RE: Euro hillclimbing, a dream realised
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Good luck, Charlie.
I'm dead jealous, since I've been "competing" in hillclimbs & sprints for years and the really short hills in the UK can be a bit frustrating. Been hoping the PtB have a round in France (the TVRCC Speed Championship has even been invited a couple of times) but there seem to be various insurmountable bureaucratic hurdles to overcome (I assume to do with 3rd party liability cover via the MSA ...)
I'm dead jealous, since I've been "competing" in hillclimbs & sprints for years and the really short hills in the UK can be a bit frustrating. Been hoping the PtB have a round in France (the TVRCC Speed Championship has even been invited a couple of times) but there seem to be various insurmountable bureaucratic hurdles to overcome (I assume to do with 3rd party liability cover via the MSA ...)
andylaurence said:
Great to see this posted. My car came from French hillclimbing. It'd be nice to have some coverage of UK hillclimbs and sprints though.
Andy, PH have done a few British Hillclimb posts last year.I remember a post about hillclimbing in an MX5.
Plus they competed in a few rounds driving a standard Astra VXR.
I remember it going off semi at Prescott
DeltaAlphaEcho said:
Andy, PH have done a few British Hillclimb posts last year.
I remember a post about hillclimbing in an MX5.
Plus they competed in a few rounds driving a standard Astra VXR.
I remember it going off semi at Prescott
Enjoy!I remember a post about hillclimbing in an MX5.
Plus they competed in a few rounds driving a standard Astra VXR.
I remember it going off semi at Prescott
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tvrcc...
Zumbruk said:
Good luck, Charlie.
I'm dead jealous, since I've been "competing" in hillclimbs & sprints for years and the really short hills in the UK can be a bit frustrating. Been hoping the PtB have a round in France (the TVRCC Speed Championship has even been invited a couple of times) but there seem to be various insurmountable bureaucratic hurdles to overcome (I assume to do with 3rd party liability cover via the MSA ...)
If you have enough signatures and can get a license, keep an eye here. This is where my friends get their slots.... Supposed to be a great event and the Brits are welcomed:I'm dead jealous, since I've been "competing" in hillclimbs & sprints for years and the really short hills in the UK can be a bit frustrating. Been hoping the PtB have a round in France (the TVRCC Speed Championship has even been invited a couple of times) but there seem to be various insurmountable bureaucratic hurdles to overcome (I assume to do with 3rd party liability cover via the MSA ...)
http://www.hillclimbfrance.co.uk/
Look at St Guerno
rhinochopig said:
soad said:
How does that front suspension system work then? Is that a heave damper and the others are hidden or some clever single spring/damper arrangement?
The front damper uses shims for the anti roll, tbh I'm a little foxed by it but we should be able to get a good baseline setup when I go testing in the next month or so 
Just trying to remember a few of the things people mentioned to reply to - the weight limit on the van is going to be a bit close but it should be fine... I've got a few friends from Guernsey who've got a similar setup that I'm copying, removed quite a bit of weight, the payload is 1200kg and the original tail lift was much heavier than the ally ramps I've had made, I just need to be careful about what I put in but I can do light packing
Really excited to have the PH coverage and can't wait to start uploading video and more features once the season starts to gather speed.
Just trying to remember a few of the things people mentioned to reply to - the weight limit on the van is going to be a bit close but it should be fine... I've got a few friends from Guernsey who've got a similar setup that I'm copying, removed quite a bit of weight, the payload is 1200kg and the original tail lift was much heavier than the ally ramps I've had made, I just need to be careful about what I put in but I can do light packing
Really excited to have the PH coverage and can't wait to start uploading video and more features once the season starts to gather speed.
Krikkit said:
Shared single damper for the front, can't find whether they've got antiroll or not though - some older shots seem to have bell-cranked antiroll, but I can't see it on this one.
The rocker slides from side to side for anti roll, with stacks of belleville washers for springs.
thespannerman said:
Good luck! Looks awesome, watching those videos gave me a right adrenaline rush!
Ahem, slightly OT but a wee bit faster 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kufacVXlSc
Edited by CO2000 on Tuesday 6th January 21:15
Krikkit said:
rhinochopig said:
soad said:
How does that front suspension system work then? Is that a heave damper and the others are hidden or some clever single spring/damper arrangement?rhinochopig said:
How does that front suspension system work then? Is that a heave damper and the others are hidden or some clever single spring/damper arrangement?
I wouldn't have thought that a monoshock suspension like this was suited to public roads which are never going to be surfaced like the racetracks that this car was designed for. CO2000 said:
thespannerman said:
Good luck! Looks awesome, watching those videos gave me a right adrenaline rush!
Ahem, slightly OT but a wee bit faster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kufacVXlSc
Edited by CO2000 on Tuesday 6th January 21:15
B'stard Child said:
CO2000 said:
thespannerman said:
Good luck! Looks awesome, watching those videos gave me a right adrenaline rush!
Ahem, slightly OT but a wee bit faster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kufacVXlSc
Edited by CO2000 on Tuesday 6th January 21:15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ_nDgddas0
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