MCC website

The MCC website will be offline for a short period of time over the next few days whilst we change web servers. The website name - http://www.themotorcyclingclub.org.uk/ - is not changing so you need do nothing to get reconnected when we're up-and-running again.

15 inch tyres

I cut through the side wall of a Vredstein Sprint S80, 165 R15 during the Exeter.

I am now informed that this tyre is no longer avaliable and will be replaced by an alternative but not until April. A Firestone F560 seems the only alternative, but does any one out there have any recommendations?

 

Electronic Mapping

You may be interested in this offer from Anquet mapping for 1:50,000 OS maps.  Covering the whole county for £60, these are great for working out the routes of trials, where sections are located etc.  They can be viewed on a PC at any scale, you can add you own points of interest, and maps can be printed out covering whatever area you want.  I know you can do much the same with Multimap, but I find this software more flexible, and you can load them on a laptop and use them anywhere.  They can be found here:  http://www.anquet.co.uk/ordnance-survey-sale-maps.aspx

Dave Cook

 

Exeter Trial

I really enjpoyed my Exter. Failed a couple of hills. Simms, an honorable fail, and Wooston which my loyal passenger tells me was driver error! Didn't mind, loved it. We were 2nd car on the road and found most of the sections quite acceptable roughness wise. OK, you have to ride the waves on Tillerton but there is a steady speed that will get you up without damage if you choose the right line. I thought the roughest part was the exit track from Tipley. I'm just glad I have plenty of ground cleraance. Running a low number we finished early and signed off around 2.45

Interested to know what other people thought. Did the sections get rougher for the later numbers?

Sunbeam Ti wheels, Morgan bulkhead, LR tilt, Reliant wheels

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Cars & Trucks

Hi

I am clearing out the garage.

Anyone want:

Sunbeam Ti wheels x12
Morgan bulkhead (Plus 8 and in stainless I think)
Land Rover High Capacity Pick Up hood and sticks
Reliant Regal (12") wheels x9
Hillman Avenger 1.3 engine
Lynx manifold for single 40 carb onto Avenger/Sunbeam engine.

Bits are in Ayrshire. Prices - cheap!

Cheers
Mike

Cannon chassis - new ones?

Hi

A blog entry for 16 Jan 2009 talks about replacement Cannon chassis by Fourtune Engineering (their website seems NLA - they still going?)

Have any chassis been produced and has anyone pondered IVA? (drums on front could be a problem, as well as sharp edges, steering column, seat belt mounts and headrest)

Chat on this group suggested a Suzuki SuperCarry axle, as Liege use. What about using a Suzuki Swift engine too? (the Liege Multiply group is discussing this engine option).

Also can anyone advise on identifying Cannons, as they can lack chassis numbers as well as may be modified, For example on the car on for sale pages of www.sportingtrials.com - how can you tell if it is a Cannon? 

Thanks
Mike Wood

Marlin Owners - Don't Fight over this

From Mike Wood

a link to 10cwt Marina van axle, Fiat engine, gearbox, prop, Marina hubs and 4.5 pcd wheels, sounds useful for trials Marlin Roadsters:

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