Lancia Delta Integrale will be competing at Wales Rally. If you have the opportunity, I highly recommend getting along to see this Lancia competing at Wales Rally GB, 3-5 October 2019.4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Someone once told me the throttle is not an on/off switch, and apparently I can use part throttle? Sounds unlikely to me :/ Photo is my mate and I in my S13 at shakedown for last year's Adelaide Hills Rally... God I miss rally.4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
...So the following weekend, 4 of us entered a Khanacross ($50 entry fee each) in the $200 wagon. Fwd, auto, zero mods. My mate won the class, meaning she'd won 3 trophies from 2 events in consecutive weekends!4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Throwback to Round 1 of the 2019 South Australian Rally Championship, held over the border in Victoria (wait what?). We finished with zero damage or problems, and secured valuable championship points that would pay off at years end.4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Leading Classic by 0.5 seconds after swapping stage wins for the last 2 days with our competitors. 2 more days of epic battles to come 🤞4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
My $200 single cam, 4 door 1999 Hyundai Excel, pushing out a massive 42.4kwatw. This is me and my mate in the Introductory Rally as part of the Rally of South Australia a couple years ago. Zero modifications other than stickers ;)5yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
That moment when you fuck up and hit a tree stump with the front crossmember. Nasty.4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Running top 15 (100+ cars) and then a spin and a stall, and she wouldn't restart. @#$%!!4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Scrutineering is 10 days away for the first event of 2024... plenty of time, yeah?1wk ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
My mate and I in my S13 Silvia getting air in Eudunda, South Australia last Saturday. Drove the car to the event and back - motivation to drive to finish ;)5yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Driving my 1976 RA23 Celica several years ago. Running an 18RG, she pushes out a massive 75.1kwatw, so she's not the quickest car around, but she's 100% sexy af in my eyes. Every time I race her I have nightmares in the nights leading up to the event that I make a mistake and crash.5yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Had a great day out testing and shredding tyres, all set now for the next 2 days of the Adelaide Hills Rally!4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Some of you may recognise this car from some of my previous posts. This is the downloadable version available on Gran Turismo Sport!! Now to get one made for Dirt 2.0...4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Powering through a turn 3 left onto main road, loose, opens at Heywood, Victoria, Australia earlier this year in a 1990 Nissan S13 Silvia. The ball-bearing gravel and steep crowns on the roads certainly made for interesting driving at 170kph+ ...but that's half the fun, isn't it?5yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Having fun last weekend at round 2 of the South Australian Rally Championship in my Nissan S13 Silvia.5yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Throwing roosters at a club level Rallysprint in a $500 stock Nissan R31 Skyline running a CA18. Stock seats and belts, no cage. Pure grassroots fun in Australia!!5yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Mt Lofty incar footage: https://youtu.be/S7hmZp_FnM0 We were fastest outright on this stage, beating not only all the Classics, but also all the Modern Competition cars! The jump photo from my previous post is at the end of this video.4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Jack Monkhouse in his S15 at Scouts Rally of SA 5 years ago today. This shot was taken a split second after he clipped a small rock on the crest at 180+kph. The car impacted into 2 huge gumtrees them burst into flames. Both crew walked away, a testament to a good cage and safety gear.5yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
This is being canned now getting ready to promote an upcoming tarmac rally in Australia. I'll be codriving in an RX7 - I'll post some pics occasionally as she gets prepped over the next 8 weeks. The event is Dec 7th to 9th.4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
We may or may not have had a small moment earlier in this stage... it was bloody wet and slippery!4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Took a picture of my baby while we were waiting to book into regroup prior to a 20 minute service, then back out to hit more stages.5yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
A freshly built 13B that we dropped into the FC RC7 last night, not long to go now for 🤞 epic tarmac skids!4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Midway through changing the Gravel setup over to a Tarmac setup on a Series 4 FC RX7 - the Tarmac brakes are 330mm Project Mu floating rotors with modified 4 pot Mazda RX7 calipers. Pads are a trade secret. Shocks are MCA Gold with remote canisters.4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Co-driving in a Ford Escort RS 1800 at the Alpine Rally back in 2015. The Alpine Rally is held once every 2 years, we just submitted our entry for the 2019 event this week. Limited to 110 entrants, the event was oversubscribed in 8 hours.5yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Throwback to 2011 - My first rally as a driver. A mate and I bought this station wagon (auto!) for $200 on a Saturday morning, stripped it out and then helped a mate move house in the arvo (why not, we had a station wagon!!). Sunday we drove her out to the event, won it, then drove her back home.4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Adelaide Hills Rally 2018, last round of the Australian Rally Championship. We (I) crashed Saturday, repaired it & rejoined, then blew an engine Sunday lunchtime. We crossed the finish line on the starter motor, finished dead last... but enough to get 3rd ARC 2WD and spray champagne on the podium!5yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Welding some scrap metal to my S13 after sliding into a sand bank generating a 6g impact. We were fine, but bent the body a little, and ripped out the castor arm / tension rod bracket, leaving the front left wheel flapping around a bit.5yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Co-driving in a 1974 Porsche 911 at Targa Tasmania a few years ago - something that 10 years ago I wouldn't have imagined possible in my wildest dreams. The only way to do it is to just get out there and jump into it!! (Hint: co-driving is a LOT cheaper, and just as much fun!)5yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
I'm codriving for a mate in his mental FC in the Adelaide Rally. Day 1 completed successfully, 3 days to go 🤞4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/RX7
The driver ponders his luck in the background. Both crew walked away bruised and sore, but okay. The car was destroyed.5yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Recce completed, the weather forecast looks mint (for a change!), and the new motor has been run in and pulled an extra 37kw on the dyno over the previous motor. All set for 4 days of tarmac rallying!4yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
Proton Satria. Cost $200. Zero mods. Finished 1st in class and 11th outright from 23 cars at a Rallysprint yesterday. We double entered the car (2 drivers), and my mate/codriver finished 12th outright. We were the only car on street tyres, everyone else ran rally tyres.5yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
My S13, off to the crashies to repair the damage I did almost 2 years ago. I'm trying to make a rally on August 14th - wish me luck!3yr ⋅ BengalDamian ⋅ r/rally
