Dec 17th @ Brands

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:54 pm

Glad to be of use guys.
If it's that good, you can buy me a coffee in the morning!
This is useful for local updates too.
http://weather.hythefm.com/weather_cam.html

Post by **Stuart** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 6:22 am

I have been up for quite a while now and my car is still frozen solid. Ice on the inside and ice on the outside too. I will not be leaving until I can get in the bloody car, that's for sure, so fingers crossed for a more positive result when I try to get in, when there is daylight @ 7.30 ish!

Post by **Stuart** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 6:52 am

Just had a phone call from Mike B who is there. The paddock is dry, so no ice and certainly no snow at this point. Roads were fine too.

Best I go and chisel the car out then

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 7:15 am

Gave a safe trip guys and a great day playing out on track:D

Post by **Stuart** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:59 am

Well, that didn't go as planned. Long and short of it was I was freezing cold by Thetford, visibility was down to Stevie Wonder by Mildenhall, and by Newmarket both the inside and outside of the windscreen were useless. It transpired that the washers for the windscreen were detached so I got that lovely smeary finish, making visibility even worse. By this stage I had already skated across ice on two occasions, not horrendous but enough to make you hold your breath, and the car had started to misfire under load. I decided enough was enough near Newmarket and turned around to go home. Near Thetford I pulled in for some breakfast and couldn't get the car started again. After nearly killing the battery I spotted that the rubber pipe linking what I think was the throttle body to the AFM (Or equivalent) was hanging off

A quick refit and she started up, lumpy at first but this cleared, and off home. Nearly got collected by a HGV on the way out of the slip lane (aptly named)

A total bloody nightmare, but not nearly as bad as it could have been.

I've spoken to Mike (briefly) and Trev, but I apologise to anyone else who I had said that I'd see when I got there. Gutted not to be able to drive and I am aware that my motto of 'talk is cheap' is starting to apply to me

Not a happy bunny.

Hope those that travelled have a great time.

Stu

Tk · Post by Tk » Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:10 pm

you made the right move stu, snow stopped play in the end

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:51 pm

Yeah, Sadly it did

Although saying that, It was great fun until then (a bit slipply though)

Pic taken a minute after they pulled us all in...

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 4:21 pm

I can confirm toyo r888 do not perform at their best when they are frozen

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:16 pm

And neither do Federal RSRs ( on the back) although the Yoko A048Rs on the front were pretty good. Some video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp4Oejj0iPk

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:40 pm

cool vid tommy