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Car No 30. what rotten luck.

Can you fix it? What's the damage?

Finally coming back down to ground after an amazing month building , testing and racing the new toy. Carb fell apart in race two when I was just getting the idea but we're learning

Shame you didn't say hello Andy B and any others . Hoping to get an entry in the Gold Cup as I've noticed that it's the same money for a 40 minute race that we pay for a 20 minute one in the Mighty

In the meanwhile, I'm enclosing a few pics of odds and sods

I've got some cracking footage from the second race(such as it was), but due to the type of file (.mov) I don't seem to be able to stick it on U Tub or similar, so here's some stills

The run up to the rolling start



Ist corner . Andy Acespeed in front of Zodiac



Earnshaw in pursuit of A35 + co



Earnshaw goes ploughing (whilst in a straight line!)



Jaguar arse



My most thrilling part involved an enterprising A40 which was all locked up with nowhere to go (see pics tha Marc posted of Lady Do dahs)

Approaching corner and turning in



Oh sh!t . Here he comes



Still coming and cutting straight across



Leaving me to go across the grass



Here he is. Thanks to Marc (I think it was) who warned me that he could be enterprising in his overtaking moves



Two other pics. One: what is this make of wheel. It's chromed. I had it in mind for the GTM (Poor man's GT40)



And finally one of the H4's spitting back when we first ran it up with no rampipes. They honk a bit as you give it some beans and then immediately suck it back in. Managed to catch it with the flash

Thanks to all who have helped and encouraged. I had the time of my life

Look forward to meeting some of the shier ones at Oulton if I get there

Tim,

Give Swifty a call - he can advice on how to solve the carb problem...

('told me once, but I've forgotten what it was..)

Great pics!
That's Des Smail (Aston Martin legend) in the A40, who had no idea what was going on, as he was probably fiddling with a packet of Camels at the time.

sandman wrote:Tim,

Give Swifty a call - he can advice on how to solve the carb problem...

('told me once, but I've forgotten what it was..)

I never had a chance to put them on whilst we were running it in and the first race, but they came up with some for the second race.

I gather they sort the problem, but then , isn't it a trait of a five port that the mixture goes back and forth as one inlet is shut/open anyway?

Neil Slark wasn't rushing to put them on as he says they have been known to cause a misfire

I was waiting for a set of cheap ones to turn up but they never arrived in time, so I felt pressured to put them on. I have a sneaking feeling that it's as much about Size and price of your Rampipes saying something about something else

There's certainly a variety of lengths and styles about

We are learning all the time...

good effort tim

im glad you thing it was all worth while after all the hassle

Well done Tim, but no wonder the A40 passed you if you were taking photos with your left hand ! See you at Oulton.

Good pictures Tim

Tim Harber wrote:
Earnshaw goes ploughing (whilst in a straight line!)

Hmmmmm yes !!!!

I remember this - it was part of my Pants first Lap in the second race !!! Spent the rest of the race getting back past the 50's saloons !!!!

Great Picture Tim

Tim,

A nice pic of you and your car here :



--> http://gallery.ukmotorsportpics.com/p66144471.html

nice pic any of car 72

alexdenevers wrote:Tim,

A nice pic of you and your car here :



--> http://gallery.ukmotorsportpics.com/p66144471.html

tim

i never realised your car was a grimsby registered car

do you know who the original dealer was????

even though grimsby is the wrong side of the river to me, i still like cars with the 'EE' plates, mainly because my first car was one and my mum has EEE 777 on her car

acespeed72 wrote:nice pic any of car 72

Here is one Andy :

great pic where do i get that from

acespeed72 wrote:great pic where do i get that from

glen summerbell i guess.......

ill get my coat................................

very sharp my friend

guru_1071 wrote:

alexdenevers wrote:Tim,

A nice pic of you and your car here :





tim

i never realised your car was a grimsby registered car

do you know who the original dealer was????

even though grimsby is the wrong side of the river to me, i still like cars with the 'EE' plates, mainly because my first car was one and my mum has EEE 777 on her car

Thanks a lot Alex. Somehow I forgot to look at this site and I'm glad to remember it

It's normally a bit busier at this corner with the Mighty:



Rich: I thought it might be a Yorkshire reg



EEEE Ba Gum



I'll get my coat too

Rich gets his coat and Tim gets his coat it must be love

get ya coat love you,ve pulled

Too right Andy

Just as well that I didn't put my bumper sticker on for Silverstone

"Honk if you want Gay Sex" . Didn't seem quite 60's

Oh by the way , just to remind you were paying my entry for the Gold Cup or I release a certain picture

Does this ring a bell?

cheque is ready to send Tim. I was honking you all the way round Silverstone ha ha