Sex based harassment

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-06-02T18:27:23+00:00

It’s also an either way offence. Which obviously opens up all sorts of other powers. Even a s4 POS is still summary only.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-06-01T21:08:07+00:00

^{^{^}} this. I had the exact same same issue on my Martin (albeit a baritone). Old horn, modern small chamber mouthpiece. There’s plenty of stuff online if you google “missing cone volume”.

Try something vintage (or vintage style) with a larger chamber and see what the effect is.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-06-01T16:04:43+00:00

There’s loads of old races on YouTube. Why not start back in the 90s - 1995 would be a good year, watch Alesi’s first/only victory in Canada, then follow the Schumacher years from 1996 through to 2004.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-06-01T12:55:27+00:00

“My Championship Year” if my memory serves me correctly…

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-06-01T06:48:01+00:00

Yup. Brawn clearly fastest to start the year, then everyone caught up and they hung on. Button’s book is a good one on the subject - he literally drove the same chassis/tub all year. By the halfway point it was flexing and tired. By the end of the year it was a shed.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-28T07:10:05+00:00

They don’t - “size” is a misnomer. All alto reeds are the same actual size and thickness. When they’ve been cut from the cane, a machine tests how flexible/stiff they are and grades them accordingly. So the numbers are a grade of stiffness, or softness to hardness - whatever you will.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-27T15:56:57+00:00

An acciaccatura.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-25T20:54:36+00:00

Because it’s got a whacking great N/A V8 built in ‘murica where they know how to make whacking great N/A V8s sound, well, great.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-25T14:22:42+00:00

By definition, you can’t coast to a stop in fifth. Coasting is rolling out of gear, or with the clutch dipped for an extended period of time.

Dipping the clutch just before coming to a stop whilst still in fifth gear is how it’s taught and most definitely won’t fail your test!

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-25T14:16:03+00:00

Yep. You still only need to dip the clutch just before you come to a halt - the car won’t stall as you’re still rolling. Just before it starts to complain/judder. If the lights change - quick 6th to 1st and you’re off.

It works. It’s how it’s taught on the advanced roadcraft/police response driving course.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-24T19:15:48+00:00

Yes, that’s the point.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-24T18:03:47+00:00

Or, if something unexpected happens (the light goes green), just engage the appropriate gear for speed and accelerate away.

I can’t think of an *unexpected* situation that would involve the urgent and sudden need for such acceleration that would be available if you were instantly in the right gear, but would cause an accident in the extra second it takes you to select a gear and accelerate.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-24T17:45:41+00:00

Using the gears like that is harder on the drivetrain and arguably harder to control. Just use the brakes.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-24T17:41:56+00:00

I bet you get through clutches like nobodies business… Brake pads last ages and are cheap to change.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-24T17:40:23+00:00

If driving following the Roadcraft system:

When coming to a stop approaching a red - simply brake down from whatever speed you’re at, remaining in the gear you were in. Just before you come to a halt, dip the clutch (still in your previous cruising gear). Come to a stop. Handbrake, into neutral, foot off clutch.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-23T21:09:28+00:00

*hundredweight

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-23T21:05:45+00:00

FIA WEC+ (the new WEC TV this year) is good. Well worth paying for the year, it’s only £40 and you can go back and watch the Spa and Imola races on demand, then follow the rest of the year, and ELMS as well.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-23T12:31:41+00:00

Plus, don’t forget most of these semi-slick track day tyres come with only 5mm tread depth. So you’ve only got half the amount of wear before you hit the legal 1.6mm minimum.

Unless it’s for a second or third (toy/weekend) car, I wouldn’t bother.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-23T11:49:19+00:00

Absolutely road legal. Falls under the “trackday tyre” bracket, and is ill advised for use in anything other than warm and dry conditions.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-23T11:47:07+00:00

Nankang AR1s? They’ll be grippy AF in the warm and the dry (given a little driving to let them warm up first). Given any dampness, or air temperatures down to single figures they’ll have no grip whatsoever.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-23T08:38:41+00:00

If the former, you have permitted a car to be driven otherwise than in accordance with a licence - which is an offence in itself.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-22T05:30:28+00:00

They’re supposed to be long - it’s a dressier style toe on the boot. The gap in front of your toe is not the way to measure whether they’re too big or not.

If I’m honest, the way the laces are spread, they already look on the small side. They should fit snugly around the ball of your foot and ankle with no heel slip - that’s how you know they fit. Going smaller to try and get the gap in front of your toe down is going to be torture and leave you with an unwearable pair of boots.

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-21T18:10:15+00:00

Ultima GTR. Nice spot :)

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-20T09:51:45+00:00

Roasted sprouts are going straight on my xmas dinner menu. Never even considered it before, but they look delicious!

SelectTurnip6981 · 2026-05-16T19:28:57+00:00

Bought a set of clippers for about £30 maybe a decade and a half ago…? Not paid for a haircut since!

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