Event Shitefest 7th -9th June 2019

[chatsharris]

He did ask if people were hooning it during the weekend though.

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[richardthestag]

2 minutes ago, chatsharris said:

He did ask if people were hooning it during the weekend though.

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did you let johnk have a go in it?

 

[chatsharris]

did you let johnk have a go in it?
 

He was the first to do so. So that means yes!
He's having to do a fair amount of grinding, pads were not retracting at all.

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[richardthestag]

the only photo that I managed to take in the 24hours at SF2019

[chatsharris]

I'm back on the road. Happy days.

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[twosmoke300]

Prick 

[chatsharris]

Prick 

I got lucky, just loads of shite on the pads and carrier. Grinder deployed and back on the road, just checked after 10 miles of motorway driving and temperature is even and normal.

Sadly, I had to tell the lovely nurse I won't be picking her up. Sad face.

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[richardthestag]

Just now, chatsharris said:

I got lucky, just loads of shite on the pads and carrier. Grinder deployed and back on the road, just checked after 10 miles of motorway driving and temperature is even and normal.

Sadly, I had to tell the lovely nurse I won't be picking her up. Sad face.

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Damn and blast

[fatharris]

Big yellow taxi en route for the BX.

This message is brought to you by "checking you have appropriate breakdown cover".

Because if you didn't check, you'd feel a right fucking spanner.

This is also brought to you by "tell your recovery driver where you ACTUALLY are"

Which I didn't do. Whoops.

[beko1987]

I'm back at Tiverton tesco. I have a new knocking sound from somewhere, sounds drop-linkey but nothings hanging off and it doesn't do it when I actually hit any bumps. Piss stop done, time for the proper road

[purplebargeken]

SF isn't SF without some form of FTP.

Fuck me, that Big Pug looks utterly woeful. Fantastic purchase and whoohoo on swappage.

[twosmoke300]

28 minutes ago, fatharris said:

Big yellow taxi en route for the BX.

This message is brought to you by "checking you have appropriate breakdown cover".

Because if you didn't check, you'd feel a right fucking spanner.

This is also brought to you by "tell your recovery driver where you ACTUALLY are"

Which I didn't do. Whoops.

Must run in the family - also a prick 

[fatharris]

You know what doesn't run?

Your BX.

[twosmoke300]

Not mine - only borrowed

[fatharris]

Not keeping a BX running must run in the family then.

[richardmorris]

3 hours ago, chatsharris said:

Nope ignore me, it seizes up again using the brake pedal.

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My x1/9 did that- the rubber flexi hose had broken down inside and was acting like a one way valve. I fixed* it on the m6 by not braking again until Surrey. Good luck!

[Bucketeer]

I popped off into town this morning to get some stomach medicine and soon got sidetracked when I found a few rally special stages to play on.

Then I thought I'd go and see the sea but I got distracted by many twisty little roads, and ended up in Bournemouth.

I don't think it's worth me coming back now.

[chatsharris]

That's a diversion and a half, well done.

I made it back okay, temperature normal and even on both wheels. Happy days.

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[M'coli]

The game's a bogey! Awaiting recovery M5 north of j21

[chatsharris]

That's annoying, any idea what it is? Exhaust related??

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[richardthestag]

2 minutes ago, M'coli said:

The game's a bogey! Awaiting recovery M5 north of j21

bugger, fumes getting the better of you or has it departed completely?

[Mrs6C]

1 minute ago, M'coli said:

The game's a bogey! Awaiting recovery M5 north of j21

Hopefully the blue smoke effect in photo isn't from the Peugeot?

[New POD]

I am home average speed 58 mph average fuel 33.6mpg 

We stopped at Stafford as I was starting to fall asleep. 

Smells of real car.  

Unpacked. Clothes in washing machine. 

 

[M'coli]

14 minutes ago, richardthestag said:

bugger, fumes getting the better of you or has it departed completely?

"It'sfucking fucked mate!" I think it's parted company with the downpipe.

[sutty2006]

Is that the case now? 25% of shitefest attendees now littering hard shoulders of various motorways. 

[captain_70s]

9 minutes ago, M'coli said:

"It'sfucking fucked mate!" I think it's parted company with the downpipe.

Pft. Drove my Dolly like that for weeks. Windows down and a headache every day, was fun times.

[pilninggas]

i got home 20 minutes ago. apart from Brent Knoll to Portbury, 70mph all the way with no shitters seen on the shoulder.

l'il blue was flying along.

[fatharris]

We're back on the road, and the convoy continues!

[wuvvum]

Aaand home.

The beast has used about £80 of diesel, which I work out to be ~46mpg, so not too shabby for an old crate like this, especially given the hideous conditions on the way down.

Thanks again to Kirton for organising - I think it's fair to say a good time was had all round, although a couple of locals might have got annoyed with the procession of grotty old chod through their nice respectable village, and Catsinthewelder's children (kittensinthewelder?) are probably going to need counselling later in life after being taught how to play darts by Hairnet.  Other than that a most enjoyable weekend.  And I have now eaten square sausage, so I can die a happy man.

Be interesting to see what JohnK comes up with next year to top the beige 305 though...

[richardmorris]

The recovery services will surely be noticing a spike in their 20 yr old plus breakdowns today.