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15 hours ago, richard w said:

I think little blue pills are the last thing you want on the RBRR!

Depends how floppy your hood is.

When driving I want to enjoy driving without worry of my next direction change and make the most of the road I'm on.

When I'm a passenger I want to soak in the views or get some rest. And some passengers are terrible at giving directions, even more so if they need rest.

Ultimately, this is my own event when I'm in the car and they way I choose to do it is not the business of anyone else and certainly does not make it any more or less of an achievement as anyone else. I get out of it what I choose to. Same as I wouldn't state anyone using a car worked on by a garage, or previous own hasn't achieved the same as me. 

You paid someone else to weld up that rust? You paid some to rebuild your engine? Your co-driver did your oil change? Well, you're obviously not putting in the same amount of effort as me then...

This is the first time I've not created or shared sat nav files.

Gor those interested I'll be offering magnetic diversion plates at the entrance. They're rectangular and a random jumble of letters and numbers and intended the confuse the cameras. They were picked randomly out of a hat and are as follows;

D

G

0

6

V

Y

I'm not sure how to fully arrange them just yet, but I'll sure I'll stumble on an idea.

5 hours ago, Tim Bancroft said:

Pete,

Telling porkies there eh...the scales never lie!

 

Of course, GT6 owners sweat it out!

But do you ever drive yours?

So that was you? Sorry, we left you on your own as mine was the last to leave before yours. 🤣

9 hours ago, Tim Bancroft said:

Radders, 

Problem is that we ordered the same amount per size as last time, and sadly, without being too rude, people entered seem to be bigger.

We are trying to sort this out.

With the RBRR, we have always made them firstly available at the Drivers Meeting, then at the start. This has been the same since I took over in 2004. My way of thinking is that Tina and Andy do a stand up job, so why should I interfere, let them do the job. Its very difficult to get the size proportions correct, we hope to rectify asap.

Tim

I'm beginning to think Triumph owners are like goldfish - they grow to their tank size. With so many big saloons entered it's only natural that the drivers will expand to match the avaliable space.

That's why I'm still so thin - I use a herald! And I get plenty of exercise pushing it when it breaks down.

Not driven the car for over a year since the wheel tried to escape at 80mph one July or putting new crank bearings in in April after an oil hose went wonky whilst testing if the wheel would now stay on the car.

Will it pass the MOT retest at 8am on Saturday... or will I arrive at the drivers meeting in the van? I hope it passes. It'll give me more time to paint over the rust inside the car and see if the radio and phone chargers still work ready for the event.

Nothing to see... keep moving...

The MOT station can't stop you driving it away. It states that in the manual.

It's pretty clear cut.

Failing the MOT

Your vehicle will fail if the test result lists ‘dangerous’ or ‘major’ problems with your vehicle. You might not be allowed to drive until you fix the problems.

You might also get a list of ‘minor’ or ‘advisory’ problems to monitor or fix in the future.

If your vehicle fails the MOT:

• you’ll get a ‘refusal of an MOT test certificate’ from the test centre
• it will be recorded in the MOT database

You can appeal the result if you think it’s wrong.

Driving a vehicle that’s failed

You can take your vehicle away if:

• your current MOT certificate is still valid
• no ‘dangerous’ problems were listed in the MOT

Otherwise, you’ll need to get it repaired before you can drive.

If you can take your vehicle away, it must still meet the minimum standards of roadworthiness at all times.

https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test

I'm using a Samsung S22 Ultra and Opera browser.

When typing a reply to a message random new lines are often added, approximately 10 each time. This makes it almost impossible to type a reply as i have to go back and edit the post whilst typing and often have new lines added during the process. It's as if the page is loading something and chucking where I'm tDown the input box. It just did in there, hence the big gap. This is probably the best example of it doing it, as in, it's only done it once. I just gave up typing a small reply to someone because it became impossible to keep up. No other website has this problem.yping 

14 hours ago, Alex said:

Seemed so easy this time , good job I type with 1 finger …. I didn’t even need to put my beer down!

The bit about your vitesse Jason …… it’s in October !! 
 

I've always considered you a bit of a one-handed typist.

5 minutes ago, Amy Wade said:

Scraped in with the last 2 figure number. Please be kind to entry number 99, the team will be RBRR virgins. 

Now to replace the gearbox, propshaft, diff, brakes, clutch, clutch hydraulics, shocks etc...

Mine needs an engine rebuild after a hose dropped off the cessna oil cooler. I'm hoping I get away with a reshelll. But the turbo could be scrap too. It's only done 30 miles since a rear wheel tried to escape at 80 mph when a uj exploded in June 2022.

It's the same herald I did my first rbrr in when it had 60bhp. These days it may have more power, but it's still just as big of a challenge.

2 minutes ago, Richard B said:

Team 25, that was an adrenaline rush. I need to sit down with a single malt now.

Just the one? 

I've bought two bottles of red

1 minute ago, Stuart Wilson said:

How do I do that?

The option to buy crew tickets became avaliable after I'd bought mine. 

That might be the case for all, or I may have been too quick.

3 minutes ago, Craig said:

Main entrant has to purchase the whole entry, sorry.

Cool.

When I clicked there was one option to buy an entry. I checked afterwards and options to buy team members were now available. 

On my phone it was 18:59 when i did my init entry so I wasn't sure if I slipped into a crack. I went from Team 17 to 19 in this period. Just making you aware in case it becomes relevant in the future. 👍

It appears the main entrant has to buy a ticket which activates the team, then team members can buy their entry? 

Or did I just get in too quickly before everything in its entirety went live?

Can't believe I'm Team #67 and entry hasn't even opened yet!!!

7 hours ago, McJim said:

I was messaged by SaffronGary last night and he commented on how little activity there has been on here and on Facebook regarding the imminent opening for entries for this year's RBRR.

And he's right, there's next to nothing.

I find it hard to believe that there won't be a meltdown of the website on Friday at 19:00 but judging by the interest expressed here and elsewhere, you'd think there was none.

I'm sure Tim, Nigel and the rest of the RBRR organising team will have a full entry within 24 hours but where is the expressions of interest from everyone?

Just a sign of the times?

Is it me or something else?

I just don't get it.

Jim.

Can we save the buzz generation until after I've got an entry. I'm not going out for a meal and not seeing the girlfriend because of the opening.

Over the years with different tyres I've run;

26F 24R

28F 28R

32F 32R

Right now I'm running 32 all round and I can feel the sideways move around on bends.

Basically, the correct tyre pressure is whichever feels right for you and your driving.

I guess I better make a start on rebuilding the engine at some point then...

1 hour ago, Dale said:

In my experience if changing from DOT4 type to silicon type without a complete strip, clean, seal change some of the old fluid remains in the system and leaches back out over time which means that repeated fluid renewal is required over many months/years to get rid of all of it and even if it is OK to do that it doesn't seem a good idea.

Silicon is great if you have a leaky cylinder as it doesn't dissolve the paint on your bulkhead and it probably lasts longer than DOT4 but be warned, it does still need changing every few years. When new it usually has a strong deep purple (smoke on the water?) colour but this fades over time and ends up a pale coffee colour if left in the system for too long, so renew when it becomes noticeably paler.

I would also advise those 'press on' drivers not to use it as, if it overheats (I've seen this several times on track days and Alpine passes) it turns to jelly and, unlike DOT4 type fluids, doesn't return to a useable liquid state, albeit not as good as before boiling, which requires the whole system to be purged and refilled with fresh fluid which isn't easy by the side of the road halfway up an Alp.

In short, if yours is predominantly a show/light use car then you may be better off with silicon fluid but if not and if you are likely to get the brakes pretty hot, use Super DOT4, DOT4 Plus or even RBF (race stuff) with a higher b.p. and change it at least every 2 years.

Interesting info.

I had to switch to DOT 5.1, drilled discs, brake ducting and Mintex 1155 pads to overcome fade. Mine doesn't get used on track days.

39 minutes ago, Hogie said:

Hi Stan,

you are correct  about Hygroscopic.   

However people do not read the punctuation just the words.

It is  not mineral in  any form.

 

Roger

Oh, so it's a vegetable? We're meant to use vegetable oil for braking systems? 

I'm off to the chippy for a brake service! And maybe a cheeky sausage. 

6 hours ago, foshi said:

must have been fluid loss ?

4 hours ago, glang said:

No, reckon it was that little seal that should close off the reservoir when you press the pedal. Worries me on a single line system as its a tiny little thing which doesnt really give any external sign of failure - all you can hope is that it fails intermittently to start with (so stamping repeatedly on the pedal returns the braking) and you can change it asap...

In reply to me?

Honestly, no idea on failure. Fluid? Fine. Strip down and inspect? All fine.

Happened in 2020 in February. I'd changed the master cylinder at the beginning of January. I can remember those details due to life events at the time and it shitting me up quite a bit!