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Just as a PS. In the film Le Mans they didn't wear visors in the Porsche 917s and Ferrari 512s. Chris

To date I have never seen helmets (or anything else, including cars for that matter) inspected at track days and I know some drivers were using motor cycle ones. However, it is rumoured that things might change and proper FIA helmets will become mandatory. When I drove the GT40 at the Brighton...

Welcome to the forum Gary. I often fly to Bembridge for a cup of coffee and to meet friends who live there - it is only about 20 minutes from the strip where the aeroplane is kept. Just going over the water makes me feel I am going to somewhere different - and it is different in a very nice and...

Re: solving peak hour Wouldn't you need a CPL at least to to be able to make money at it? Here in the UK, rotary wing training is some 2 to 3 times the cost of fixed wing training. Respect to all those who fly and have flown helicopters in battlefield conditions (and also those servicing...

I would like to send him something, but it wouldn't be £50...... Chris

Well, we knew that Bernie had his tentacles into practically everything do do with F1, but scanning YouTube for anyone with the temerity to be interested in F1 testing takes the biscuit. What next - a licence from Bernie to just discuss F1 amongst ourselves? Chris

As long as the chassis data plate is recoverable, it can be built into an as new Bugatti of the period - using all new parts and materials and will be worth very much more than the wreck went for at auction. We all know this is ridiculous but it happens a lot with cars and also wrecked vintage...

I would love to see a launch. The trouble is the Shuttles rarely seem to launch when they say they will due to last minute technical problems causing delays. You might therefore have to sit around in Florida (not a bad place to be, admittably) for several weeks waiting for it to happen...

I think there is always going to be a problem with visits like this where the recipients of the visit wish to limit the numbers for very understandable reasons. With the size of the membership we have and the numbers likely to want to go, it seems to me that a ballot is the fairest way to handle...

I would agree with Cliff on this. Even current Rolls Royces are assembled in England from parts manufactured by BMW in Germany. Chris

I like it, but not the £140,000 price tag. When you consider the price of an SL-C kit plus engine and transmission, even if you had someone else build it for you with fancy interior, it wouldn't cost anything like that. Also you would be able to specify everything to your requirements and it...

Many thanks for that Bill - I will try it in due course.

Without knowing Bill I would guess that you haven't answered his question, which is how to post pictures on a thread. I would be interested to know this also. I think Paul Thompson posted details some while ago but I can't find it doing a Search so, along with Bill, can anyone give us the...

Completely ruins the lines of what is normally a very attractive car. If you want wings and spoilers, get a SL-C or similar. Chris

Last time we were at Goodwood for a sprint, the static noise test was definitely at 0.5 metres and max 105db. Re your megaphones, there was no noise test at the Brighton Speed Trials last year although they said in the regs that you shouldn't be more than 105db I think. There were some very...

Most track days in the UK have either a 98db or 105db limit measured static at 3/4 of max rpm at 45 degrees 1/2 metre from the tail pipe. This is usually a compulsory test before going out onto the track. There can also be track side noise meters with a limit that is less than the static test...

You wouldn't have been any better off now if you had stayed under British rule - not with our present government anyway. Chris

About £3,000 in 2007. Of course as it comes from Germany, it will be priced originally in Euros so if your currency is strong against the Euro (unlike the £) you might get a better deal. There is a version of the 01E that has a take-off for an oil cooler, which I wish I had bought, so I would...

Our Radical has centre lock wheels which tighten with the top of the nut going forward, ie the opposite to that recommended for a GT40 - and they are stamped Left and Right. The recommended torque is 200 ft/lbs, for which we use a torque wrench, but it needs very much more to undo them so we use...

I think it looks nice. Wouldn't like to have to pick it up if it fell over however. Chris