GT6 John Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Keep up to date with the trials and tribulations of the crews on the 10CR.Click here to read the text messages they send in. So far everyone seems to be ok, although as usual the biggest hurdle was getting around the M25 to get to the start! ::) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 John Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 Woohoo! Doug and co still going well. Excellent.I'm really rooting for Dougs team as he put in so much hard work to get the car ready, and overcame so many obstacles. Serious dedication to the cause......that of blatting round Europe just for the craic! ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 John Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 First retirement! :( Didn't make it out of Blighty unfortunately. Car No.7 Ellis Stokes and Keith Compton-Bishop suffered clutch failure at the Dartford crossing.They are now using their Saab to do the route! They've piled tons of spares in and are acting as support vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Really bad luck Ellis, after all your hard work too! Hope being in a Saab doesn't spoil your fun too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 http://www.canleyclassics.com/10cr.asp wrote: In traditional costume by god!Carry on, sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Uh, oh, car 33 Spitfire 1500 retired due to "ill health".Hard luck, but a good trophy to add to the case of "weird-ass places the car broke down in". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 The cameraphone pictures the entrants are sending back to the Canley Classics page are great!Is this Switzerland?http://www.canleyclassics.com/10cr.asp wrote: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Team 13 safely arrived at the Hotel in Dolmelletto for the night.How [s]handy[/s] sad that we have a laptop with us and we have wifi at the hotel.The photos I've taken are being uploaded to : http://triumph-motorsport.fotopic.net/c1365007.htmlIt will take a while to load them all, so come back later and look again to see if there are more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 The Bestards are running a magenta Spitfire/GT6!http://triumph-motorsport.fotopic.net/p44840607.htmlMagenta Spitfires & GT6's are harder to find homes for than pit bulls with hydrophobia. It is so sad when you see them in salvage yards, rusting away, because so many don't feel big enough to be associated with them. It's great to see one happy & going. The Bestards have probably scored enough positive karma to last a lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreGT6 Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Watching the slide show, thinking... 2 weeks off work, ship the GT6 overseas, how much would that cost return trip. How can I sell this to wife....A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnyfastcar and Carol Lamity Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 excellent photo's Kevin........ making a LOT of people jealous!I was at the Plough when they left (didn't sign up for it), my spitfire followed them down the motorway, it was 2 junctions before I regained control and pointed the spitfire home :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 The best thing is that you can turn off the ID on your cell phone & send anonymous text messages to team 21, Don Cook, Steve Gallacher & 71 GT6.Suggestions:"It's not the heat, it's the humidity""What's that hanging down under your car""OMG UR HOUSE IS ON FIRE" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Brilliant Photos Kevin, Thanks for uploading them.Hotel is very nice, not many in Italy at the moment with the carpark full of Triumphs - its great too see!Our car is okay, we have a few niggling problems that we will try to rectify this morning.Then its Stelvio...........Cheers,Ash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6boy Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 :) :) This is fab reading boys, and Kevin's pictures really bring home what we are missing! Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 The Barrets & their Herald have retired.This is a neat photo:http://www.canleyclassics.com/10cr.asp wrote: Surprising to see 3 GT6's at once, not surprisingly they've parked them all in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnyfastcar and Carol Lamity Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Pictures from the Stelvio Pass web camhttp://webcam.popso.it/stelvio.php?PASSOESTColin Wake and Kevin Rochfort standing by their car.Kevin reports that they had battery trouble, their alternator apparantly decided to cook the battery last night, boiling all the acid out which sprayed all over the engine and is gradually eating Colins spitfire....A very nice man ( a very, very nice man?) sold them a replacement new battery for £50 - Kevin said it's a premium battery and cheaper than getting it in the uk. I'm guessing they had a replacement alternator with them. They have reported that they have now eaten their fill of Italian sausages and have left Stelvio...... good job it's a convertable.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnyfastcar and Carol Lamity Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 some other Stelvio's I took at the time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnyfastcar and Carol Lamity Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 some other Stelvio's I took at the time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnyfastcar and Carol Lamity Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 some other Stelvio's I took at the time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnyfastcar and Carol Lamity Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 some other Stelvio's I took at the time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 The reports on the Canley's site indicate that the GT6 drivers are noticing the heat, & if anyone's in contact with them:Since the area they're in likely has low humidity, they will probably enjoy a technique used by folks in low humidity/high heat areas of the US (like the desert southwest) that you've seen. Evaporative cooling can be exploited by getting a bandana or bandana-sized piece of linen (not a fluffy towel), soaking it in water, rolling or folding it up closely, then hanging it around the neck &/or tying one around the forehead. The wet cloth conducts heat like a radiator from the body, the heat moves to the outside of the bandana, the moisture evaporates at the outside of the bandana & drives the temp down further through evaporative cooling. It actually works well, & if you keep a container like a jar w/water in the car, you can re-wet it & maintain the system.Those folks in the southwest on motorcycles & working outside aren't wearing them for fashion accessories, they're air conditioners. Use a paisley one & pretend you're a Hell's Angel, or use a white one & pretend you're a ninja.Doesn't work where I live (high humidity, high temp), but it worked great driving through other areas that were low hmidity/high temp. The occasional little trickle of water down the back of the neck is nearly orgasmic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cook1e Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 More Triumph's on the stelvio webcam at about 6:15 uk time..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnyfastcar and Carol Lamity Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 update from car 13, kevin rochfort and colin wake:boiled brake fluid on way down Stelvio. Replaced fluid and ok. Now helping another car with much more serious brake failure. Rebuilding the brake master cylinder. At the bottom of Stelvio about 5 hours late. Plan short cut for way to the ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 im very jealous, i wanna go on that trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val1300 Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Good luck to all. Sorry to hear that Ellis had to drop out so early, bad luck mate. Glad to hear that you are carrying on as support vehicle, you'd need an estate version if I was doing the run !! I'm there with you in spirit, if not in blue engine smoke........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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