Castle Combe Track Day 29 May

Any social or anti-social get togethers, track days, shows, stag nights etc. that may be of interest to members. The occational blast down the road, or trip down to the local.

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Re: Castle Combe Track Day 29 May

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Brilliant looking forward to it. I will be in my Volvo :( so hope that is ok to park on the forum pitch with all you guys
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I’m aiming to be there for 8 too so I can get registered and on the track in one of the earlier sessions.

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Sparrow wrote:
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Brilliant looking forward to it. I will be in my Volvo :( so hope that is ok to park on the forum pitch with all you guys
Only Lotus cars are admitted to the paddock - you will need to use the parking outside the circuit.

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. Just waiting for info on Tony's route in
I'll be coming along A420 / A419 to J15.
I have some time on track booked, so now thinking I'll be earlier than your plans.

Make your arrangements without worrying about me and if I see you on the road, I'll latch on.

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Alan_M wrote:
Thu May 27, 2021 20:23
If anyone is interested I have a portable 12v snapon Gas analyser I can bring. As long as someone can look after it while I’m on track.
Does that let you know how rich your running, so you can reduce it while its plugged in .if so please that would be great

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pistolpete wrote:
Fri May 28, 2021 14:40
Alan_M wrote:
Thu May 27, 2021 20:23
If anyone is interested I have a portable 12v snapon Gas analyser I can bring. As long as someone can look after it while I’m on track.
Does that let you know how rich your running, so you can reduce it while its plugged in .if so please that would be great
Basically, yes. It will give you a read out of CO and HC as per MOT.
It’s actually a 4 gas analyser, but the O2 cell has expired, otherwise it would also tell you lambda.

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Alan_M wrote:
Fri May 28, 2021 17:05
pistolpete wrote:
Fri May 28, 2021 14:40
Alan_M wrote:
Thu May 27, 2021 20:23
If anyone is interested I have a portable 12v snapon Gas analyser I can bring. As long as someone can look after it while I’m on track.
Does that let you know how rich your running, so you can reduce it while its plugged in .if so please that would be great
Basically, yes. It will give you a read out of CO and HC as per MOT.
It’s actually a 4 gas analyser, but the O2 cell has expired, otherwise it would also tell you lambda.
Ok great, well if you bring it I would love to see how badly I'm set up cheers so looking forward to tomorrow

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Some Pictures

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Great pictures Phil.
I took a few, but not up to that standard.
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You can rely on Phil to be there with a good camera! 8)

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Nice work Phil - what would we do without you?

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Great shots Tanz. Got an eye for it. 8)
  • :idea: :idea: I think you could come up with an improved logo proposal than the current one if (on your trips to events), you took side-view shots of an Elite S1, an Eclat Sprint, and a post 89 Excel (maybe a red Celebration), then photoshopped them into a similar processed graphic. The photos would be a more accurate epresentation than the current proposal and the evolution from Elite to final model Excel would be complete. :D
The current proposal is a good idea but the execution annoys the hell out of me! :lol:
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Re your logo comments Peter - join the queue! Mike Kimberley wants the rear arch spats added to the Excel!

I thought I was safe as the pictures are actually from a Lotus Christmas card from the mid-eighties. However it was obviously produced by marketing not engineering!

If anyone has the graphics skills to improve the logo please step forward.

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I will have to look at some old picture files . I might have what you ask Peter. I am running out of idea's and angles when taking pictures off our 4 seater tourers.
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Phil, if you can find such pictures then great but they will need a lot of skilled work to turn them into drawings with consistent backgrounds etc.

I would only invest the time in finding suitable pictures if someone with the right skills steps forward and is prepared to produce numerous versions for eventual approval!

I, and I think most people, quite like the look of the existing drawings and all they need is the background fixing IMHO. Everyone may have a different opinion of what each car should look like but need to realise that people put time in voluntarily to create such work and it is not a service anybody pays for!

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