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Originally Posted by The Fat Clerk
Just talk to any trackside Marshal, they'll tell you about all the things they collect when checking the track, in my experience the most common are Mobile Phones & Socket Wrenches that slide of the bodywork @ the first corner & Caterham mudguards everywhere else..
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First lap of free practice or Q is when forgotten items tend to reveal themselves! Screwdrivers and sunglasses seem popular as well..... It’s also the time when incorrectly attached wheels become obvious.
I’m feeling a bit smug as one winter project is already ticked off the list. My 30 odd year old Karcher pressure hot / steam washer had lost its ability to produce anything but cold water. Having discovered that a new equivalent would be several thousand £s, I phoned the original suppliers (in S Norfolk) to ask about getting it repaired. No reply to the message left, so I decided to tackle the job myself. Finding the original manual and parts book that I’d filed away helped! After a few hours just getting a handle on how it actually worked, and removing covers hiding important bits, I cleaned through all the fuel (diesel) system and the ignition. Bingo! Hot water on demand again, which will be useful next time I have to clean 24 wire wheels......
