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The solution is to upgrade EVERYTHING. And then you sell the car and start all over again....

Its been a while since I spent a few years doing the Speed Series, and my good-as-new trailer just sits there in the garage doing nothing most of the time. I see occasional appeals for use of a trailer, so if anyone in the South East needs use of a trailer for a sprint, trackday, SVA or whatever I'd be happy to work out a some arrangements. Its a Woodford lightweight with winch, built-in tail lights and red/white side marker lights, All lights, tyres etc in perfect condition. Its a beaut for towing and easily moved around one-handed when loaded in the paddock. 5' 5" load width and 980kg max load. Im local to Brighton, East Sussex, postcode BN2. To discuss just drop me with a pm or direct email on ggdrew@outlook.com

That sounds like a great road trip I've only been to france the once so far in mine, Dover to Calais then a blat to lemans and back for the race. I had no problem getting on and off the ferries, but becuase my car was so small they found a tiny corner for me to park in on the car deck which was open to the element so be prepared with a cover for the cockpit to keep the water out if you have to. The only time i had ground clearance issues was over the speedbumps at customs, 2 up with a weeks worth of kit and 2 cases of kronenburg strapped to the roll bar does make the back sit lower than usual Regarding what to take, i carried only a simple tool kit to allow me to do the obvious together with some spare fluids. Make use of the space in the engine bay for this so you can keep the boot box for clothing. I cabled tied everything to the side of the battery on the scuttle. Have a think about where you might get spares if something breaks. With my car being Mazda based i carried a list of all the mazda garages that were along my route. As for spare parts I carried only a throttle cable, cable ties, a length of wire, some scotchlocks, insulation tape and a roll of duct tape. If you're unfamiliar with your car do you know what different cars and their years which the donor parts are from? Assuming probably not will you have the means to access the boardroom while you're away and post picture to ask us (smart phone etc) so the local garage can then source the bits for you? One always hopes that nothing will go wrong, and rarely does it, but it never hurts to be prepared. Waterproof bags such as those made by ortlieb are good to ensure all your kit stays dry. My passenger found that their comfort was improved by riding with a rucksack under their knees. For breakdown cover i used Britannia Rescue. Check with whichever recovery service you opt for that they will cover kit cars, it has been suggested in the past that not all do. Most of all have fun and enjoy yourself

No go with AA I had cover for a number of years with AA and was booked on The Pennine to Pyrenees trip last September..when I tried to add the European cover they informed me they dont cover Kit Cars on European cover..most of us who did the trip used our insurance company A Plan Hope this helps Steve

wonder if they do mud & cowsheet colour to blend in with rest of car

The smaller one looks interesting... Possible new product for Aerodynamix?

Thanks Tim for the rapid on time pick up. A1 +++++ easy transaction - on no hang on wrong website

Morning chaps . For those who don't know me through the club trackdays or the days that I run at Oulton Park with Trackaction-Online, I'm a regular trackdayer in my Westfield and also an ARDS instructor working for a number of the larger trackday operators (TDOs). I'm loving the idea of being a guru for anything but I don't think there are any radical ideas to be applied here. Ideally I'd just like to find something like one event a month over the season that are "approved" trackdays for club members. They would be general trackdays run by other TDOs but I'd be aiming to beat them up for a bit of discount and the larger the groups are, the easier this will be; if there's only enough interest to get decent numbers for one every couple of months then that's fine and it's what we'll do. Getting at least (say) ten members together to an event should give me a bit of leverage on pricing but it also makes it easier for any nervous novices out there to get involved as there will be plenty of friendly faces about and advice available. There's also strength in numbers when it comes to minimising poor etiquette and behaviour on trackdays so lots of good reasons to try to make this work! I think there's a fair number of trackday drivers on here but it would be really helpful to know how many there really are and how many days you tend to do, also how many owners are there out there waiting to take the plunge but not sure how/when/where to do it? If everyone could post up and give an idea of how many trackdays you aim to do this year that would be a great start. It doesn't matter if you only do one or two so long as you'd be interested in getting involved with doing it on one of these events; if you haven't been on track yet but want to give it a go then please shout up as well. To all of the AOs, please let me know what kind of group you have, how many regulars, interested novices etc?? Any other suggestions would obviously be welcome, favourite tracks or anything else so long as you don't go asking for anything daft like arranging dry trackdays only Cheers Steve H

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