My last visit to the Festival was in 2019, four years ago!
I am very relieved to be able to go to the event with some friends again next weekend.
Hopefully we can have a chat.

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WHO Digital Wednesday - 17 May 2023 - 6.30 to 9.30pm

We’re back at the Barn for the first round of our 2023 WHO Digital GT Championship…

Regulations and formats can be found here: https://www.whoracing.org.uk/who_digital.html

Doors open at 6.30pm for practice and digital driving school. Between then and 7pm, all racers will be divided up into six teams, ready for a two hour endurance race. Following a short super-pole qualifying session, we’ll get straight into the racing. It won’t be exactly two hours, as the RCS64 software will only allow us to run a long race in a ‘Grand Prix’ lap format… However, with some clever (we hope) calculations, the end of the race should be between 9.10 and 9.30pm - ready for some team photos and medal presentation to the winning team.

The GT format is very similar to last season and aims to simulate a GT series like the British GT Championship, with Pro-Am teams and lots of strategy. Each of the six teams will be run by one of our gold-rated drivers (or their deputy) and must include at least one bronze-rated driver. The two hours are split into 20 minute stints with a driver change window of two minutes. Bronze drivers must complete at least one stint and the total bronze driving time must also be at least two completed stints. So if you have only one bronze driver, they must race for two stints.

This is a warm-up for the June event, which will feature a 4-hour GT race. That’s then followed by two more 2-hour races - at our July and August Digital Wednesdays.

All ages and abilities are very welcome. As always, we ask that all racers aged 12 or younger bring a responsible adult with them. Race fees are £3 for adults, £2 for under-16s. We do ask that you stay away if you have any symptoms that could be Covid or flu.

A while ago I released a STL file to create a handle to take the 4mm hex bits, so I could have a range of drivers to go in the pit box with blade, pozi & allen drivers pre-fitted (3F solution see below). One of the problems with the 4mm hex allen drivers is that they are too short to get to the wheel grub screws without leaning on the tyre or with the shallow hubs the wheel itself. Other parts like motor screws are also a problem. So for these I was using plain allen keys to get the reach. Problem with that is as you get older (62 now) your finger fumble factor (3F) increases and I have lost count of number of the Slot It allen keys flicking up and disappearing over the bench edge and seeking passage to biro heaven in the most inaccessible recesses under the bench.

Solution as I saw it was to put the allen keys in a holder, hence the design below.

   




This has a hole to take either the Slot It or NSR sized allen key and a slot to allow the allen key to be pushed down until it reaches the bottom of the slot, this also stops it from twisting in the holder. The cap (red) then slides over, the key section goes in the slot and centralises the allen key and then locks on the curved section at the bottom of the travel, but can still be prised off if the allen key is beyond use.

By opening up the hole and slot and adjusting the key on the cap then you can cater for other sizes, i.e. I made one for the BRM allen screws.

Note: depending on printer/print setting then the hole/slot may need some fettling either on the print settings or with a drill/file for best fit.

Allen Key Holder.stp Size: 207.34 KB  Downloads: 2

Allen Key holder.dwg Size: 77.02 KB  Downloads: 1

Allen key holder 1.stl Size: 2.73 MB  Downloads: 6

Link to listening options : Talking Utter Slot Ep20

First up, Scott doubtless offends the French with his history lesson, then possibly redeems himself by declaring his lurve of the Fly Renault 4 Turbo. Second up, Pedro doubtless offends the French with an accidental suggestion of garlic-flavoured cannibalism and does not redeem himself.

Then there's disagreement over Avant Slot's Beemer news and then there's an Australian accent, a bit about the little known Seventies Ferrari driver, Mandretti, and some LMP2 chat before we all learn of Scott's descent into the dark side of tuning.

Plus Pedro hatches a plan to moonwalk to the Policar Classic F1 podium at Gaydon. You know I'm bad. I'm bad. Ow! Hee-hee! Shamone!

Another 3 cars to part with.

  These are all unused, the VW Golf has wing mirrors in packet under base (as supplied) £65 each (inc UK Postage)

                             

Still have these cars available

Yup - I am sure we have all done it and for different reasons.

My latest - sadly there have been several in my history - are these 2 cars.

Now before you say could you have not seen it in the auction - yes I did seee the boken tyres, but tyres are not an issue for me.
What I did not see was - size difference, really REALLY poor mechanicals broken mechanicals on the 250......

WHy did I buy them - the bodies looked quite good and I guess they are - it is the only Love bonnet version of the 250 that I know of in plastic.
At best though they are 1/35th, and mechanicals I can and will rreplce and work on. but still I think to myself - what an idiot!!

No they were not expensive and TBH was one of the reasons I bought them - but horror of horrors - they are for sale as well on ebay.it for 110 euros - REALLY?????

   
                   

Comparison to a Dino that is 1/32nd

   


The moral of this thread is going to be - Caveat Emptor!!

         

Anyone know of a UK source for 1/32 Castrol Nissan decals please? 

Aa a last resort an alternative could be the Zexel Nissan?

Thanks.

So my dad passed, and If anyone can help identify any of these cars and chassis it would greatly help.