andyelcomb

Probably not in this case as its a race so any damage costs would be included in race entry fees / track hire fee. The barrier damage costs only apply to the tourist lappery as far as I'm aware.

I don't really understand how any car manufacturer these days can design a chassis that has geometry flaws. Surely the computer models and availability of sophisticated facilities such as WIM should show up these issues long before production?

Doesn't look as though it has broken - more like it has just pumped itself right out of the tube.

No problem, that's a deal you couldn't refuse!

A few coming, once Joy & I have stopped pebble-dashing the loo... Yes, we have come home with the trots. I'm not too bad but Joy is very uncomfortable.

Sorry for the delay Liner - been on hols in Jordan and catching up on stuff. Will get back to you soon. Andy

How would you like my Silver Mk2.5 Nevada as a cheap tryout? Could do with a new clutch as the pedal's a bit high, but it's been that way since I got it and it did 2000 miles through France last year without missing a beat. I'm keeping the hardtop though and the paintwork on one side needs a tidy up but otherwise it goes well enough to get a feel for the MX-5s. £850 to you as a Wimmer...

Looks like a more extreme version of Stateside oval racing.

https://www.quora.com/Is-the-Mercedes-SLS-tunnel-video-real

Utterly fake of course!

I still think you're not quite seeing it as I am Tony - there can't be a caliper as there is no disc in the photo. All there is is the wheel rim with chewed up holes and the actual hub flange - nothing else.

Yep, that's my take on it too. Wheel nuts have bottomed out and not gripped the rim to the flange and its a cobbled up mess anyway without a driveshaft through the bearing because the bearing will wear massively without being held together by the driveshaft or at least a CV joint in there. Almost certainly a home-brewed trailer wheel affair. That's why there's no brake disc.

I agree with Rich - that's not a recently used flange as there's long term rust on it. Also the wheel rim isn't one from whatever flange it's bolted to as the centre bore is way larger thank it should be (although that's not always a problem as I use larger bore rims on my MX5s). Definitely a fake / staged pic and wouldn't have been straight off the road.

Recently treated my MX5 canvas roof with Fabsil Gold and it's brilliant stuff. Water just runs straight off so certainly makes it waterproof.

The whole idea of it is just so bloody lame!

Saw a monster truck with a black taxi cab body on it going through Maidstone earlier - very silly but funny!

Unless you are on a perfect smooth surface then I think you'll find that any old tyre will do as they won't last very long whatever you use. Personally I prefer 14"s, particularly on the back, to keep the car loose and readily turned. I have run 15s on the front and 14s on the rear to good effect.

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Not quite - in the video the front suspension is still more or less intact and the headlight is still in place. They probably went and did it again and that finished it off.

Very good. Dark and poignant but very good. Thanks for that.

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Probably the only illegal thing about it would be the removal of the airbag, hence a non-compliant spec.

You got there before me!

Both of course as it was the Lada that caused the accident, no doubt through a lack of servicing or care.

Yep, no jiggery-pokery with funny perspectives. That's why I kept Petra in the frame as the scale is quite impressive. That's just one of the holes. There are quite a few more in the field and others that are in the road bank nearby. You have to watch out for the spill from the latter as there are often sodding great lumps of flint all over the road. I've got an infra-red camera that I really must set up to take stills and video of the critters.