Mark Allanson
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| posted on 5/9/04 at 07:35 PM |
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Are the old ways the best?
At work, I have £18k of suspension diagnostic equipment at my disposal, but it takes about an hour to set up the car on the system, and for a locost
(not on the computer database surprisingly enough!) it takes about 1/2 hour to add your own software.
I am having some doubt over my rear suspension, so today I checked everything, I drop checked the chassis, everything spot on, and I also checked the
castor, to check my modified wishbones. They came out with exactly what I expected/hoped for.
Here is the kit I used to check!
 
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If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 5/9/04 at 07:36 PM |
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I have 22mm of setback, just what I wanted!
 
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If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 5/9/04 at 08:14 PM |
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Cutting edge technology, who needs it?? Rusty
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Viper
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| posted on 5/9/04 at 08:16 PM |
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String computers are still used by a lot of race teams..
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 5/9/04 at 08:34 PM |
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There is a realy self satisfied, smug feeling when that last diagonal twangs down a nice chalk line dead on target!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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Northy
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| posted on 5/9/04 at 09:27 PM |
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Sorry old-timers, I don't understand old money! 
So when's it gonna be finished Mark? If you weren't so far away I'd come and help you! Come to think of it I could do with a
holiday!
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing! 
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 5/9/04 at 10:06 PM |
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Room for a tent in the back garden, not far off now. Front calipers need a refurb, cycle wings in progress, wiring - waiting for the man who does,
paint - SVA!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 6/9/04 at 07:26 AM |
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Mark,
To encourage you... I made my top wishbones to give around 22mm setback, and the steering makes a clear effort to self-centre from a standing
start.
rgds,
David
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James
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| posted on 6/9/04 at 09:51 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Viper
String computers are still used by a lot of race teams..
I know a well known Formula1 team that still uses string! 
James
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Northy
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| posted on 6/9/04 at 12:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by James
I know a well known Formula1 team that still uses string!
James
Black and silver cars?
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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ned
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| posted on 6/9/04 at 12:17 PM |
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i'm sure if he told you he'd have to kill you, it's all very hush hush
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 6/9/04 at 01:05 PM |
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I wouldnt bother with the string.
You could set the car up by eye, cos however its done, the german bloke would still blow all else into the weeds.
Formula one is like Arsenal Vs Accrington Stanley at the moment, and Accrinton forgot to turn up.....
atb
steve
ps - do you think ferrari would use spaghetti?
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locost_bryan
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| posted on 7/9/04 at 04:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
the german bloke would still blow all else into the weeds.
you mean that bloke wot finished second at Spa then guv? 
Bryan Miller
Auckland NZ
Bruce McLaren - "Where's my F1 car?"
John Cooper - "In that rack of tubes, son"
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JoelP
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| posted on 7/9/04 at 07:21 AM |
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yup, that one! and what car was in front of him? balck and something IIRC...
thats what you need, a good finn.
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James
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| posted on 7/9/04 at 11:17 AM |
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Just guessing but I reckon it was probably that absolutely brilliant set of gears he had in his gearbox that did it for him!
James
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ned
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| posted on 7/9/04 at 11:32 AM |
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was that the special low friction, high power coating you dipped them i then 
beware, I've got yellow skin
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 7/9/04 at 12:25 PM |
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isnt that only 2 races this year that schu hasnt won..... thats summat like an 85% success rate.
Think my statement stands!
atb
steve
PS - I havnt watched a race for yonks as F1 at present is a defective product.
quote:
Originally posted by locost_bryan
quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
the german bloke would still blow all else into the weeds.
you mean that bloke wot finished second at Spa then guv?
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locost_bryan
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| posted on 8/9/04 at 04:38 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
I havnt watched a race for yonks as F1 at present is a defective product
... that's why the main advertiser during our coverage is Nescafe coffee 
hopefully Spa wasn't a one-off - crashes, engine failures, real overtaking
Bryan Miller
Auckland NZ
Bruce McLaren - "Where's my F1 car?"
John Cooper - "In that rack of tubes, son"
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James
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| posted on 8/9/04 at 07:25 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
isnt that only 2 races this year that schu hasnt won..... thats summat like an 85% success rate.
Yup! And he only lost at Monaco after Montoya drove into the back of him.
And as far as Spa goes- he was lapping much quicker than Raikkonen, if it hadn't been for the ridiculous amount of time the safety car was out
just befoe the end then it would have been a tight finish to say the least!
James
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 8/9/04 at 09:13 AM |
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the sceptic in me makes me think they lost on purpose, to add a bit more interest cos he'd won the championship already in that position.....
atb
steve
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marktigere1
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| posted on 8/9/04 at 01:00 PM |
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Come back Damon Hill.
The only driver in the last 10 years to give Schuey a bl@@dy good run for his money. The only bloke who refused to yield to him unlike today.
I still laugh at the 94 season when everyone said the Williams was a better car than the Benetton. Someone obviously forgot to tell Senna because he
said the car was not great and needed more work. Still put it on pole twice though!!
A very sad loss to F1. If he was still driving, I don't believe Mr S would have it all his own way.
Cheers
Mark
If a bolt is stuck force it.
If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway!!!
(My Dad 1991)
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skinny
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| posted on 8/9/04 at 02:51 PM |
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agree re senna, a real shame about that, he should not have gone to williams tho - nothing better than a yellow helmet poking out of the white and red
maclaren.
if you don't fail, you aren't trying hard enough.
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 8/9/04 at 03:00 PM |
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also sadly, mr senna would have been 44 now, and likely retired about 6 years ago. Still wouldnt have stopped the kraut......
One of the best wahhhhaaayyyy moments ive seen was Damon overtaking Shu at the hungarian GP in 1997 (lapping him actually) in a totally shyte
Arrows.
Actually, thats probably the last bit of great GP I saw.......... 1997.
A challenge.
Post your own 'post Damon great GP moments'. Ideally, involving overtaking (ooopps, bit resticting) and not the german.
takers.....?
atb
steve
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andyps
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| posted on 8/9/04 at 09:49 PM |
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Hakinnen overtaking the Cobbler at Spa whilst they were lapping Massa for one.
Montoya overtaking the cobbler at Spa on the outside this year.
Coulthard overtaking the Cobbler at the French GP when he went on to win
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Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 8/9/04 at 10:07 PM |
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Ok
thats 3 good moments out of 7years of racing
7 x 17 (approx) = 119 races...........
atb
steve
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