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ken
Agony Aunt - You have a car problem? Speak to Ken
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 Re: Snetterton 24 Hour ben, that's correct. Tbh, I wish they'd never adopted the Kent cam or the Weber carb (which has been introduced this year) and I don't think I'm alone in that sentiment... ken
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toomany2cvs
Firing on two.
Joined: December 26th, 2008, 9:40 pm
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Location: Surrounded by 2cvs...
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Re: Snetterton 24 Hour Russell wrote: I don't know where you're looking, but the timing classification for the first hour says we did 22 laps. D'oh. Yes, you're right. I'm looking at the 1 lap difference from the car in front and the 10 lap gap to the leaders. Quote: The only other problems we had were boiling brake fluid at 3:45am which I suspect was down to the handbrake being left on after a pitstop Bwahahahaha... "Failure due to loose nut behind steering wheel"... Quote: and the silencer became holed at some point which we welded a patch over and carried on. That'll be because it's so low. Oh, wait a sec... It's HIGHER than your road car... 
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Russell
Firing on two.
Joined: November 29th, 2008, 10:05 pm
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Location: West Sussex, U.K.
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Re: Snetterton 24 Hour There was one car on the grid with standard springs. Basingstoke college. Check where they finished.
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Sean
Firing on two.
Joined: April 22nd, 2009, 11:06 pm
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Location: Ecosse
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Re: Snetterton 24 Hour Russell wrote: There was one car on the grid with standard springs. Basingstoke college. Check where they finished. those springs were far from standard!  they FINISHED on standard springs and grounded their chassis everytime they pitted lucky i hadnt cleared out the van after moving garages  sean
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Russell
Firing on two.
Joined: November 29th, 2008, 10:05 pm
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Location: West Sussex, U.K.
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Re: Snetterton 24 Hour Also, the driver who may or may not have left the handbrake on wasn't used to the handbrake on that side of him as he's german, and it was just before 4am. I reckon that's a good enough excuse.
What's suprising is that two of our drivers had never driven a 2cv before, the third had only driven lhd 2cvs too. Our fastest driver, the speed youth Graham has never raced cars before, although he's a bit of a karting star. None of them missed gears, or caused any damage that can usually be associated with racing drivers who haven't done 2cvs before. It'd be great to see what they could do with a bit more time behind the wheel.
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Russell
Firing on two.
Joined: November 29th, 2008, 10:05 pm
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Location: West Sussex, U.K.
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Re: Snetterton 24 Hour Sean wrote: Russell wrote: There was one car on the grid with standard springs. Basingstoke college. Check where they finished. those springs were far from standard! they FINISHED on standard springs and grounded their chassis everytime they pitted lucky i hadnt cleared out the van after moving garages sean I'm gutted we had to cut the springs up, there was a massive WTF moment, followed by a lot of lolling.
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Jonathan
Firing on two.
Joined: January 1st, 2009, 7:37 pm
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Location: Disunited Kingdom
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Re: Snetterton 24 Hour Russell wrote: . It'd be great to see what they could do with a bit more time behind the wheel. I agree wholeheartedly, Simon must have them back next year without fail 
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2CViking
viking bastard
Joined: April 18th, 2009, 11:43 am
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Location: Meneac, Bretagne France
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Re: Snetterton 24 Hour Sean wrote: 2CViking wrote: It would be interesting to know the 3 winning cars motor config. and what gear box they are running. Any info on that?
Would love to race one day.
Cheers at an educated guess:- standard 2cv6 box -well thats essential standard 2cv engine block and crank, 9:1 pistons,2;1 tuned exhaust, standard M28 inlet manifold with solex for Alex and rentboys(some may have used the club webber kit some started on webbers but changed), shortened barrels, club camshaft',single piece stainless inlet valves, un filled heads( i think) and (theoretically) standard tappets, double springs (probably), lumenition and harley type coil. when the webbers got going they seem fast tho prone to water ingestion when it rains and run very thirsty. food for thought? you gonna come play soon? standard car? Sean Thanks Sean. DON'T tempt me, I would love racing + setting up the beats as I did as a kid doing 2cv cross. Is it allowed to build your own 2cv6 box or must it be a straight 6 box. When we raced the crosser, we emphasized reliability rather than speed + staying away from trouble. Had a couple of wins but often someone rammed your rear and took you out, bugger. If I can find the money and time maybe next season. Attachment:
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Neil
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Joined: November 28th, 2008, 11:14 pm
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Location: Cornwall, UK
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2CViking
viking bastard
Joined: April 18th, 2009, 11:43 am
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Location: Meneac, Bretagne France
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Re: Snetterton 24 Hour Bloody hell Neil, I'm all hot now Don't know how to find time. Raid Africa and World meeting 2011 and Raid Australia 2012  Maybe 2013 if I put it in my diary now. Thats plenty of time to get a racer ready, no stress. Will come over for a weekend for a look. Cheers
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