Bedford Autodrome 24th April

Bedford Autodrome 24th April

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display2u

Original Poster:

188 posts

250 months

Monday 5th April 2004
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Bruce ,I am now booked in for Bedford, the trailer is booked and I'll see you there at about 8-8.30.
Mark
PS sent your bungs today.

dentz

18 posts

254 months

Sunday 11th April 2004
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hi mark just interested in were you hire your trailers as i would love to go to bedford to .

Bruce Fielding

2,244 posts

289 months

Sunday 11th April 2004
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A quick google has turned up this company: www.tridenttrailers.com/Trailer_hire.htm - £56 for a weekend!

"Trident Trailers have Car trailers & Transporters for hire and rent in Kent, Sussex and the South-East of England

"Each Branch, Tunbridge Wells, Maidstone, Sittingbourne and Canterbury has its own fleet of trailers & transporters for hire so please check with your nearest branch regarding availability and advice on your nearest trailer hire centre for your choice of trailer etc.

Canterbury 0870-116-1260
Maidstone 0870-116-1261
Sittingbourne 0870-116-1262
Tunbridge Wells 0870-116-1263

Don't forget, you'll need a car with a tow bar, and that the Ariel is wider than a Caterham, so get the widest one you can.

display2u

Original Poster:

188 posts

250 months

Monday 12th April 2004
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I pay £30 for the day from a small local company called triangle trailers. They have two car trailers ,one is a Brian James and the Atom only just fits ,the other is a flat bed Blue line trailer,which is too high for mine as I have the front wing fitted.
Bruce's price of £56 for the weekend seems very good,I may even go that way myself on the next Atom club day out. Looking forward to Bedford ,mark

Bruce Fielding

2,244 posts

289 months

Wednesday 21st April 2004
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And the weather for Saturday could be:

High: 18°C
Partly Cloudy
Wind: From the West at 6 mph
Precip: 0%
Max. Humidity: 80%
UV Index: 4 Low

Hooray! Mind you, you can never trust the bloody forecasters, can you? Bring galoshes!

display2u

Original Poster:

188 posts

250 months

Wednesday 21st April 2004
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looking forward to it Bruce,I will be there at around 8.30.
Checked the car over for loose nuts/bolts/baked bean tins etc, and found the front nose cone stay had completly come undone,that was it,oh yes the indicator cover fell off as well. A very small price to pay for an hooligans day out.
See you saturday
Mark

ross.mcw

393 posts

264 months

Wednesday 21st April 2004
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Have fun guys. Just as well I didn't book - completely forgot that I'm in Prague on Saturday!

Bruce Fielding

2,244 posts

289 months

Wednesday 21st April 2004
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Another Atom will definitely be there - another Mark who's racing his! And word from Tom is that he'll be there too, with their racer and test driver Keith who will be demonstrating just what the supercharged car's capable of!

monza

205 posts

248 months

Thursday 22nd April 2004
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Mark and Bruce,
I would like to ask you to be very courageous and to test, as passenger, the new supercharged Atom ... no wait, don't run away !!! And to make a complete report concerning the engine comportment at different rpm level compared to the "normal" Honda.
Don't forget to open your eyes, even if you are affraid, and compare the noise level with your car (normaly, less noise with supercharger) !
Some pics on the supercharger can have an interest too.
Thank you very much,
Jean-Pascal

display2u

Original Poster:

188 posts

250 months

Thursday 22nd April 2004
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Hi Jean-pascal
Forget the bloody passenger ride I'm up for taking it out for a drive, Tom will have to shoot me to stop me!!
I think Bruce and me will be out in it all day.
Mark
ps, will take pictures of engine after ive unbolted it from the car and got it onto my trailer .lol

>> Edited by display2u on Thursday 22 April 21:49

monza

205 posts

248 months

Thursday 22nd April 2004
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Mark,
Definitivly, you have the best idea ...
Perhaps you can sell it a good price for sympathic frog eater ?
Have a good WE,
Jean-Pascal

monza

205 posts

248 months

Thursday 22nd April 2004
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Mark,
Definitivly, you have the best idea ...
Perhaps you can sell it a good price for sympathic frog eater ?
Have a good WE,
Jean-Pascal

Bruce Fielding

2,244 posts

289 months

Saturday 24th April 2004
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It's not supercharged - just a 'normal' 220, but tricked up so that it handles fantastically and I think it's chipped a little, too. I went out with Keith - the test driver - it was like being in my car, only on fast forward! It's very 'pointy' i.e. it turns in very fast which is great on hairpins, but a bit twitchy otherwise, Keith seems to know how to handle it, though - it seems to be a bit of a a handful, but he's a good racer and a little quick opposite lock soon sorts it out.

Keith did help me with a particularly tricky corner, which I was taking about 50% faster after my ride! Sadly I picked up a nail near the sidewall (happily in my last run), so will need a new Dunlop R.

Thanks to the Ariel chaps for sorting out a couple of minor glitches on the day - made me feel appreciated, which is always nice!

Looking forward to seeing some pics from the sole American Atom owner who was there for the day, too!