Track Developments Corner Weight Clinic & Quality BBQ - Sat 18th June

['The Gaffer']

Hi Phil,

So i'm taking it is still on for those who turn up regardless of the weather?

Cheers,
Ade

In a word - Yes

[Westiebusa]

Hi Phil,

So i'm taking it is still on for those who turn up regardless of the weather?

Cheers,
Ade

In a word - Yes

Thats not like you Phil i always took you as a man of many words!!
Thanks

[Hairy Santa]

bit wet but dont look to bad , so see you there

[Westiebusa]

Hi Guys

re an earlier post - from memory the pads are rated at 1500lb / 750k each

I had a letter through the post last week with info on the Tour of Britain Historic Car Rally.
The cars are due to pass the farm between 1:30 and 2:30 en route between Badminton and Castle Combe.
More info on www.tourbritannia.com

As regards our arrangements, as before we will have each car on our setup patch and measure corner and total weights both with and without driver.
We also note the Camber and Tracking Front and Rear.
Then we send you off to do your own adjustments with help, tools, advice and interferance from fellow visitors.
Later after all the cars are checked we will confirm your adjustments.

We will also have the suspension demonstration models we showed at Stoneleigh for you to try out. We will also be able to answer your suspension and chassis related questions.

We will have a BBQ with top quality meats from Tucks Butchers in Sherston.

Any questions re our event either post them here of  pm me.

As before No school age children as there is my works and Farm machinery to cause injury.
No Dogs as there are horses and farm dogs here.

Dave

Many thanks for today Dave, i found it most enlightening and a big thank you for taking the time to explore and explain the possible causes for the particular handling problem i have been experiencing, i will update you on how it goes in tomorrows race

Ade

[TimC]

It was good to meet everyone.  Thanks Dave, Tom & Ben.  Cracking burgers!
My verdict on the MX-5 toe changes: http://timsmnr.blogspot.com/

Hmmm.. my blog appears to be down.  Its back up.

[Hairy Santa]

all car measurement now taken, time to do some work on it now

many thanks to Dave for taking the time to look at my caster, looks pos like it was put together wrong so with a bit of luck just a bit of rearranging  what goes where

thanks also to the young lady who kept up fed and watered

well worth getting wet for

[peetee]

Yep, great day, if a liitle damp?! Good to see some new faces as well as some old ones! Thanks Dave for an update on the MAC1. I need to sort out the castor on the drivers side, but I'm sure with a bit of head scratching its doable........other than that, all seemed well? Lovely food too!

['The Gaffer']

Really pleased some made it, took one look at the rain this morning and booked the day on something else.

Did anyone get any pics? Who made it?

[dave_bence]

A very enjoyable, interesting and educational day

I had a rather wet journey there, but had my waterproof suit and crash helmet on, which do a great job at keeping the water out.

I got to TD at about 9.00am, to find Stevel already there with his Tiger Cat. Dave had already put him to work brushing out one of the barns for us to park the cars in out of the rain

Soon after, we were joined by peetee, Hairy Santa and WestieBusa and their kits. TimC came along in his partners MX5 and pitlips arrived in the afternoon for a look around the cars. peetee took him out for a ride in his MAC1 and judging by the look on his face when he returned, he rather enjoyed it

Here are the early birds in Steve's beautifully swept barn:


We all enjoyed the excellent burgers, sausages etc at lunchtime and the ready supply of tea, coffee and snacks were very welcome.

The measurements showed up a few problems - peetee's car had very little castor on one side, Hairy's Dax had far too much castor on both sides, my car had a 2 degree difference in left and right castor, Steve's corner weights were way out, and the MX5 was toeing out at the front instead of in. Some effective adjustments were made there and then, but some of us have a bit more of a challenge.

Couldn't resist a photo of Big Red and Little Red:


Big thanks to Dave, Ben and Tom (and the cook whose name I forget ) for such a great day.

[stevel]

Great day on many levels!  Got there in the dry, met some great people, made some major changes to the corner weights, lovely food, good crack and a very different drive home without bouncing all over the A46.

Looking forward to meeting again.

Cheers fellas!!

['The Gaffer']

Couldn't resist a photo of Big Red and Little Red:

Haha, looks like a bigger engine mod

Nice write up Dave.