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by scotty
24 Jul 2024 09:31
Forum: A40s in competition
Topic: Sunday 21st July - Swinging Sixties at Anglesey
Replies: 9
Views: 134

Re: Sunday 21st July - Swinging Sixties at Anglesey

Spoke to Mark afterwards and he was ahead of the Datsun and when he turned in the Datsun punted him in the rear panel and Mark got called up before the stewards and reprimanded. These non driving officials need to read their own rules which state, unless you are fully alongside anoither car, screen ...
by scotty
27 Jun 2024 08:22
Forum: A40s in competition
Topic: Thruxton Swinging Sixties Race Today
Replies: 6
Views: 292

Re: Thruxton Swinging Sixties Race Today

Good to see David out racing, just have to get him to join the club.
by scotty
03 Jun 2024 08:48
Forum: A40s in competition
Topic: Toe-in Specs with Semi-Slick Tyres
Replies: 8
Views: 1391

Re: Toe-in Specs with Semi-Slick Tyres

Car is lowered to min ride height for UK, very uprated front springs and custom built rears. Shocks have to be original bodies but we have two arms on the fronts. Front and back have adjustable valves and we can adjust bump and rebound. The front antiroll bar follows the original 1959 unit which is ...
by scotty
23 May 2024 08:27
Forum: A40s in competition
Topic: Toe-in Specs with Semi-Slick Tyres
Replies: 8
Views: 1391

Re: Toe-in Specs with Semi-Slick Tyres

Nice motor, where are you based? Just a small thing, the tow eye has to be in a contrast colour
by scotty
22 May 2024 15:37
Forum: A40s in competition
Topic: Toe-in Specs with Semi-Slick Tyres
Replies: 8
Views: 1391

Re: Toe-in Specs with Semi-Slick Tyres

Should the bump steer be out, checking the toe in without a driver in the seat will be different to with one in, just a little point but as you wish.
by scotty
22 May 2024 09:07
Forum: A40s in competition
Topic: Toe-in Specs with Semi-Slick Tyres
Replies: 8
Views: 1391

Re: Toe-in Specs with Semi-Slick Tyres

Have you lowered the car? I would also check the bump steer.
by scotty
29 Apr 2024 08:58
Forum: A40s in motorsport
Topic: Oulton Park Swinging Sixties
Replies: 7
Views: 2331

Re: Oulton Park Swinging Sixties

We have helped Mark with the Pink car for a few years. He brought the car in for a set up last week before the trip north. This year he is trying an engine he is developing with a drag racing engineer who has a workshop at his property and it has had some problems, this weekend the cam belt failed. ...
by scotty
23 Apr 2024 15:17
Forum: General Chat
Topic: St George's Day today!
Replies: 4
Views: 1526

Re: St George's Day today!

We must shout as loud as the rest of the world, it's our heritage, older than the large majority, worth waving the flag.
( I won't mention this guy buried near me who went by the name of Edmund, who should be our real patron saint )
by scotty
19 Apr 2024 08:33
Forum: A40 "BARN FIND" PICS
Topic: New Garage Find - Suffolk
Replies: 17
Views: 35699

Re: New Garage Find - Suffolk

Have you washed the car yet?