My Clouds

Another good Trial. I stated out well but after Ham Mill it became "trial by re-start" and I fell apart and didn't get off many (did I get of any?). My personal triumph was getting out of the stream bed at Mackhouse 2 to a nice cheer from Andrew Brown.

The "new" hill before Merves Swerve was a nice trip through the woods. I enjoy the green-laning.

My mate Mike Pearson had problems at the start when he found his alternator pulley was broken. I don't know if he got it going or not.

Otherwise I didn't see meny drama's. We had a puncture on Ham Mill, another on the way home and the Speedo stopped working in the woods at Highwood.

The organisation seemed pretty good apart from the chaos as us failures tried to get back down the lane at Crooked Mustard.

How was your Clouds?

 

Clee Hills Report

Michael,

Much as I regret having to do this, I cannot claim to have passengered Stuart Harrold in his Troll to a very good Clee result(as reported in Classical Gas).

I had the flu and so Staurt roped in Dick Andrews (sometime Dellow driver and quadruple Triple winner).    Perhaps that's where Stuart's inspiration for a clean sheet came from.

I understand that Dick has completed the rebuild of his Dellow (he used it to get to Haynes and Gabwell on the Exeter) and may soon be competing again.

Chris

Lets Add to the fun with Messenger

Hi everyone,

I have just signed up with Microsoft Messenger and I like it. What happens is that when you log on you can "chat" to anyone on your contact list who is logged on as well. It also notifies you if you have any Hotmail in your Inbox.

I have set mine up with the "remember my password" box checked. This logs you on when you boot your computer, but of course you have to be connected to the net to actually see if any of your contacts are there and chat to them.

If you don't want to be disturbed you just show yourself as "busy" using the status menu.

Of course you need to set up a list of contacts. It works fine using a Hotmail address. Hopefully it will be OK with ordinary (POP3) addresses as well. I have started to use my Hotmail a lot more as it's computer independant and used in conjunction with messenger lets you know when you have mail while you are surfing. I know Outlook Express can do the same but I find the Hotmail an easier thing to use if you accept you have to be connected to use it.

Why not give it a try?

Michael

Does IE4 Crash on Lee Howells Site ?

Hi Everyone,

A technical question for you. Have tried to access the Link to Lee Howells site? The Home page is OK when I access through IE5 on "the day jobs" laptop. However, when I try using the machine I use to author Classical Gas, it crashes IE4.

Does anyone else experience the same problem? If it crashes everyones IE4 we need to let Lee know as it he can fix the problem which will preobably caused by an active element in his Netscape authoring program that the folks at Microsoft don't like.

On another subject. Has anyone got an iMac? Looking at the ads it seems a great machine if you just want to surf the Net. I like PC's but all those cables at the back are a real mess in the dinning room!

Michael

 

 

Torbay Trial

Sad news, I spoke to one of the Torbay organisers last night to find out when the regs. may be out. It seems that there have been problems getting the permit and the event will not take place on the 27th. Feb. The club is trying to get another date, as yet unknown.

Stuart

Lands End photos.

I have posted a load of photos from the 1971 Land's End Trial, which I have just recovered from a shoebox under a bed, undisturbed for the past 15 years. Has anybody got an entry list from this trial? I assume it was 1971 as there is a J reg Escort competing, and after 1971 I was banished to the wilds of Scotland for five years, and from 1977 on I was competing on my XT500.

If anyone can shed any light and/or interesting stories about the competitors, I would be most grateful.

Ta, John Salter

3 WHEELER ADVICE

Firstly thanks to Michael for the welcome to the community.

I've taken part in a couple of PCT's driving my Morgan 4/4, however my intention this year is to start competing in the MCC Classics (probably beginning with the Edinburgh at the back end of the year) using my 1951 Morgan F4 threewheeler.

I've marshalled at the VSCC Derbyshire before & intend marshalling at this years Exeter to get a feel for the events.

I would appreciate any advice on the following topics:-

a. running threewheelers in this type of event.

b. getting power/torque out of the Ford E93a 1172cc sidevalve. What carbs are needed, I understand some specials run similar engines superchaged-is this a viable/worthwhile option? How available are the components/ are there any specialists still trading?

c. any other general sugggestions.

 

Yours. Richard