Your fleet running reports

User avatar
Mito Man
Posts: 9727
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:27 pm

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by Mito Man »

I think they add more ballast to it as it gets colder? I’m certain that sometimes when I pass gritters my car just gets a gentle sandblasting and other times it’s like going through a meteor shower :lol:
Or maybe it’s just the same grit formulation but they vary the size?
How about not having a sig at all?
User avatar
Carlos
Posts: 2162
Joined: Thu Apr 12, 2018 10:38 am

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by Carlos »

Mito Man wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 9:02 pm I think they add more ballast to it as it gets colder? I’m certain that sometimes when I pass gritters my car just gets a gentle sandblasting and other times it’s like going through a meteor shower :lol:
Or maybe it’s just the same grit formulation but they vary the size?
Turns out it's all rock salt but they do indeed increase the density of the spread as temperature reduces.
User avatar
Swervin_Mervin
Posts: 4709
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:58 pm

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by Swervin_Mervin »

Aye it's all rock salt and most of it's mined up here. Always wanted to go down there as it looks immense.
User avatar
Mito Man
Posts: 9727
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:27 pm

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by Mito Man »

Didn’t realise the grit we use is produced locally, that’s pretty cool and in a way makes it more surprising after we get a month of solid frost and the council starts to run out of grit :lol:
Never thought that the UK would have salt mines!
How about not having a sig at all?
User avatar
Sundayjumper
Posts: 6166
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:04 pm
Currently Driving: Peugeot 406

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by Sundayjumper »

Team OV9 all ready at the Rushmoor Targa 8-)

B91B775E-4D14-439F-87C0-4951346C2AD6.jpeg
B91B775E-4D14-439F-87C0-4951346C2AD6.jpeg (126.22 KiB) Viewed 2499 times
User avatar
DeskJockey
Posts: 4627
Joined: Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:58 am

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by DeskJockey »

Go team!
---
Driving a Galaxy far far away
User avatar
mik
Posts: 11630
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 6:15 pm

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by mik »

GOV9 ! 8-)
User avatar
Barry
Posts: 1610
Joined: Fri Apr 13, 2018 12:59 pm

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by Barry »

Mito Man wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 12:10 am Didn’t realise the grit we use is produced locally, that’s pretty cool and in a way makes it more surprising after we get a month of solid frost and the council starts to run out of grit :lol:
Never thought that the UK would have salt mines!
The salt mines under my town (Winsford) produce the majority of the rock salt used in the UK iirc. They do mini tours into the mine occasionally, big enough to drive those huge tipper trucks through! Some areas are used for warehousing now too.
User avatar
McSwede
Posts: 3307
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:04 pm

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by McSwede »

A query for the OV9 hive mind. I just put new rear wheels/tyres on the M140i due to the wheels being out of shape. This was causing a vibration at motorway speeds.

What has become apparent since changing the wheel/tyres is that the vibration is still there at the same speeds. Anyone have any thoughts as to what it can be??

Fwiw, you feel none of the vibrations through the steering wheel, it's all though the bum Dyno.
User avatar
Jobbo
Posts: 9171
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:20 pm
Currently Driving: S6 Avant, Jimny, Macan, Mini

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by Jobbo »

Sundayjumper wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2019 6:49 pm it’s a bit of trailering practice, including reversing it back into the driveway in the dark.

(without hitting anything, but it was pretty close)
Nef proved to me it’s easier to reverse a trailer in pitch dark than daylight 😄
User avatar
Sundayjumper
Posts: 6166
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:04 pm
Currently Driving: Peugeot 406

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by Sundayjumper »

The OV9 trophy haul today:

FIRST PLACE (Jon, novice under 1400cc class; 8th overall)

SECOND PLACE (Me, novice over 1400cc class; 11th overall)

8-)

5FAE3A31-0BBD-4F24-9572-16E6FD1FE1C0.jpeg
5FAE3A31-0BBD-4F24-9572-16E6FD1FE1C0.jpeg (105.83 KiB) Viewed 2425 times
User avatar
Mito Man
Posts: 9727
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:27 pm

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by Mito Man »

Well done 8-)
How about not having a sig at all?
User avatar
nuttinnew
Posts: 8726
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 5:14 pm

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by nuttinnew »

:D 8-)
User avatar
nuttinnew
Posts: 8726
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 5:14 pm

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by nuttinnew »

Barry wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:09 am
Mito Man wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 12:10 am Didn’t realise the grit we use is produced locally, that’s pretty cool and in a way makes it more surprising after we get a month of solid frost and the council starts to run out of grit :lol:
Never thought that the UK would have salt mines!
The salt mines under my town (Winsford) produce the majority of the rock salt used in the UK iirc. They do mini tours into the mine occasionally, big enough to drive those huge tipper trucks through! Some areas are used for warehousing now too.

Comrades, I've just read this line elsewhere and found it confusing; 'they had icing problems on the two viaducts due to a cold wind blowing down the Thaw Valley'.
User avatar
JonMad
Posts: 2676
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:25 pm
Currently Driving: 2015 Swift; 2012 Yeti; 2006 Fabia

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by JonMad »

Sundayjumper wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:15 pm The OV9 trophy haul today:

FIRST PLACE (Jon, novice under 1400cc class; 8th overall)

SECOND PLACE (Me, novice over 1400cc class; 11th overall)

8-)


5FAE3A31-0BBD-4F24-9572-16E6FD1FE1C0.jpeg
Well that was awesome. One year after Steve first got me involved in grassroots motorsport, and after a breakdown on the way to the Oxford MC Targa a few weeks ago, the Fabia finally got its first Targa outing back at Rushmoor, where I first navigated for Steve.

Brilliant day. Running in the dark at the end wa particularly amusing. My handbrake works well.
Left over crest; tightens.
User avatar
nuttinnew
Posts: 8726
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 5:14 pm

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by nuttinnew »

The forum's home town?


Image




Some places are too well known now;


Image




Vaguely interesting mileage pic with obvious fail;


Image
User avatar
Carlos
Posts: 2162
Joined: Thu Apr 12, 2018 10:38 am

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by Carlos »

Well done lads 😎
User avatar
Matty
Posts: 2122
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:50 pm
Currently Driving: Up! GTi, Alfa 4C

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by Matty »

Sundayjumper wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:15 pm The OV9 trophy haul today:

FIRST PLACE (Jon, novice under 1400cc class; 8th overall)

SECOND PLACE (Me, novice over 1400cc class; 11th overall)

8-)

Top job 8-)
User avatar
mik
Posts: 11630
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 6:15 pm

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by mik »

Matty wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 10:22 pm
Sundayjumper wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:15 pm The OV9 trophy haul today:

FIRST PLACE (Jon, novice under 1400cc class; 8th overall)

SECOND PLACE (Me, novice over 1400cc class; 11th overall)

8-)

Top job 8-)
Moh forum racedriverz. 8-)
User avatar
mik
Posts: 11630
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 6:15 pm

Re: Your fleet running reports

Post by mik »

McSwede wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:31 am A query for the OV9 hive mind. I just put new rear wheels/tyres on the M140i due to the wheels being out of shape. This was causing a vibration at motorway speeds.

What has become apparent since changing the wheel/tyres is that the vibration is still there at the same speeds. Anyone have any thoughts as to what it can be??

Fwiw, you feel none of the vibrations through the steering wheel, it's all though the bum Dyno.
Issue with the prop? Or a tyre with an internal (band) fault? :|

But before really suggesting that I'd watch them rebalancing and check the machine us set to dynamic as opposed to static, and that the last thing they do is spin them up and show all zeroes in terms of weights needed.
Post Reply