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From: jackhackettuk on 9 Jul 2008 09:11 On 7 Jul, 21:19, "DervMan" <thederv...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > <jackhacket...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:bd300d5f-b2c9-4ec4-a887-4c11d3d371b8(a)m3g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... > > > On 7 Jul, 18:34, "DervMan" <thederv...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> "SteveH" <st...(a)italiancar.co.uk> wrote in message > > >>news:1ijochc.11p5fz4d2f126N%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk... > > >> > I'm watching probably the greatest game of tennis ever played. > > >> Engines or tennis rackets, and you picked tennis. > > >> Sad. > > > Not really. > > > Especially if you've recorded Top Gear and watched it later that > > evening... > > Yes really. I think that says more about you than anyone else. :-) -- JackH
From: Tom De Moor on 9 Jul 2008 14:23 In article <6dh0rtF2edcgU6(a)mid.individual.net>, toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com says... > Geoff <grt(a)anoraks.uk.DELETE.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they > were saying: > > >> > I am a bit surprised that Bentley even allowed it. > > >> Didn't they borrow the Hamilton Le Mans-winning C-type a few years ago > >> on the explicit promise they wouldn't thrash it - then promptly did so? > > > They have a terrible reputation for the way they treat cars, but with > > such high viewing figures it's still very cheap advertising for the > > manufacturers. > > It's one thing with a manufacturer demo. With a historic car like the > Hamilton (Duncan, not Lewis...) C-type, it's another altogether. > I suspect that's the reason why JC won't allow kitcars on TG: those cars are often made by the people standing next to it. JC is a big bloke but maybe not fit enough to face an angry owner- builder whose pride and joy he just destroyed or ridiculised. That the Bentley didn't set a time on the TG-track may be more to do with Bentley's reaction to his testing than the car not suited to that exercice. Tom De Moor
From: Tom De Moor on 9 Jul 2008 14:23 In article <6djd12F2qm7iU5(a)mid.individual.net>, toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com says... > > > Trouble is, they get nice and hot which does funny things to the fluid. > > Which is why he lost all braking power after a few laps. > > Only if the fluid hasn't been changed for years... > > Nope: if you use the car on trackdays and if you have a brakebalancer (which sets more leverage to the rear), then the gearbox on a 75 will be overheating after 5-6 laps. On a trackcar it is cured easily as there is no problem other than welding 2 brackets for the calipers and getting the brakes inside the wheels again. Porsche 944 calipers fit like a charm. Extra advantage: the CV-joints don't get beaten up anymore by the brakes. Never had any problem on the roads with overheating rears/ gearbox but then my front rotors were somewhat larger than standard and the tires (Stomill) were a fair bit softer. Overheating brake fluid on an AR75 is caused by cooking the fronts, not the rears: the (standard) brake balancer only sends 20% on braking power to the rears in order to avoid lockup. With the standard setup the front will lock, the rear close to never. Of course if brake fluid is never changed (only topped up as seems commom practice at Alfa dealers and "after-market-specialists" alike, the boiling point can easily fall to half its original value. Tom De Moor
From: PCPaul on 9 Jul 2008 14:28 On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:09:19 +0100, SteveH wrote: > Adrian <toomany2cvs(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Trouble is, they get nice and hot which does funny things to the >> > fluid. Which is why he lost all braking power after a few laps. >> >> Only if the fluid hasn't been changed for years... > > They all do that, unless you uprate the fluid. > > I did a track day on fresh pads and fresh 4.1, but the pedal still went > to the floor in 4 laps. I avoided losing the brakes on mine by turning up without any and rolling slowly up to the scrutineer..
From: Pete M on 9 Jul 2008 14:44
Steve Firth wrote: > Tom De Moor <viperengine(a)removethis.gmail.com> wrote: > >> a car which represent the best Britain can come up with > > Errm it's a German car with the involvement of some Belgian or other. > Don't blame us for it. It uses the proper British engine and stuff though. More closely related to the 1980 Silver Spirit than the Skoda Favorit or whatever the new ones are based on. -- Pete M - OMF#9 BMW 325i SE Touring Range Rover V8 Turbo "Wait! We can't stop here, this is Bat Country" |