Just wondered what sort of height distance people get away with between gearbox and axle - having swapped the engine in my SWB Marlin I have quite a difference in height between the two, also as I have a long MG gear box, my propshaft will end up quite short which is not going to help the angle. I guess taking the lowering blocks out has also dropped the relative position of the axle. I have read all the theoretical stuff on the web, but wondered what peoples practical experience was. For those who have Marlins it would be interesting to know at what it is like on other cars.
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Friday, 21 November 2008
Monday, 17 November 2008
MSA licence fees
I just checked with the MSA that I had read my 2009 comp licence renewal form correctly. For a non-race Clubman it is 짙23, fair enough. After a heart attack five years ago I am now quite healthy and was discharged by my doctor after a few months. Like many other older triallers, I am prescribed a beta-blocker (a banned substance) for which my doctor is happy to sign the required exemption form so I can continue competetive trialling. Still fair enough, BUT the MSA wants 짙44 just for admin fees for processing the exemption certificate. Apart from sounding exhorbitantly expensive for a simple clerical task it also sounds discriminatory to me.
So people on medication are required to pay more to compete than others? My doctor has established the safety of using prescribed medication in motorsport and signed to say it is safe for me so what does the £44 pay for? Even if the clerical task is overseen by a medically qualified person, how much can reading one exemption form cost the MSA?
I did not ask the nice chap on the MSA telephone to justify the cost, I'm sure the office workers don't set the level of fees.
Yours in a ripped-off state of mind
John
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Car Tyres for MCC, air pump
First of all, sorry about the username can not seem to change it at the mo!!
Just done the Tarker in my 205 GTI, I manged to get some tyres that didnt have M+S writen on them!
I can now get kingpin remolds from the wholesalers which I am hoping are going to be a bit cheaper!
I have entered the Exeter, just checking the tyre rules as long as they havent got M+S written on them, there ok to use?!
Also the navagater refused to help pump the tyres up after each section,!!! So looking to rig up a air pump with a cylider, advice needed on that one please!
Welcome to Jason Byrom = iam_g8
Jason says - "I wish to join as I have just takin part in the Tarker Trial and have a entry to do the Exeter Trial, looking for advice etc....! "
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