Velocita Rosso Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 First checkpoint Blyth:Non starters 114/116Late runners due to mechanical faults 37/63Retirements 72 and 81Then a serious accident on the A1M held everyone up for a long timeRaining at Carter Bar and runners just arriving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkuser Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Thanks for posting progress report VR, looking forward to updates.Where is there a list of numbers attached to the names or usernames of the crew members so distant followers, like myself, can identify how particular blokes are doing?Very interested in how Saltddirk is going after his marathon effort to get there.Mal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Mal,A list of the entrants is available on the RBRR blog page. http://club.triumph.org.uk/cgi-bin/blogs/blogview.cgi?blog=398464 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Mal,A list of the entrants is available on the RBRR blog page. http://club.triumph.org.uk/cgi-bin/blogs/blogview.cgi?blog=398464 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkuser Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Thank you Russell.Pity the Moss has pulled out. It added variety to the range. Would have been nice to see it finish.Hope the Renown shows it stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00065 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 as one of the cars that didn't start ..no 116 ..it was a bit weird driving the car on the tow truck and driving it off again....don't know what the issue is ,..but would only run for a couple of hundred yard before dieing ????not amused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpbarrett Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 michael_charlton wrote:First checkpoint Blyth:Non starters 114/116Late runners due to mechanical faults 37/63Retirements 72 and 81Then a serious accident on the A1M held everyone up for a long timeRaining at Carter Bar and runners just arrivingIs 81 Tim B car? That bad luck anyone know what happened?mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Oil starvation at rocker gear, middle rockers: no.s 4 to 8 no oil at all, all went blue and extremely hot. Valves not working well, and car sounding like a Ducati!First retirement, but sad. Only two retirements so far, brilliant though. Understand that A1 had serious road work issues plus the bad accident, also serious rain on A roads past A1 meant cars all struggling with times.I will be at the finish etc. Go Go GO RBRRers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99176 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Gutted for you Tim.And to think you helped me overcome the same problem not so many runs ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Like an idiot, I took off the rocker oil feed kit the other day. Guess the problem has been there for some time, but masked by oil feed's extra supply.Bit worried that the valve guides may be damaged?Gonna stick the oil feed on and see how she looks. But def. off with the head and sort issue out. Engine tired now, so will look into re-building the mk2 Vitesse short engine I have; Nothing to wild, though, same build as present engine: TH5 cam, lightened and balanced crank and rods, baffled sump and my head that is a good one-new guides though??We had a night of it:Problem A: Electric fan did'nt work in queue for A10 jct in Enfield, engine got very hot, bodged it.Problem B: Stopped for 45 mins to sort out electric fan on the A1198Problem C: Rocker issue, spent 1.5hrs attempting to solve, to no avail. Game over.Co-driver James Cooper worked like a trojan, good lad is James.Bit fed up as next time would have been my 10th RBRR completion (hopefully) and would have tied in with 50th Anniversary of the RBRR.Anyway, I do hope that the entrants do not experience problems and that all crews get around the route, safely with fun.So far stand out crews are the Renown team, the mk2 Spittie team, the two ex-work Vitesse teams (plus worksalikes) and Chats who has been having issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 Shaun arrived in Renown at Blyth in style....thought it was royalty pulling in :)Heard of late runners and breakdowns further North .Will try and get update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 timbancroft61 wrote:Oil starvation at rocker gear, middle rockers: no.s 4 to 8 no oil at all, all went blue and extremely hot. Valves not working well, and car sounding like a Ducati!First retirement, but sad. Only two retirements so far, brilliant though. Understand that A1 had serious road work issues plus the bad accident, also serious rain on A roads past A1 meant cars all struggling with times.I will be at the finish etc. Go Go GO RBRRers!Glad you are back OK...felt gutted for you in Blyth Services car park............and having to put up with the locals ,who had obviously not been missed from the local institution (dizzy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Mike,Massive thanks to you, Paul Darbyshire, Andy Flexney and Willi Mindak. Help received was most welcome.Also, RallySpit, thanks Mike, again help beyond the bounds of what one can expect.True CT members who exhibit the right credentials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpbarrett Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 timbancroft61 wrote:Mike,Massive thanks to you, Paul Darbyshire, Andy Flexney and Willi Mindak. Help received was most welcome.Also, RallySpit, thanks Mike, again help beyond the bounds of what one can expect.True CT members who exhibit the right credentials.Timrotten luck.... Had the same problem with my GT6, took the external pipe off and 2 days later the rocker shaft seized. When I looked the rocker shaft pillar was it was catching on a head bolt (too long) and so the original feed up the pillar was leaking. With the external pipe it could cope without it not enough oil flowed into the rocker shaft and you know what happens next...Really sorry for you. Was doing to come down to the start but was still at work and tomorrow I wil be in Aberdeen. But its great following it on the forum, Fb and blog!all the best mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 So, trying to establish the road conditions for the A1 London to Carter Bar, so I could post on the forum where road closures/problems would be, I sent an email days ago to The Highways Agency making that inquiry.First I got an answer back saying they could"take up to 15 days to give an answer" then this afternoon I got another email saying "I should ring xxxxxxxxx" to make the same inquiryWhy didn`t they send the second message first.................then I may have got a sensible answer to help RBR runners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire2500 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Prior to Conon Bridge the retirements we knew about were 28, 50, 72, 81, 111, 116 and 119.The only other cars we didn't see at Conon Bridge were 5 and 84.The Renown was running about an hour late. Suffering from a minor fuel leak but was running OK otherwise. They must have taken the A9 south rather than the run through Glencoe to save time cause I saw them turning into Broxden Services at about 5.30pm on my way home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Met up with Chris and Zoe at Perth this morning, I had arranged to meet with Royboy but he forgot and drove past our meet point.Good run to all taking partRob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willows40 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 timbancroft61 wrote:Oil starvation at rocker gear, middle rockers: no.s 4 to 8 no oil at all, all went blue and extremely hot. Valves not working well, and car sounding like a DucatiSame problem I had in 2010 in the mk1 pi estate, difference was the screw at the end of the rocker shaft came undone, the shaft then turned so no oil to rockers until seized and running on 5 cyl. End of run and recovery backCheers Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 Tebay......one surprise retirement...........one of our celebrity entrantsNo shows 38,Late, 115,111,104,61,39Chirk now signing in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy thompson Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Had a call from my brother Doug - Car 118 - Passing Brecon at 3am Issues with lack of power - possible partial blockage in fuel line - new pump fitted - no difference. Soldiering on to Gordano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy thompson Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Car 118 now running like a train on M5 - problem? Blocked air filter!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 lagerzok wrote: ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Car 118 now running like a train on M5 - problem? Blocked air filter!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;DHe was having issues at the start — I was helping him out with a timing gunShame regards the retirements — especially Tim's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Meassge from Carter Bar...."I hate Mars Bars !" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypoid53 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I have just seen (12.20pm) two convoys of Triumphs go through Holsworthy, Devon on the A3072, en-route to the A30 at Okehampton presumably. a magnificent sight in the autumn sunshine! The two works Vitesse's were particularly magnificent. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bonnett Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 hypoid53 wrote:I have just seen (12.20pm) two convoys of Triumphs go through Holsworthy, Devon on the A3072, en-route to the A30 at Okehampton presumably. a magnificent sight in the autumn sunshine! The two works Vitesse's were particularly magnificent. 8) No they were at the Oke control at 05.00 this morning. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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