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1985 pre-lit car 1600 X-flow

I bought the car about 1990 from the builder, who got the kit during an Army stint in Germany---who knew the Army would ship a car home in a box labeled "household goods"... Kept it about 3 years, until going vintage open wheel racing (supervee). Did my race driving school in it. sold it to a guy 50 miles away, he used it very little Bought it back about 5 years ago Now I mostly autocross it with the local Brit car club, need to do some more track days with it also I keep a Titan mk6 vintage formula ford running for a friend Charlie

sparks - electricity...

And its back to 1981 with this one!

I voted for Brexit. I've worked in Brussels and seen the empire building, unaccountability and monstrous waste first hand. Whatever you think is wrong with the UK government then multiply it countless times. At least we can vote our lot out. And, life is short. To paraphrase Anthony Hopkins - eat the delicious food. Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. Say the truth that you're carrying in your heart like like hidden treasure. Be silly. Be kind. Be weird. There's no time for anything else. Certainly not for arguing with strangers about politics on the internet.......

^ love this one robin, great track.

This is surely "Always hover when using public toilets" isn't it!?!

Yeah can do, it’ll be this evening though when I’m back 👍🏻

So is that it seems. The only items that require a Carnet are non-road registered vehicles and that includes race cars. If the race car is road registered it doesn't need a Carnet, just a green card (proof of insurance). Cars and cars towing caravans now require a green card (IE proof of insurance) but that's nothing new to most of us, and maybe a £5.50 IDP (International Driving Permit. I have two as there are different specs for different EU countries, which is NOT the fault of the UK government. Cost me about 12 quid all told including pics from the photo machine) from the post office. So that's why the tunnel is full of caravans, 'cos almost nothing has changed and if there is extra cost, it's much less than a full tank of fuel. We always had to carry proof of insurance, it's just that now we have gone back to a green card. Big deal. As per the guidance we have received via GBCC and their governing body: – If your race car is road registered and going to Europe for racing purposes then as long as it has insurance and a V5 it DOESN’T need a temporary movement certificate. (ie ata carnet) – BUT this has yet to be tested! If your car is NOT road registered and you don’t have a V5, or it is being transported by someone else – like your team – you WILL need an ATA Carnet or temporary export note. (See Below) – But once you have purchased your Carnet it will last 12 months. If you are UK race or rally licence holder you can access a special arrangement Motorsport UK has secured with the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC) for Motorsport UK members of a fixed price processing/arrangement fee of £240+VAT PLUS an additional payment which is the Premium. The premium can either be a refundable deposit of 40% of the vehicle’s insured value or a non-refundable insurance premium to cover the 40% proportion of the premium - from here: https://www.autoaddicts.co.uk/brexit-rules-drive-race-europe/ Caravan stuff here: https://www.salopleisure.co.uk/press/articles/touring-caravans/towing-a-caravan-in-europe-after-brexit/12321#:~:text=What you need to know,t recognised on its own. Euro-tunnel guidance here: https://www.eurotunnel.com/uk/post-brexit-travel/ As for towing the non-road registered race car with the additional expense of a Carnet for the race vehicle, whilst I agree it is a new expense, if it's actually a deal breaker, so would almost any trip in to the barriers at any race circuit at any sort of speed. But that can't be blamed on Brexit I guess. No I think the issue at heart is that by your own admission you found out the hard way and now you want to vent and blame all the evils of the world on Brexit. I'd feel the same way, but I wouldn't feel so ready to go blamethrowing before gathering some actual facts rather that spewing out anecdotal "evidence" The Oilive Oil rant was bogus too. There are no restrictions on food, meat, veg or processed products coming into the UK for personal use from the EU. I have no idea what the limits are but a massive suitcase full of olive oil, half a pig and 10 bottles of Rioja probably won't pass the personal use test. Don't just read the first page... https://www.gov.uk/bringing-food-into-great-britain The NHS numbers were dealt with by Jim_i and driver shortages by many others. Which leaves us with what? Well remainers still feel aggrieved and at the moment they are having an "I told you so" era and it's easy to see why. But we are at the very start of the UK's new relationship with Europe and the rest of the world. Nothing is forever, especially in politics. Many things will improve. Some will not and some will have to be worked around in some fashion. Attitudes will change, opinions will change. I agree with others. Lets come back in 5 years and re-assess what we said here because here and now, it's waaaaay too soon to be drawing conclusions and passing judgement on Brexit and declaring a failure.

Concur with the last two posts really. I’m sure Brexit was and is an utter disaster. Before long, it’ll be Britain, not the UK after Scotland, Wales and probably the Isle of Wight decide to go independant (again), meanwhile, everything is perfectly peachy in the Endless Utopia…..…… ….but it matters not. We are where we are, and need to focus on where we want to be, not on endless p******** and moaning. I can’t imagine anyone expected the EU to do anything but their worst. To preserve their gravy train they need to stop anyone else breaking free so an example had to be set.