Fast Marina Magazine

Evening all.
Attended the local Morris club Gymkhana last Sunday.
I joined this club last year, and despite being someone who doesn't join clubs, I'm having a great time, and they are great people.
The Marina is quite "modern" for many of them, as they are still campaigning MO Oxfords, Morris 10's and the like.
Of course, this means the Marina is quite well suited to the task of unusual acts.!

Like throwing newspapers into a small target..





.. or reversing to retrieve a tennis ball from the top of a cone, then getting your co-driver to toss it into a bucket..





.. or driving with your wheel on a given line - guided by your co-driver..





.. or having your co-driver throw small balls through holes while maintaining an even speed..






.. or having your co-driver stab balloons while maintaining an even speed..






.. or having your co-driver hold several glasses of water and a tennis ball in a crude fork device, and trying not to lose any while negotiating a kinda lumpy course..





It was a real hoot, and included the co-driver (read passenger..) so that it was not just a driver benefit.
So - guess who won..?







Cheers all - get out there.

Kilroy

Or things I have done in cars.

Looks like a bit of a laugh, better than standing beside your car in a neatly parked line etc.

My GirlFriend wants to do it in my marina, but I want to know how...





A recently published, long awaited, supplement to the Haynes workshop manual has this to say on the subject:

Appendix S

requires: Special Tool #12A845684 (hard to find in good condition)





"Looking down towards the release mechanism, turn the screw counter-clockwise 5 complete turns. Insert the special tool #12A845684 through the access hole and then, with the help of an assistant, push sharply upwards. If the components do not line up completely then CAREFULLY prise the two apart with a long thin screwdriver, and try again. DO NOT use excessive force. Thoroughly inspect the components for wear, and renew if necessary. Disassembly is the reversal of assembly."



I'm not sure if this applies to the later models equiped with a catalytic converter.



BTW; Watch the tolerances! Haynes neglects to inform you that the interlocking mechanism must be a tight fit so as to seal properly.



Please remember that some may prefer to attempt this on their own, without the help of the assistant, and some even more perverted will start by thorough examination of the special tool.

Haynes usually does pictures?

Never tried it in a Marina (must speak to the wife). However I can report that in my younger days my then girlfriend I accepted and proved the challenge "You can do it in an MG" on a number of occasions. That was a 1967 MG Midget.