Delta's Tea-Break Natter (The Lighter Side) 2011 - Page 4

SAMD · 9 Jan 2011, 11:35 (Ref:2813195)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Lol,

It's not uncommon out here. In the UK and other places you build a tower with concrete floors. Then you put a separate screed on top of the floor, then you stick the flooring to that. It allows for movement and expansion/contraction.

Out here they build a monolithic floor with a 50mm topping of plain concrete and just stick the flooring directly on top. Hence when the building moves (as buildings do) the floors "pop". It also means that rather than just replace the tiles, they have to dig up the floor and relay the top 50mm of concrete.

All very inconvenient.

Tell them to put the 50mm concrete on top of a sheet of polystyrene say... 20mm even 10mm. that would allow the building to move a bit without the floor being destroyed.
There are bound to be engineers who know exactly what to do?

compte deGraves · 9 Jan 2011, 11:44 (Ref:2813201)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Lol,

It's not uncommon out here. In the UK and other places you build a tower with concrete floors. Then you put a separate screed on top of the floor, then you stick the flooring to that. It allows for movement and expansion/contraction.

Out here they build a monolithic floor with a 50mm topping of plain concrete and just stick the flooring directly on top. Hence when the building moves (as buildings do) the floors "pop". It also means that rather than just replace the tiles, they have to dig up the floor and relay the top 50mm of concrete.

All very inconvenient.

Spoke to MAB and he said, "no room for a raised floor?"
[whatever that means! de Graves]

p261brm · 9 Jan 2011, 11:50 (Ref:2813207)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Lol,

It's not uncommon out here. In the UK and other places you build a tower with concrete floors. Then you put a separate screed on top of the floor, then you stick the flooring to that. It allows for movement and expansion/contraction.

Out here they build a monolithic floor with a 50mm topping of plain concrete and just stick the flooring directly on top. Hence when the building moves (as buildings do) the floors "pop". It also means that rather than just replace the tiles, they have to dig up the floor and relay the top 50mm of concrete.

All very inconvenient.

Sounds complicated this ere DIY, bad enough removing camshafts from a BRM V8 wi out the rollers escaping out o' bearings n' disappearing all over the worshop floor, not as bad as having to dig up workshop floor as well. All very Inconvenient? Boy is that man cool, definitely a case of empty 5 gallon cans and a 14lb sledge hammer instant relief session.

I bet its got a magnet too.Usefull for picking up rollers Joe

redlight · 9 Jan 2011, 11:53 (Ref:2813209)

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Originally Posted by delta

Attachment 30728 This might cheer you all up. At long last i have dug out a picture of my Modsports GT6 going up into Druids from my first race with her at Brands in 1977.I can still sence the excitment even now. I had turned 24 and been thrown out of the school at Brands when we used to race the Mexico,s. They all said i was no good!!. I knew better and after two years of building the car here we were.Next picture is what happened as i exited the corner. You will have to wait as Mrs D wants to watch Hustle on Tele. For some reason she has got the hump. All isaid was the bird in the programme is realy hot. Im meen Hot Hot Hot.See Ya

Iain, I was at the MRS school from 1977-81 and went on to become class 2Q and won races in the Mexico's. Does that mean I am better than you! I don't think so somehow - you are a star!

**Peter Mallett** · 9 Jan 2011, 12:31 (Ref:2813216)

Quote:

Originally Posted by zefarelly

HOuses should be made of bricks and wood and stuff

Don't think I'd want to live on the 25th floor of a brick and wood building.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SAMD

Tell them to put the 50mm concrete on top of a sheet of polystyrene say... 20mm even 10mm. that would allow the building to move a bit without the floor being destroyed.
There are bound to be engineers who know exactly what to do?

no need for that, all it needs is a sheet of visqueen. But that costs money so they do what they've done for years and keep paying people to repair the floors.

Quote:

Originally Posted by compte deGraves

Spoke to MAB and he said, "no room for a raised floor?"
[whatever that means! de Graves]

No need for a raised floor simply because there's no need for heat insulation.

delta · 9 Jan 2011, 12:34 (Ref:2813217)

Back home had a very steady run ,over 60mins but very enjoyable. Brian ans Barbara Lambert came out to give me a load of abuse as i ran past their house. Bacon sarnies cup of Mrs Delta tea then the big match.

BTW both Delta Son Stewart and racing mate beat me.

Mike Bell · 9 Jan 2011, 12:51 (Ref:2813230)

Quote:

Originally Posted by delta

Back home had a very steady run ,over 60mins but very enjoyable. Brian ans Barbara Lambert came out to give me a load of abuse as i ran past their house. Bacon sarnies cup of Mrs Delta tea then the big match.

BTW both Delta Son Stewart and racing mate beat me.

Well done anyway! Go too fast and you miss the view......

Were there loads of jogging tops and jogging bottoms to follow?

delta · 9 Jan 2011, 13:59 (Ref:2813251)

Yea Mike i tracked a very nice blond around the coarse.I have been doing this 10k for over 20 years now .The run was always on New Years Day and back then there were around 200 runners. Recon there was over 1000 today.

zefarelly · 9 Jan 2011, 14:02 (Ref:2813252)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Don't think I'd want to live on the 25th floor of a brick and wood building.

fair point. is it serviced by little Indians on bamboo scaffolding still?

terence · 9 Jan 2011, 14:39 (Ref:2813261)

[QUOTE=delta;2813251]Yea Mike i tracked a very nice blond around the coarse.I have been doing this 10k for over 20 years now .[QUOTE]

WHAT? So half a kilometer takes 2yrs ??

SAMD · 9 Jan 2011, 14:43 (Ref:2813262)

Of course not! What he means is, he has been tracking Blondes for 20 years!

delta · 9 Jan 2011, 15:32 (Ref:2813271)

Havent you two got anything better too do

SAMD · 9 Jan 2011, 18:32 (Ref:2813334)

Well I thought I had, but I missed a snow plough on ebay

A bad time to buy I guess. Especially as it will take until the summer to get it sorted on the digger. I will try again in the summer methinks.

esper · 9 Jan 2011, 18:40 (Ref:2813340)

Is the concrete floor mayhem over now? then I can start here again . Keep this thread about racecars, girls, love and wine. tks!

delta · 9 Jan 2011, 18:49 (Ref:2813341)

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Originally Posted by esper

Is the concrete floor mayhem over now? then I can start here again . Keep this thread about racecars, girls, love and wine. tks!

Ooooooooooooooooo thers fighting talk. BTW can you get your Mono calender sorted please. Dutch Mono are the last dates i am waiting for

esper · 9 Jan 2011, 19:34 (Ref:2813369)

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Originally Posted by delta

Ooooooooooooooooo thers fighting talk. BTW can you get your Mono calender sorted please. Dutch Mono are the last dates i am waiting for

most dates are fixed now and we are just sorting out the last bits, stay tuned for the next weeks to have the dates clear! It looks a good year with great racetracks we will go, even a legendary one we never went before.

delta · 9 Jan 2011, 20:06 (Ref:2813380)

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Originally Posted by esper

most dates are fixed now and we are just sorting out the last bits, stay tuned for the next weeks to have the dates clear! It looks a good year with great racetracks we will go, even a legendary one we never went before.

Come on Esper give me a clue,at least tell me the country origin

jamesl · 9 Jan 2011, 20:40 (Ref:2813396)

Dutch Monoposto dates are now on the web site:

13 February
HMR Wintermeeting

11 March
Testday Zandvoort (HARC)

23 March
Testday Nürburgring (FHR)

22 – 25 April
“Paasraces” Zandvoort (2 races)

03 June
Testday Zandvoort (HARC)

17 – 19 June
“Stuttgarter Rössle” Hockenheim (2 races)

22 - 24 July
“Spa Race Festival” Spa-Francorchamps (2 races)

19 – 21 August
“RSG Days” Assen (2 races)

02 - 04 September OR
09 – 11 September
“Trophy of the Dunes” Zandvoort (2 races)

30 Sept – 02 October
“Trophées de Historiques dfe Bourgogne” Dijon (2 races)

delta · 9 Jan 2011, 20:45 (Ref:2813400)

Looks like best thing to do is leave the cars out in Holland.Thanks James.

GORDON STREETER · 9 Jan 2011, 21:08 (Ref:2813411)

I've just looked at the UK weather and we both think its not the time we should be coming back !
This was on Carboneros beach yesterday.

esper · 9 Jan 2011, 21:39 (Ref:2813426)

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Originally Posted by delta

Looks like best thing to do is leave the cars out in Holland.Thanks James.

is all possible and can be arranged if I can leave a car in England sometimes

Mike Bell · 10 Jan 2011, 05:40 (Ref:2813534)

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Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

I've just looked at the UK weather and we both think its not the time we should be coming back !
This was on Carboneros beach yesterday.

Grrrr. Told you, just switch the phone off!

Is Mrs S expecting floods?

Peter Dunne · 10 Jan 2011, 08:31 (Ref:2813560)

Reminds me of a joke (which does NOT apply to the fine Mrs S)

"My mother in law is so ugly, even the tide won't take her out"

GORDON STREETER · 10 Jan 2011, 09:03 (Ref:2813570)

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Originally Posted by Peter Dunne

Reminds me of a joke (which does NOT apply to the fine Mrs S)

"My mother in law is so ugly, even the tide won't take her out"

Mrs S once asked me "how many other women have you slept with"
I replied "only you dearest the others were wide awake"
I woke up in casualty !!!

**John Turner** · 10 Jan 2011, 09:15 (Ref:2813576)

Incidentally, I note that I got nowhere near my 10,000th post before the New Year so Iain would have lost thhat bet!

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