Good selection of roads - unfortunate that we ended up doing too much hanging about at stops, so we had to miss out the last section. Still, good fun.
BBQ at Uldis' was brilliant - as usual I got drunk and loud, so if I offended anyone.... well tough
Seem to remember having a conversation with Lord Ed about the zen of track
driving, so my bullsh!t counter was off the scale! Sunday, I awoke with a slightly iffy head, but not too bad, given my propensity for satanic hangovers! Tut et al turned up around 9.30 and started the planning for the run - it's been ages since I've had a run with Tut & Scotty, so was looking forward
First group away was Scotty, Tut, Graham Walsh & myself. I made it as far as
just south of Banchory
No sillyness and no crash, but coming into a right hander at just under 90 tuts, by left rear toe link gave up!
For the not so technically minded, this means that the rear wheel was suddenly
doing it's best forklift impression and steering all by itself!!! I have no idea why I'm not upside down in a field, but honestly the first thing I though when the back just went was "f**k, toe link! - I may die..."
Feathered the brakes and thankfully the castor on the rear wheel has a tendency to make it go straight(ish) when going forwards - so managed to get the thing stopped...
2 minutes later, Tut screams back (probably thinking I was in a ditch) quickly followed by Scotty & Graham. There was very little to do but phone the AA....
3 FACKING HOURS LATER they turn up.....
Now, stupidly, I got my membership free with the bank and have never bothered
to upgrade, so I can only be recovered 50 miles. This left me with an issue...
However - here's where the SE spirit comes in. Uldis had phoned me to say that he has some old toe links at his, from when he upgraded. He says "get it dropped at mine and we change them." So, off to Uldis' it was. We get the undertray off, to find it split at the balljoint - just sheared off. Unfortunately, it looks like Uldis has been tidying and flung out the toe links...
Still - bright idea - he's on the phone to Tut. He's got some bits left from his failures, so I might be able to scavenge what I need. Straight away, Uldis gets his car running and say "okay, we go get them"
Tut lives 30 minutes north of Abz, so it's another hour out of Uldis' day...
We get there - he's just finishing up a BBQ and goes & gets the bits for us. Different design (as they must have changed balljoint design when the S1 went to steel rear uprights) Still - convinced I could get it to fit.
We get back to Uldis' (it's gone 8 at this stage) and they do fit. Bolt straight on and we get the undertray on and I'm off! Got back in the house just before 12 (as I stopped on the road for a Maccy D's)
Uldis - man's a legend! Thanks so much for the weekend and for all your help.
