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    Alternative seats for a GT6 mk3?

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    On 24/10/2021 at 16:16, Clive said:

    And that is just about where the seat options finish.

    I had MX5 seats in my spitfire, and again did the frame modification and cut the seat foams down. It is probably my driving position, but even at my "correct" size of 5'8, I found myself with my eyeling being the screen frame. The "new" spit has rebuilt std seats, which I can doze in (but apparently I can do that anywhere). The MX5 seats were very comfy to snooze in. 

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

    Regards

    Bruce

    Alternative seats for a GT6 mk3?

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    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

    Alternative seats for a GT6 mk3?

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    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

    RBRR21

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    On 05/10/2021 at 20:41, McJim said:

    I used the motorway grade magnetic sheets.

    I wipe over the magnetic sheet with warm soapy water, slide the stickers to the desired location, push out any air bubbles and leave to dry before cutting round them.

    No tape was used and nothing came off.

    Just wished I had more Scotch Pie Hunter magnetic stickers as they seemed to be a desirable addition to quite a few cars whether they wanted them or not, Mr Bancroft.

    Jim.

    Jim

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

    Bruce

    RBRR 2021 - the feedback thread

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    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

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    Fuel?

    in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)

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    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.

    sponsorship form

    in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)

    Posted · Edited by Rubce

    Hi All

    Does anyone have a copy of a form suitable for collecting sponsorship from people who would rather not use the Just Giving site? I virtually doubled our teams sponsorship money last time in one afternoon by walking around the factory where I work, with just such a form. I started at one end of one assembly line and walked up and down all five lines. Hey presto😉 The problem is I can't find the form I used last time. Doh!

    Here's hoping

    Bruce

    RBRR communications

    in Round Britain Reliability Run (RBRR)

    Posted

    On 20/09/2021 at 22:51, PeteStupps said:

    On the rally app, can anyone confirm what was said at the briefing - I thought we were told it needs to be active on your phone all the time, or is it just that it has to be active approaching and leaving checkpoints?

    I got the bit about it not working in the background, so must be live on screen to work. And consequently you can't use the same phone for anything else (eg. Google maps) while it's doing its thing.

    Just want to be clear, whether it might be best to bring a 2nd phone just for that. In which case i'll try and get a new sim card.

    That is a complete bugger if that is the case!

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