Roundswell control

Away from roundswell on time. First section was very wet and muddy, but we cleared it. The special test role back at the restart was steep but we got away from it. Barton steep was a disaster missed first gear in the restart box but might get away with it. Molland rise start had moved round the hairpin we bounced in the big hole at the beginning and then steamed to the top.
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Signed on and ready to go.

Arrived in Bridgwater about 11:00 pm. Scrutineered and signed on no problem. Just had some chips and trying to get 40 winks before the start. Lauren is reading her book by the light of a wind up torch.
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In Dorset in preparation

Well the Skoda is ready to go after an uneventful trip down here. Got lost round Shaftsbury as the road was closed and the sat nav overidden by the driver. We plan to get a good nights sleep tonight in preparation for the big day. We start at 12:37 am saturday from bridgwater and should be finishing around 5:00 on saturday afternoon if all goes well. We will be posting live updates and pictures along the way.
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Well the brakes are not going as planned. Removal of the shoes revealed that the offside cylinder was leaking so I ordered a new one from Jorily. That arrived and I put it on. Went to bleed the brakes to discover that the nearside burtst its seals with the increased pressure now the offside wasn't leaking! So another new cylinder has been ordered and once it arrives I'll get it on and get an MOT. Lets hope the front callipers are OK.

Started to put the rear shoes on only to find that one of the wheel cylinders has a leak. So more parts ordered from Jorily and a slight delay before we put the whole lot together and get an MOT.

Serviced her today and fitted new brake pads. Borrowed the lift in Andy's workshop and he gave me a hand. Seemed like a nostalgia trip for him back to when he was rallying his SkodaFord. Had a quick look at the rear brakes and as a result have ordered new shoes from Jorily this evening.

Andy was telling me that the SkodaFord was so reliable when rallying that often all they had to do in service was adjust the rear brakes. Eventually he cured this by fitting rear disks using disks and calipers the same as the front ones so they only had to carry one lot of spares in the van.

From the blackberry

Have just converted to blackberry so I am testing if I can post from it. Saffie's mot expired yesterday, I need to sort out the brakes before I present her for inspection.

Worked as an instructor at vision yesterday in the snow
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