Shaun_E

Just be aware that the camping facilities are basic - there are portaloos but there is no running water in the top paddock (other than what may be falling from the sky). Gill

Hi Chris - can the Elwells have 2 places as well please?

It does - you need to have a space either side of the asterisks

If you move to the 2nd softest setting it should stop the rubbing although it's still marginal even then.

Get the bigger pump. You then won't have to empty it halfway through the process. It really is as simple as sticking the tube into the dry sump tank, pumping the pump handle a few times and sucking the oil out. I don't even bother warming the engine. There is very little oil in the sump so not essential to drain that but if you have a sump plug then you could drain the sump too (my Raceline sump doesn't have a plug). I have a Pace easyclean tank and I just remove the centre breather to get the pump tube down to the bottom of the tank - I guess it's probably similar on the Caterham tank.

The PM is sent and viewable but the email to the recipient telling them have a PM is not working at the moment.

There are currently some issues with the websitehelp email address so notifications are not being sent from the website. We are addressing the problem.

Will do. Thank you.

Hi Tom - thanks for that kind offer. I would certainly be keen to try it for size to make sure I can see all the relevant bits through my steering wheel. Cheers, Shaun

Hi Phil - officially OK if cannot be used when driving. In practice, I've seen plenty with the adjuster in the cockpit and reachable by the driver. Shaun

Thanks for feedback Ian. Simon - I know - just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing some other product that might suit me. I'm tempted by the full AIM set-up and sell the Racekeeper but it's still quite a bit of money to change. Will discuss at Curborough.

Before I send my Stack dash off to have the broken tacho needle replaced for the second time (cost £160 last time) I'm after first hand recommendations for a reasonably priced alternative. I'm thinking of a full LCD display and am aware of the AIM MXS (replacement for the MXL) and the Race Technology Dash 2 which are similar in both price and function. Could I use all my existing Stack senders with either of these or do they come with their own? Are there any others at the same sort of price point (i.e. <£1000)?

Looks like it might be a permissions thing. I see it when logged in as admin but not when logged in as a member. Will see if I can fix else will refer to NDP.

It did take up more than it's fair share of track The owner used to race clubmans cars but in his words "as my swansong I wanted to find out what having 500bhp under your right foot is like"

Odd - this on OSX and it's OK on my Windows PC as well. Will investigate.

Have you got a screenshot? The views are showing for me. There's an indexing issue being investigated at the moment which may be related.

For completeness I've now uploaded my .

For anyone interested, I've posted a brief write up of my first race event and a video of Race 2 on the Motorsport forum here.

After 10 years of sprinting and hillclimbing my 7, at the weekend I took part in my first circuit race. I entered the BARC SE Sevenesque series at Brands Hatch on Saturday 30th July. The classes are based on power to weight ratios meaning pretty much any type of 7 can compete. The cars are mostly C400 racecars, R400/SLR or big power Duratecs so my car fitted neatly into class 4 (385 to 435bhp per tonne - weight is car plus driver). It's taken me a while to make the changes to the car required for racing including plumbing in a fire extinguisher, fitting a rain light, sealing the boot area (I chose to fit an aluminium tonneau) and sealing the front bulkhead but at last the car was ready. I had already bought a FHR which required a new helmet as well since I needed this for the sprint season. I would be in the first qualifying session (09:00) so we stayed at the circuit Friday night to avoid a really early start. Sign on was at 07:30 and scrutineering for my class at 07:35 which all seemed a bit rushed but in the end sign-on was open early and I was first in the scrutineering bay leaving me time to have a cup of tea before qualifying. There were only 12 cars on our grid which was shared with an "Allcomers" class incluing a WRC escort, a mega-power Impreza and a 1970's Mach 1 Mustang. The track was dry but still a bit green and me being used to super-soft compound tyres rather than the mediums I was now running, my first couple of laps were a bit lairy but I soon settled down and quickly got into the 53s. One of the more experienced drivers caught and overtook me and by hanging onto his tail for a couple of laps I managed to clock a 52.643s lap to put me 8th on the grid. Race 1 was at 12:35. It rained quite heavily mid morning and the track was pretty wet with the cars throwing up rooster tails. thankfully it stopped raining about 1/2 hour before we were called to the assembly area and the track began to clear. The green flag lap showed that it was still pretty damp out which is not what I'd hoped for on my first ever race . Lined up on the grid, the one minute board came out and my heart rate suddenly increased as I realised that this was it, I was actually going to be in a race! The 30s board appeared and then the red lights were on - I raised the revs a bit but not much and then the lights were out - another car shot past me as it got a much better start than I managed and then we're all piling into Paddock Hill bend. The track was still really slippery and for the first half of the race I was just concentrating on not spinning off but gradually a dry line appeared and I started to gain a bit of confidence. Although I did start to get closer to the pack in front, my lack of confidence in the early part of my race meant I was never going to catch them and I finished in 9th. Race 2 was at 16:15, the rain had stayed away for the rest of the day and the track was dry. Waiting in the assembly area, a few drops appeared on my visor but it didn't materialise - "psychological rain" . Lined up on the grid I was on the inside this time and was determined to make the most of my sprinting experience and at least get a good start. Red lights on, I dialled in a few thousand rpm and as soon as the lights went out I was off the clutch and planting the throttle - it was a great start and I dived between the 2 cars ahead of me on the grid and hung onto 8th place into Paddock Hill. From there it was pretty uneventful but a couple of spinners and retirements meant I ended up in 5th place. As I was packing the car up the BARC SE co-ordinator came up to me with a trophy in his hands - it turned out I had got second in class . The day was a great introduction to racing and I'm looking forward to doing some more events. Sadly the next Sevenesque race clashes with Curborough so I'm looking at maybe entering some MSVR all-comers races to get some more experience and try and lose my novice cross. Due to a new regulation for next year about power to weight, I'll need a National A licence to compete so I need 6 signatures by the end of this year! Heres the in-car video from my 2nd race: Results here. ​Finally, I'd just like to thank Mark Durrant and Rob Jacobs for getting to the circuit early and being pit crew, my wife for letting me do this (and making lunch ) and to my fellow sprinters who came to watch and give support.

My T1 , sorry about the stupid great mirror getting in the way of the view. Will move the camera this week.

I could do with another 500rpm or so as I'm on the limiter quite a lot - changing to 3rd just slows me down though as it more than doubles the number of gear changes required