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Is it open to club members and Triumphs only, or can other car club members and any other cars take part?  

11 hours ago, Wendy Dawes said:

at Rolduc  he actually wedged a roll of duct tape in the gap and cable tied it to get home,  took longer to do that than it would have to replace the mount  🙄👍

I know. I was there talking to Darren while he was doing it 🙂

On 10/09/2022 at 11:01, Wendy Dawes said:

......................but Ashley refuses to pay the £75 for it 🤷🏻‍♀️

Ashley is so tight I'm surprised he breathes out! 🙂

Check your engine mounts before you go. These were on Richard Warr's car. We suspect they gave out on his way down to mine on Friday. More cheap reproduction crap. 

Other than that, Team Spotlight are now all ready to go! 

Put the strut top through the hole at the top of the inner wing and just finger tight a couple of nuts onto the strut top just to support it. 

This will allow you to move it about at the bottom without if falling out all the time. The flat bit with the four holes at the bottom of the leg should be angled out rather than in if you know what I mean. It should go without too much trouble. 

Oh yeah, and disconnect the track rod end, otherwise it will never line up. 🙂

S.

No mag received in Sunny Leigh On Sea in Essex yet either. 

Six Appeal, the 2000 Register mag arrived though. 

17 hours ago, Velocita Rosso said:

No official announcement on the route yet.

Top secret as usual. 🙄

9 hours ago, reychris said:

This years Raid is now open for entries.

August 6th & 7th

If you fancy joining us for a weekend of driving on some great roads in the north of England and in the borders of Scotland along with some socialising with fellow Triumph enthusiasts (other cars will be given temporary Triumph status!) then everthing you need to know is contained on the attachments.

We have already had quite a bit of interest from previous raiders and the current confirmed entries are:

1 Chris & Sarah Reynolds

2 Les Hirst & Pam Nichols

3 Dave & Jackie Batchelor

4 Pete & Mary Arnold

5 Mik Davis

6 Mike & Jane Charlton

7 Andrew Walton & Nick Dyer

8 Matt Spilsbury & Simon Oliver

9 Darren Sharp & Wendy Dawes

10 Malcolm Thomas

11 Ray & Gill Crellin

12 Roger Saunt & Richard Warr

13 Nuala Dowie & Chris Noble

14 Bruce Garbutt

15 Andrew Mathers

16 Tim Turner & Erica Wilshire

17 Kevin & Helen Martin

18 Sam & Andie Clayton

19 Shawn & Lynne Daniels

20 Brigitta & Bernd Ebert

We've still got 10 entries left so let me know if you're interested.

Chris

Where is the entry for the event please? I can only seem to find docs for last years event?

9 hours ago, reychris said:

 

 

 

The Border Raiders Entry Form 2021.doc 603.5 kB · 0 downloads The Border Raiders Regulations 2021.doc 630 kB · 1 download

Cheers Clive, I will let my Nav know that he needs to get a licence. 🙂  

PM received and replied to. Thanks. 

On 28/02/2022 at 08:56, Clive said:

 

And a reminder, you will need a MSUK Clubmans licence (or higher) to enter. The Clubmans Licence is free, and you can get one here:

https://www.motorsportuk.org/competitors/rs-clubman-licence/

Clive, does the navigator need a clubman's licence as well or just the driver? 

On 28/02/2022 at 08:56, Clive said:

This will only be open to Club Members for the first week,

So it would appear the above statement in the advert for the event wasn't the case then? 

On 28/02/2022 at 08:56, Clive said:

Entry to the Derek Pollock Memorial 12 Car Navigational Rally (DPMR) will open on Tuesday 1st March 2022 at 19:00.

For further details about the event, please visit 

https://www.clubtriumph.co.uk/dpmr

This will only be open to Club Members for the first week, after which it will open to "invited clubs". If you are intending to enter, it would be wise to do so early. 

If you are new to this type of event, there is a Beginner class (as well as Novice and Expert) 

And a reminder, you will need a MSUK Clubmans licence (or higher) to enter. The Clubmans Licence is free, and you can get one here:

https://www.motorsportuk.org/competitors/rs-clubman-licence/

Looking at the entry list it would appear that non Triumph cars and possibly non CT members have entered already? 

On 31/12/2021 at 09:19, thescrapman said:

.......... Just watch out for website not showing the correct location of the hotel  caught us out once, location was almost 100 miles wrong direction.

 

Also make sure you dont go all the way down Stelvio towards Trafoi and then realise that you should have done a U turn at the top of Stelvio and gone towards your hotel at Ponte Di Legno on the other side of Stelvio. Still, it was good doing Stelvio twice! And once in the dark! 😂

I'll be taking my Mk1 that i used on the RBRR. Will be running with Richard Warr again no doubt. Team Spotlight ride again!

37 minutes ago, thescrapman said:

The club has featured well used ones in the past on its stands.

I know Steve Radley had Gertie his hard driven and slightly tired 2000 at the NEC one year.

Slightly tired? It was positively knackered by the time I'd finished with it! 

Actually it was on the CT stand because it had won car of the year. 🙂

1 minute ago, thescrapman said:

Well this is a nightmare

I checked I was all logged in, entry opens and it appears you can not enter from an iPad. There is no 10CR section available as there is no events showing, and it is not in the calendar either, so no link from there.

Tried the laptop, no idea what my password is, tried phone and it seems to have remembers my password.

Filled in forms, and any attempt to see if the entry is there just results in a Bad Gateway message.

😞

Have you had an email confirmation? 

4 minutes ago, Howard said:

Ellis, Do you know when the entry list is going live? It currently shows an error message!

Cheers

Howard

It has been live, it's just that the server is really busy. Everyone trying to get on the event I suspect. 

1 minute ago, richard w said:

Bloody hell Steve! Don't remember it being dry at Land's End - cold and windy but not dry!😁

I think it was when it stopped raining for two and half minutes on that trip 😂

Team Spotlight are in. Only two of us this time. Looking forward to it. 🙂

There is also a shortage of postal workers & postman at present, so the normal post delivery days can be somewhat irregular in certain areas. You'll find that areas that were once delivered to daily are now only being covered every 2 or 3 days. 

I thought my clutch pedal felt different on arrival at Knebworth Sunday night, but wondered if it was my imagination or tiredness.

However, leaving Knebworth on Monday morning I found I had a very low biting point. I pumped the pedal a few times and it was fine on the 60 mile drive home, but I renewed the seals in the master cylinder anyway the following Saturday. Other than that, no other issues. 

5 hours ago, Pete PiEst said:

Excellent event as always - the time and dedication of the organisers is epic !

I think this was my 7th or 8th and they all have a different feel and vibe - this one was more relaxed on the timings which made the whole more relaxed too.

In the past I've caught up slow drivers who didn't understand the concept of pulling over.

The cars are all knocking on (like the drivers!) and if you think that it will breeze round because it's had a couple of runs to the shops then you're wrong. They need to go out for few 150+ mile shake downs before the event.

The support and help you get from the other crews is fantsatic should something happen BUT it is down to you to KNOW your car ! If you leave all that stuff to a man that does then you may need to ask yourself "is this the event for me?"

The idea of a broom wagon doesn't fly with me - what next a chauffeured motor home with a trailer so you can have a comfy nights sleep ??

The drivers meeting isn't people getting up at the front and letting their lips flap in the breeze for entertainment value, there are words of wisdom in there like "if a car comes up behind you it's obviously going faster so just pull over and let them go" and "don't put the new spare in a box fit it and take the old one as a spare". Drink water horse comes to mind.

Would be nice to finish at the hotel and have a bar that stays open as long as people want - probably a bit of an ask to get all those who want to stay booked in but hey it's a wish list !

We could always stick a couple of these round the back of decent pub 😂 ??

 

Good post Peter! I agree with everything you've said. 

I would also suggest: If you're going to do a RBRR for the first time, do a C2C first as a training event. Because if you don't like being awake and driving all night for one night, you certainly aint gonna enjoy doing it for two! 🙂  

This was my sixth now and I thought it was a great RBRR.

Glencoe is still a stunning place to be no matter what the weather and i'm still amazed that some crews miss this bit out and still go back down the A9. Still, it's their loss, so it's up to them.

Liked all the other controls including Gartcosh. It's close to the motorway, easy to find and plenty of parking. Part of the RBRR is seeing places you wouldn't normally see and I'd rather go here than a motorway service area.

The Sunday afternoon was a lot more relaxed with plenty of catch up time if required. Much better than 2018 when we all found ourselves heading to Northamptonshire at five in the evening! 

My only complaint was that certain slower drivers wouldn't move over to let the more powerful cars past. There must have about four of us in big saloons that were held up by a small chassis Triumph on Saturday morning that would just not move over. In the end we all  stopped for a coffee just so we'd have a clear road again after. 

As a footnote, I wont be booking the Novotel again either. 20 minutes to book in on Sunday night and no cups to get a coffee, no fresh orange juice and even running out of certain breakfast items on the Monday morning. Shambolic! 

A brilliant event though and well done to all of the committee, marshals' and helpers etc that made it happen. Looking forward to the next one! 

I never had a problem with my stickers (Although I was the only member of Team Spotlight who never.)

I peeled mine off the backing sheet and soaked them in a bowl of clean soapy water before sticking them to some magnetic sheeting. I then waited for them to dry and then cut round them. They stayed on all the way round and for the home journey too. 

8 hours ago, Dannyb said:

I went to Tesco at Langdon Hills. Basildon last night 11.00 They are open all through the night because they shut during the day so people can get into store. 

There was me and two other cars. They have E5. 

Danny

Thanks Danny, 

I managed to finally fill up today. I had to use two garages due to the £35 limit, but at least I can get to the start and at least Wetherby now. My co-driver managed to get fuel as well to get to the start as well, so we're looking good. 

Steve