Mik Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 That's exactly it. Had an email from Nigel today to say the indemnity form will be available at signing on. I think the email went to all entrants but if anyone is missing it, that's the message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieD Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 I have not had an email from Nigel either - so will fill in form on the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6DavidMK1 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Excellent Autosolo today 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mik Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 What a blast that was! Many thanks to the organisers for a grand day out. I'll be back for more of that next time! Here's the first extract from my video camera https://youtu.be/H00xIopTL58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 I'll second that. Had a brilliant day seeing how high I could get a 2000 to rev! Henry had fun in the passenger seat too. Many thanks to Nigel, Mike and everyone else for a great autosolo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 It was a fantastic day. The courses were lovely and flowing meaning all the cars could manoeuvre them (Cheers Nigel!). The surface was smooth so tyres didn't get too chewed up, and plenty of opportunity to be a bit of a hooligan! Please, can we go to Curborough again? And soon.... (Really, if anybody is unsure about what it is like, just have a go. Everybody has a huge grin on their faces after they have driven) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 That was the first Autosolo that I have done, where I have not driven and I thoroughly enjoyed myself, timing the cars. It was great fun, everybody's driving got better and better as the day went on. Most of the cars looked superb, one or two being very competitive: Matt Helm's Spitfire and Clive Senior's superb Spitfire. I will be entering next time with the rejuvenated GT6. I must echo Clive's comments, Curborough is an excellent venue for such an event. Hope we see a few of the old hands out next time: Paul Hughes, The Foremans, Mike Bishop, Colin Wake, The Charltons, Joe Welling, Dave Pearson etc etc Many congrats to Matt Helm for winning again, what a driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Quoted from timbancroft61- That was the first Autosolo that I have done, where I have not driven and I thoroughly enjoyed myself, timing the cars. It was great fun, everybody's driving got better and better as the day went on. Most of the cars looked superb, one or two being very competitive: Matt Helm's Spitfire and Clive Senior's superb Spitfire. I will be entering next time with the rejuvenated GT6. I must echo Clive's comments, Curborough is an excellent venue for such an event. Hope we see a few of the old hands out next time: Paul Hughes, The Foremans, Mike Bishop, Colin Wake, The Charltons, Joe Welling, Dave Pearson etc etc Many congrats to Matt Helm for winning again, what a driver. With.....Velocita, rising out of The Blue Lagoon (still a bit of red loitering) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny-Jimbo Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 Sorry I couldn't make it in the end for the Autosolo, I was looking forward to it, and so was AJ. If the organisers didn't mention non-attendees, I found out that my AX had a very bad fuel leak on my way home from work on Friday when I filled it up with £45 of finest Shell Optimax... only to find that most of that then spread itself over a 10 mile stretch of tarmac.I was at a family event on Saturday, so had no time to fix it before the event. I was using it at my daily driver, so really needed to get it fixed. Turned out the filler neck flexi had perished.If I'd have time to do a bit of a service I would have brought the Volvo, but it may also have been a bit too big for threading the needle. Excellent at shredding tyres though with a 2.3L Turbo engine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Shame you couldn't make it Jon, it was a cracking day. Found out that my car goes sideways quite well! 740? Is that still rear wheel drive? Our V70 is front wheel drive and has a turning circle only slightly larger than a supertanker! Though plenty quick enough (185 bhp) don't think it would have made the tight turns. Handbrake is pretty rubbish too so that wouldn't have helped much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny-Jimbo Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 Hi Richard, good to know the 2000 is a bit more fun now it's not so automatic!Yeah, the 700 series was the last chassis to be RWD I think (The 900 series came later, but is the same chassis... the S80 might have been RWD too actually)... in any case, yes, it's RWD.As you suggest, it doesn't have the best turning circle, but it's not terrible. Main issue is the steering rack is slower ratio than one may expect, so you have occasional moments of panic when arriving at a corner and finding you need to make more of an input than anticipated. Being a very old turbo motor it also takes a long time to spool up to full boost, so going round traffic islands and long corners sometimes results in a 'boost induced handling imbalance'... ie, sudden wheel spin and oversteer!Oh, it also has a side mounted exhaust, so it's really loud and sometimes spits flame on the overrun :DMy neighbours must love it :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb5964 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 But it is nowhere near as loud as the stupid Harley in the street Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny-Jimbo Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 isn't that where all the dentists etc are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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