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  1. Triumph 2000 shed - formally known as "Basildon Banger" for sale- Completed RBRR 16,18,21 in my ownership , originally rescued from a South London front garden and pressed into action as a RBRR and everyday car back in 2013 (ish)? I took on custodianship in 2015 with the view of running it on the 2016 RBRR- I got a bit carried away and welded lots of new metal into it - primarily inner and outer sills ,bulkhead repairs and various other bits ,painted using a brush and tractor paint in lovely "shed red" with some go faster stripes, "bespoke" interior with Monster Munch decals ,Rover 220 bobcat seats, great fun bit noisy, bit drafty ,etc Completed the 21 RBRR no issues and would do another, would even be tempted to bet it would smoke round the forthcoming 10cr no issues MOTd till April 22,no reason why it wouldn't pass another 2.5 TR6 engine running on HSU6s,CW cam - engine rebuilt approx 12k miles ago, goes well -could go better with a RR tune and dizzy tweak Stag front struts ,discs, callipers KYB inserts CW lowered front springs CW quick rack Super flex bushes CW exhaust Lowered CW rear springs , KYB dampers ,super flex bushing etc etc Overdrive gearbox Re-furb prop -balanced Uprated rad, electric cooling fan £1500 ono Contact me shedtune@gmail.com if interested
  2. Thought I would throw in my thoughts as an entrant rather than one of the organising team-so these are just my personal ramblings I felt this was one of the best routes/timings out of the 13 runs I've done-Loved falls of shin, great toilets! good snacks plenty of time for a stationary catch up kip, enjoyed "Glasgow" stop -better crack than an Esso forecourt, Oakhampton-again good excuse for a kip- seem to remember having a kip at Gordarno on previous runs Stress free run back to Knebworth My Whiney bits- (non mechanical) Sort your bloody headlight's out before the event! -followed a crew up the A9 every approaching truck flashed it ,god knows what it was like for the Triumph in front of him -when asked he didn't realise his lights were on main beam?!! WTF - had several other badly set up lights follow me ,no need for it set them up prior to the run and road test at night Driving standards- I am more than happy to pull over and do, on doing so for one crew who constantly caught up and tailgated me in 30 mph zones - I let them past coming out of a 30 zone- indicator on slowed right down and pulled over - ...they then held me up on the quicker flowing national speed limit sections for the next 30 miles .. - they also had dodgy headlights!- leave your "nothing will over take me ego at home " Fixing stuff - you need common sense to fix stuff .don't come on the event if you don't have common sense...
  3. Team Shed door to door 2257 miles 64.8 gals 34.8mpg Triumph 2000- TR6 engine on carbs CW cam -driven enthusiastically badly..
  4. Free cider for anyone who can tell me how to run this file from aldon ignition 
  5. JohnD wrote:Binman and I went on the 200? 10CR, and got so tired we had to take time out.  Ever since, I've argued that the old model was just too much for a two man team, so I'm delighted that CT has gone for a less arduous plan.   Having changed it, how about a radical change?  Not even TEN countries, just two, maybe three? Calais to Madrid and back is 2000 miles.  The route could follow that of the Paris-Bordeaux-Paris race, the "First Grand Prix" in 1895, althouhgt th roads are so different now it might still afford a nostalgic feel.  The Pyranees offere many pass-storming opportunites, none as high as the Col d'Iseran or Stelvio, but still dramatic and appreciated by the cyclists.  See: http://www.velopyrenees.com/pyrenees_cols.htm especially the last, Col de Tourmalet. Other points of interest that could then be included would be the Millau Viaduct, the Verdon Gorge and, of course, Le Mans!  Is Andorra still a duty-free zone?   All too far off a conventional 10CR route to be included.  I'm sure that someone more familar with Spain than I could sugegst some there too.  Perhaps the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, home of the Spanish Grand Prix? John Cracking ideas-how about "the 10 picos challenge" for the hardcore run option and the "three cols cup" for the touring style route .......sound familiar anyone!? ;)
  6. MWG445 wrote: Seriously? Thought that it had already been allocated. Mmm..... Good post though Andy.  Cleared up a few questions. Jim. Wall brick bang head
  7. timbancroft61 wrote:MSA = UK only. Gawd, McJim is right (That is something I never thought I would say), two events run concurrently would be ideal. Me, I want something abit harder, more or less like the 2003 event but with a jolly at the end at Rolduc for example. If I want to go on the drink or to stay in a nice hotel, it'll be either the pub down the road or a nice holiday in the sun. As CT has no resource to call upon in Europe, the event has to be loose 10CR Essentials: 1. Night driving on A type roads in Europe, absolutely the best thing about the 10CR. 2. One or two mountain passes. 3. Good company. No w*nkers thinking they are on the Monte Carlo Rally and driving without respect for other road users, and possibly ruining the good name of CT: Between the white lines, please! 4. Triumph cars (Sorry Andy P, I understand your comments about other makes of old car, but for this event it has to be for Triumph cars) 5. Challenging roads 6. A loose nature! Autoroute is crap, just give out way stations and times to be there-not too many though. 7. Not too much heat, Triumph cars and heat do not mix. I'd go later in the year, first w'end in October so as to alternate with the RBRR. Some have told me that passes like the Stelvio may be closed due to snow then?? Dip in the med-nah, take Bill Goodwin's advice! Can't blame the Committee of CT taking on Martin's 2003 event and attempting to broaden its appeal, we spotted a way to retain or increase membership and took it. I want an event that will be a challenge. Glad that the RBRR's die was cast before I took the event on, no messing around. I feel abit for the organisers of the 10CR, bit of a no win situation, but the 10CR is a much more democratic event so suggestions need to be considered. Wait a minute didn't I suggest exactly that when asked for input following the 09 and the 11 event? via the comps committee I sent plenty of emails - I still have the  original documents and emails I sent out -spread sheets  workings timings route etc  the drafts of simple tulips for busy intersections which bits to cut to catch up,I even suggested multiple start points in the UK - Northern,Notts,Essex etc at different times - a bit like the old monte- with a central rendezvous "breakfast" point on the continent Bloody hacks me off "can we have ideas please but only from those we like" well stuff it Hence me moving on
  8. ferny wrote:The control points are handy for some (I include myself in this) as you have to sit down and plot the route on a map with your co-driver. It's a brilliant way to familiarise yourself and get an idea of the pacing required. However, the mandatory part of their existence does seem odd on such an event, as already said. I found myself hanging around before signing peoples otherwise I feared they'd not get a finishers award. But as we know you don't need to get them all filled in on the 10CR or RBRR to get the award now! Instead of calling them control points why not call them way points for the advised route which is all they are anyway and it stops people complaining about having to do a regimented route which is always only advisory? Really...?     Quoted from thescrapman     Andy     I suspect a lot of the timings are being dictated by having to maintain suitable average speeds to comply with permits etc.     After the "issues" on the RBRR a few years ago, the club needs to be careful.     Cheers     Colin I fully appreciate average speeds etc and the work that goes into organizing an event - I helped mark up maps for all entrants on the 05 event  - but the route is not  mandatory nor the overnight halts as explained as per para 11 of the regulations -I have no intention of sticking to the published route - as like the views echoed by James in this post I want to enjoy myself within the event ,which I will My question was why not tell us now where the halt is in Italy and Germany - is doesn't matter if you have finalized the route between those points or not  as people, can and will ,plot their own routes depending on circumstances -IE breakdowns,traffic, weather etc or the fact they don't want to knacker them selves out or they might want to challenge themselves etc the point being it becomes a choice - I would hate to think newbies to the event- and you always need newbies to keep clubs going- would feel pressured into doing something beyond their enjoyment zone Unfortunately due to other commitments I will not be going with you next year. The 10CR has become my favourite CT event (favourite event of any kind actually) and just seems to have got better and better with time like most of the stuff we do, in a process of evolution rather than revolution. I shall miss being there and would ask you all to raise a glass to the four eyed, bearded, half Welsh g*t when you get to Rolduc for that now legendary de-brief. Now with my official hat on, given that I'm currently the bloke with the sign on his desk which reads "The Buck Stops Here" as far as officialdom, particularly the MSA are concerned (not that I have a desk, or a sign actually, more an oil stain on a bench really but still, in a certain light .................. ) it is my painful duty to remind those of you who are considering going touring yourselves 'off route', that if you publicise, discuss in detail, advertise or formulate an 'unofficial route' you must do so elsewhere or by means of personal contact, phone calls, e-mails etc only. If you do so on or in any CT medium including this forum, the use of that route then becomes an event requiring a permit in order that we don't violate the terms of our MSA affiliation. Needless to say we would not be able to organise or run any of the driving events which we do without the benefit of an MSA permit and the insurance cover which that affords and are not therefore willing to risk it. Equally perhaps, needless to say, if it starts looking like we might get lumbered with having to apply for permits to cover 'events' other than the one which we are actually running, that would end up with at least somebody being put in an awkward if not downright untenable position and as much as I love this club, I really don't want that person to end up being me. If a group of people decide to go off on a trip seperately or together as individuals, that's entirely up to them even if most of them are members of this club and it's all fine and dandy. If it has been 'organised' here though, it isn't. Apologies for the sermon but I felt I had to say this.
  9. Missions is sealed envelopes should be issued! "wear speedos for entire event....."!
  10. 391 wrote:Can we stop this thread drift and go back to talking about girls breasts?  :) Sorry !
  11. End of the day some people will want "guided tour" with route book etc and  some will want "adventure" off thier own bat and plan/investigate thier route months before setting off Leave the two camps to it I reckon
  12. 3020 wrote:It could be the inaugrual BMC Run What You Brung To The Sun Run Sounds a very good idea - speak via other social network!
  13. Bit late for me  whilst distracted my heads been turned by other non-triumph stuff! and I haven't the resource just to keep a Triumph for doing the RBR- with regards to cars  I feel like a teenager discovering girls breasts for the first time- I want to try them all! Lotus Elat and TVR 350i keep slipping into my sordid mind!
  14. MWG445 wrote:Here's an idea that has been used on Le Jog for many years. Le Jog has a route for the hardened competitor and a easier touring trial using a shorter route. It would be difficult for organisers to arrange two routes that would meet up on an event such as the 10CR or whatever comes after it but not impossible. Two people organising each route, working together so that both groups meet up at hotels at more or less the same time. For example, the hard route from Calais runs through the Massif Central, Nice and up to the hotel at Turin, the easier route leaves Calais, runs through the Vosges, overnight halt near Geneva then back into France, over the Alps and down to the hotel at Turin but arriving several hours ahead of the other group. The next day would have a more direct route to the next overnight stop than the harder route and again arrive some hours earlier. It would be a bit of a pig to organise and, in the end, the easier route may not get enough entries to justify doing it for the next run of the event but it would allow the hard core to get on with what they enjoy while giving those who like to see the Alps, without being half asleep, an alternative. If Le Jog can do it, then why not us. There seems to be a split with those wanting a hard core event and those who want a softer event. This is not an ideal solution but it goes some way to giving everyone what they want. It keeps the event going as a single event and not having people diving off on their own. We all want people to see the point of being part of Club Triumph and we all want to see as many of us as possible enjoying and taking part in the events that folk like Ellis have the thankless task of organising. So, no whining. We need ideas. If you don't like what's been offered, then what have you to offer? Jim. Jim All the above has been suggested and ignored over the last six years- along with offers of help Its all a bit ground hog day for me -so time to move on!
  15. Fair point - but the reason I pulled out of this years was it was made VERY CLEAR  that I would not be welcome taking part with that sort of attitude - so I thought sod it then I will do my own thing (fire ball XL5!) and its also one of the reasons I haven't renewed my membership
  16. Jason wrote:Back to the 10CR ideas :-) Although I've done them all no email received but then you can't ask everyone everything all the time so no grudge held! Firstly, before I offer any feedback, it's important to say that I'm grateful to any organiser of an event, I know what it takes and I know how it feels when someone criticises. The 10CR is fundamentally a good a event, I wouldn't keep doing it if it wasn't. I think the road book should be better, the route was reasonable but there was no way to navigate from the road book alone so I wondered if it represented good value for money spent printing it? Transposing it to maps was fraught with difficulty, I felt it would have been better to have done it on Google maps rather than in MS Autoroute. Sat Nav was the only way to go. Hotels were too sanitised but then I am far too familiar with Holiday Inns and they are a necessary evil for such a big field. The check point concept doesn't work as there's often no one around to sign a book and with such a large field it's impractical to police. I didn't like the continental start, it stretched the duration of the event too far with no appreciable benefits to the driving quality of what we were doing - I felt like I wasted a day. There's an evolution to the 10CR that seems to be going more towards hotels and civilisation than the original idea of the run, it's getting a bit comfortable in it's old age. That's fine and certainly has a place in the calender, plenty of people like that and as long as it gets participants then it's right to run it in that format. Mountain passes can, like Holiday Inns, get a little bit samey but there's no denying they have their uses. Is is time for the uncivilised 10CR to be distilled out of the present civilised one? Personally I think I want something a little less mainstream and a little more rough around the edges, that means it won't have the mass appeal and would then be a smaller affair. I would like to get the adventure back - that first daft frolic in a Stretch Herald was great mainly because we had no clue how we were going to get round and we hadn't done it before (there were good reasons for that!) I've looked at driving to the Arctic Circle (bloody long way). a trip to Moscow or Berlin, recreating the European route of the World Cup Rally (could be done, I have a route) and the driving round  Portugal and Spain thing. I've had chats about the whole ferry to Santander and run around Spain maybe down to Gibraltar but that means 24 hours on a boat both ways and that robs you of valuable driving time :-) I'm with Jason,loose the check points,let people sort their own accommodation,plan their own route,aim to meet for Breakfast somewhere,aim to meet in the evening,fix cars, sleep then get going again -no fannying around - drive through the night if you want to-or get some kip somewhere if you want - aim to meet for a piss up on day 3 evening Open it up to non Triumphs Throw in a few motor bikes Take lots of fire extinguishers Simples! Just my personal opinion (Which I know counts for nowt!) but for me  Continental road trips are  all about the adventure,wing and pray,challenge,seeing off the beaten track places,getting yourself out the cack,making it back home etc
  17. Not bad second time round the clock,always serviced mostly kept in the garage knows how to use a mower
  18. Quoted from nicmk1est well it up for offers? just wont it gone before jerry and match kicks in im sick a tied of buying new parts that dont last long,wish i had mk2 engine,,,,,
  19. I have a set of 475lbs for sale (chris witor ones) £25 if anyone intrested,yep that was a blatant advert on my behalf!  :)  send a PM if intrested or email shedtune@gmail.com - Im not a member anymore so cant afford £10 to post in the classifieds!
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