Balcairn 2022
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2022
- This is a Raw edit of the Balcairn Trial organised by the Bank's Peninsula Branch for the Vintage Car Club (VCC) of New Zealand.
A variety of vintage and prewar cars were in attendance today with the smaller cars having a distinct advantage of the larger ones, even when the large cars are nothing more than a chassis and running gear.
The video is for the enjoyment of the members and participants so they have see what fun they were having. If any VCC member would like a section of video please let me know in the comment. - ตลก
I'm not teally sure what I'm watching, but it looks like heaps of fun.
Reliability trials. Obscure British Motorsport….God bless ‘em!❤
RALLY CROSS WITH STYLE !!
Yup, it's motorsport when you focus on fun rather than money😁
Well, if you take up this Sport, as they say "That's mud in your eye".
same lol
I've watched lots of extreme motorbikes and 1500-hp monsters climbing up a wall of sand, but this made me smile more. Thoroughly entertaining and has just the right amount of competition (=not much😁)
GREAT upload🏆
cause those people are rich assholes, these anyone can be apart of
This is probably one of the most exotic motor sports events I've ever seen.
A simple low buck way to enjoy the smell of old cars and steaming mud!
Brings back memories of my late childhood ❤
Hope you guy’s are having
fun. It’s the true spirit of competition.
At one time this wasn’t off roading. It was normal transportation when most “roads” looked like this!
You totally get it!
This is why I love you tube. Another half hour educational video
Quiet relaxing and enjoyable...
Just lovely...👍👍👍👍
What an awesome way to spend a day.
Great moment of FUN !
Thank You for that 😀
Now this is motorsport!
Great to see this from NZ. 25 years of trialling in UK.
Great day James , thanks for the excellent video , It's really hard trying to get good footage of everyone and compete. Really appreciate your efforts . I'll find you next year and give you a chance for some in car footage.
It was a fun day. Which machine were you in?
@@Buick29 The Blue Ford with no bonnet
What good fun for all 😊
I’ve never seen this kind of Motorsport before, but it looks like so much fun!
I’d love to drive around that course myself in a beautiful car from the past, dressed in nice traditional hunting clothes and a lovely motorist leather coat from that era!
Preferably from Aero Leather, wearing nice Trickers Country boots!
Oh this would be a lovely event, I’m jealous.
If I could join such a club in Germany I’d instantly would!
Thanks for the comment. Vintage cars are fun. Slow but very involving to drive.
There is a lot of friendship and helping getting each other unstuck , I have to scrub my flying jacket after every event as I always get covered in mud!
This looks super fun! (Also you're the guy that they named the telescope after!)
Crazy that this guy also made that big ass telescope
A few years ago I saw video of Cotswold Trial (UK), something very similar to Balcairn but for all classics till 90s even. It is great. I would even buy a 80yo or 90yo car to compete. Unfortunately in my country (PL) there are plenty of off-road rallies, but in reality it looks like swamp crawling in a monsters build from the scratch more than any off-road fun for the people. This is why I love Balcairn Trial. It is awesome.
Most drivers have built and modified their own cars , the Austin 7 running gear is preferred and the rules state , pre 1960 and road tyres. An old wreck can cost as little as $600nzd .
That looks like a lot of fun.
This is the penultimate pinnacle of racing, I also like how it was filed on an old handicamcorder!
Do you know what ‘penultimate’ means?
@@petereastwood7868 Well, maybe he/she/other has another racing category on the very top, being second isn't too bad 😁😁
Wow. Sometimes the TH-cam algorithm really delivers. I have no idea what this event is or why it’s in my feed but I’m here for it.
Somehow this looks a lot more fund and much more interesting than a modern hillclimb or rallye event.
Wicked stuff. Some right weird and wonderful machinery here and none the worse for that. Any more?
Thanks TH-cam algorithm, you’ve done it again.
SUPER 👌
Not sure what this might be but…… I approve!
This sport is quite common in the UK and is a very cheap way to have fun, It’s like a car version of motorcycle trials. What. a great selection of mid 20th century British tin. One even looked like a pastiche of a very early Morris Minor !! Everybody was having great fun..
Some of those old cars would be worth a few quid though
@@spannaspinna We build our own , mine owes me around $2500nzd , a really good Austin special goes for around $10000nzd
@@Crazeerooster sweet
Les enfants s’amusent sur un circuit improvisé ! 😁👍😘
Great fun.
Some lovely cars doing their thing :)
I want one of these cars LOL. I’d just drive it around my neighborhood here in the States. Or take it out on a trailer and use it in place of an ATV
Great video. Looks like a lot of fun and much more civilized than what we have here in the USA. What sat next to the pilot of the one with no bodywork at 19:10ish? Looked like another engine.
It was another engine, a second coventry climax.
@@Crazeerooster So it had 12hp then?, hilarious, that yellow one looked like it had two shitters out of old caravans for seats, 🤣
What kind of cars are these and what years, it looks like fun.
0:20 10:14 very nice looking cars
Why the rubber is so slick, is that a prerequisite? Also, what is the weight or HP limit for these cars to participate?
Yes , period road tyres only , no locked diffs , no fiddler brakes , front engines rear wheel drive. , no hp limit or weight limit. The light cars do the best.
I absolutely love this! Basically an autocross in a rugged yet quaint way. I was curious of how many of these still sported the factory body, or a home-made one? Those little ones are are just nimble as all get-out, can't believe how well they actually perform. The rig I liked was that long lumbering six-cylinder, that had to have been a beaut when it left the factory. Anybody happen to know what it is?
I think the 6 cylinder to refer too is a Erskine/Studibaker.
y esta maravilla ? gracias tío YT
Good fun had by all. What are requirements of vehicles? HP, drive terrain, etc. Not seen this before
I actually don’t know the rules. You will note they are mainly pre war cars and many had added lightness with body and doors missing. Some are fully road legal and others are ‘specials’ just for the series of events like this.
@James Webb Superleggera! 😂
I've got to ask you, though, where on earth is there such an abundance of parts? If I thought it were so, I'd be tempted to daily drive a better kept example of one of these. Far more interesting to me than a Tesla, or even a late model Toyota.
Must be running pre 1960 running gear, Period road tyres , no fiddler brakes or diff locks , front engined , rear wheel drive, limits on how far back the motor can be moved and driver must be seated in front of the rear axle. 2 classes , Short , less than 90 inch wheelbase and , Long , more than 90 inch.
@@Crazeerooster thank you for this infos. I really appreciate.
Cheers !
Cool
Thank you for posting this. Forgive my Yank ignorance, but what is the car at 20:20?
I have no idea. It’s very cute. Possibly an English Ford Popular with a custom or “special” body.
Widened Austin 7 chassis , Ford Prefect suspension and a Morris 1000 motor and box.
FLATHEAD POWER BETTER LIVING THROUGH LOW COMPRESSION
Coming from Canada are these cars legal for road use? Love the size.
According to James' answer to Papa Toms Thoughts, there are some road-legal cars here. The cars being so light, it shouldn't be any problem transporting non-road-legal cars to these great events tho.
What are the makes or models of these vehicles? Or are they Frankenstein vehicles haha?
Yeah, and since every driver weighs at least as much as the car the challenge is serious.
This MAY be the most British insanity thing that I have seen :-)))
Does anyone know where I can buy one of these? Maybe two, or three? 😁 I don't know why this was recommended to me but I'm fine with it
Leige and Dellow were Factory built Trials cars , otherwise you will need to build one like we did.
Just give us a shove, it starts like a coin. Words to remember.
Hi,what cc are these cars??
The original Austins are 750cc , there is no upper limit , but weight is your enemy
Off-road in 1922 be like:
I'm going to hazard a guess that these trials are a reminisce of the early days of automobiles?
22:53 Sound🔥🔥🔥
6 cylinder Pontiac power
would any of those cars be for sale..ya know...for cheap?
Need some help guys
I know they do this kind of thing here in the UK and used to love watching them on TH-cam
But for the love of me I can't remember what this kind of rally cross is called
Any help would be appreciated !!
Classic Trials
Thank you !
Who needs massive engines and 4WD to have fun!
Yeah man you get it. Finishing the course is the point, but mix in the added challenge of period correct tyres and an under powers motor and finishing is quite unlikely . A perfect recipe o for fun.
Àre these a çertain year..? How are they classed
Pre 1960.
11:11 is that a dual engine contraption?
Twin ( pre 1960) Coventry Climax motors
I was wondering if those cars are road legal
IT SEEM'S A SHAME TO BRUTALIZE THESE WOUNDERFULL OLD VEHICLES BUT ☝️ WHAT A SHIT LOAD OF FUN THIS LOOK'S TO BE
☝️AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SEE ANYTHING OTHER THAN FLATHEAD'S
IN ALL OF THEM
i love to watch old uk drivers on their old cars having wealthy fun.
Try Poor people in New Zealand in home built cars.
Who came first, you or the telescope?
I was born before the telescope was made, but then the Director of NASA was quite a dit older than me. Good commmen
18:23 what the hell is that? Two engines? Thought trials cars could only be two wheel drive? Or is he using them both to drive the rear and spreading the weight ? Would love to see a close up of that car
Austin 7 chassis rwd with 2 Coventry climax motors linked together and driving via a toothed belt into the austin7 gearbox. basically a rwd straight 8
Your all madder than a box of frogs, but I love it.
This looks like a hoot of a time lolololol
Is Clive Miller out there?
Tell him hello for me😎☕
i wanna go to work with one of those
I do!
Oh cracky !
Двіжуха 👍👍👍😁
Hi James , Balcairn 2023 in 2 weeks. I'm taking the Blue Ford special again, Look me up if you want "in car" footage.
Thanks. Yes I’ll be up there again this year.
Two thoughts. Can you image one of those on the road next to a lifted F450 on 37” tires. Also. They just need a coyote swap
Weight is your enemy, the best trials cars weigh under 400kgs and a big engine would just spin the wheels and go nowhere , although Model A fords don't do too badly.
@@Crazeerooster -In this case the F450 would get lose badly b/c it would be out of it's element.
One of these with dirt bike tires would probably rip through that course
Period road tyres only are allowed.
fantastic cars what engines in them
Most of these cars are running the correct period motors that they hame out with.
@@Buick29 nice
Pre 1960 engines are allowed , lots have Morris 1000 motors , I run Ford 1172 sidevalves in mine.
@@Crazeerooster cool cheers
A ww2 era army Jeep would be just the ticket
Hey everyone look the new Ford Raptors are out!!!
Please explain the rules?
I don’t actually know the rules. I do know motorbike off-road tyres are not permitted.
It's New Zealand. Won't these be outlawed soon? No funs allowed.
Looks like the U.K. version of mud bog events we have here in the U.S. - they just don't use giant trucks like us
Nossa meu Deus
Is that a bugatti at 4:40?
Replica , there is a genuine Type 35 in the club though , it does mostly speed events.
@@Crazeerooster thanks for the reply 👍🏽
Look like Real motorsport! Real for the people who love technology. Not only power . But still i dont know what is this?
The event is called a “Trials” and originated in the UK. There are rules and cars are put into categories based on wheelbase. Period tyres only, so this eliminates knoblie or off road tyres. This is true analogue Motorsport.
Can't decide if I'm happy or not seeing that beautiful Bugatti in the mud ...lol
I can assure this is not a real Bugatti. I don't know what the motor and chassis is, but when xt to a real type 35, it is much smaller
@@Buick29 thank you !
Echt Engels
I see you like the Hill Climb events.
It looks kind of fun. But what's the point of driving with old street tires through some mud and everyone being stuck at the same spot?
That, my friend, is the challenge. Off road or knoblies are not permitted in the rules. The small lightweight cars with brave (or stupid) drivers have a clear advantage. There are different classes and they are asked on the wheelbase.
I'm not being rude, but if you're asking questions like that you just don't get it. There having more fun than you've probably every had.
The point is to get stuck somewhere on the course. Some drivers are better than others even if they are in the same car.
Are these what they called... Cycle cars?
Classic sporting trials cars
Laguna Seca. Mud Wrestling at 6:00
Just climb the "hill" Is a Triumph
4:28 - Was that a real Bugatti? 😯
I genuinely can’t think of a more ridiculous form of motorsport than this and I include lawnmower racing in that.
Smile
Min.22,33 eso era un pontiac. 28 6 cil. 3 bancadas. 😞
What a lot of you do not realise just how much skill is required to complete a set course. Most of the vehicles are custom made. Notice how some can compleat a course and some can’t. Why do you think some can and some can not.
Also Stephen, sometimes the same car has two drivers and one driver is better than the other. I know my old car would see the mud and just sit down and spin is wheels. Too heavy for these events.
In my case , its because I cant help myself making roostertails, I know that less throttle would give me more traction, but where's the fun in that! I also modify my car every year, and every year I improve a little.
Carriages without a real horse prince Phil would have enjoyed it
Wait ! That's wasn't really a Bugatti, was it ?? 🤪
No it’s not a real Bugatti. There are a couple of real ones in town that still get driven, however this is someone having fun and making their own body.
What a difference between Americans and Europeans
We Kiwi's are into every sport going including this! Look up Jet Sprint Boats , that will show you how Nuts we are ( Boats with a roll cage )
Да я бы там на своей девяточке...
На "девяточке" там любой дурак вдоль и поперек сможет, а ты на Запорожце попробуй или на Москвиче 401 или 402.
Vous n'avez plus de Land Rover ou de Range pour y mettre vos ancêtres ?!🤣
Yup , most of these cars were built before the Landrover was invented.
That's one hell of a hill climb, quite amazing. Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit.
This is too funny to be sad...
hi Lionel, Just remember that some of these cars were scrap, and the owners have rebuilt them purely to compete in these events. A small number of the cars are legally permitted on the road, but most a "Trial's Specials".
Dangerous slugs,my john deer lawmower could tackle that course.
You would be lucky to get off the start line on Turf tyres , I'm 3 years in and haven't nailed it yet.
15:45 i want this car
It looks like and Austin 7, but someone will definitely know
Homebuilt Austin7 Special , alloy body hand rolled ( look up " English Wheel") , built by Avon Hyde similar to an Austin "Ulster " . Austin made Nippy , Ulster , Brooklands , Swallow , Tophat , Ruby and a few others . Worth looking up Austin7 Rubber Duck , a very famous car here in New Zealand.
And you have the guy at the end of the finish line acting like oh stop stop now what a bunch of weirdos
First guy through made it to the top and couldn't turn round on the slope, subsequent drivers were stopped at the max points marker where they could back down safely.
What the hell is that🤣
So if i get that right it's
using vintage cars in a rather abusing way in a competition with rather ridoculously strictand complicated rules, not being alowed to use proper tires or off road cars to do a very slow, underpowered off road race.
Most british thing i saw today...
unfair! first 5-7 cars destroy the "road" so the other have no chanse(
Each of the 6 sections starts from a different number , so everyone gets a chance to start 1 stage in the first 5. Sometimes the first cars help dry the course, and the later cars have the advantage.
So the British even go mudding with class..... so is this a spec sport or could a crazy American show up with a hellcat with mud tires.
Hi, in case you didn't know this is all happening in New Zealand. More accurately on a private farm in North Canterbury about 50km north of Christchurch. there are classes based on age and wheelbase. knoblie or mud tyres are not permitted.