kin74

I'm a newbie and I can't compare with previous RBRRs but: 1. Please no more Turwestone, finding it and then driving back to Knebworth after 48 hours, with the sun light already gone an the traffic was awful. 2. I see the point of people suggesting to skip the stop in Dartmoor, a great scenery but a slow drive with no alternatives for latecomers. Personally I'd keep Bude and maybe find another way to Pimperne. 3. No complaints about number of cars, overcrowding was never an issue apart in Land's End. 4. We skipped the breakfast in LE due to the queue and had an additional stop at a Costa coffe in Penzance, in a shopping area (but still quite on early Sunday morning) with a parking place and a fuel station, 20 minutes from LE. Could it be a reasonable control stop? 5. I totally understand why Seaview was included in every RBRR, please go on with them because they're awesome! 6. Sweeping service sounds good to me, I know someone won't like it but I suspect they're the same guys who complained for satnavs and three-ppl-teams. I understand their will to keep the spirit of the event as much untouched as possible but it's hard to not keep up with the times. 7. I agree that motorway legs are boring but easy to drive and really helpful when late or tired, the one from Monmouth to Whitehouse just saved our RBRR. Apart from what written above, I'm totally grateful to CT, Tim Bancroft and all the RBRR crew for the amazing work they did!

As a newbie I have to agree with Rob about making the Sunday legs a bit easier, the last control point was quite hard to find in the dark and at after almst 48 hours I'd have loved a service station instead. But I suppose it wasn't an easy agreement. About us, we were able to be at Land's End in time, found a long queue and skip breakfast there but then took it too much easy and finally arrive in Knebworth one hour late. 

I had to convert all files to KML and then to GPX again and I was finally able to properly upload them on Google Maps - for viewing purpose only - and on OsmAnd.

I just received the route from Tim Bancroft, thanks a lot to Howard who did the dirty job! I tried to upload the gpx files on Google Maps but the route isn't showed correctly and I see just a straight line connecting the way points. I will check it on a proper satnav.

Good idea, will do it!

Would it be possible to have the PDF (or similar) file of the road book? We'll fly to London the day before the RBRR and - as newbies - we'd love to take a look at it in advance.

Try OsmAnd, it's free and allows to load and follow DIY routes.

I will secretly use it only when my British co-driver needs to sleep. PM sent, by the way, and thanks a lot. (And hotter too, I suppose.)

I don't remember the name of the willing guy who used to translate the route into a satnav file and share it but I wonder if he plans to do it this year too. It'd be really useful, especially for newbies (like me).

Good point. Due a lethal mix of improved interfaces and widespread internet connections (thanks smartphones!) in the past the internet was used mostly by IT guys and other tech people, nowadays everybody can be there. The more people, the more ***holes. It's just a matter of numbers. Forums are a bit better only because they're old-fashioned and almost forgotten, still used by people who knew the internet when the "netiquette" was a thing.

I'm a fan of forums - way better than FB to manage discussions - but that kind of things have always happened on forums, newsgroups and every other kind of virtual place. It's a people problem, not platform.

Not sure you got the right file, jar files are meant to share Java dlls: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/394616/running-jar-file-on-windows (yes, I came here for the free cider!)

I sent you a PM.

Thanks for your support, it's very appreciated! I dropped a message to the suggested companies and waiting for a reply, I'll let you know.

Pete,  I brought the gearbox to a Triumph expert here, he tested it on the work bench and realized that after the solenoid engaged the main shaft get stuck. He checked the filter and possibly did to the test you suggested (didn't asked actually, but I quite trust him) but with no result. Then he suggested to send the od to an expert because he was afraid to not be able to work on it... and maybe he just didn't want to do further tries. I'm aware that I'd need to send it to UK and I'm fine with this, up to now I've been suggested to contact Overdrive Repairs and Mike Papworth.