yellowcab
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| posted on 17/3/14 at 04:06 PM |
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The view from laptoprob's Tiger… I seem to have a lot of roll… maybe something to do with being two up?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KesNpmtwJcw
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yellowcab
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| posted on 17/3/14 at 05:47 PM |
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So Cadwell was last weekend, Blyton was this weekend… here are a couple of pics 
As per my Cadwell thread… a similar route from my home town of Hinckley, Leicestershire…
Some paddock shots, daniel mason, laptoprob, yellowcab & Davey D
Couple of photos of my carbon diffuser fitted that we fitted the night before
Some GoPro screenshots from the some of the footage…
Chasing Andy D & laptoprob
laptoprob coming to get meeeee
Side by side racing on a track day 
Rob locking up
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 17/3/14 at 05:51 PM |
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Awesome, still makes me smile. Lovely day for it and fun had all round.
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yellowcab
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| posted on 17/3/14 at 06:25 PM |
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A photo from Andy D's son..
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gaz_gaz
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| posted on 17/3/14 at 06:47 PM |
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looks like you boys had a great day.
Some super pictures and videos. very jealous!
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yellowcab
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| posted on 17/3/14 at 07:00 PM |
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Chasing Andy D in his Westfield Pinto, and Rob in his Avon XE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIc0w47VF_E&list=UUCpP5dFARRhF0vlmAKtEF4A
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yellowcab
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| posted on 17/3/14 at 08:46 PM |
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Just popped around to see Paul from MotorsportInFocus who were the 'official' photographers from the day and bought a DVD…
Here are some of my favourite shots… excuse the positive camber on my NSR wheel, as the day goes on lol
My exhaust can seems to be a mere inch from the tarmac!
[Edited on 17/3/14 by yellowcab]
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Andy D
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| posted on 18/3/14 at 01:24 PM |
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The last one's a cracker! 
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yellowcab
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| posted on 18/3/14 at 06:13 PM |
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Lovely isn't it Andy! Could almost be classed as a racing shot, but ohhhh no, You, I and Rob would never race at a track day, oh no no no…
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keithjardine
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| posted on 18/3/14 at 06:27 PM |
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You can see the intent in Rob's eyes!
Must get booked on the next track outing.
Dare I ask what changed your NSR camber Oli?
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yellowcab
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| posted on 18/3/14 at 06:29 PM |
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Just flicking back through old photos, and found these from 6 years ago… in my Nova was my first every time at Cadwell and I ended up in the barriers,
limped it into the paddock, got a hammer, hammered out all the arches, and I was out for the next session 40minutes later
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Andy D
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| posted on 18/3/14 at 06:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by yellowcab
Lovely isn't it Andy! Could almost be classed as a racing shot, but ohhhh no, You, I and Rob would never race at a track day, oh no no no…
No racing on trackdays is something I've never really understood.
I usually do trackdays with a bunch of mates, and we regularly belt around three of four cars in a train, every now and again swapping places. We
aren't diving up the inside on brakes or anything daft like that, but we are trying to get away from the car behind, or keep up with the car in
front? We sometimes get a bit close to each other, but to my knowledge no ones been black flagged for it??
For example, Croft last year:
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yellowcab
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| posted on 18/3/14 at 07:10 PM |
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Can't agree with you more Andy, as long as the people participating in such close driving, and there is trust that neither is going to do
anything stupid (i.e.: stamp on brakes, or make a dangerous move) then I can't see the problem with driving incredibly close.
Gets the heart pumping, and makes for awesome viewing
We've paid just as much money as the novices' so we should be able to have just as much fun as the novices' imo.
[Edited on 18/3/14 by yellowcab]
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Andy D
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| posted on 18/3/14 at 07:31 PM |
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Incidentally, and sorry a bit O/t, I had a look at the Blyton photographer's website you mentioned. He's got some great photos.. and loads
of them! Have a look at my album, among the last ones, how close is that Evo! If you look in the evo's album, there are a couple of me
sniffing his exhaust too. 
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yellowcab
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| posted on 18/3/14 at 07:36 PM |
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Already been through MotorsportInFocus' website and smiled at you and the Evo
Nothing is off topic in here - anything goes as long as we're talking cars, track days, women, booze, boobs, cars, boobs, women, racing or boobs
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Matt21
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| posted on 20/3/14 at 08:39 AM |
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arghh i wish mine was working 
so excited to get my first track day this year! 12th april at blyton!
hopefully some of you guys go and i can put some faces to names
great photos too!
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femster87
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| posted on 20/3/14 at 09:17 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by keithjardine
You can see the intent in Rob's eyes!
Must get booked on the next track outing.
Dare I ask what changed your NSR camber Oli?
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yellowcab
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| posted on 20/3/14 at 09:41 PM |
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Too much grip I suppose you could say
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yellowcab
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| posted on 21/3/14 at 06:11 PM |
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No real updates to speak of, at Blyton Park my big slicks managed to rip the bulbs, bulb holders and plugs from the back of my lights, so a perfect
excuse to change them for LED items - cheers to BenC for the heads up on which ones to get
Decided to whip the whole lot off because as you can see the previous owner had used rusty self tappers to hold them in
Nothing really to show WIP lol but here they are - removed the rubber edging around the mount too, as it looked untidy
Also I seen this for a bargain on eBay earlier today, so went and collected it
Stainless steel manifold with repack able silencer, although is only 4.75inches in diameter, it is 34inches long… whereas my current can is 6inches
diameter, but only 20inches long… so hoping this one will be quieter?
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daniel mason
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| posted on 21/3/14 at 06:25 PM |
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bet that cans loud!
what diamiter is the silencer inlet? ill bring my spare quiet can to blyton in case you have issues!
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yellowcab
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| posted on 21/3/14 at 06:32 PM |
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For those that remember this thread from July 2012…. I bought new uprights because of a positive camber issue on my passenger side...
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Originally posted by yellow cab on 7/7/12 at 19:40
strange height difference between old bent one... and the other two...
seems to be shorter and fatter than the other two... and slightly not straight
ahhh right, so thats where my positive camber come from lol
Well, at Blyton those of you that were there will know exactly the same thing happened, with absolutely side or harsh impact at all, which is
strange…
This is how my Blyton track day ended so early last week - after a hard tussle with laptoprob, and losing it at the Wiggler, we came in to see
this…
Danny has been great about the situation and replaced the uprights for me, and huge thanks to Steve Bell (Stevio73) whose reinforcing them, and
strengthening them so they won't happen again
The original plan was to full plate the backs, but we both deemed this to be overkill
So instead we're plating the vulnerable part of what keeps giving way, by welding the back plate on - it will stop the sides from
'splaying out' which intern will stop the top from folding over
[Edited on 21/3/14 by yellowcab]
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yellowcab
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| posted on 21/3/14 at 06:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
bet that cans loud!
what diamiter is the silencer inlet? ill bring my spare quiet can to blyton in case you have issues!
Hi Dan - the inlet is 2.5"… what
makes you think it'll be loud?
I got black flagged a couple of times at Blyton for breaking the 105db drive by with my current 6inch diameter, 20inch long can….
Thought this repackable item being 34inches long will be much quieter no?
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sdh2903
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| posted on 21/3/14 at 06:44 PM |
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where's the carbon?
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daniel mason
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| posted on 21/3/14 at 06:45 PM |
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it depends on the design of the can and how much acoustifil you can squeeze in! but in my experience cans like that are very loud. take a look at
davey d's can from the blyton pics.thats how they silence them!
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yellowcab
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| posted on 21/3/14 at 06:48 PM |
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sdh - carbon?! who mentioned carbon?! where??!!!
Daniel - yes Davey D's can was huge wasn't it… I'll take both cans to Blyton - just in case, thank fully the manifolds are the same
- so I can chop & change…
Would you mind bringing your 'quiet' can please Daniel?
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