Classic LeMans 2006

Beaky · Post by **Beaky** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:38 am

I got my PDF copy from Vincent about a minute ago, cool

Now all that left is to count down the hours

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:53 am

Luke wrote:james,

same thing happened to me, it went to my adress of 2 years ago. Luckily my mate still lives there!

Will be packing up the wagon tonight...

I assume your signiture needs to change? Engine not in bits anymore?

gav p · Post by **gav p** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:09 am

Bugger bugger bugger... my engine has developed a pretty spectacular oil leak from an oil return tube. Over the weekend it lost about a litre in 200 miles

Things get pretty smokey when it touches the exhaust

Dont think this is a show-stopper, but will be checking the dipstick like a man posessed.... oh and dont drive behind me if you want your car to remain clean and shiney

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:18 am

Gav: is it a hole in the tube, or the seal at the end?

Hole in tube: Duct tape? Jubilee clip with a bit of inner tube?

Poor sealing: Clean off with solvent, hight temp. silicon?

Or some of the ReadyMetal type stuff (the rock-hard filler in a tube: dark grey and black, mixed together in your hand then wodged into area to be bodged). I had a carburettor that self destructed on a 1950's Guzzi bike: the whole of the main jet assembly sheared off, leaving petrol pouring out. I pushed the thing to a garage, and glued the whole lot togther with this stuff. Not only did it get me home, but it didn't leak at all, and ran fine. Something for the car's bodge kit

gav p · Post by **gav p** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:11 pm

Barry I think it's leaking from the o-ring at the cam-carrier end of the RH oil rtn tube nearest the oil cooler... I say "think" because its difficult to pinpoint with the heat exchanger in the way... going to check it out tonight but may be difficult to do much about in situ...

Cheers...

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 8:30 pm

Yuk: looks like it might be a case of laying a smokescreen / oil slick in a James Bond stylee then

.

NIGEL WATKINS · Post by **NIGEL WATKINS** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:35 pm

I am getting ready, soon be on my way, hope to see some of you there.
Limey

tanick · Post by **tanick** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:34 pm

I've seen on a few threads that people are going to go and get their tickets as soon as they get to Arnage on Thurs. On my letter from Vincent it says the office is open Friday 10-4 and Sat 8-4. Practice starts Friday afternoon so does this mean its access all areas until Friday a.m.?

I don't want to treck to the Expo building for nothing.

Also, save me a space, I expect to get there around 4ish on Thurs. I've got a fridge in the car so there'll be a few COLD beers arriving too

pmjt · Post by **pmjt** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 2:42 am

Right - it's 2:45am and the car is finally loaded up

Mike and Brendan are here and they're getting me up at 6am to set off at 7am

SEE YOU ALL THERE - HAVE A SAFE TRIP

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 6:48 am

pmjt wrote:Right - it's 2:45am and the car is finally loaded up

Mike and Brendan are here and they're getting me up at 6am to set off at 7am

SEE YOU ALL THERE - HAVE A SAFE TRIP

see you at LeMans / Arnage

Paul · Post by **Paul** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 8:00 am

If it works I will put up some pictures from my phone over the weekend for some live coverage for those not able to make it...

http://www.splashblog.com/classiclemans2006/

smarjoram · Post by **smarjoram** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 5:07 pm

Just noticed my camping ticket says Karting Nord too. Might try Just tickets to see if there's any Maison Blanche spaces left.

I'm getting the fast ferry to cherbourg tomorrow morning - arrives at 10.45 - perhaps I'll catch a few of you up on the way.

Gave the car a service - was up till one in the morning adjusting the valves - (tried the new pelican way where you measure the gap between the cam and rocker - seems to work well). Polished the car too - and now it's raining.

smarjoram · Post by **smarjoram** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 5:15 pm

Nope - no Maison Blanche spaces left. Looks like we'll have to start a breakaway DDK late bookers faction. Live Dangerously - Book Late

rapido · Post by **rapido** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:17 pm

i'm going in LMC only saturday.....where the DDK club in club park ? i suppose visible by the DDK banner ?
rapido

MdR · Post by **MdR** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:42 am

I'll be wearing a DDK T-shirt!
You could always ring on a mobile.

DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Classic LeMans 2006

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