Team Hass

21/01/05 - Signed up and ready for action

Team Hass are now fully paid up members of the Staples 2 Naples 2005 banger rally! In true Team Hass confrontational style, we've already clashed with an S2N veteran team - Team Frontbum (nice name guys!) Their Wolfie wants to run a Knight Rider themed car too (The Hoff, by all accounts). Which is fine, as our car will obviously be loads better than theirs! Second thoughts, I'd best not get too cocky, as Team Frontbum's 2004 entry (Dukes of Hazard themed Vauxhall Carlton) was an excellent looking vehicle. If you're reading this Wolfie - good luck mate, no hard feelings!

We've bought ourselves a big ol' can of Power Boost, a kind of de-gunking foam spray which you empty into the carburettor at fast idle. I've used the stuff before, and can attest to the fact that it can really make a tired old car feel a lot more responsive. Take a look at Faster Online for more details.

We are also toying with the idea of a functional air scoop on the bonnet - i.e. a bent piece of aluminium over a dirty great hole in the bonnet itself. We could then cut a hole in the top of the "frying pan" air filter - the theory being the faster we go, the more air gets sucked in. Plus, it'll look really cool! We'll need a bit of fine mesh over the hole in the bonnet to stop dogs and small children getting sucked into the engine (such is the immense power of the Rover 1.3).