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It was the RedRose group meeting yesterday. :D

The weather forecast was early snow, heavy rain and high winds.:o

 

so for the first time ( in my ownership 2016) I put the hood up and fitted the side screens. 

Suzie and I set off and the heater soon cleared the screen and it was quite snug in there. :)

 

Far at better than oulton gold cup day last year where I had to stop as I couldn’t see running with just aero screens in the rain :wacko:

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Sorry Richard I can’t help you with that one. It was with the car when I bought it. 

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On 3/11/2019 at 11:01 AM, Hamish said:

Far better than at oulton gold cup day last year where I had to stop as I couldn’t see running with just aero screens in the rain

Daily TR weather gauge, Hamish. Aeroscreen day? Sidescreen day? Full Mackintosh & waders? :)

This time last year, we grabbed the whole kit & kaboodle (plus Vredestein Snow tyres), and cannonballed across Cornwall in the "Beast" (the storm, not the car!).

 

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  Cheers, Deggers

 

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Now that is serious classic motoring. White roads and everything. I take my bobble hat off to you sir :)

ill try and use mine most weathers

have done cold but not white roads. 

 

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4 hours ago, Deggers said:

Daily TR weather gauge, Hamish. Aeroscreen day? Sidescreen day? Full Mackintosh & waders? :)

This time last year, we grabbed the whole kit & kaboodle (plus Vredestein Snow tyres), and cannonballed across Cornwall in the "Beast" (the storm, not the car!).

 

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  Cheers, Deggers

 

Nice look Deggers and those tyres do the business:D

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19 hours ago, iain said:

Nice look Deggers and those tyres do the business

They're great aren't they! Impressed me no end. Bags of traction, and seriously grippy in fresh snow. Great fun. (That's a cracking shot of your 3A by the way!)

 

23 hours ago, Hamish said:

Now that is serious classic motoring.

Just waiting for climate change to kick in, and we'll be down to the reservoir. :D

 

Cheers, Deggers

 

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Shall we have a winter series 

with these winter tyres ?

4x 185/65R15 Sarek Miva  Alaska Tyres 185 65 15 Shore60 Autograss Rally Track x4 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F162519308301

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Back in the mid 80’s I spent 3 winter months working in Finland. The first weekend I was there I went for a drive and I spotted cars racing around a frozen lake. I went down to take a closer look and discovered it was typical weekend “Fun” for car minded Finns and that it was a free for all, anyone could go on the circuit in their everyday cars and play about. All the cars had spiked tyres, but still managed to go sideways at a blip of the throttle.

It was all very “Gentlemanly “. If you span off and got stuck on a snow bank, the next car that passed you would stop and help you get back on the track.

The only problem that I had was when I handed my expenses in at the end of my 3 month stay. The accounts department worked out that I’d done about 1000 miles in the company car and used about 100 gallons of petrol. I forget how I explained it away.

If any Finnish people are reading maybe they could say if the activity still happens, or maybe health and safety has prohibited such entertainment.

Charlie.

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:o

 

sounds like a february scotland trip. 

 

 

Small print

this does not infer acceptance of any organising roll err Role!!.

 

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Apparently, the Austrians have recently revived ice racing events near Salzburg, after an absence of forty five years  :):).

On January 20th, Porsche hosted the 2019 GP Ice Race on the lake at Zell am See, showcasing classic and modern sports cars ... and a return of the popular Austrian pastime of roping hitchhikers to the rear ends of Volkswagens :D.

 

Cheers, Deggers

 

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