Rubce

Just been watching an interesting video clip on YouTube where the chap welded the back top section of a MX5 mark 3 seat to a gt6 seat frame. He then attached the baseplate from the MX5 to the GT6 base and used the foams and covers of the MX5 seats. The result was a seat low to the floor but with side bolsters and a high back and head rest. Bruce

I am hearing that MX5 mark 1 seats fit a GT6 okay?

Which version of an MX5 were the seats from, mark 1, 2 or 3? Regards Bruce

Hi Nick Yes I had heard that about the MX5 seats. Regards Bruce

Rob If your a shortie, your experience is not relevant to my situation. A headrest should stop your head slamming backwards if the car gets rear ended in an accident. The ones in our Stag would do that as I have Fiat Coupe seats installed. The existing ones in our GT6 most definitely would not as I am tall. On todays over crowded roads I would not want to drive a car without headrests. In my experience of using our Stag seats don't need to recline too much to get sleep but head support is a must. Cheers Bruce

Hi All The existing front seats in our GT6 Mark 3 are uncomfortable for a long journey and the headrests are virtually useless as their tops only come up to the base of my neck. With the existing seats it would be impossible to use it on an event like the C2C or RBRR as I wouldn't be able to get any sleep whilst my co driver was driving. Can anyone suggest alternative comfy seats with taller backs and headrests? I am 6ft 1" tall. Thanks Bruce

Feed a hacksaw blade through the centre of the bush and saw away.😉 Bruce

In my Stag, we achieved an average of 30.6mpg overall, with between 32 and 33mpg on the motorway sections. I am happy with that as we also had lots of "smiles per mile thrown in"😄. We managed to find E5 every time we tanked up for fuel. Bruce

Hi Craig I have already emailed Dale and asked him to update the magazine. Thanks for updating the website Regards Bruce

Hi All Our meetings which are held on the last Wednesday of each month from 7:30pm onwards are now at:- The Falcon Inn Woore CW3 9SE All CT members or prospective CT members welcome Regards Bruce

Jim I've retained our pie sticker for reuse in 2023😀 Bruce

Hi All This was our second attempt at the RBRR after our DNF in 2018. We were much better organised this time and travelled down to Knebworth on the Thursday and enjoyed a sociable evening in the Novotel Bar with a couple of other crews. Friday morning was spent relaxing and then a great lunch at a local pub in Old Knebworth meant we arrived at the start line feeling fresh for the challenge. The event is as much a challenge for the crew as it is for the car and I think this needs making clear to first timers. Breakfast at JOG was well organised with us being in and out in 30 minutes. As has been said by many others our teams view is that the road books should be handed out in the same order they are received. The single toilet at Falls of Shins resulted in a long queue so I resorted to using a nearby bush! Gartcosh was interesting and three of the locals came over to chat too us about our Stag. Apparently one of them owns a Stag and we suggested that he should enter the 2023 RBRR. Yes please to the pies Jim. Running close to the front of the pack in terms of timings meant we had time to stop in services near Preston to rectify a brake caliper fault and still arrive at Gledrid only 15 minutes after it officially opened. Biggest bug bears for us were :- Misaligned headlights. We were blinded for miles by cars following too close with lights that were a danger to aircraft! Loaded boots affect headlight alignment! The second bug bear is LED lights. They are bloody awful on old cars without self levelling headlights and they are too white. The people who turned out to man all the various checkpoints were helpful heroes. Thanks to all of them. Please keep the route as it is, it was great. We were pleased to see the motorway services north of the Forth Road bridge were being used rather than the portacabin race track which featured in 2018. The social aspect at the various stops seemed much better this time. Probably because we both knew more people within the club and it was also good to finally meet many people who we have communicated with on this forum and Facebook. Roll on 2023.😄 Bruce

The Shell station at Bradman Way, Stevenage has E5 petrol currently. I've just filled up there. The other Shell station close by only has E10.

I've successfully arrived at the Novotel in Knebworth. E5 fuel was available at some garages on the way down from Cheshire. But in Stevenage all fuel stations I tried were completely out of all fuel of all types. The single exception was the Tescos opposite the railway station but that only had E10. I will be out on the hunt for E5 in the morning as currently only have half a tank full in the car.

This evening in Crewe, Cheshire there is only one fuel station open, with huge queues and the police in attendance. The start line at Knebworth is looking a long way away😖

Did the magnetic sheet you were using have adhesive on one side? Mine did and I had no issues.