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Welcome to the Official Website of
the Northern Roadsters Club
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Introduction
Formed initially from a group of like-minded people over a decade ago the informal club became official in October 2006.
Many members of the Club have a long history
of competing in motor sport events, with members competing at a high
level in Hillclimbs, Sprints, Autocross, Autotests, circuit racing,
Rallies, and Navigational Runs. It aims to be encouraging to new
members to start competing and then providing the stimulus for them to
further develop their skills.
Many members of the club come to it with no
competitive inclination, but simply a love of the hand-built car and
the open road, and the cheerful friendship of like minded enthusiasts.
The club runs many events to cater for these members too. Of course
many competitve members like to join in with the social side too!
Our current programme of events is formulated for 2010, and we welcome requests from all members. If
people want to do it, in a roadster, and it's legal, we'll organise it!
(Probably).
Our main object is to encourage interest in
enjoying wind-in-the-hair, seat-of-the-pants motoring in all its forms,
and our emphasis is on 4 wheeled hand-built or modified cars and
motorsport. Membership is open to adults of any age or sex with neither
age, nor type of car owned, precluding participation. It is not
necessary to own a vehicle to gain the benefit from our club as
armchair enthusiasts and spectators are just as welcome but members
active with their own transport gain the most.
As part of its communication process, the Club also publishes 'Torque
Tales', its own newsletter containing news and information for members.
There is a continuing need for willing helpers, both male and female at
our events and there is a vital and interesting role to be played by
anyone keen to act as a marshal or other representative of the Club.
Are you interested in finding out more? Then come down to one of the
events in our calendar, or our monthly 'first Friday' meet at the Three
Nuns, just off the M62 at Junction 25 (where the A62 starts just
through the lights past Cooper Bridge scrapyard). You can then meet
the members of the friendliest motor club in the North, or apply for
membership by either downloading the membership form or by e-mailing membership@northernroadsters.co.uk
for details of how to join by snail mail.
Check our calendar page for
details of our forthcoming activities.
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Latest News
Newark
2010
18 people and 12 cars this year - a record
for us. The Toyota Twins, Kent Boys and MNR Man stopped to endure the cold
night. Last years dog kennel brought by OGL proved the butt of everyone’s jukes
but this year nearly all had event tents! Imitation IS the sincerest form of flattery. The biting north wind kept
Saturday cold. The clouds went as the sun went down so it got colder. Then it
got colder and went very cold. So we gravitated to the MNR Party which drifted towards the event
function which, was sooooo exciting we decided there could be more fun at a
morgue. Brasso Inclutcho Intacto was hailed to protect our wallets (well we are
from Yorkshire) so we went walkabout, looked at some Yank tanks on display, and
then re--joined forces with our best mates MNR and partied the night away being
blinded by a laser show.
Sunday brought warmth and overdue sunshine,
Breakfast was the usual 20 gallons of perpetual tea (urn required) followed by
half a ton of sausages. Sec couldn’t get his pop-up tent to pack down – half an
hour for three people ! – still saves on the gym fees.Howard came with his son
and announced that the new MK with GSXR power was ready for IVA. DP’s bonnet
was looking sad after making a bid for freedom on the motorway, (polish won’t cure that) A few Lieges were parked
on top of s mound, a fantastic Leyland tuck special pulling a cute 2CV based
vintage Renault lookalike. Triking seem to be making a comeback with a vested
interest for one member as a sibling has one in storage.A few enquiries and
interested parties took membership details. Jon got a fan and was jibed as it
is the only ‘fan’ he has….. PG’s Nuts are considering selling 10mm stainless
steel following so much demand from one member over the years !!
DW had dramas on the way home with the
car’s first outing as a water pump came loose taking out the timing sensor but
a quick foray to find glue sorted it and the convoy wend it weary but happy way
home.
Roll on Stafford
June
Jamboree
Well not such a Jamboree, No OGL – yet
another excuse! Only three cars; Sec - with the hood up, a visiting Marlin also
with the hood up, and Steven W (for WET) because of course he has no hood – or
windscreen, or side screens. DP was late home and the rain came as he was about
to set out & so he whimped out into the tin top. Even Bill arrived under a
metal lid! Ten hardy souls in all, so a
jolly chin-wag if not a Jamboree. Dave
Wright’s MNR sits it’s re-test on Tuesday after attention to front brakes &
a diff change (probably), so he should be OK for Newark.
Paul & Jo arrived along with a detachable racing seat, occupied by
our newest member – Corben, all 8lbs 11½oz of him at just 2 weeks & 4 days.
Never have so many nappies & sleepless nights tales resounded around the
Nuns! Plans were laid for Newark, details will
doubtless pop up on the Forum.
Stoneleigh
Freeeeeeeezing again. It rained – light
showers were promised and we had just one – all
day! 8 made the pilgrimage. It was
cold there, then it got colder, then it got colder still, then it got VERY
cold! Many thanks to MNR for the use of their marquee, fire & BBQ – fine Hosts.
We all felt very old as a couple of 17 year
old showed us round their cars. My show highlights were a 358kg track day MEV
motorbike mid engine in a Mallock format – stunning! helmets, racing harnesses.
We all wondered if Autoglym were visiting
DP to see if he could return some polish as a wholesale supplier! Evening banter included a potential Raw merger
with Manor GP renaming it ‘Ee Bar Gum Racing’ (EBGRac).
Sausages sausages and more sausages - good food planning for brekky by all although
we thought we had the best tent around with our chequered tablecloth and
candelabras. OGL finally sold the Dampers. He only came to look at DW’s wheels
and left with pockets full of Spax.
May Medley,
Election Fever came and went with a well
hung parliament and talks of possible October elections (that’s more elections
than a Chinaman on his honeymoon night!). All party’s attended and red, blue,
yellow, green cars turned up. Two new
potential members with good talks of engine types to use, bike vs. car, Kent vs.
Duratec, etc, Family Fortunes followed– good luck Jo & Paul. A few mentioned a MNR Track day (£80) & a
low cost Lowcost day – see their forum. DW
has only 1 week to IVA.
We reminisced of camping days and nights at
Stoneleigh where DP dreamt of polish stands. Talk of trailers, Sheep chicanes, 2 wheels
bad, 4 wheels good and one member working on the toilet with the laptop!!. We
thought he had piles of work and needed it to work out his logs. We all thought
he looked a bit flushed and wiped out.
April
showers bring forth May..............hopes that the
rain will eventually stop and we can take our cars out at last!!- 12 attended
another drenched Bank Holiday Friday evening so no cars. However, next meet should see almost a full
compliment as Mike L nearly has his back on road, Bill A the same (now he is
not legless), Sec after leaving his mark or two in a roundabout sort of way OGL
in a taxing way, DP (having a weekend off from polishing his car) and Dave W
having finalised the build – it’s nearly ready hence:
Formula
for Fun (FF) =
DW + MNR x (IVA)/3 weeks x 2 pie.
Discussion centred around;
Bill A needing a map – not an OS one but an
Emerald one to let the new throttle potentiometer do the talking so the .driver
doesn’t need to do the walking, brakes - Mintex vs. Green Stuff, Volvo to Ford
to Mazda and Triumph to SAAB to Omega conversions – this had Jon perplexed, DW is ‘Tyred’ out buying wheels. Tales were regaled of the years first
camping outing to a sub zero Ribble Head.
So much fun some a re retuning next weekend! Jon has bought a new pop up
tent after popping in to a camping shop.
Jo has nearly produced our newest member – due at the KC Show
F1 – Australia was much better – however
we have a split decision - Hammy or
Button, which is de man? Concensus was
we all like 8am starts as they don’t corrupt the day. Our advice to Virgin/Manor re the small
fuel tank – we reckon a shot of ‘coal tar’ in the tank to be a dense enough
fuel to get t’Timo overt finish like tha noss.
The next official trip s the PPC in the
Park followed by the Stoneleigh weekend. See you all there.
March
Expectations - The saying goes ‘March winds and April showers bring forth May~~be able to use our
cars this year if weather allows’ doesn’t it?
Anyway Chris D is considering converting his car to a boat in keen
anticipation of another globally warmed summer !! Tales of adventures were told,
with lore of ambition winning over adhesion in a ‘roundabout’ sort of way. Hence talks led to traction control theory on
the cheap without the need for ABS. Paul
is into electric cars (not Scalectrix) and wants to build one – we say battery
theory hasn’t kept pace so he will need a very
long lead. Better use Hydrogen engines AKA ‘bobms’.. ALG will carpet the house
so gaining brownie points for a car budget. DP is to swap a 16v for a 20v and
upgrade the Omex 300 to 600, the clever self learning type. The first camping foray is in the planning
stage and it was decided the only thing needed to bring is …………..a sleeping bag
and booze .!
ALG desires a car, wants a car, needs
a car. !3 of us agreed !! But he knows that he wouldn’t know how to fettle it,
but we all know that he doesn’t need to know because he will know somebody who may
know and failing that they can get in touch with a knowledgeable bod who will know. Freezing
February got off to a lively start. . Sec seconded several
subscriptions. Merry japes about road
kill and poaching laws, stray wagon wheels (not the chocolate ones), fireproof
helmets, track days, tyres, Spax damper length and ride height made. Steve is preoccupied about his wedding tackle
whilst driving – or is it that the ride height is just too low for West Yorkshires finest speed attenuators. Mikey has a new project – Fiat X19 – that may
get finished ………… sometime ! Bill thinks
a concrete car is the new medium for a shapely body cast. Another F1 team may be up for grabs after we
missed out so narrowly last year with Brawn GP.
If bought Campos
will be relocated to Holmfirth hence renamed Compos. New rubber would mean wellies for the pit crew
- well fed on fish ‘n chips.. The
competition from the new teams is patchy with Virgin F1 probably pulling out
after the installation lap with worries that the fuel may be put in the wrong
hole!! Anticipation of warmer weather
for the coming year abounds and a few are already getting ready for March when
the roads beckon once more.
Snow Snow Slip Slip Snow for our January Japes meant only 6 managed to get to the meeting especially
as it started with more of the fully white stuff falling at 7pm! OGL braved it from moorland heights but where
was Sec Stu – skidding in a snowy Slaithwaite stuck in a slow snake of stopped
traffic? Tales of the weeks weather was
followed by various incidents of red mist road rage. Paul has chosen some wheel deals & Jo
announced she has broken the cat flap – we recommended using the door next time
and they both now need a three/four
seater kit car. DP mentioned in passing
that he hasn’t had time to polish the car yet this year (only the 8th)
– we were aghast. With this years
calendar penned talks turned to tents. Big ones to act as garages as well as
holiday homes. DP reckoned it would keep the rain off the Blue Beastie. We all reminisced over past owned cars and DW
explained how to rally drive a Mini with hydrolastic suspension.
Ho Ho Ho ! Several staunch members braved sleet, snow and slush to
grace the 2009 Christmas Party at the Stansfield Arms. Sauvignon, Santa,
scoff and singers provided the usual fun filled festive frolics. Good food was
enjoyed by all whilst an excellent singer ‘Nat King Kong’ lamented us with
‘lurve songs’. Jon was awarded ‘brownie points’ for blagging an extra
half of turkey, acre of veg and Christmas pud. OGL found a secret ‘cheese
mine’ and brought several slabs to the table. Andy demonstrated giving
birth to a ‘baby’ balloon then Jo got broody and practised cradling and feeding
it !!. The dancing started and the ‘yokels’ whisked us off to the floor one by
one starting with OGL (aka ‘Milk Tray Man’). The girlies danced round a
handbag or two until the midnight hour then the stoic bade cheery farewells with
good wishes and there goes another year !!
December - Ho Ho Ho it’s nearly Christmas !! A resilient 13 attended and talk of MSA reg
changes lead to discussions of new tyre lists, FR Helmets, overalls, gloves,
shoes and HANS (whoever he is). A brave few organised a Saturday morning run
out to North Yorkshire Tales of ‘Ribble Head Lore’ ensued. Attention turned to aerodynamics and it was
decided that apart from the usual winglets and side skirts the extra speed
wearing a 60’s plastic hair band acting as a canard wing over a baldy head
would add a further 10mph ! We then discoverer we are all ’saddos’ as all bar
one have photos of their jalopy on their mobile phones. Nik has sold ‘The Black
Beast’. Mike L described the Holme Moss fountain - to be avoided we
believe. Dave W has bought some new
shockers (bounce & rebound) but only for the Mountain Bike. All offered Jo birthing advice & a special
offer of 3 packs for £18 was misunderstood by Jon as thought it meant Stella but
Jo was talking Pampers!! The Christmas party looms on the 19th,
the outline 2010 calendar was set and the next meeting will be Jan 8th
as New Year day s the first Friday.
Remember remember the First Friday in November a Standard
number came and the night set off like a Rocket.
Where was Sonic Sec? Following OGL’s
lead and escaping for a weekend away. Bracey was off playing at Will Hoy on the
new wheels. A few ideas were Fused
and a bit of Flare was discussed.
Bill brought a home made Air Bomb
(intake scoop) and Dave P (Sparkler man)
said it needed a polish. Jo Barraged
Rick with questions about his truncheon and hat - the world is now legally her
toilet. Darrel has found a home for his Star,
Fencewrecker has put some time into the garage and the new car is ready to test
the Traffic Lights. The Christmas party was deliberated and
the menu went round as many times as a Catherine
Wheel before courses were chosen. Discussion turned green and it was decided
that we are all ‘enviro friendly’, by recycling an old Banger into a Black Cat
(Caterham). Jon regaled tales of maintaining the entente cordiale by joining
Friends Disunited in a French restaurant in Germany, getting a meal ordered in ‘charades’
lingo. Then someone must have lit a Jumping
Jack as we all leapt up and flowed out of the pub like larva from a Volcano into a Snowstorm (well a rain storm really).
Ribblehead
Camping Trip No disasters! Dave & Jon have
tales of a boozy camp fire session and windy Saturday night with 2 Para in the
bunkhouse at Ribblehead.Was that a ghost ? No just a sleepwalker ! Sec joined
them at 10.00am Sunday up in the damp clouds - their other oppos having
departed. 3 intrepid Strikers set off for Hawes, crossing with 6 kit cars
coming the other way. Much waving! Fuel up, with locals taking photos! then
over Buttertubs at 526 mts to a drier Muker in Swaledale for a pot of tea
beside a real coal fire in Secs’ mates
teashop. Once more the cars attracted a family with 2 young lads who enjoyed a
sit in Jon's motor. Then it was back over the tops to Askrigg, and a spirited
run along the high level yellows of Wensleydale to find the sunshine in
Leyburn. Stop for chat and to remove scarves and Woolley hats, then we turn
south through Middleham heading for the Ice Cream shop in Ripley. Beyond Ripon
we crossed again with some 12 or more kits going north - even more waving! In
Ripley it was Vanilla or Banana dipped in Hot Chocolate, and a chat with a
chap lamenting the Westfield
he had enjoyed in earlier years. On to Harrogate, where Dave and Jon struck
west to Wetherby and the A1 (after a play, or was it a missed exit? at the
roundabout) while yours truly kept on for Leeds
and home. A great round trip of 150 miles - we should do it more often, forget
the weddings and other complications (-noted OGL !!).
Tin Top October Time meant that the weather has broken and most cars are
now tucked up in a warm garage – except Steve who braved the rain with no
screen !! (he’s emulating Bill for outright hardiness. 11 attended the meet but where was our little
treasurer? Hunting Rhinos again. Tales regaled of monthly daring and
deeds. Mr Polish and JR went out for a
run and both suffered a breakdown within 100 yards of each other. Paul & Jo
are expecting a junior member to arrive in May next year – congratulations from
all. Christmas dinner is confirmed – see the calendar page. Mr. Polish has been
hunting Gelert outlets to join the ‘Fancy Pants’ team but hasn’t struck lucky
yet and Andy seems keen to join the hardy campers. Talk centred around JR
bartering MFI wardrobes whilst ‘Sec’ bothered MI5, Customs and Excise
interference. OGL can’t access his clothes because of a handbag and shoe wall.
Tyres, Carbs, TB’s, Lambda’s, ECU’s and all things electronic and mysterious.
September First Friday saw 11½ (is that a future new member Andy?) attend
with cars a plenty. Nobody heard OGL arrive with the new quiet silencer! DP was
on holiday in Spainland checking out polish stocks in Benidorm. Andy still
can’t decide which car is best and Rich wants a Sonic. OGL’s bushes squeaked more
than a set of mice in a Monty Python sketch – time to crack out the silicon
lube. JR’s car was ‘tyred out’ after a fabulous day at Anglesey
and Mr. Mikuni was restricting him playing out. Rain abruptly cane and filled
up the cars so Sec hastily drove his bathtub home. OGL chivalrously mopped his
car out so ‘Er Indoors’ could be seated in more of an unsaturated style.
August
Meet. A dry evening, 6 cars, several tin-tops,
and a strong member turnout. OGL left
early – family business. While the cat
was away, the mice did not particularly play, they were too busy soaking up
Dave & Jon’s tales of Scooby bating. Oh how Dave has changed – apart from
the silly grin he can’t shed – he hasn’t polished off the trackday rubber and
wears it proudly. When are we going again? he muttered all evening. Bill has 2
knees now – get back in the Striker soon mate.
Track Day Ty
Croes Anglesey - Strikers 2 : Scoobies 0 Two members, DP & Jon "red mist" Read set off for Anglesey
on a Thursday evening, driving along the great roads of North
Wales. Camp was set at 10pm next to the opposition all lined up in
formation (about 20 hot Subarus. (A David & Goliath scene pictured here) In
the face of adversity JR’s words were" Dave we are f####d". Next day pre
start nerves weren’t helped when ,JR took his silencer of his car for
inspection when comments could be heard from the "Scooby mob",
"the exhaust has fallen off already".
DP’s first track day started well, getting
used to the circuit, braking & turn in points etc. making a few mistakes in
the morning stint, J "red mist’ R was off showing a clean pair of heels to
the "Scooby boys" demonstrating what these Strikers can do on a
track.
400bhp scoobys that had mods were overtaken
- they could not keep up on the bends and we pulled away on the straights. There
was only one scooby we let pass and that had 500bhp running on race fuel. Later
in the afternoon a jealous Scooby owner came over to enquire what engine was in
JR’s car? Jon replied "It’s a Cortina ". Brilliant! JR took his now best mate Tim out for a
blast on track for a few laps and he came back singing from the Strike Hymn
Sheet. “Respect, come round tonight with us for a pint".. A few
pints of lager in the bar and then all sat outside till 1am,chatting had a
great time made new friends and hope to meet up again at a future track day.
The experience and atmosphere of the track day was fantastic. The marshalls and
the people that we met were fantastic. Look out for the next track day
hopefully with more people from the club.
3
Nuns July Friday, only 2 cars - Sec & Howard - then
Howard disappeared, only for fuel, he soon returned.. Best not to forget after
a night of jolly banter. 10 bods in all, all happily searching through another
goody-bag from Jon. Post-it notes and pens were found by a plenty, then Bill
dug deep and brought out a gem of a mini LED torch "How did we all miss
that?" Jonathan had finally got his Striker back from Boggies, only to be
out of MOT, and Dave was absent preparing (polishing) for a track day at Ty Croes.
by the way where was OGL – sweltering in Frog-land we were told ....
Newark 09 - 14 attended with only 5 cars, JR’s in dry doc, Bill for knee
reasons DW building his, still!, Chris fro Credit Crunch savings, Dave B
couldn’t bring the Marlin as the Webbers were making a bid for freedom ! OGL
brought his car even with cracked wishbone so the rest of the troop were
singing ‘three wheels on my wagon’. New member Steve with a tidy non yellow
striker 20v Toyota – Mmm yummy, The weather was fine at last (for a change over
the past two years) except just as OGL arrived the heavens opened at the A1
roundabout & filled the car upnicely. .Three hardy campers stayed over DP
pitched his tent inside out, and also got the inners and outers order mixed up,OGL
slept in an event ‘Dog Kennel’ that took 30 seconds to pitch. Then the fancy
pants emerged Stu first then OGL and DP feeling left out borrowed a set.. Tea
beckoned and a hunt for pies ensued. Melton Mowbray Pies are now much richer.
Doughnuts, Dodgems, Discos, Dodgy Wine & Drooling over some Gargantuan American
Tin Types finished the night. Day 2 - DP found the polish stand & started
to quiver with excitement until he saw some fluorescent braces.! Richard wants
a Sonic, OGL still wants a Liege,
and we all like the new Sylva Spectre.
Cadwell Park 750 Motor Club Car
Championships held on Sunday
10th May allowed a few to support Rob contestinmg in a Raw
Striker. Haute Cuisine (Namely Bacon Butties) was provided by the
Cordon Pink caterers (namely Rob & nik) from the 'Corporate
Hospitality Suite' a.k.a. Campervan. A grand day out was had by those
that attended
The Stoneleigh Kit Car Show
officials waved us through and we set camp. OGL felt outdone by the Westfield demo scare
rides so did a couple of doughnut demos of his own. 16 bods and 5 cars (a few
in dry dock for various reasons) attended with 4 hardy souls camping – more of
that later. Dave P made a beeline for the polish stand and wanted to buy some
more. The rest bought more sunglasses!
Some nice new cars there and Dave P wanted a few – well actually most ! Jon & Dave were despatched to
forage for tea and came back about two hours later with fish & chips
(brought from Grimsby??).
Merriment and boozy banter ensued – especially regarding Jon's
choice of sleeping bag colour.- actually the same as Daves '60s Bath
Blue' car - still they say imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery. Then it got cold. Then it got colder. Then it got seriously cold so we all huddled
into one tent. Mmmmm cosy ! There was
ice on the tents at 3am !! Two went hunting chocolate and log fires. Reveille at a damp 7am,
with a big fry up warming us up. Then it rained. Then the tin top types arrived
to boost the ranks. Jon kept pulling the bonnet up to show off the new ‘shiny
bits’. Andy thinks he may have found a car for Gail. OGL found a cracked
wishbone probably after an West Yorkshire
potholing adventure. The weather
improved so tents were packed away and the cars loaded up. Dave P needing
bungee cord to strap on the potential car brochures and extra polish bought
‘just in case’. The convoy set off home with one last doughnut. With a dry
(ish) uneventful trip home. Roll on Newark
!!
Consensus was we are pig sick of hearing about Swine Flu – the news is becoming a bit of
a boar! 14 members and 5 cars made
the May assembly. Notable
exceptions being the ‘Turquoise Rash‘ (so kindly named by Jon) because it was in
the final stages of polishing! We will let Jon off for not participating in his
car as it was in dry dock having the direction changer sorted. (is that the
tiller then?). Pat & Tom turned up in a nicely refurbished MK and Mike L in
the modified asymmetric with a grin bigger than a Cheshire cat recounting tales
of the Harewood School Day Fencewrecker
has nearly finished the new car but thinks the new ‘D-shaped wheels may catch
on.. Plans were hatched for Stoneleigh and the
hardy two (OGL & Sec) persisted at persuading the hesitant to join in. and
general banter about roundabout prowess ended the nights fun.
The Derbyshire Dales run out
day started with cars amassed at OGL’s house prompt at 8am on a cold and damp
morning. The convoy set off with hails
of ‘I know the way’ from Sec. Two miles later up the wrong road a hasty U-turn
was made. The sun reflected strongly in Dave’s gleaming, recently polished car
causing the rest to wear very dark shades to stop glare!!! The view from the
top of Holme Moss was spectacular as was the look of fear from Tail End Charlie
who popped over the crest into a set of stationary sight seekers. Through fine empty country lanes occasionally
stopping to admire the view, put Dave’s rear light in, re polish the horse poo
off the wheel arches. Onwards through Deepest Dales with the occasional Mexican
Wave at traffic lights. Sec then led us astray again so Tail End Charlie let
the Sat Nav do the talking only to loose the new rear gunner who went metal
detecting. We re-grouped and OGL got us ot the Kit Car Show albeit in a round
about way!
‘April
Showers’ brought 6½ cars & 14 bods to the
first spring airing (Bracey turned up in the new tin top diesel– hence the
‘half’ but we will forgive him because is it such a good value beast). Andy
drooled over the yellow cars again & Darrel arrived at finishing time..
Howard admitted he has stopped smoking –
that’s the car not him – the new ZX9R engine sounded wonderful and has stopped
pumping out the blue stuff !!
Jon has his back on the road with bike
carbs, LSD and soft springs and admitted to Déjà-vu around a roundabout a
several times!!. Still wondering how to leave the turquoise ‘trailer’ behind
though. This years designer accessory must have is
COSHH earplugs on a string. Talk turned
to the usual banter such as exploding plods, and what has F1 given us?
Conclusions included adaptive suspension, telemetry, ABS, Traction Control,
cheating, lies, steward enquiries…………..
Some lamenting that we didn’t get Brawn
racing especially with a 4 second per lap advantage we reckon we could all have
a go and still win. Diffusers are
definitely ‘Confusers’ but now available for .reasonable spends for the striker
(contact Mike L for details). Runs out were discussed – with a Sunday ad-hoc
coast blast, Boggs Bros. end April, MK in May, and Stoneleigh (including beans
around the camp fire)…
The AGM
managed to pass through swiftly –albeit starting a bit late due to OGL’s need
for feed and Mr. Secretary stopping to view the scenery at every traffic light in town.
Hopes for better weather in 09 abound so we can all enjoy our club more.Feelings of devastation ensued on the news that
our £1 offer for Honda Racing was not accepted – still it must have been a close
shave!! Anyway what do a razor firm want
with F1 ? Serious gold star points are awarded to Mike L for arriving in the
Blue Striker in near freezing conditions. Andy has the hots for a fast Fiat Turbo
Coupe that Bill may be selling unless someone tells Bracey first. Dave W has been heard making ‘Brum Brum’
noises in the garage as his new builds progresses. The wheels are tuning, well one was changing
hands in the car park. Jonathan wants to
emulate Ferrari and put a plastic see through cover in the bonnet of the
refurbished striker to show off Bogg Brothers best manifold welding &
Carbs. Cold March means deferring the
two planned runs to April and then it will be Stoneleigh again
February
Fling.
Where is he? – He didn’t ring me – I
couldn’t ring him - He never said anything.
The text an hour and a half into the evening finally settled the
speculation. OGL stranded in Norfolk. (building snowmen & Igloos In deepest darkest rural Norolk - OGL). Only half an answer, but enough to allow
the real business of the evening to continue – Paul admits he slept through
January but is now back in the land of the living. Jon has spent his beer
tokens on a Diff, all he needs to do is fit it. Stuart explained, again, about
the Sheep-v-Snow fences on the M62. The AGM will be at 8.00pm on 6th
March, and rumour has it there’s enough in the coffers to continue – of course
we will be on firmer ground when all subs are paid! (hint hint !). Come back OGL, all can be forgiven.
Millers
Oils Night 22 enthusiastically attended the very
interesting presentation by Millers Oils at Raw Striker North (many thanks to
Rob & Nik for allowing us to use their premises. A joint meeting with HMC (thanks to their
members fro showing interest). A great
insight was given by Mike Fenton into the technicalities of stopping metal
grinding away metal in a nanosecond inside the various components of our cars. Oils have come on a long way since some medieval
bod found out that when he ran over a beast of burden and the exuding animal
fat slopping onto the axle made pushing his cart easier and faster ! Then crude
oil was discovered and we never looked back. Questions came a plenty - once the discussion finished
with modern synthetic oils. Some ‘tyre
kicking’ ensued with the cars Rob had on display before some sojourned to the
pub.
The Northern Roadsters
Club,
simply first for Roadsters.
Every First Friday 8pm The Three Nuns,
Leeds Road, Mirfield, West Yorkshire
WF14 0BY
Tel. 01924 494233

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