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Goodyear’s unwillingness to make bespoke compound tyres suitable for the small front wheels was one of the reasons given for the P34/6 lack of competitiveness in its second year. However, I thought that Avon were making suitable tyres for their historic racing campaigns?
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Maybe their marketing strategy/ budget doesnt stretch to that now!? They must still have the molds and the compound formula though? ISTR that the Williams and the March used 4 “front tyres” on their respective rear drive trains so would not have needed bespoke tyres. Roy Lane did ok on the hills in the March 2-4-0 and won a couple in the wet but broke diffs, i think, in the dry. The March has been recreated more recently and raced in historic F1. Presumably tyres are not a problem, see above! As a youth i was a Tyrrell fan and loved the P34/6 but couldnt help but think that the Williams/ March concept was more logical for both traction and aero reasons. Would love to have seen the Williams 6 wheeler race. Of course the FW08 was developed from it. Didnt Jonathon Palmer hold the Goodwood FoS hillclimb record for quite a while, set in the Williams 6 wheeler? Last edited by andy97; 12 Aug 2019 at 06:24. |
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The Williams 6 wheeler at Goodwood:
https://www.goodwood.com/grr/event-c...ows-fos-crowd/ Rear tyres do look slightly wider than the fronts, though. |
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There was a Mini that raced in Modified Salooons in the early 80's that had really wide 10" wheels. At the time it was said that these were from the front of a six wheeled Tyrrell.
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Hey Will, any more news on the driving lessons? Have you found a replacement instructor yet?
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I note that the DVSA's new rules for MOTs is that approved garages must purchase new roller brake testing equipment that is able to connect to the MOT testing service, when the are replacing old brake testers or setting up new testing centres.
The DVSA are at present investigating other pieces of equipment that could also be connected to the testing service, such as exhaust emissions. This is all to deter fraud, etc. |
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Excellent news Will, sounds like your new instructor is much better. Good to hear you're enjoying it more and hope the progress continues. Let us know how you get on again soon.
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Whilst I wasn't teaching him to pass his test as his instructor was, time behind the wheel is useful as it means the basics (changing gear, clutch control etc) become instinctive rather than things you have to think about. In the week running up to his test we were out for a couple of hours every evening. Now he's passed we barely see him! Good luck with your lessons |
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There is in the street an N reg Mrec. that sports four tyres that could never pass an MOT, one indeed one is completely flat, and yet still appears parked at different points along the road .. well pavement more than road. I checked the appropriate Gov. web site and found that it has an MOT not that old, and the tyres must have been on the car at the time. The MOT history shows it has had the same three 'advisories' for the last three years. Sadly you have to own the vehicle to find out where the test was done. I pointed the condition of the tyres to a passing police constable who simply smiled and said "There is nothing we can do." I have also advised Beds Police via their web site, but that too was a waste of time. Of course Pakistani law is different from English Law, at least here in Luton. Maybe test results being sent automatically to a central source is not such a bad idea, although would there be any way to check that the data sent came from the car being 'tested'? Put a nice new car on the rig run the test, and type in an N reg Merc. |
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Mike . When I set up my MOT station back in the mid 80’s. It was a licence to print money . Happy days and paid for my motor racing .,
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As for the cost of the equipment, at the place i test at the surface of the brake rollers is worn and needs replacing, it's not just a case of putting more anti skid surface on you have to buy new rollers at £2K a side. He's recently bought a new emissions tester, £6K plus there's the constant calibration of the equipment and more and more rules coming in to make it in some cases unviable to do MOTs. |
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Good luck with the lessons Will, as Bert Mk 2 says, if you can pick up the basics from your new instructor and gain some experience privately driving alongside a family member I'm sure you'll soon become proficient. No substitute for time behind the wheel |
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Regarding passing a driving test, with several cars now having electric self applying handbrakes if you pass your test in one and then buy one with a "conventional" type I think that this will cause a problem for several people
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Some electric handbrakes seem ridiculously complicated, but fortunately the one on my car works exactly like a normal one, just has a switch rather than manual lever..... |
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