Dale

I think Derek was in his 2500S with Les Mills that year and then used one of his own ex-Works TR8s (the modified one) on the following Run

As in 'When using Girling brakes take heed in case they lock'? The difference between a Herald and the heavier Vitesse, plus personal preference, will dictate the choice of pad material. I use 1144s on 2000s as they're heavier cars and Green Stuff can fade badly on those but I only ever had one issue on the Herald at Castle Combe when I set fire to the caliper seals although the brakes hardly faded at all.

To finish answering the question and provide a little extra info; the OE brake master has a 0.625" bore which is fine for a std setup but if you want a bit more stopping power without having to go mad and change everything, you can fit a remote servo which improves things a lot. The problem then is increased pedal travel which is best countered by fitting the 0.70" master from some later cars (GT6 etc) or, if you can find one, a 0.75" one but don't go any bigger than that - even if you find something which looks like it will work - it won't. There are 3 different bores of rear wheel cylinder and I would advise using the smallest (5/8" or 0.625" in old money) ones and also upgrading the front pads to the larger (Dolly Sprint pattern) ones which fit the later 13/60 calipers/discs fine and give a little more contact area than Herald/Spit. As you don't have a heavy car you can get away with Green Stuff or if you are deaf, have a loud stereo or habitually wear ear defenders, Mintex 1144s or equivalent, which stop incredibly well, don't seem to fade ever and will drown out the noise of a Russian artillery strike even when visiting the Ukraine................ Motul RBF 600 fluid or similar will complete your braking upgrade to the good old British 'jolly impressive' level, if not quite 'I've just won the bragging war down the pub' grade which some 'experts' on other Forums might possibly, on a bad day, recommend by using other products, some from well known 'snake oil' distributors. I aren't no engineer (strictly speaking) but have built loads of these and prevented them from mingling with scenery over the years - you pays your money and you takes your choice.

Hi guys Here are the Final Instructions for Sunday's Rally. I think they should be pretty self-explanatory but if you have any problems then contact either Nigel or me. DPMR Finals v.4.docx

To all those entered: Final Instructions will be issued this week but in case the SRs don't make it quite clear the only map you will need is OS sheet 166 Luton & Hertford latest edition with 4 tower blocks on the cover

There were two people who were granted entry at the same time as CT members. Nigel and I wanted to extend them the same courtesy which they have always extended to all CT members for the last twelve years or more at Bedford CC, especially now that Beds CC is no longer an active MsUK affiliated club. That seemed only fair and the least we could do just on this one occasion.

I can tell you that an enormous amount of time, discussion, thought and research has gone into this, much of it by Chris Shaw who is CT's Carbon Balancing bod, and that he has gone back to the FBHVC numerous times with questions, suggestions and recommendations to which I must say they have been satisfyingly responsive and reactive. In the wake of earlier 'Carbon Offset' attempts on CT events with private companies some years ago when the subject first came up, which never produced the kind of accountability which we wanted, we (the Committee) have been much warier this time and have been asking some fairly pointed questions about this scheme. It is only after having received believable assurances on the accountability question and also our insistence on knowing where the trees will be planted when that happens and that they will not subsequently be harvested and not automatically replaced, for example that we have opted for the FBHVC scheme. It is also worth mentioning that as an early adopter of the scheme we have have had a pretty disproportionately large input/influence on how the scheme is structured for such a relatively small club and that, to date, we have only 'signed up' for a few of our events to use the 'Event Mileage' side of it and of course to publish details of the 'Personal Membership' side so that members can decide for themselves whether or not to join. There is a pretty comprehensive article on all this from Chris Shaw which will appear in the March issue of Club Torque, which is currently under construction, and I hope that this will inform much more fully than this Forum post.

P.S. date and time of meeting remain as before, 3rd Monday from around 8.00pm ish or earlier if you prefer

Hi all, please note that as from this month North London and Herts Area will be meeting at the Duke of York on the A1000 (Barnet Road) bang on the border of Potters Bar and Barnet at Ganwick Corner. There has also been a change of Area Organiser with Ellis Stokes and Dale Barker sharing the role now that Chris Banks has found it too difficult to make meetings due to a change in his working hours. Thanks to Chris for all his efforts in keeping the area going when some others are faltering, Dale and Ellis look forward to seeing you at The Duke. https://www.brunningandprice.co.uk/dukeofyork/

As many others have already stated Jacob, new rubber really isn't rubber anymore and although NOS (i.e. OE) rubber bushes are often very good you should inspect them carefully before buying as they're going to be several decades old and if they have been subject to sunlight they will have degraded. As many have also stated most cheap poly bushes aren't much better but if you stick with Superpro or Superflex these will be best for your car. They are of course more expensive, but you get what you pay for.

You probably already know this but Ellis and I are definitely still on for this event

Hi Guys. CT is ready to run our first driving event for over a year! The DPMR is a 12 Car Navigational Rally run entirely in Hertfordshire on the morning of Sunday 20th June with 'signing on' from around 08.30 at The Lytton Arms in Old Knebworth. You can view the Regs here and we hope to have an online entry form in place very soon. In the meantime if you would like to enter please email nigelrabdullah@gmail.com DPMR_2021_Regs.docx

PS. There is a useful section on the Canley Classics website where it lists all the engine prefixes and says which are equivalent to which others ref crank journal sizes.

There is no particular reason why you shouldn't run at +0.040" but I would advise checking the oversizes of piston available before going any bigger. There may be +0.050" available and will probably be +0.060" but that's as big as you ever want to go and if you're building a little screamer of an engine you might not want to go any bigger than you already have at +0.040". That will, of course, require a replacement block unless you're planning on trying to replace the liners which I don't recommend. A good used std or up to +0.020" block would be best.

If you're after an electric one I have fitted n no. of Pearl products units from the local motor factor, comically the part no is PEWP01, and had no grief with them to date unlike several other makes, some of which don't work straight out the box thereby helpfully saving a breakdown on the road like you suffered, and allowing the dud unit to be sent straight back to the supplier!

A quick word to anyone interested in taking part in this event that at present we only have 1 live entry which is nowhere near the number needed to ensure that this event runs. If you are thinking of having a go can you please enter soon as if we don't get a few more entries quickly we may have to cancel it