Sunday 29 April 2012

Junes Race for Life

I would like to thank all the people who contributed to my Race For Life Bucket at the Kyrle Trial.

You raised a Total Just under £90

Thankyou again.  and Thanks to all those who have donated online.

If anyone would like to donate there is still time. my website is,

          www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/juneblakeley877

 

 

Saturday 28 April 2012

Class 8 Special?

Pure special building. Ground clearance may pose a problem but might be some ideas here although John Blakely may have one or two scrutineering issues?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULQ6196Tfds

Thursday 26 April 2012

New uprights

I'm seeking to replace the Triumph uprights on the Dutton for something without trunnions. Anyone got suggestions as to what easily available uprights I might use?

Monday 23 April 2012

Turn Key Class 7 marlin for sale

Up for sale a turn key nothing needs doing  very competitive class 7 marlin full nut and bolt rebuild supercharged fiat twin-cam swb marlin tax exempt with a very comprehensive spares package another engine, gearbox 10 cwt van axle  plus hubs marina running gear etc selling due to too many cars need to thin them down ring tim on 07932858261 for spec

Sunday 15 April 2012

Kyrle Trial

Some pictures from John Salter and I don't think the event has finished yet! John's album is still uploading so keep checking back.

Sunday 8 April 2012

Lands End Trial

Well the competitive part of my Land End was shorter than expected. I was in my Beetle with Mike Hayward and we went round with my mate Neil who wanted to fulfil his ambition of doing the event in his Rover V8 powered Skoda Rapide. Enjoyed the night run from Michael Wood Services to Bridgewater. The Regularity Test certainly gives that added enjoyment.

Appreciated a decent sized restart box at Felons Oak but cocked up the tarmac Special Test by not reading the instructions properly. All 4 wheels over B instead of stopping astride then stopped astride C instead of flying finish. All own to me.

Got to Barbrook to find people and cars and people everywhere and a 30 minute Q for the control (thats on foot not in the car). Good job it wasn't raining! The smart people sent someone for refreshments so they could eat while waiting. IMHO the problem was that competitors didn't obey the instruction to wait at the preceding unmanned holding control.

Shame about having to make Beggars artificial with all that tape. Do you get penalised for hitting it? Have to look in the instructions.

Delighted to clean Rodneys Revenge for the first time in years. Waited at the road for Neil who didn't come. Along comes Simon Groves to tell me Neil has broken down on the exit track. We go back to help and find a drive shaft has broken. He had a spare but it took the four of us more than an hour and a half to fit by which time it was light, the course closing car had long gone and we found the diff had locked as well.

Nearly got locked in the forest as nobody came to check the exit track was clear but I had spotted the marshals leaving on a track below and ran to tell them we were still there.

Got the car out of the forest. Called the AA who weren't bothered about the Skoda being a trials car. AA took the Skoda and gave Neil a hire vehicle and we went down to see Blue Hills and distract Dave Cook (sorry Dave)

Michael

How was your Lands End Trial?




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