Hillman Hunter na 1970
Ba kuma. Yanzu ta ninka karfinta fiye da ninki biyu kuma tana taka rawar gani a matsayi na tara a rukunin N na gasar cin kofin Queensland na sedans mai tarihi da aka gina kafin 1972.
Zai iya zaɓar mota mafi kyau don yin tsere, amma babban jami'in mai shekaru 44 ba zai iya kallon dokin kyauta a baki ba. "Matata, Trudy, ta sami mota daga kawun ta kuma kakanta Charlie da Mabel Perarson," in ji shi. “Sun sayo shi sabo a 1970 akan dala 1950 kuma suka yi tafiyar mil 42,000 (kilomita 67,500) kafin su ba Trudy a 1990.
"Trudy ta sami matsayinta na koyarwa na farko a Longreach, kuma a lokacin ne na sadu da ita. Ni shakaru ne a lokacin, kuma na dan ja da baya a mota kowa ya ce ta dauke ni don in kula da motarta." Ba wai motar ta bukaci kulawa ta musamman ba.
"Mun yi tafiye-tafiye da yawa komowa zuwa Brisbane, muna tuki ta kan tituna zuwa gidaje kuma muna tafiya hutu daga Longreach zuwa Rocky, Townsville, Cairns, Hughendon da Winton kuma matsalolin da muke fama da su sune irin motar Ingila. "Ta yi amfani da ita. ya kai lita hudu na mai kuma ya bukaci sabon janareta,” inji shi. "In ba haka ba komai ya tafi da kyau."
Lokacin da Trudy ta gama aikin koyarwa, ma’auratan sun koma Brisbane kuma suka bar Hillman a ƙarƙashin gidan mahaifiyarsu a Toowoomba na kusan watanni 18. "Sai mahaifiyar Trudy ta kira ni ta ce in rabu da shi," in ji shi. "Na ji daɗin hakan har muka yi amfani da ita a matsayin mota ta biyu kusan shekaru huɗu, sannan na sami mukamin gudanarwa kuma Hillman ya yi ritaya."
“Kusan 2000 na fara motorsport kuma na yi amfani da wannan motar. Na saka kejin nadi na tafi." Yamma yana da tsarin tsere na godiya ga mahaifinsa, Graham, wanda shi ne direban Dean Rainsford a cikin wani Porsche 911 kuma ya ƙare na biyu a gasar 1976 na Australian Rally Championship bayan ƙungiyar masana'antar Nissan Japan.
Mahaifinsa kuma shi ne babban direban baƙo na ɗan wasan tseren Stig Blomqvist a cikin 1978 akan Saab EMS lokacin da yake nan a Canberra Rally. "Don haka tseren yana cikin jinina," in ji shi. Yamma ya fara aikin wasan motsa jiki tare da sprints da hawan tudu, gwajin lokaci tare da iyakancewar gyare-gyare na Hillman. Bayan lokaci, yammacin ya zama "sauri kuma mafi kyau", kuma motar a hankali ta sami ƙarin gyare-gyare yayin da ta shiga cikin tseren "mai tsanani".
Rukunin tarihi yana ba da damar gyare-gyare mai iyaka, don haka tseren Hillman Hunter yanzu an sanye shi da girgizar Koni; spring dakatar gaban, daidaitacce don castor, camber da tsawo; injin daidaitacce da tunani; masu cirewa da hannu; yi-da-kanka yawan cin abinci da yawa; Fayafai na gaba Cortina mai iska; tagwaye 45mm Webbers; da injin 1725 cc hudu-Silinda. cm ya ɗan yi girma zuwa kusan 1730 cc.
Tun da farko ya fitar da 53kW zuwa ƙafar tashi kuma yanzu yana fitar da kusan 93kW zuwa ƙafafun baya. "Na kasance abin dariya lokacin da na fara fitowa a Hillman," in ji West. “Ba wanda ya taɓa yin wannan a baya. Mutane da yawa sun ce ba su fahimci dalilin da ya sa hakan ba zai yiwu ba, amma da yawa sun ce ba zai yiwu ba.
"Dole ne in yi na kaina hanya. Ba za ku iya siyan abubuwa daga kan shiryayye ba. A tsawon shekaru ina samun kujeru da nasara. Yanzu mota ce mai gasa. Ba wanda ya sake yin dariya, ”in ji West. "Wannan kyakkyawan tsari ne ga aikin. Amma Lucas Electrics kalubale ne; suna kiran Lucas Sarkin Duhu."
"Injin Burtaniya da watsawa suna da kyau wajen magance kwararar mai kuma bisa ka'ida ba a ba ni damar zubar da mai a hanya don haka na koyi yadda zan dakatar da shi." Da'awar Hillman na tseren daukaka ita ce lashe tseren farko daga London zuwa Sydney a 1968 tare da direba dan Burtaniya Andrew Cowan, wanda daga baya ya koma Mitsubishi Ralliart.
Yamma ya ce babban fa'idar Hillman shine cewa yana da fadi da haske. "Yana da faɗin kusan 40mm fiye da Rakiya kuma yana da kyakkyawan saurin kusurwa. Amma zan iya amfani da ƙarin ƙarfin dawakai. "
“Babban iyaka shine akwatin gear. Ina bukata in sauka Ina kan aiwatar da yin rigakafin a cikin Escort Limited diff. Sannan zan iya amfani da tayoyi masu kyau kuma in tafi da sauri. Wani lokaci nakan sami ɗan takaici da gazawarsa, amma yayin da nake son tsere, ina kuma son ci gaba da aikin injiniyan tsere.
"Wannan ita ce farkon kuma mafarauci daya tilo da aka yi rajista a matsayin motar rukunin N a Ostiraliya, don haka na saita ta dalla-dalla. Kuma watakila na karshe."
