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Well.......
It was all going well, so happy with second spot against Darrens car and runner up best in show thanks for the votes peeps.
Raffle, god only knows how i manged 5 prizes
Again fantastic, great causes.
(Love the V8S poster spec sheet Paul Brilliant)
Well done Glen & Al
Then....
Your tootling along 70 ish in the fast lane as we do little vibration thinking really should get these balanced again.
Then.... Sssst. !!! i look to the left to see my near side front wheel bouncing along the motorway onto the verge, it traveled a good further 200 metres coming to rest on the grass just by the hard shoulder.
Sparks flying everwhere managed to slide her across to the hard shoulder.. sat there for a few seconds to compose myself then though get out i might be on fire, lucky not.
Looks like the lower wish bone has taken most of the force. Grinding it and the bottom of the shock and the drop link flat. Some under bonnet damage but only surface.
Big thanks to Mike (Philpott) who had stopped at the services just before and then caught up and saw a broken man on the side of the road...haha.
Stuck with me till just before 9pm when the recovery vehicle finally came. Top man Mike.
We did managed to get the camping gas out and get a brew on to calm the nerves.
Nuts must have stripped as I'm 99% sure id torqued then on when switching from the stealth set but you question your self....
And then....
Rang Kim to tell her the good news only to be told my Auny had had a heart attack......
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It was all going well, so happy with second spot against Darrens car and runner up best in show thanks for the votes peeps.
Raffle, god only knows how i manged 5 prizes
Again fantastic, great causes.
(Love the V8S poster spec sheet Paul Brilliant)
Well done Glen & Al
Then....
Your tootling along 70 ish in the fast lane as we do little vibration thinking really should get these balanced again.
Then.... Sssst. !!! i look to the left to see my near side front wheel bouncing along the motorway onto the verge, it traveled a good further 200 metres coming to rest on the grass just by the hard shoulder.
Sparks flying everwhere managed to slide her across to the hard shoulder.. sat there for a few seconds to compose myself then though get out i might be on fire, lucky not.
Looks like the lower wish bone has taken most of the force. Grinding it and the bottom of the shock and the drop link flat. Some under bonnet damage but only surface.
Big thanks to Mike (Philpott) who had stopped at the services just before and then caught up and saw a broken man on the side of the road...haha.
Stuck with me till just before 9pm when the recovery vehicle finally came. Top man Mike.
We did managed to get the camping gas out and get a brew on to calm the nerves.
Nuts must have stripped as I'm 99% sure id torqued then on when switching from the stealth set but you question your self....
And then....
Rang Kim to tell her the good news only to be told my Auny had had a heart attack......
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yknot said:
Not sure whether I would describe that as 'lucky' or 'unlucky' but thank goodness you were ok and to have Mr P on hand with the brew (and moral support!) was a bonus!!
I know - lucky or unlucky both really, It was me with brew equipment lucky and a nice tub of cookies to keep spirits up.
Again fair play to Mike
RayTVR said:
Simon, so sorry to hear that, but as others have said, glad that you're ok.
Such a shame after all that work to get ready, but I'm sure Richard and the boys at RT will soon have her back in tip-top condition.
It's actually at Dave Gerald's/ Classic World Racing. Such a shame after all that work to get ready, but I'm sure Richard and the boys at RT will soon have her back in tip-top condition.
Apart new wishbone being fabricated (Hens teeth) , I've got the Shock and sending it of to Gaz for refurb be back 3-4 days.
Just 2 weeks to Silverstone Classic and RT's just a bit to far athough but I'm sure your right Ray
Flippin' heck Simon! Your nuts must have really tightened when your wheel overtook you!
Thank Heaven nobody got hurt, it could've been a helluva lot worse.
So sorry I didn't stop, but by the time I saw those two S's, it was too late/ too hazardous to slam the brakes on, so I continued on hoping for a junction so I could return.
I didn't even see who it was, but after a while I figured that are least if there was another S in attendance, if the problem was fixable, then it would be fixed.
It was with a heavy heart that when no junction appeared after a good few miles, I decided to carry on.
As it happens, there wouldn't have been much I could have done to help apart from supplying extra teabags and my last drop of milk, so at least that has assuaged my feeling of guilt a little bit.
If it had been an incident on tour sur Le Continent, I would have slammed on the anchors and reversed back to the scene at high speed, but that just isn't done on the M40.
Have you posted your new low level profile on GrindR yet?
Sorry to hear your news about your Aunt, hope she is doing well and makes a good recovery.
were the wheel bolts ok thread wise? if yes then it probably points to loose nuts (I know YOURS would have tightened when the wheel fell off)
Same happened to me about 40 years ago soon after picking my Mk2 Escort up from having some work done at a garage - 2 miles later on the A19 flyover sudden vibration then off-side dropped and the wheel carried on at 70. Luckily it didn't hit anything and could be retrieved. Refitted by taking a nut from the other 3 wheels and driving slowly home with a damaged wing.
So glad you were fine and so little damage to the S
Same happened to me about 40 years ago soon after picking my Mk2 Escort up from having some work done at a garage - 2 miles later on the A19 flyover sudden vibration then off-side dropped and the wheel carried on at 70. Luckily it didn't hit anything and could be retrieved. Refitted by taking a nut from the other 3 wheels and driving slowly home with a damaged wing.
So glad you were fine and so little damage to the S
That must have been terrifying.
Glad you're ok and hope Aunty is on the mend too.
Forgive me for some S humour but pleased to see the indicator survived
Followed a friend that nearly lost a rear wheel on Marcos a few years ago ( just hung on the half shaft). That was scary just following.
Sure it'll be sorted soon.
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