U-Hillman Hunter wami wango-1970
Akusenjalo. Manje isiwaphindaphinde kabili amandla ayo futhi isilwela indawo yesishiyagalolunye kuGroup N weQueensland Cup yama-sedan omlando akhiwa ngaphambi kuka-1972.
Ubengakhetha imoto engcono azogijima ngayo, kodwa isikhulu esiphezulu esineminyaka engu-44 ubudala sasingakwazi ukubheka ihhashi eliyisipho emlonyeni. Uthi: “Umkami, uTrudy, wanikwa imoto umalume wakhe uCharlie noMabel Perarson. “Bayithenga entsha ngo-1970 ngo-$1950 futhi bayishayela amakhilomitha angu-42,000 67,500 (1990 km) ngaphambi kokuba bayinikeze uTrudy ngo-XNUMX.
“UTrudy uthole isikhundla sakhe sokuqala sokufundisa eLongreach, yilapho engahlangana khona naye. Ngangingu-masharu ngaleso sikhathi futhi ngiyinto engavamile yemoto futhi wonke umuntu wathi wangilanda ukuze ngimgadele imoto yakhe.” Akukhona ukuthi imoto yayidinga ukunakwa okukhethekile.
“Sathatha uhambo oluningana siya emuva naphambili siya eBrisbane, siyishayela emigwaqweni ewubhuqu siya ezindlini futhi siya eholidini sisuka eLongreach siya eRocky, Townsville, Cairns, Hughendon naseWinton futhi okuwukuphela kwezinkinga esasinazo kwakuyimoto yamaNgisi. bakhuphule amalitha amane kawoyela futhi badinga ijeneretha entsha,” usho kanje. "Kungenjalo konke kuhambe kahle kakhulu."
Lapho uTrudy eqeda umsebenzi wakhe wokufundisa, lo mbhangqwana wabuyela eBrisbane futhi washiya uHillman ngaphansi komuzi kanina eToowoomba cishe izinyanga ezingu-18. Uthi: “Kwabe sekufona umama kaTrudy wangicela ukuba ngihlukane naye. “Ngayithanda kangangokuthi sayisebenzisa njengemoto yesibili cishe iminyaka emine, ngase ngithola isikhundla sokuphatha uHillman wathatha umhlalaphansi.
“Cishe ngo-2000 ngaqala umdlalo wezimoto ngasebenzisa le moto. Ngavele ngafaka i-roll cage ngahamba." UWest unozalo lomjaho ngenxa kayise uGraham, owabambisana noDean Rainsford kuPorsche 911 futhi walala isibili ku-Australian Rally Championship ngo-1976 ngemuva kweqembu lefektri yakwaNissan Japan.
Ubaba wakhe futhi wayengumshayeli ohamba naye oyisivakashi somshayeli womhlangano wodumo uStig Blomqvist ngo-1978 ku-Saab EMS ngenkathi elapha eCanberra Rally. Uthi: “Ngakho umjaho usegazini lami. U-West waqala umsebenzi wakhe we-motorsports nge-sprints kanye nokukhuphuka intaba, izivivinyo zesikhathi ezinokuguqulwa okulinganiselwe kwe-Hillman. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, iNtshonalanga yaba "esheshayo futhi engcono", futhi imoto kancane kancane yathola ukulungiswa okwengeziwe njengoba iqhubekela phambili ekugijimeni "okubi".
Isigaba somlando sivumela ukuguqulwa okulinganiselwe, ngakho-ke umjaho we-Hillman Hunter manje usufakwe ukushaqeka kwe-Koni; ukumiswa kwentwasahlobo ngaphambili, okulungisekayo ku-castor, i-camber nokuphakama; injini elinganiselayo futhi ecabangelayo; ama-extractors ezenziwe ngezandla; yenza-ngokwakho ukudla okuningi; ama-disc angaphambili anomoya we-Cortina; amawele angama-45mm Webbers; kanye nenjini engu-1725 cc eyi-four-cylinder. I-cm yayinkulu kancane yafinyelela ku-1730 cc.
Iqale yakhipha amandla angu-53kW kwi-flywheel kanti manje ikhipha amandla alinganiselwa ku-93kW emasondweni angemuva. “Ngangiyinhlekisa lapho ngiqala ukubonakala e-Hillman,” kusho uWest. “Akekho oke wakwenza lokhu ngaphambilini. Abaningi bathi abaqondi ukuthi kungani kungenakwenzeka, kodwa abaningi bathi akunakwenzeka.
“Kwakumele ngizenzele indlela yami yonke. Awukwazi ukuthenga izinto eshalofini. Kule minyaka edlule bengithola izindawo futhi ngiwina. Manje sekuyimoto yokuncintisana. Akekho osahleka,” kusho uWest. “Lena i-chassis enhle yomsebenzi. Kodwa ugesi kaLucas uyinselele; babiza uLucas ngeNkosana yobumnyama.
"Injini yaseBrithani kanye nokudluliselwa kwayo kuhle ekuphatheni ukuvuza kukawoyela futhi ngokwemithetho angivunyelwe ukuthela uwoyela emzileni ngakho ngifunde ukukumisa." Ukuthi u-Hillman ufuna udumo lomjaho wawunqoba umjaho wokuqala osuka eLondon uya eSydney ngo-1968 nomshayeli waseBrithani u-Andrew Cowan, kamuva owathuthela kuMitsubishi Ralliart.
I-West ithi inzuzo enkulu ye-Hillman ukuthi ibanzi futhi ilula. “Ibanzi ngo-40mm kune-Escort futhi inejubane elihle lokujika amakhona. Kodwa ngingasebenzisa amandla engeziwe.”
“Inkinga enkulu wu-gearbox. Ngidinga ukwehla. Ngisezinhlelweni zokujova kwa-Escort limited diff. Bese ngikwazi ukusebenzisa amathayi angcono futhi ngihambe ngokushesha nakakhulu. Ngezinye izikhathi ngiyakhungatheka kancane ngokulinganiselwa kwawo, kodwa kuyilapho ngiwuthanda umjaho, ngibuye ngithande intuthuko nobunjiniyela bomjaho.
“Lona uHunter wokuqala futhi yedwa obhaliswe njengemoto yakwa-Group N e-Australia, ngakho ngibeke imininingwane ngayo. Futhi mhlawumbe owokugcina."
