Nick B.

Oh, thank you. I hope there will be some kind of heads up online, as the mag usually travels very very slowly towards Denmark.    In case of hard brexit it will probably just be me, triumphlux and the dutch boys - I recall seeing them in the rear view mirror a few times in 2017 :-)   Cheers Nick  

Hello all   I see on the facebook thingie that people start talking about 10CR2019. However thing get lost for me on facebook, and there is no real way to refind them. I do seem to recall a statement along the lines 'no notes in the magazine, and online entry only' So I am looking for a 10CR 2019 place round here - am I just to early, or is it hidden somewhere special?   Cheers Nick

I can tell much the same story - apart from the baffling. My engine has about 10.000 miles on it. Oilpressure is about 75 when stonecold. Then moves to 50 in 10 minutes time. When proper hot it will be around 10psi on tickover (750 rpm). Tickover gets very slow when hot. The oil temperature is consistent 90 degrees - apart from prolonged motorway runs (without OD), then it will go to 100 degrees. When proper flogged up the alpine passes oiltemperature goes to 110-120 degrees, cools down fast when going downwards. Water temperature stays perfect cold (wide radiator). My suspicion has been the oilpump, as this is a new repro. Engine will come out this winter to inspect shells. Cheers Nick

I am not entirely sure how it fired through the filters, but can only report that there is a massive amount of soot and oil residue on the filters and inside of bonnet. I am running with gareth Thomas' plasma plugs which seemed to cope fine with diesel. I topped up 11 liters of diesel to the tank, so the mixture should be something like 25 liters of shell power and 11 liters of diesel. Car ran like a dog and fumed heavily out of lille in the morning traffic. I managed to burn about 8 liters of fuel on the motorway, and car ran better after a top up. Still could not floor it without engine knocking and get a somewhat agonal breathing Cheers Nick

Car behaved very well considering it was MOTed 10 days before start after a rebuild. I clocked a total sum of 4468 KM (2780 miles) Things that need sorting: New airfilter (after the dielsel fill up incident. Filter are soaked in oil after there has been shot diesel backwards) OD solenoid is duff, could not engage OD more than 2-4 times a day Horn push needs adjusting. Can only toot the horn while turning - which were very practical climbing the passes Passenger side window needs reseating Driverside door needs re-adjusting - got shaken out of alignment. H-support rattled itself lose. Tghe two top-bolts need some loctite or nylocs. Were tightened twice during the run. Apart from that I will probably pull the engine out over the winter to inspect the shells. I had a suspiciously low oilpressure at tick-over. Fine when driving. Install a different gearbox - syncro on third is worn. Cheers Nick - Team 9

Hi Bruce We will try to stay safe thanks I am preparing like mad - hopefully this will be another great CT event just like RBRR2008 Snowing in stelvio this morning 🤔 Cheers Nick

Lovely input   I love the picture of the old lady 😉 Last time I were in Munich I bought a flatcap - they seemed mandatory 😀 Timmelsjoch and Stelvio looks cold in tose pics - I have just been onto the webcams, and it is a nice 12C at stelvio today. Timmelsjoch has nice weather today, but a promise of snow saturday ?? Brrrrr... Aaaaah, should have thought of that one - to late now Cheers Nick

Well - then the looks will go nicely with the driving style I had planned for my flatcap - Nice firm fit, and protects the top of the head ( no comments) Cheers Nick

Thanks - a polo always works well 🙂 Cheers Nick

Clothing from the era of the car - driving a 1970 spitfire that might not be a pleasing sight 😉 I think I will go with the T-shirt and something for the neck - Thanks Cheers Nick

Hi I am taking my Spit Mk3, and are speculating - what kind of clothing should one bring? What are the general recommendations for those who plans to attempt 10CR in an open car? With the miniscule trunk in a spitfire you cant bring it all   (especially since there need to be space for tools and spareparts....) Duffelcoat for stelvio and shorts/t-shirt for Mulhouse? Weather-forecast seems to indicate anything between 25C in Mulhouse and 0C at Stelvio. Cheers Nick

Hi I am staying at the Hôtel Première Classe Lille Lomme. They told me that they were placed just out of the highway, still within the zone, where the stickers must be present on days of pollution, though controls were infrequent ... Cheers Nick

Got a speeding-ticket while testing   (at least now I know the car works ) Just MOT'ed the spitfire, and it seems ready to go. I still need to attach interior door handles, which seems to have been lost  - huh? And then connect the oil temperature gauge to the voltage stabiliser.  Oh, and the adjust headlights and re-fit chromerings. Cheers Nick

What a great picture!  I do remember that one - it must be 10-15 years ago? I am also bringing earplugs!! The eternal drone gets tiresome after a few hours. Cheers Nick

I do the autobahn from time to time when I go skiing in the alps. Somewhere it is ordinary two lanes . But at other parts it is a bit more advanced. Usually I find 90MPH a suitable speed - and even though the spit can do that, I am not sure it would be comfy. Especially not with the semiintolerable wheelbarrow exhaust 🤔 And the spit is also frightfully small compared to moderns, not to speak of the lorrys! I think I will be doing tsome investigation into the more scenic routes through germany. Looking forward to seeing you lot in Lille Cheers Nick

I have broken the drive down into two days doing about 350 miles per day with a hotel in the middle.  I suspect I would be worn out if I did the trip on autobahn, though doing B-roads in germany does indeed double the time compared to autobahn I would rather not appear slow on the autobahn. Even though Germans are superb drivers, there are some really tired tourists driving there who hasn't had nearly enough sleep and are driving a eurobox full of screaming children   By northern europe I probably mean scandinavia Cheers Nick

Hi all Just out of curiosity - are there anyone going to 10CR from northern europe? I am taking the long haul from Copenhagen to Lille on the b-roads through germany. About 20 hours drive. Somehow I am not sure the spit would like the autobahn Cheers Nick

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Wonderfull news. For teams abroad- is it possible to use bank-transfer instead of cheques? And can the entranceform be emailed rather than snail-mailed? Kind regards Nick

Great. I would love to know the date as well as I also will need to have a word with my employer. When is it? Cheers Nick

The last no-name alternator I fitted to my spitfire released some serious voltage spikes that killed my megajolt ecu. Apart from that it works fine..... Here is a thread on wiring the things: http://sideways-technologies.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic/1394-wiring-lightweight-nippon-denso-alternator-triumph/ Cheers Nick

Wheels also silver. Windowframe is black. Ignition key is columnmounted instead of dashmounted. Only one reversinglight on a console above the numberplate. No scrolling script Spitfire Mk3, but a spitfiire badge on the wings and bonnet and a triumph badge on the bootlid I don't know which shade of silver, just grabbed the ordinary silverthing from the local shop Cheers Nick

Hi This is what a 1970 spitfire mk 3 engine rocker cover would look like. Cheers Nick

Pre 1970 MK3 (number LOWER than FD75000) is painted bronze. 1970 MK3 (FD75000 and onwards) are silver. Cheers Nick

Hi This may - or may not - be helpfull as a reference http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-GRID008656 It appears to be HS6 1 3/4 Cheers Nick