Avon 28th September RWYB

[Jamest5r]

Seeing as York has gone out the window due to a bunch of ricers I'll be at shakey the week after if anyone wants to join :)

[stribo]

Have you pre booked the RAC? :lol:

[Jamest5r]

Have you pre booked the RAC? :lol:

Nah rac are crap the independents are far better and come with proper low loaders to pick me up :)

[MoleT-5R]

I'm up for it, but will have only just have got off nights on Saturday morning, camping the night Jimbob ???

[t5 pete]

We will see what we can do but got a job on that sat so god knows what time ill be finished

[Jamest5r]

I'm up for it, but will have only just have got off nights on Saturday morning, camping the night Jimbob ???

If others are then yes

[martin_r_smith]

Bugger, I would have loved to but I'm at Silverstone for the btcc! :(

[T5frankie]

so avon then hlm then karting every weekend?

[t5 pete]

so avon then hlm then karting every weekend?

Very busy weekends for some

[T5frankie]

Very busy weekends for some

people with deep pockets

[smithy]

I'm working that Sunday but if I get finished early then yes I will come

[MoleT-5R]

no just going to skip the karting and not sure whether I'll run at shaky as the green bitch won't be ready till mid october the way things are at present, must do some more overtime.........:wallbash:.....lol

[T5frankie]

no just going to skip the karting and not sure whether I'll run at shaky as the green bitch won't be ready till mid october the way things are at present, must do some more overtime.........:wallbash:.....lol

you have a yellow one

[Jamest5r]

so avon then hlm then karting every weekend?

And I've got to go to the IoM for 4 days as well

[LiamT4]

I'll come along to watch.

[T5frankie]

And I've got to go to the IoM for 4 days as well

since when are you into bikes?

[Jamest5r]

since when are you into bikes?

For a wedding numpty Friday to Monday

[t5 pete]

Scene as Frankie boy has reminded me about all the weekends with stuff going on ill be missing this one

[Jamest5r]

Scene as Frankie boy has reminded me about all the weekends with stuff going on ill be missing this one

Your only doing the karting???

[t5 pete]

Yep tbh forgot about the carting im spending enough tomorrow picking my new toy up so every little saved helps

[Jamest5r]

Kartings not for another month :)

[Wobbly Dave]

Not that I have anything against York, but 1 day out makes it a bit easier for me.

[Jamest5r]

Not that I have anything against York, but 1 day out makes it a bit easier for me.

You can still camp :)

[MoleT-5R]

I'm up for it, but will have only just have got off nights on Saturday morning, camping the night Jimbob ???

I think I'm out now on this one, budget has gone unless o/t or a lottery win come up....lol

[Wobbly Dave]

I think it will be unfair to put on Ellen so much.

[swimdunc]

Hi chaps
I will be there on Sunday be nice to meet you guys.
Cheers
Dunc

[Jamest5r]

Hi chaps
I will be there on Sunday be nice to meet you guys.
Cheers
Dunc

Make sure you come and say hi, ill be the one in the green 850 :)

[MoleT-5R]

Make sure you come and say hi, ill be the one in the green 850 :)

yep, cause it doesn't look like the three green volvoteers will be fighting it out this weekend..:( will be watching your times closely mate..should be a good weekend for you :)

[Jamest5r]

Weather's looking good..........so who's attending?

[claymore]

Not me, I'll be hanging from a zip line in north wales :)

[Dangerous Dave]

Not me, I'll be hanging from a zip line in north wales :)
You gonna do that big one across the quarry?

[claymore]

You gonna do that big one across the quarry?

Yep :)

[Dangerous Dave]

Yep :)
Awesome :D :D :D

Anyway, back on topic you lot!

[MoleT-5R]

Yep :)

you'd better hope Jamest5 hasn't got a cordless angle grinder.....:haha:

[martin_r_smith]

Gutted I'm not going to be there, last time was great fun for us happy campers. I just by chance I happened to find a little vid that should bring a smile to your face :)

http://s1164.photobucket.com/user/martin_r_smith/media/MOV_0178.mp4.html

[MoleT-5R]

Good luck tomorrow Jimbob, you should have your best shot at Woody's crown, seize the moment matey, you have all the tools now, so I'll be watching closely.....may be on shakey live tv

[Jamest5r]

13.9 first run

[T5frankie]

13.9 first run

gay

[MoleT-5R]

13.9 first run

Well done, more to come no doubt, times should tumble as you get used to the diff and box

[Jamest5r]

Wobbly just blown hg or.turbo.not looking healthy

[T5frankie]

Wobbly just blown hg or.turbo.not looking healthy

oh ££££,

[martin_r_smith]

Well done mate!

Bad news for WD though :(

[V70 Graham]

I hope it's not too bad for you Dave.

[Jamest5r]

Well my days over snapped a.driveshaft

[martin_r_smith]

FFS Jim! At least it's not a gearbox again. Did you have to get towed by the astra again? Lol

[T5frankie]

bloody hell, these t5's aint no good for this stuff

[smithy]

I think you need new drive shafts the ones in Jim's car are proberly 15 years old .it always finds the weak spot .but 13.9 is good though .and lower times to come .them tyres are really sticky too with no give so the stress on them shafts must be emence

[The Flying Moose]

Oh dear looks like Dean is still King of the Volvo mountain then...!

Sorry to hear of the woes chaps, not a good year for luck :(

[V70 Graham]

With your luck Jim you'll probably break the karts as well !

[t5 pete]

I think you need new drive shafts the ones in Jim's car are proberly 15 years old .it always finds the weak spot .but 13.9 is good though .and lower times to come .them tyres are really sticky too with no give so the stress on them shafts must be emence

Where abouts has it broken on the drive shaft

[WOODY T5]

bloody hell, these t5's aint no good for this stuffyeah but mine ok for it tho :)

[smithy]

Where abouts has it broken on the drive shaft

Hub end

[Jamest5r]

Yep broken at the hub end, did get a 2.1 60 foot on that run as well

[t5 pete]

Oh dear bad news for you both so is it the drive shaft or the cv joint then which has failed

[Jamest5r]

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy185/jamesclancy/DSC_1178_zpsaxctmufn.jpg (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/jamesclancy/media/DSC_1178_zpsaxctmufn.jpg.html)

[T5frankie]

Yep broken at the hub end, did get a 2.1 60 foot on that run as well

2.1? What did you get on the 13.9 run 60ft?

[smithy]

2.1? What did you get on the 13.9 run 60ft?

I think it was 2.3

[Jamest5r]

2.1? What did you get on the 13.9 run 60ft?

2.27

[WOODY T5]

Gutted for u jim hows daves car too

[Nealevo]

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy185/jamesclancy/DSC_1178_zpsaxctmufn.jpg (http://s790.photobucket.com/user/jamesclancy/media/DSC_1178_zpsaxctmufn.jpg.html)

Copy cat, get your own failure....lol gutted thou mate.

[Jamest5r]

Gutted for u jim hows daves car too

Don't know about daves he was having a slow drive home didn't look good though big shame

[ExternalError]

Left wobbly with the aa at a pub in stratford looking like head gasket failure hes getting towed to hlm last time i saw him

[M-R-P]

Bloody hell lads.
Nice to see you get a good time there Jim, shame about the catastrophic failure.

Poor old wobbles too. He doesn't seem to catch a break.

[T5frankie]

Could of been mid 13's on that last run then, shame

[claymore]

Bloody hell, not much luck lately, I hope the high compression on Wobblys engine hasn't come back and bit him on the arse, and i seem to remember suggesting running Evans coolant.

[T5frankie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHLodE9ig4M&list=UUn3Ddx_wFUM24qD8Yy9O2yQ

[stribo]

Bad new guys hopefully Wobbly's woes aren't too serious, although it sounds like they could be. :(


Bloody hell, not much luck lately, I hope the high compression on Wobblys engine hasn't come back and bit him on the arse, and i seem to remember suggesting running Evans coolant.

If you remember Col, Dave had his compression lowered, as you questioned him about why he'd done it.

[Jamest5r]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHLodE9ig4M&list=UUn3Ddx_wFUM24qD8Yy9O2yQ

Cheers mate, id caught him by the finish line as well :)

[WOODY T5]

not many there by the looks did any more volvo`s run

[claymore]

Bad new guys hopefully Wobbly's woes aren't too serious, although it sounds like they could be. :(



If you remember Col, Dave had his compression lowered, as you questioned him about why he'd done it.

Ahh, my memory, I thought he'd had it raised.

[MoleT-5R]

all that torque has to go somewhere, unfortunately it went and highlighted the next week point, back to the drawing board for you and Mr Wobble's, feel so sorry for you both, on the bright side there are 2 more public days a Avon this year

[stribo]

all that torque has to go somewhere, unfortunately it went and highlighted the next week point, back to the drawing board for you and Mr Wobble's, feel so sorry for you both, on the bright side there are 2 more public days a Avon this year

What dates are they Ade, might go all out to get the C70 ready. ;)

[Jamest5r]

all that torque has to go somewhere, unfortunately it went and highlighted the next week point, back to the drawing board for you and Mr Wobble's, feel so sorry for you both, on the bright side there are 2 more public days a Avon this year

Cheers mate, im in the IoM for the mid october one but hopefully be at the end October if the weathers ok

[MoleT-5R]

Cheers mate, im in the IoM for the mid october one but hopefully be at the end October if the weathers ok

I may have to look at reworking my calender, as I've only run one event this year, I really need to stick down a competitive time this year and the lower drive box hasn't been properly tested yet, so if I can get the diff fitted and a couple of other bits and bobs, I may make the final run of the year and would be a great weekend job, as they have there fireworks and other stuff on the saturday night, always wanted to do that weekend. I would mean that I'd have to stiff my jaunt to the Softies meet to the end of November though

[WOODY T5]

Do u have good grip on this run jim!

[MoleT-5R]

Do u have good grip on this run jim!

He's got that much grip now, that his driveshafts can't take it......oops ;)

[WOODY T5]

He's got that much grip now, that his driveshafts can't take it......oops ;)maybe he as but still not high terminal speed ?

[Jamest5r]

Do u have good grip on this run jim!


maybe he as but still not high terminal speed ?

The 1st run I took it a.bit easy, had only just adjusted the -34 and was trying new dump valve springs, the mbc was only on 3 clicks, was happy with the run so upped the boost another 3 clicks to see how it went, was going to go to 12 clicks as me a.smithy had tested it that high the weekend before but the.rest is history as they say

[MoleT-5R]

The 1st run I took it a.bit easy, had only just adjusted the -34 and was trying new dump valve springs, the mbc was only on 3 clicks, was happy with the run so upped the boost another 3 clicks to see how it went, was going to go to 12 clicks as me a.smithy had tested it that high the weekend before but the.rest is history as they say

may be I'll have to start carrying some spare shafts from now on

[Wobbly Dave]

Good news is that the Fed RSR tyres worked really well and I manage (on both my runs) a consistent 2.20 60ft - running 13.920 & 13.877 (104.1 & 104.2 mph respectively). At the Top end of the run I knew that the 3rd & 4th gear full 1.7 bar boost was misbehaving, with the power coming & going, but I believe that was down to the reconditioned ETM/calibration issues, which I still need to resolve. Could also be down to the HG starting to go.

HG has blown - I will describe more detail on my project thread.

[Wobbly Dave]

ps If Jimbo wants a short half -shaft then I have a nearly new one in the shed - still has the Volvo label on it.

[Jamest5r]

ps If Jimbo wants a short half -shaft then I have a nearly new one in the shed - still has the Volvo label on it.

Yes please wobbly thanks very much mate I'll buy ya breakfast :)

[MoleT-5R]

Where they only the two of you running on sunday ??

[Wobbly Dave]

I saw VP51 as well but wasn't sure who it was. Every time I looked either the car was too far away or no-one was by it.

[T5frankie]

Always get club members turn up then don't say anything LOL

[Jamest5r]

Hi chaps
I will be there on Sunday be nice to meet you guys.
Cheers
Dunc

It was this bloke he did come over and chat once id been towed out by the Astra again lol

[MoleT-5R]

It was this bloke he did come over and chat once id been towed out by the Astra again lol

less you didn't chuck a gearbox worth of oil down their strip this time.....;)

[Jamest5r]

less you didn't chuck a gearbox worth of oil down their strip this time.....;)

Haha yep, even the lads at the end of the strip said they couldn't see any oil so half guessed it was the shaft, well i was praying it was the shaft lol,

They make very different noises when letting go :)

[MoleT-5R]

Haha yep, even the lads at the end of the strip said they couldn't see any oil so half guessed it was the shaft, well i was praying it was the shaft lol,

They make very different noises when letting go :)

and it's just a break, not bits and pieces flying past your window....lol