Buxton Garage Day

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Sorry for the late reply on this one! Thanks Gordon for arranging another very enjoyable garage day. Bacon sandwiches as good as ever! Nice to catch up with everyone and meet some new faces.

I can only apologise for bringing down the tone of the neighbourhood - and almost bringing down a tree in the process! Further inspection revealed the newly fitted rear brake shoes don't seem to grip very well when rotated backwards... although perhaps their 'christening' competing on a single venue rally a couple of weeks ago didn't help matters...! Considering it's outings usually consist of it being hurled around in a forest/quarry/white road at 3am, it's a bit ironic that the first damage caused was when I wasn't even in the car...



That'll teach me for not coming in the Stratos - I could have parked on the flat driveway! Seriously though, I'm very lucky there was a tree there to catch the car, before another car/house/pedestrian took the brunt instead.

Oh well - the boot floor will be rectified easily, there's no real structural damage (just the spare wheel well folded in a bit - the chassis legs are still straight!). I've already received a brand new OEM tailgate and rear bumper from Italy for less than 150EUR posted!! Much easier than trying to straighten out the old panels.

Looking forward to the next one already - in whatever form you decide to go with, Gordon! Either way, I'll be bringing my chock with me next time.