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June 04 SUNRISE SQUADRON REFORMS . (Blattus Lowwus Flius)[Cue 633 Squadron music...] Well, it would have been sunrise, if I’d actually got up on time ! – eventually got to the rendezvous point at about 8.10. Had decided not to go to the Caterham Festival, and go for a morning blat around the South instead. The weather was fantastic, and looking back in hindsight (which is a wonderful thing !), some sunscreen might have been a good idea. What wasn’t a good idea was sticking to close to the guy in front, as I now have quite a few Blatting Scars’ and a nice smashed headlight. How ever, the blatting was awesome, with BlatLeader Steve leading the Crossflow formation, and me as Tail end Charlie !!. Steve’s 1700 and Pauls 1800 Crossflows roared off into the scenery as my 1600 huffed and puffed to keep up !!! (Must upgrade soon....and get that Aeroscreen on) Ended up at Goodwood for breakfast at the Aero Club (see pics), where a trackday was in full swing. Ariel Atoms, More Caterhams ,including one that seemed to have a hoover strapped to the bonnet ! (See pics), and a Gallardo howling round the track. Yet another excellent blat, thanks to Steve and his famous blattting Routes (Paperback out soon! ) Watch out for the Hun in the Sun ! June 01 MEET AT THE PHOENIXGood turnout at Colin Chapmans old haunt with over 20 cars including a v.nice original Lotus 7 owned for the last 37 years. (Pic below)
Steve M also brought a large toilet roll (See below) - proof indeed that you need a lot of it when you're a passenger in his car !!!
May 24 MONSTER TRUCK SPOTTED ON M4Whilst in the soooooo Boring 50MPH zone on the M4 yesterday, something extremely large up ahead seemed to be blocking out the sun.
Could this be the biggest 'Mini'-Truck in the UK ??? .... May 15 TAPPETS SETUP - 3rd MayHeaded over to Steve (Se7en-Up's ) place to set up the tappets.
Turned out to be a lot easier than I fist thought with the adjuste being an interference fit, and after a quick adjust, we put the rocker cover back on and restarted - suddenly the engine sounds and feels a lot smoother, and seems to have better fuel economy !!! (No...really !)
One fantastic side-effect of all this is that it pops the most magnificent flames on the over-run, as I lit up the hedgerows on the way home .... BLUEBIRD 40th ANNIVERSARY DAY AT BROOKLANDS- 12th May
Work is going well on rebuilding the boat for display at the Ruskin Museum in Coniston (www.bluebirdproject.com) - After the lottery fund refused them twice, the diver who found the wreck is rebuilding it himself with help and support from volunteers. A cracking day was capped off by a quick look at the track which is still in remarkable condition (what is left of it !) More Campbell info at www.acrossthelake.com . SUNSET BLAT - 7th May
Didn’t want to see the sunset go to waste so pulled the cover off the 7, and strapped in. Once you have threaded your way through town you hit possibly the best blatting road (apart from the sublime Ridgeway near Wantage !) in the South....the road is even banked on the curves , and has twisties, long bends , forest ‘tunnels’ and even the odd 4x4 to blast into the weeds. Passing Lasham , you look upwards to see gliders and red-kites soaring above !! A quick 180 degree turn and a run back ends another glorious evenings blat !
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