Scottish Elises

Andy G wrote:Warning - this footage may make you want to join the LOTRDC.

Without question.

Great footage Andy, keep up the good work.

Can I just say, I thought your lines were EXCELLENT. Visible improvement on so many ahead of you. Loving the dives into the hairpin, do you have really good brakes?!

British Touring Cars (and LOTRDC!) all the way

ed wrote:Stolen from selcoc!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/sport/ ... 6x9_bb.asx
Good on him!

Bootiful

Former hill trials road, I believe

It's these dodgy plastic kit cars based on Toyota engines, y'see

[car washed, polished and ready to roll!!]

Dave, The suspension is really well sorted - it's damped perfectly, so is more comfortable than many stiff setups. But nonetheless it is just a few percent too hard for my long term liking...however hope you enjoy it this weekend! It's getting like EasyRentaCar round Robin's these days ;-) Campbell

Thanks fellas, applied a bit more grit n determination and the fecker shifted very very slowly eventually. Just managed to swap it, refill the oil, slap the undertray back on and get Robin's ramps back to him in time for his 2am departure for Brands Hatch!!! Good old SE...not just there for the nast...

cheers boys!

back off to give it another go...animaliser at the ready...

How do these fabric belt plus socket type oil filter spanners work? Robin's lent me one to do my oil change, I've tried coiling the socket up inside the fabric belt whilst twisted round the filter, and torquing with the socket handle, but all that's happening is the filter body is deforming :-( It's...

Robin lent me EGOR last night to get home from the burgh after our dash south for tools. Its absolutely fan bloody tastic. :D I must admit, the power and acceleration isnt what i'm used to, but what a hoot to throw it about down twisty turny lanes. :thumbsup It truly is quite a car, isn't it. Altho...

GregR wrote:Top Bloke is our Robin what with lends and time spent ... we should probably send Katie some form of compensation!


..anyone got a Mars bar spare?

Her compensation is the fact it all gets him out the house from under her feet!

"replicate the handling"...I like that!

Does "stop the billiard ball knocking noises" not count then?

Darren,

Thanks for that. I need to keep saving for these a while longer

Campbell

Darren,

What about pricing for the fronts too?

Campbell

I'm enraged by that news coverage. Must be a "quiet news day". As has been posted above, the speeds were nothing significant at all and frankly his lines and smoothness of driving looked like they were out of the Police Manual or the IAM. Although the footage is low res, any corner where he moved hi...