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Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 9:02 pm
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
Or maybe it’s just the same grit formulation but they vary the size?
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 10:48 pm
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
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.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:46 pm
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.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 12:10 am
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
Never thought that the UK would have salt mines!
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:38 am
by Sundayjumper
Team OV9 all ready at the Rushmoor Targa
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Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:05 am
by DeskJockey
Go team!
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:07 am
by mik
GOV9 !
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:09 am
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
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.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:31 am
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.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:57 am
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
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:15 pm
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)
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Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:31 pm
by Mito Man
Well done
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:45 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:17 pm
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
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'.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:10 pm
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)
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.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:35 pm
by nuttinnew
The forum's home town?
Some places are too well known now;
Vaguely interesting mileage pic with obvious fail;
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:38 pm
by Carlos
Well done lads
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 10:22 pm
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)
Top job
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 10:58 pm
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)
Top job
Moh forum racedriverz.
Re: Your fleet running reports
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2019 11:02 pm
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.
