Brands Hatch Mini Festival 16-17th June 2012

[guru_1071]

should have had some of mike youles 'cv nut undoing stopper wheel spacers' fitted!!!

That can't be the fastest way around the circuit !!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/roadsternu ... otostream/

[Tim Harber]

should have had some of mike youles 'cv nut undoing stopper wheel spacers' fitted!!!

...and increase the track a bit to boot. I've banged on asking about this problem over the years and I don't think there is a simple answer

Strikes me that what was the posh 'S' option over the standard arrangement is doomed to failure. I mean "Do the nut as tight as is humanly possible and then some more" is setting some sort of serious stress in the whole arrangement.

[251 ENG]

The nut was still on the thread , it,s just that the the threaded end of the CV had snapped off . That happened right in front of us , Bill Sollis was driving and still managed to put it on pole .

Drive flange was still in the wheel

[guru_1071]

id say that technically he had put it on pole before this happened!

[251 ENG]

[guru_1071]

after some faffing, here is the first lap or so from my incar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfgE6eBRSXo&feature=plcp

[mk1coopers]

Looking good, sounding great

[Pete]

..and actually sounds like a Mini, some of the front runners are pure DTM !

[Vegard]

Avec le Weber???

It's obvious that your cheating posh shaved front tyres work Rich. Next time...

Sounds great though, and I would've thought that the power deficit would be more clear. Great going!!

I'll get some pictures up.

[fricsman]

Guru, any reports on how the 'bus' performed?

[guru_1071]

Guru, any reports on how the 'bus' performed?

it went great, did over 500 miles, cruising happily at 50mph and doing about 16mpg

it did start to use a bit of water on the way back, but we where able to keep topping it up from the on board water tanks, so no real issue.

the rad has got a leak in it somewhere, so ive currently got it in bits, i got a new thermostat for it as well as i think that was sticking

ive got a spare rad, which also has a leak, so next time im off work im going to take it to the rad shop and hope the guy can fix it cheap.

nothing beats been able to sit in the comfort and dry, whilst it arsed it down with rain outside all night, its a thousand times better than a tent, thats for sure

[fricsman]

Great to here the coach served you well. Any photos of it at Brands?

[surfblue63]

The Guru Bus at Brands

[mk1coopers]

Having been granted 'permission to board' the bus at Brands I can confirm that the inside is also pure class

[Tim Harber]

Anglo French race on TV tomorrow Motors TV 6PM on "Full Speed Racing" . Someone record it for me pls.

Sanwa Trophy on 17th August also in "Full Speed Racing" prog

[guru_1071]

Having been granted 'permission to board' the bus at Brands I can confirm that the inside is also pure class

after your dad was piped aboard i think he thought he was at the henley regatta!!!

[guru_1071]

Anglo French race on TV tomorrow Motors TV 6PM on "Full Speed Racing" . Someone record it for me pls.

Sanwa Trophy on 17th August also in "Full Speed Racing" prog

tim, i cannot record it, but promise to watch it for you

[mk1coopers]

Having been granted 'permission to board' the bus at Brands I can confirm that the inside is also pure class

after your dad was piped aboard i think he thought he was at the henley regatta!!!

[Dean]

i be watching that, i but its starts at 5:50pm

then at 6:55 there is mini challenge racing

[fricsman]

Thanks for putting the photo up Surf Blue, bus looks good.