Friday 20 October 2000

Garage Clearance

The spare Fack diff has sold already! (subject to receipt of funds!!) I have attached (I hope)a list of the other items I found surplus to requirements when I was tidying up my garage. Give me a call on mobile: 0370 626 173 or home: 01234 240 707

Looking forward to your calls, Best regards, David Alderson

Wednesday 18 October 2000

Fack trials diff.

I've just had a garage clearout and think it is time that I offered my spare Fack trials diff for sale. It is brand new unused and still in the box, I will accept 」385.00 for it delivered to your door. Call me on my mobile 0370 626 173 or home number 01234 240707

I did have an interesting experience with the Fack diff in my Troll, for some time now I've been experiencing some slackness in the transmission, I replaced the rose joints in the axle links, checked over the uj's etc but still couldn't find the fault. Then suddenly, whilst still clean after two rounds of last sundays trial, we heard a clunk and found a bolt had penetrated the diff casing from inside, we patched up the casing and carried on but four sections later there was another click and we lost all drive. When I stripped out the axle I found that the six bolts holding the Ford crown wheel onto the Fack diff carrier had gone walkabout! three had sheared but the other three had come out, hence the previous cluncking noises and slackness in the drive-line!! So the Fack diff is still perfectly intact and now entering it's ninth season, with six new bolts slightly overtorqued and loctited, holding the crownwheel in place. In future I will take the diff out after every season and just check it over, Fack's breed complacency!

Best regards, David Alderson

Tuesday 17 October 2000

New Rights-of-Way Newsgroup

I subscribe to a few newsproups over on the rough and tumble area of usenet. I see someone is trying to start a rights-of-way group that could be interesting to some of you. I have copied following, hope it's interesting to those who can make sense of it!
 
Michael
 
I enclose a copy of the RFD (Request for discussion) for the newsgroup
uk.rec.rights-of-way. The original was not posted to uk.rec.boats.paddle
and uk.rec.waterways.

Access to rivers is an issue closely related to rights-of-way, and is an
issue close to the hearts of many canoeists and other water users. If
you are interested, please follow the discussion in uk.net.news.config.

(Follow-ups set to uk.net.news.config)


-----Original message-----
Subject:    uk.rec.rights-of-way RFD.
Newsgroups: uk.net.news.config
From:       chris <chris@green-machine.co.uk>
Date:       Mon, 9 Oct 2000 20:13:01 +0100
Message-ID: <8rt5k1$ne2$2@news8.svr.pol.co.uk>

Hi again.
Thanks for the advice received from a number of you either through the ng or
direct email.

I still have not had a response from control regarding my new RFD, so have
taken the opportunity to re write any areas as advised by seasoned veterans
of this electronic world.

Steve did suggest that as an RFD was posted (previously), wouldn't it be a
good idea to send out a message telling the proponent the next stages and
timeframes involved. I am assuming the meaning of proponent on usenet is the
same as the dictionary, ie: someone who advocates.(rather than the
proposer). I'm not trying to split hairs, but its meaning gets a bit hazy
depending to whom you are speaking, and its nice to know.

Below is a slightly re written version taking into account comments
recieved. I shall be passing this to control. Does anyone know if all is
well at control?


Request for Discussion for uk.rec.rights-of-way (unmoderated)

Proposed by: Chris Rudge (chris@g0wyf.freeserve.co.uk)

To be posted to: uk.net. news.announce
                            uk.net.news.config
                            uk.rec.walking
                            uk.rec.equestrian
                            uk.rec.motorcycles.trailriding
                            uk.rec.cycling
                            uk.rec.cars.4x4
                            uk.rec.climbing
                            uk.people.rural
                            uk.business.agriculture
                            alt.fan.landover

Follow up to:  uk.net.news.config

Summary:
uk.rec.rights-of-way  UK rights of way and associated issues

Rationale:
Currently in the UK, particulary England, there are possible changes being
put forward regarding access to countryside and byways, (minor roads).
A discussion group is required to pool opinions from all users, whether on
foot,
bicycle, motor bike or car.Presently, rights of way users from different
disciplines
do not have a news group type environment to post opinions, this proposed
group
would create a common ground to do so.  Also local issues such as footpath &
byway
closures and re classifications, can be covered, with users nationwide
advising
others on wide ranging and possibly complicated rights of way issues in
their area.


Procedure:
This request for discussion will be discussed in uk.net.news.config for 14
days.
 If there is sufficient degree of support it will be fast tracked.

Charter:
uk.rec.rights-of-way is for the discussion of all Rights of Way, be they
footpaths,
bridleways or byways, within the UK

ADVERTISING
Advertising is forbidden, with these exceptions:

Suppliers of goods and servicesrelevant to Rights of Way in the UK may post,
not more than once every month, an invitation of ten lines or fewer, to
visit their web
site or request details. The subject line must begin "ADVERT:"

BINARIES & FORMATTING
Encoded binaries (e.g. pictures, compressed files, etc.), are *forbidden*,
except for
cryptographic signatures (e.g. PGP) Binaries belong on a web of FTP site,
whose URL
may be posted.






-----End of original message from chris-----
--
Conor O'Neill, at home in Bristol, UK
Bristol Canoe Club Web Page:            http://www.bristolcanoeclub.org.uk

Litton Slack

Hi everyone,
 
I think everyone knew that Litton was canceled on the day for Whites and Blues because of the delays. I have now heard that it was later cancelled completely because the marshals score sheets had become so waterlogged they were un-readable.
 
Questions - Did this affect anyones triple?
 
Anyone know who got triples this year?
 
Michael

Sunday 15 October 2000

GILL MORELL PCT PHOTOGRAPHS

I have posted 36 pictures of todays events (Taken by Peter Trulock) over on the Herts VW Clubs webcommunity.... www.hertsvwclub.org.uk and then look in the Photo album under Brickhill PCT.... or try http://content.communities.msn.co.uk/isapi/fetch.dll?action=get_album&ID_Community=HERTSVWCLUB&ID_Topic=43
 
which should take you straight there....

Victor Woodall 1913-2000

Most gassers will not remember my father, as he had stopped competing actively some years ago but he was a great link with the what we think of as the golden age of our sport and a contemporary of Austen May. He joined the MCC in 1937 and started competing with a Wolesley Hornet. This then gave way to the first of a series of specials. The first was based on a Hornet chassis (not the car he had been using previously) with a Ford 8 (933cc) engine and Morgan Three wheeler front suspension. The control provided by the independent front suspension made the car very successful with victories in a number of one day events and a "premier award" plus a special Simms award in the1939 Exeter. After the war the car was refined further and used to great effect in events that you may all have read about in "More Wheelspin" such as the Cheltenham, High Peak and Jeans Gold Club I still have a copy the original results from the famous 1947 snowbound Clee Hills Trial. He shared the car with his brother Bert, and when not driving it used an MG J2 on such events as the short (Taunton- Peranporth) 1947 Lands End. During the fuel rationing restrictions of 1949 he and Bert put together a new car based on the popular Austin 7 A-Frame and ford 1172cc engine. The difference between this car and its contemporaries was that the engine was set so far back in the chassis that the prop shaft was just 4 inches long. Everyone said that it would not handle, but as we all know now, mid-engined cars do handle, even when the driver and passenger still sit behind the engine. This car dominated events immediately after the restoration of fuel supplies with such effect that the RAC was obliged to step in and introduce a rule restricting the position of the engine and thus create what we now think of as the National Trials Formula. Incidentally, the dimension chosen was based on that already used by the Dellow, so that owners of those "production" cars would not have to change. It was this car that gave my aunt Margaret, known to you all as one of the MCC Finish ladies, the first ladies triple award. The 50's & 60's saw a reduced competition season as the demand of bringing up a family (me) got in the way, but saw the use of a great variety of vehicles including an MG TC in which I had my first taste of trialling. My carrycot was wedged behind the seats so that he and my mother could compete in the 1953 Fedden: Later Austin 7 Ruby Saloon with the inevitable 1172 Ford engine installed gave way to a Morris Minor Traveller into which a supercharged 1275 Midget engine was placed - This car was used as a runabout by my elder sister much to the confusion of several boyfriends! In the late 60's & early 70's when Austen May returned to MCC events he and my father ran identical 998cc Imps for a few years and had great fun reliving their battles of 20 years previously. Immediately after I had passed my driving test he simply passed me the keys of the Imp and said " now its your turn". With him as passenger telling me what to do we treated the Lands End with complete contempt and took a First at my first attempt just 2 months after passing the test. Two events later he wanted the car back, and it took me along time to repeat the feat on my own.

He continued to follow the sport into his old age, and even though he was ill last weekend, I was "ordered" to go on the Edinburgh rather than stay at his bedside. He died last Monday morning aged 87.

Saturday 14 October 2000

JC Midge

Fancy a winter project ?
How about building a JC Midge?  This is a first for me as I have never abandoned a profect before, but with too much to do and not enough time or space I have decided to offer the Midge at a very reasonable price. The chassis is all painted with the engine, gearbox and both axles in place and main part of body constructed, but still plenty to do to keep you occupied on those long winter nights. All building plans & manual included £350.00 or possible swap for either Ford Pop or2CV.  reply to ivoraustin@hotmail.com.      Longmac

Thursday 12 October 2000

Motor Club Listing Site

Hi everyone

I have has the following site

http://find.motorclub.co.uk/index.html

 passed on to me. It looks quite useful but needs more infomation.

 

Mark

Friday 6 October 2000

Edinburgh Chat

Hi everyone - Lets schedule a "Chat" for 8pm on Sunday so we can compare notes.

You just visit the Chat Room from the left hand side menu. Mr Microsoft may want you to download a little bit of software first. Let him - its safe enough.

Hope to see you in the Chat Room on Sunday night.

Michael