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    • I can not see why they don’t make it clearer John . There is enough going on for drivers without being given a challenge deciphering 100mph instructions possibly whilst someone is cutting down your inside ! It might be worth tracks providing each driver with an on board screen showing individual instructions . Save having to concentrate on track side signaling . It can be hard enough on the road catching all the road side information .
    • I'm following your starting issues with interest, as I have issues with my MK2 GT6 as well. For me starting is painless, however I HAVE to warm the engine up before driving for 20 mins or so, otherwise she backfires out the carbs something horrendous. Once warmed up she goes very well. I'm also running HS6's, no idea what needles are in. 
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    • John, I don't know if you are aware of a book called 'The Scientific Design of Intake and Exhaust Systems By Philip H. Smith published in 1962 but in it there is a picture of of a Tatra engine with a 6- 3- ? exhaust system, (the ? because the end of the manifold is not visible in the picture) While GT may have been the first to make one for a Triumph six, it is not a new idea at all.  Alec    
    • Wasn’t around to watch live and failing to find the recorded version…..? Am I being dim?
    • Good stuff John. Managed to catch some myself  Looking good. And pleased to see your hard work paid off
    • So little update, car seems much happier on the BBT's at idle and doesn't hesitate, changed the mixture 4 flats richer and plug colour seems OK. I might wack the colour tune on it to see but there's not a huge amount I can do really aside from fiddle with the timing. its first big ish drive! 5 miles there and back to Shell for some more fuel, good trst as its a mix of 50, 30, roundabouts, traffic etc and it was about 28 or so outside, quite humid too and the car was all good!  I did have one small ish oil leak. I day small a puddle appeared on the cardboard under thr car, all it was was the spin on filter adapter to the block just needed nipping up, all dry.  The only things that need a little bit of careful listening is there's a noise coming from the back of the car, like running water kind of noise, not sure if thats the diff or just wind noise.  The hot restarts it does that same thing where it will be difficult ish to restart, even leaving the ignition on to prime the huco up until the ticking stops, then it will start and want to die unless you hold about 1000 rpm for say 20 seconds, then it seems to stabilise, won't do it in traffic or when hot, just after restart. Must be a heat soak issue? The other thing is the ign light is very faint after going out at say 100-1500ish rpm, almost like a faint glow. It seems to disappear after say 140pish rpm, alternator is pumping out 14.2 so no issues. Hopefully everything is at a nearly good enough point to keep running it in before it goes to get tuned properly. Its got power but it definitely feels like its got more to give, without revving it too hard as its a fresh crank and bearings.  Im not rebuilding it for at least 50k
    • It was, if only I was that skilled at tuning
    • Excellent news, and congrats on lasting the distance.  I saw a few snippets while out and about. Sadly I was on other duties today, but will try and watch the whole thing tomorrow. Really glad you've solved the issue and can get out and enjoy the track!
    • As previously related, I was black flagged at my last two outings.   So I try to notice such things.     You get the marshals' blue and yellow and sometimes red flags, very useful but not personal.   From the pit wall, flags are shown that mean YOU!! A few laps in I saw a 'black and orange'    Black and orange (you have mechanical problem) there should be a car number beside it but I couldn't see it, so next time around came in, but the flag marshals waved me on.  Not you! Then there was  black and white diagonal flag (come in, see the Clerk), again number not seen, so I looked out for it next time, nothing there, so I carried  on.  But at the end on pulling into the pit lane on the way back to the paddock,  a marshal signalled I should pull in.  Go see the Clerk of the Course, he said. Wot? Again? The black and white had been for me, but the Clerk said that such flag is only shown once (?!?).  And it was because I had spun.  Three times!   Was i feeling OK?    I said that I feared my spins were the result of over driving myself and my car.   I thanked them for their concern and we shook hands all round. Phew!   Didn't want another slapped wrist! Problem as I see, or don't see it, is that the flags are normal.size,85x65cm, but the numbers' size is not stipulated, and I think that ordinary race board numbers are used, fine on a race board but too small with the flags. Glad you enjoyed the live coverage.   I'll have some GoPro to look at later, but it ran out in race assembly!   So only practice to.watch.
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