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Bernard
23-06-2014, 16:25
After the good shake down in France I have entered Nellie in the above event, just preparing her at the moment, if you care to look at the entry list apart from me and Helen a certain Tiff Needell is entered this year..... I dare say he will be pestering me for my autograph !.... NOT.... LOL.............. Unfortunately ERIC will not be ready in time and also I will not get the time to do much testing... so hopefully next year ERIC will be entered.

So if anyone is around come and give us a look, details are here http://www.tourbritannia.com/

Cheers

Phil

catswhiskers
23-06-2014, 21:17
Hi Phil,
Yes I noticed Tiff had entered, obviously heard you were going out to play again. Have a good one again. You have something to live up to after last year:o

Mick

Bernard
23-06-2014, 21:29
Hi Phil,
Yes I noticed Tiff had entered, obviously heard you were going out to play again. Have a good one again. You have something to live up to after last year:o

Mick

hi Mick... When you interrogate the entry list there are loads of REALLY good drivers this year..... As last year.... First finish then hope for a top 10 ?...... 4th would be great again but I,m not holding my breath !

Bernard
31-07-2014, 15:40
Hi All

Tour Britannia starts next Wednesday and you can find the road book here... http://www.tourbritannia.com/road-book-tb2014/

If you can get along it would be great to see you

Cheers

Phil

john
01-08-2014, 14:07
Just down the road from me Phil.
I'll certainly drop by Portal and say hello, and have a look at Oulton.
Are you doing the competition or regularity event? As if I need to ask.....

LM mic
01-08-2014, 18:43
hello Phil
Will try to follow you by thoughts and good " friend vibrations" !
Any internet site where I can watch some of the race during devlopment ?

And........ so many thanks again for that Italian food we had last week !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Merci mon ami !!!

Bernard
01-08-2014, 21:47
Just down the road from me Phil.
I'll certainly drop by Portal and say hello, and have a look at Oulton.
Are you doing the competition or regularity event? As if I need to ask.....

competition John....... Not one to disappoint !

Bernard
01-08-2014, 21:50
hello Phil
Will try to follow you by thoughts and good " friend vibrations" !
Any internet site where I can watch some of the race during devlopment ?

And........ so many thanks again for that Italian food we had last week !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Merci mon ami !!!

you are most welcome .... Any time mon ami
you can follow progress on www.tourbritannia.com they have a link to a twitter or Facebook site I think

Bernard
01-08-2014, 22:00
Whilst doing final checks today found one of the drive shaft rubber boots had been cut by a foreign object throwing grease out of the cv joint..... Bugger ... As I only replaced all of them a few weeks ago......So set too with the strip down and luckily had a spare boot in stock.... All back together and road tested ok....

LM mic
01-08-2014, 22:09
Woooow!!!
Lucky you are to find this before to leave !!! some broken CV was right there if you didn't chek that !!
Don't you have any "underski "stuff in thick alu of even kevlar ? to prevent that under the whole engine bay

Bernard
02-08-2014, 11:04
Woooow!!!
Lucky you are to find this before to leave !!! some broken CV was right there if you didn't chek that !!
Don't you have any "underski "stuff in thick alu of even kevlar ? to prevent that under the whole engine bay

no I don't have an under tray ..... Not quite sure how this would affect an the engine bay with little airflow as it is... .? Although Steve Perez runs with an under tray on his rally car (original Stratos).....

LM mic
02-08-2014, 11:38
When we meet again on my next come to ---- ! I will show you how to built on one very efficient in kevlar carbon with 2 naca on it so it will cover undertray but leave 2 good intakes for refreshing engine !!

Easy to mold ! we even can built one as am there !! need only some plywood bend onto MDF stuff et voila !! and then mold directly onto this loosen mold a nice "racing" part ( I did some for R5 maxi turbo and if I remind for one or two stratos in early days of Andruet or some one car

ducatiman
02-08-2014, 13:26
You can put me down for one of those as well................

strat24v
02-08-2014, 14:21
Noticed the lb chassis has neat sumpguard mounts already welded on.

LM mic
02-08-2014, 14:31
Noticed the lb chassis has neat sumpguard mounts already welded on.

yes ! that's nice indeed
But for a Hawk or watever chassis we can use tpered rivets ( I know a good source of these that do not turn at all when tighting bolt on them once riveted)

@ Ducatiman ;
Yes !! no problem at all we just have to draw some 3D sketches ( as I don't know how an hawk is !!) and I can maybe (before going to Phill next time ) prepare some stuff for the mold and source the epoxy resin needed and Kevlar clothes
These "skis" are molded with vacuum process to give a lot of strenght to the Material but as the part is not very surface complcate it's really a joke to do the vacuum bag and the following process

If Phill is happy to do one ; let's see what we can do .........

Bernard
04-08-2014, 09:38
Hi

Anyone interested in following the event the on line progress results can be found here http://results.djames.org.uk/results/index.php?e=338

Also some good news.......... Steve Perez and Paul Spooner have entered in the Strato's !!!............. so now I won't be the FIRST Strato's to finish !!... LOL

Just in case anyone who has "hawkeyes" has seen the entry list.... I am listed as driving a Lancia Strato's.... on my entry form it did say Hawk Strato's !........

Anyway all final checks have been done and hopefully everything will hold together !

Cheers

Phil

mel lewis
04-08-2014, 10:14
Hi
Also some good news.......... Steve Perez and Paul Spooner have entered in the Strato's !!!............. so now I won't be the FIRST Strato's to finish !!... LOL
Cheers

Phil


I heard Steve's Stratos is in dock with oil surge problems !!!!, So you might still be first Stratos LOL

LM mic
04-08-2014, 10:17
Hello Phil
I will personnally follow you all days in this event (Tour site is already on my favourites to check twice a day !)
It's apity i had to come back home so soon to carry back family ... I could have been with my big "camper" a real " rallye assistance" and follow you in case
Will do next year for sure
Am sure you will be THE Lancia Stratos finishing well ( LOOOOOL ! considering...... all double salto's Perez re LOL !)
Enjoy your tour and try to get so many pics side by side to these real ones

Bernard
04-08-2014, 10:43
Hello Phil
I will personnally follow you all days in this event (Tour site is already on my favourites to check twice a day !)
It's apity i had to come back home so soon to carry back family ... I could have been with my big "camper" a real " rallye assistance" and follow you in case
Will do next year for sure
Am sure you will be THE Lancia Stratos finishing well ( LOOOOOL ! considering...... all double salto's Perez re LOL !)
Enjoy your tour and try to get so many pics side by side to these real ones

Like this6835

Skelly
04-08-2014, 20:33
Hi Phil

Good luck and hope everything goes to plan

Alan

Sando
04-08-2014, 21:26
... Them were the days...

Good luck mon ami
Go easy on the navigator......or she'll withdraw snuggles allowance!

Bernard
04-08-2014, 22:34
Cheers Skelly, Sando...... I will take it easy on the navigator....she has already said she will not be calling the stages !!...drive on sight !!.......again

The Slug
04-08-2014, 23:19
All the best Phil and enjoy it, both of you....

catswhiskers
05-08-2014, 10:45
she has already said she will not be calling the stages !!...drive on sight !!

Well what a lightweight. That's where all the fun is.:) Seriously, good luck and bring Nellie home in one piece.

Mick

Bernard
05-08-2014, 11:13
Cheers Ian, Mick.... thats the plan to bring her back in one piece.... and Nellie !! LOL

off in a meeting now then off home at lunchtime to get the stuff ready !

cheers

phil

mel lewis
05-08-2014, 12:28
Dont for get your passport coming over here !!!

Sando
05-08-2014, 14:50
Dont for get your passport coming over here !!!

....and your Wellies

LM mic
06-08-2014, 18:16
Phil is leader on his class !!!

Post Historic Cars after stage 2 - Oulton


Steve Perez second on his class ( historic cars ) 2 mn fighting with an 911sc

Guy Mayers
06-08-2014, 19:13
Down to second after stage 3 - must be a tactical move to get the Renault to sweep the road for him on day 2!

Keep at it Phil but stay safe!

Guy

LM mic
06-08-2014, 20:08
Ha ha !!
yes for sure !!
that little "french small box " cannot compete with the magnificent white and blue Start LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!

More seriously hope phill didn't have any small tecnical issue ???????
( Don't think as there is only 16 sec gap !)

mel lewis
06-08-2014, 22:33
More seriously hope phill didn't have any small tecnical issue ???????
( Don't think as there is only 16 sec gap !)

No technics just a little twerl !!!!!!!!

Ill let him tell you about it later.

LM mic
07-08-2014, 00:23
LOL my english is too poor to understand correctly "twerl" LooooooooooooooooooLLLLLLLL!

Sando
07-08-2014, 08:27
Le Essorage ? When Physics overcomes fun! Happens very quickly to you in a Stratos.
Hope all is ok Bernard, keep going yoof!

LM mic
07-08-2014, 16:54
Phil still second on category ( but now 23 mn gap ????)

and strangely the Perez Stratos have been changez by some unknown witch into an escort ??????????????????????????????????????

Guy Mayers
07-08-2014, 18:56
Phil still second on category ( but now 23 mn gap ????)


Probably 23 seconds as he's now 10 seconds down on the class leader...

Guy

LM mic
07-08-2014, 19:23
Ouuuupss yes you are right Guy

any info about Perez stratos ?????

mel lewis
08-08-2014, 11:36
Perez had oil surge issues with the Stratos a couple of days before the event so changed his entry to an Escort.

It's very easy to do when you have a collection of competition cars at hand, just spoilt for choice. and I don't mind admitting i'm green with envy.

john
08-08-2014, 19:42
Looks like our man has won the post historic's, ahead of the much feared Quattro.
Phil and Helen were neck and neck with the Bianchi Renault, but it looks like the little French car has dropped out after stage 11.
Well done!
I have some photos on my wife's phone but can't download them at the moment!

LM mic
08-08-2014, 22:09
YES !!! Phill is getting an other great success !!!!! and as planed beginning of week Stratos uber ALLES !!!!!

So if it remains like that it's not necessary to own millionaire's real Stratos to win races !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cadami
08-08-2014, 22:16
Still going >>>>

catswhiskers
09-08-2014, 13:22
Looks like Phil was in top 10 times on 12 of the 16 stages. Very consistent and a credit to Phil & Helens team work and the cars reliability. Well done guys. If I'm not mistaken, thats 3 class wins in 3 years.

Mick

carol
09-08-2014, 17:15
We'll done Phil & Helen on your win
xxx John & Carol

LM mic
09-08-2014, 17:16
Absolute congratulation to Philip and Helen !
Nice and serious prep; so good win !
Bravo mon ami !

Bernard
09-08-2014, 18:38
Hi all

ok here goes

got the timing for practice at Oulton (race1) all wrong.... I hadn't raced there before so I followed someone who had... I followed for 3 laps then backed off to "go for it" ...however the rain came and I qualified about 12th..... Then for the race it was hammering down....driving into a wall of spray... I got a good start but the guys in front didn't so no where to go.... Had a dice with a rapid Fulvia 1.6hf who I got passed in a couple of laps then moved up to Mike Smith in. Mk1 escort and overtook him only to spin out ... No damage done... I then set off to chase him down again.... Caught up with him to finally cross the line in a dead heat for 11th equal.....

prior or to the event I chose to take Michelin wets... That proved to cost me dearly in the next 2 dry races at Anglesey !.... But on the stages they held up pretty good... In the races they felt like driving on jelly tyres....

i guess you you can see the stage times online, we had a really good event finishing 7th overall and 1st in the Post
Historics.... We had some surprising placings even finishing joint 1st on one stage and beating the eventual winner on a couple of stages.......so quite happy as we were self supported with nobody changing our tyres or bleeding our brakes !

thanks to Mel and John Davidson for coming along to give moral support

thanks to all the organisers and Marshall's of Tour Britannia

Cheers
Phil and helen

Bernard
09-08-2014, 19:02
Some piccies at www.sbkmotorsport.com

Bernard
09-08-2014, 20:12
Forgot to say that I suffered a seized rad fan which blew the fuse so it took out both fans, this resulted in a very hot engine at the start of the first Anglesey race and at the same part of the circuit on each lap the engine would cutout for about 100 metres...... So I started to go backwards down the field...... Got it sorted for race two but only running one fan... Just managed to finish the race before the engine got too hot.... I did have the cabin heater on full blast to help the situation !!....

john
09-08-2014, 21:49
Well done Phil and Helen.
Looks to have been a blast.
Conditions at Oulton were really dire for the race.
Pictures on the professional photographers site are witness to that.
You are not the first or last to spin out of Old Hall, that's for sure. One of the best places to do it!
Glad the rest of the event went well despite the rad fans issues.

LM mic
09-08-2014, 22:41
Hey Phill
Next year it will not be so easy !! you will have to watch your mirrors some french S..... Strat will follow you close , very close !! ( Hummm ยงยง hope so if everythng runs ok with the built ???) LOL

Stratie.fr
10-08-2014, 12:33
Some piccies at www.sbkmotorsport.com (http://www.sbkmotorsport.com)

Congrats and thanks for the link with nice professionnal pictures of the event!

See you maybe on Britannia Tour next year with John and Me in an other Stratos of the SEC ...

Regards

john
10-08-2014, 14:43
Wow!! Sounds great Frederic!

Bernard
10-08-2014, 20:37
Wow!! Sounds great Frederic!

See you next year then John !!!.......

Bernard
10-08-2014, 20:39
There are also some pictures on retro-speed site

Bernard
15-08-2014, 19:51
Picked up a leak in the radiator after TB....had it repaired at Coolex in Nottingham.... Just picked it up this afternoon ready to be fitted back up tomorrow

ducatiman
15-08-2014, 20:08
Congratulations on your result....................

Bernard
15-08-2014, 20:48
Congratulations on your result....................

thanks Andy... Was pleased with it !

Bernard
18-08-2014, 13:38
Just a SMALL article from Thursday's Motorsport News bottom RHS
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LM mic
18-08-2014, 14:31
Just plenty of Bravos !!!

Media
18-08-2014, 17:31
Great result Phill and Helen photo looks familiar!

Bernard
01-09-2014, 08:33
Just downloaded these photo's from Helen's camera............. a couple of "likely lads" turned up...........one was on his dinner break !!!... LOL7007

LM mic
01-09-2014, 09:29
Hey Phil
Seems to look like "professional rallye team " !!!! LOL