[Graham]

Three teams - Manx Modsports, Le Manx and Batmanx were doing testing again last night at the club...

• Manx Modsports is 100% ready
  
• Le Manx still has a couple of little tweaks but a late change of car (same car/event/class) is probable
  
• Batmanx still has basic needs to sort but the choice of cars is nailed down...
  

I would expect new registration form to be completed corresponding to any changes of car or construction please.

[Graham]

A entrant asked me to define whats acceptable regarding tyre swelling, basically if on of the tyres is measuring 10mm and the other is a little over I am not going to penalise anyone. If both tyres are more than 10mm using whats obviously oversize tyres I will penalise them, ask them to change them or disqualify their car. You often get tyres swelling differently. So I will not hold everyone to exactly 10.00mm. I usually measure the tyres a few times over several days, if I think they are likely to be penalised, in order to ensure I am being fair and not just because I had a grumpy day, or my calipers were acting up etc. And often tyres  which have been treated will loose their swelling over a number of days, so they might well be compliant  by the time we get started.

[Kevan]

Usually after grinding tyre sidewalls down to get overall width to 10mm you end up grinding the glued join between the wheel and rubber...is it OK to run a bead of superglue round this join without it being measured as part of the tyre as it's not part of the tyre?  I'd rather reinforce that join than chance a tyre coming loose half way through the proxy.

[Graham]

Usually after grinding tyre sidewalls down to get overall width to 10mm you end up grinding the glued join between the wheel and rubber...is it OK to run a bead of superglue round this join without it being measured as part of the tyre as it's not part of the tyre?  I'd rather reinforce that join than chance a tyre coming loose half way through the proxy.

Yes I will be measuring the rubber part of the tyre wall, so that should not be an issue.

[Kevan]

I just discovered that a 1p coin is 1.50mm thick if anyone is looking for a ride height 'gauge' for Graham's proxies   

...and 3.5g in weight if you're after ballast

...2p coins are 7g and 2.00mm thick