With an Arden 8 port cylinder head, no wonder it flies! Stunning part of Wales and breathtaking views from the top. Respect to that drive with the sea wall so close.
Well that was a flash back reminded for me of my late friend and mentor Barrie Whizzo Williams when he won the Welsh Rally ,a few yrs later back in 1969 he was over almost every night of week helping build my first racing mini I was 16 / 17 then , a few years later we had Willie Dick take a 970 S engine make it down to 850 with twin split webers high lift cam and so much the engine cost then 1000 pounds . If Barrie could not make it over to help his Father Tony would come amazing family . My they both RIP .
I am very fortunate to live just a few minutes drive up the road from this very special stage/route. Although to me it's more known as part of me & my girlfriend's 'getting together/courting'. As while getting to know one another we walked 'backwards'-(the opposite way to this cars route) around the Orme. The views from the 'Millionaire's row'-(West End coast of Llandudno) side of the Orme are truly spectacular..:)) It's well worth a visit IMO.
If you ever go to llandudno. You have got to drive the Great Orme. You can drive all the way to the top. Theres also 60s coach trip which goes all the way around the bottom. The video is awesome reminds me of the Italian job 👍😜
Great 'on board' BTW..:)) I remember 1000's of us in Llandudno waiting for the WRC back in either 2017 or 2018-(Ogier was @ M-Sport Ford) to enter Llandudno Town centre after driving 'backwards' around this stage back when we had a WRC UK event here. Sadly the event was shortened drastically, part due to the/a rather odd reason, that the Sea was a little rough, meaning it was too dangerous for divers to be deployed, if-(in the very unfortunate circumstance) a WRC car crashed and went off the cliff into the Sea. I also remember there being an incident where a young child in a motorbike display team had an accident 'on the Prom', also meaning the event was delayed by quite some time-(a helicopter being deployed), meaning there would simply not be enough time 'in the remaining part of the day' to send 'all cars/participants' around the Great Orme stage. Thus just the 'Top 10' cars ran. I'd love to drive it competitively one day..:))
I had 1965 mini Cooper s bought it in military took it to England for stage 3 transformation broadwell had bigger su carbs head milled bigger valves different cam shaft took it to track out side Paris 1000km also Stugard ri g 1000 cc winkle rotary kick my butt almost 10" tires and 2 5 gallon gas tanks front whell drive was a blast put a ,Abarth exhaust system
Why do people position the camera such that the bloody rear view mirror blocks where you want to see the view ahead? Rally cars don't even use the damn mirror 99.99% of the time. I grew up clambering all over the Great Orme. One of the best places in Britain. Later I owned a 1964 1071 S but never got to take around North Wales, mores the pity. Fantastic car.
Unfortunately there is not a great deal of space in a Mini, and therefore camera positions are very limited. That being said, I have removed my rearview mirror in my more recent uploads.
The horse power at the time was probably about 115-120hp. It was a 1340cc with a 649 profile camshaft. It has an Arden 8 port (cross flow) cylinder head. It has since been discovered though that the valve springs that were fitted at the time were weak, and not allow the engine to rev as high as it should have. This issue has since been resolved and there are some videos on my dad’s channel (Clive King Rallying).
Wow, what a great drive, if you went over the edge there you would be in a world of hurt! My godmother lived on the Orme in a house named Swn Y Mor (might not be 100% correct), means sound of the sea so I was told.
Sŵn y Môr to be pedantic 😂😂 but spot on with the translation. Famous also for being the location of the largest Bronze age copper mine in Europe back in its heyday.
@@rallyking13, my brother built a 1275 Stage 2 Cooper S about 50 years ago and it had a Motolita, this brought back memories. Great video, love watching the rev counter! Thanks for posting.
With an Arden 8 port cylinder head, no wonder it flies!
Stunning part of Wales and breathtaking views from the top.
Respect to that drive with the sea wall so close.
Well that was a flash back reminded for me of my late friend and mentor Barrie Whizzo Williams when he won the Welsh Rally ,a few yrs later back in 1969 he was over almost every night of week helping build my first racing mini I was 16 / 17 then , a few years later we had Willie Dick take a 970 S engine make it down to 850 with twin split webers high lift cam and so much the engine cost then 1000 pounds . If Barrie could not make it over to help his Father Tony would come amazing family . My they both RIP .
Great Mini sounding meaner than hell. So fun to watch.
OMG you tap that curb and your done, Great drive
I am very fortunate to live just a few minutes drive up the road from this very special stage/route. Although to me it's more known as part of me & my girlfriend's 'getting together/courting'. As while getting to know one another we walked 'backwards'-(the opposite way to this cars route) around the Orme. The views from the 'Millionaire's row'-(West End coast of Llandudno) side of the Orme are truly spectacular..:)) It's well worth a visit IMO.
If you ever go to llandudno. You have got to drive the Great Orme. You can drive all the way to the top. Theres also 60s coach trip which goes all the way around the bottom. The video is awesome reminds me of the Italian job 👍😜
Very well done on completing the WRGB National.
Great 'on board' BTW..:)) I remember 1000's of us in Llandudno waiting for the WRC back in either 2017 or 2018-(Ogier was @ M-Sport Ford) to enter Llandudno Town centre after driving 'backwards' around this stage back when we had a WRC UK event here. Sadly the event was shortened drastically, part due to the/a rather odd reason, that the Sea was a little rough, meaning it was too dangerous for divers to be deployed, if-(in the very unfortunate circumstance) a WRC car crashed and went off the cliff into the Sea. I also remember there being an incident where a young child in a motorbike display team had an accident 'on the Prom', also meaning the event was delayed by quite some time-(a helicopter being deployed), meaning there would simply not be enough time 'in the remaining part of the day' to send 'all cars/participants' around the Great Orme stage. Thus just the 'Top 10' cars ran. I'd love to drive it competitively one day..:))
I had 1965 mini Cooper s bought it in military took it to England for stage 3 transformation broadwell had bigger su carbs head milled bigger valves different cam shaft took it to track out side Paris 1000km also Stugard ri g 1000 cc winkle rotary kick my butt almost 10" tires and 2 5 gallon gas tanks front whell drive was a blast put a ,Abarth exhaust system
I had a 1275GT on a 'W' plate that I loved, it had to be rebuilt so was running at around 1310cc. Great plate on it too - WMA 123 W
Why do people position the camera such that the bloody rear view mirror blocks where you want to see the view ahead? Rally cars don't even use the damn mirror 99.99% of the time. I grew up clambering all over the Great Orme. One of the best places in Britain. Later I owned a 1964 1071 S but never got to take around North Wales, mores the pity. Fantastic car.
Unfortunately there is not a great deal of space in a Mini, and therefore camera positions are very limited. That being said, I have removed my rearview mirror in my more recent uploads.
This video was awesome, may I ask, how many hp does this mini have and what engine
The horse power at the time was probably about 115-120hp. It was a 1340cc with a 649 profile camshaft. It has an Arden 8 port (cross flow) cylinder head. It has since been discovered though that the valve springs that were fitted at the time were weak, and not allow the engine to rev as high as it should have. This issue has since been resolved and there are some videos on my dad’s channel (Clive King Rallying).
@@rallyking13 thank you so much for your response, i really appreciate it!
Wow, what a great drive, if you went over the edge there you would be in a world of hurt! My godmother lived on the Orme in a house named Swn Y Mor (might not be 100% correct), means sound of the sea so I was told.
Sŵn y Môr to be pedantic 😂😂 but spot on with the translation. Famous also for being the location of the largest Bronze age copper mine in Europe back in its heyday.
Excellent!
Wonderful!
Wish I kept mine HDA 766D swapped for a motor bike , fifty years later still regret it 😥😢😭
Great fun!!
Do you really need that rear view mirror right in the middle? I couldn't see where we were going. LOL
Stone me, that was drive and a half, well done.
One small mistake and you could do some serious bodywork damage on those rocks....and to the car too!
Motolita steering wheel?
Yes, I believe it was at the time.
@@rallyking13, my brother built a 1275 Stage 2 Cooper S about 50 years ago and it had a Motolita, this brought back memories. Great video, love watching the rev counter! Thanks for posting.
whats engine specs and location?
Location was the Great Orme in North Wales. Engine spec at the time was 1340cc A series running an Arden 8 port cylinder head with twin 40 Dellortos.
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@@rallyking13 nice. Very nice. 👍👍
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Mirror is a little too low.
You might have removed the rearview mirror !
Why all.cars is right stereen
All videos are of UK registered cars and are right hand drive.