Eddie Keen Motorsport

Limping home on the last stage to make sure we placed.
Richard DeCosemo

Last minute spark check ⚡️

📷 Motorsport Photography Uk

Great shot from Motorsport Photography Uk from the Lookout stages. Looking forward to putting some more upgrades on the car to get a bit further up the field.

We started off the day at Trackrod Lookout Stages Rally a bit rusty, getting used to the new brakes and sticky tyres. We finished the first stage 41st overall, a bit disappointed with the time but I knew we could go much faster. Had a quick check over the car and out for stage 2, going round 26 seconds quicker and gaining confidence.

Stage 3 we had a small half spin, but stage 4 we were 24 seconds quicker and climbing the overall positions back up. We started to get an issue with the gearbox/gear mechanism as it was getting hard to find gears, but we ploughed on. At the lunch break we were 31st overall.

Stages 5, 6 and 7 after lunch, and a set of longer stages at 8.5 miles instead of ~5 miles before lunch. With the car checked over and tyre pressures set we headed out for stage 5. We put in a set of good times for stage 5 and 6 climbing to 25th overall and 6th in class.

The final stage, I was looking forward for this one, a bit more gravel and loose stuff. We were going well until after the last split, we broke the right wishbone and limped home to finish. Dropping about a minute and a half, coming in at 27th overall and 7th in class. A shame to finish the day this way as we were looking at 22nd overall and 5th in class.

But that’s rallying. I’m glad we managed to finish, and a few repairs and upgrades needed for the next one.

Thanks to Richard DeCosemo for co-driving and Luke Finch, Liam Grant and Nige Keen for servicing.

Passed scrutineering and ready for tomorrow 🏎️🏎️

First official sponsor Brompton Livery!

Ready for the Lookout Stages, scrutineering today and first stage at 8:38am tomorrow.

Richard DeCosemo co-driver with Nige Keen, Liam Grant and Luke Finch on service crew.

Looking forward to getting back out in the car this weekend!
We’ve got the Lookout Stages at Melbourne Raceway near York, this was the first event Richard DeCosemo and I did last year. Hoping for a good result same as last year!

The Car:
2000 Ford Focus 1.6 Litre. Standard engine on throttle bodies and Emerald engine management. Standard gearbox with a Quaife ATB L*D. Bilstein coilovers on the front and shocks and springs on the rear. With all other necessary safety equipment for stage rallying.

The car started out as a project in 2013 - where I’ve done all the work since then getting it to be stage ready this time last year.