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Oh and there are prizes for people who can sport what part of my racer features in the video! Steve

I'll have a look, but even I don't think it's that exciting! But that doesn't mean I wont do it again! Steve

Check out my race report here: More photos from Sunday And a well put together video by someone who had a proper video camera! Steve

With the hot weather set to continue I knew that Sunday was going to be hot, but fortunately it turned out ok with a slight breeze throughout the day. That didn't mean that it would be plain sailing with people not overheating! Copford Sawmill is a small sight with the added restriction of trying not to churn up the fields completely and so we kept to the perimeter of the fields and used all the available wooded areas, which were very tight! The course was around 2.3 miles and so a target of 15 laps was set! To begin with a large queue formed as the course was short, so I quickly joined the queue as I thought it would be tight to get all the laps in. I kept at it until lunch time when I had developed a PAS leak! We let it cool and checked it over. At first I thought it was a leak from the input or output seals, but then found out that one of the unions on top of the box had started to come loose (after I had refitted it last week!) and that there was a drip from the input seal. I checked with race control on how many laps I had to do and surprisingly I had already done 9 out of the 15 and quite a lot of the field had only done 4-6. We topped the pas system up and went for 1 lap with the intention of coming in and checking the level. The leak did reduce but we still had to mop up a small leak. By about mid afternoon we had completed all our laps, which was a relief! There was still about 6 vehicles still completing their laps and about 11 vehicles that had retired. I thoroughly enjoyed this round as the course was a mixture of fields and tight wooded sections, it was almost like going off roading! The final times haven't been published yet, but from the times I did see we are all quite close as there weren't many long straights. They range from 5:15 to 6:30 and I was around the 6 min mark. For the next round I will be swapping out the steering box and fitting a cooler on the return line, as some of you have said that the fluid does get hot, but it doesn't affect the operation of the steering, but it may allow the oil to escape easier out of the seals! I also have a video of the last lap and a lap of the front suspension which I may put up - interestingly the axle didn't hit the bump stop! More photos and videos here:

A cracking day today. I thoroughly enjoyed the short 2.3 mile course at Copford Sawmill. A great turn out too! A wide variety of vehicles new and old turned up. Pictures and video soon! Steve

A cracking day today. I thoroughly enjoyed the short 2.3 mile course at Copford Sawmill. All 15 laps completed with only a minor PAS leak, but the offending union was tightened up! Pictures and video soon! Steve

Round 4 is at Copford sawmill over near Uckfield in Sussex this weekend. It's going to be hot hot hot! http://www.scor4x4.co.uk/events.php?id=E5A32930A5325C Spectating is welcome and you can camp the night before if you so wish, the cost is £10. See you all on Sunday. Steve

I took the steering box out to try to tighten the slack in it and if I could I would renew the input and put put seals. I removed the output shaft by removing the 4 bolts on top of the box and gently sliding the shaft out. You need to position the output shaft in a certain position for it to come out! I freed off the adjusting pad here and had to make a special out of an old 17mm socket and a piece of steel. It's a lot easier to renew the seals when the box is off the car! So the box is tight and it has new seals. Time will tell how well it works and if it leaks at the next race! Fingers crossed! In removing the whole steering system I noticed the adjuster bracket for the PAS pump had sheered! So I've made a start on making a repair.....quite satisfying really, I got to use the bandsaw and piller driller with some filing thrown in too! What's slightly annoying is the bracket is held on with bolts that hold the water pump on, so as soon as you loosen the coolant comes out, so I'll leave it on and weld it on in situ! Steve

Also I've noticed the tyres are starting to show signs of wear, obviously there's loads of life left in them, but I just thought it was interesting! I must remove the steering box for a rebuild as there's slack in the box and I've adjusted the hex screw on the top as far as it will go. Steve

Our fastest lap from last weekend.

Yep, its great fun and I enjoyed myself! I might try that at the next event if there's puddles!

Bagshot was a great site. It's an old military site, but well worth all the paper work you have to fill out to be able to hire the site! Nice sweeping and flowing turns, with a lot of loose gravel and dust. I did all my laps, but suffered from some misfire towards the afternoon and I think this was down to water as the site is sheltered by trees and there were puddles at various points around the 3.5 mile course. I went to investigate after the race last week and it fired up and rev up fine!, so megasquirt maybe on the cards over the winter! I filmed a lot of my laps so I'll get one uploaded to facebook in due course. I also did some data logging so I had GPS position and speed on my laps, but if you don't have the correct time stamps it's surprisingly difficult to match the film with the data log. So I had to go with one of my early laps, and that still wasn't great. I gave up when it wouldn't play in windows media player, so some more trial error needed before the next race at Copford Sawmill at the start of July. Steve

We'll be there with the 90 and the parents will be too! Its a great site, can't wait! Here's a video from 2016: Steve

A great day was had at the weekend, full report and video soon, but in the mean time check out the awesome photos by Darrel Payne in the events section here: Oh and Fridge you could well be right about the bush flexing as I heard some bangs and clangs at the weekend! Steve

Some great photos from round 3 courtesy of Darrell Payne. Full report and video from me soon! Steve

Yes, very true. A lot of the AWDC tracks are, as you say, flat fields! Where's the skill in that? You just need a fast vehicle. I love the tight technical tracks between trees even if it is fraught with danger! Well, I'll see for myself on Sunday and report back! Steve

This one: One top bolt of 5/16, two lower bolts of 7/16. Held to the chassis by a captive bolt using what looks like some sort of suspension bush. Steve

Yes, you're quite right, I did think that the chassis mounts do look a touch on the thin side. I also think the plasma cutting has made the bit chopped out look a little thicker! Steve

Pictures would be good! There all on a Sunday unfortunately! The next round in July is over near Uckfield on the 1st. Steve

Bowie - they are captive mount, I'll get a picture for you tomorrow. lo-fi - I would say check www.scor4x4.co.uk, but it doesn't say much. Search for Independent fleet services as that car park in the trees is the parc ferme for the race. Racing is from 10am-4pm and scrutineering starts at 8am. Fridge - Thanks! Probably thicker than it ought to be! Steve

Hi, As some of you may now, I take part in this series and it's great fun. So I thought I would let people know about the series and when and where it's taking place for you to come and spectate, take part or even marshall. Or just come and look at the photos! The next event is this coming Sunday, the 20th of May over at Bagshot near Guildford. I heard they do need marshalls, so if you're free and want to come along and help then please visit the website: www.scor4x4.co.uk for cantact details or message the facebook page: Southern Counties Off Road Club. Steve

After checking over all the engine and gearbox mounts I found one of the front mounts to be not quite right! One of the bolts had sheared causing the mount to flex and crack on the lower edge (sorry no photos) so I had to remove it, weld it up and drill out the sheared off bolt in the block...fun! I also couldn't get to it, so I had to do some weight saving and chopped some steel out! From this: To this: Then this: It all went well and is now all back together. So I'm all ready to race at the weekend at Bagshot near Guildford. Steve

That's a very good question! It's TBC at the moment! I'm looking forward to not a specific track,but just getting out and racing! Steve

Exactly Mikey! as it is very bumpy and that what i tried to do and will do for the rest of this year. I'm really looking forward to the next race! Steve

Sometimes you can buy a plenum with one on for £50. Your original sensor and wiring could be strengthened up with some sealant if the wire sheathing has cracked maybe? I was going to try and make one of these fit, as it was only £10 ERR4278 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THROTTLE-POSITION-SENSOR-FOR-LAND-ROVER-DISCOVERY-RANGE-ROVER-4-6-4-0-MFT6LR/263456744590?_trkparms=aid%3D555017%26algo%3DPL.CASSINI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20170912102056%26meid%3Dc0a352ea33e04fb59ff28798d9b78da3%26pid%3D100753%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26%26itm%3D263456744590&_trksid=p2045573.c100753.m4841 And i think people have done it of you search on google http://www.rangerovers.net/forum/8-range-rover-classic/14759-need-cheaper-cost-throttle-position-sensor-please.html Steve