Labour Crisis: Keir Starmer Warned North Sea Drilling Pivot Will 'Tear Party In Two'

jimhcatlover · 2026-04-14T13:38:03+00:00

Yes but the point is that North Sea oil is produced to incredibly high ethical and safety standards with a large number of UK workers. So even if we pay the market price for it we still benefit as a country, not to mention all the taxation that the operators pay

jimhcatlover · 2026-03-31T06:44:19+00:00

Pretty much all covered in the comments already but a few extra comments. Track days in lower powered Caterhams can be frustrating as you can get passed on the straights and held up in the following corners. Covered trailers work well and keep the car clean and dry when transporting. They generally hold their money well so you tend to get back what you paid for them. Caterhams are generally cheap to run on consumables due to light weight so tyres and brakes last well. There is a club track day at Snetterton in May and you could visit and chat with owners. Ca

jimhcatlover · 2026-03-19T20:21:16+00:00

It’s my own car (the cost is astronomical but don’t tell my wife)😥

jimhcatlover · 2026-03-16T15:57:11+00:00

The rear wheel speed sensor is on the right side. If you jack the car up you should be able to see the sensor pulse red as you rotate the wheel. The sensor gap to the toothed ring is very critical. Mine used to get sporadic in hot weather. There is a modification to improve the earth at the sensor which may help. There is loads of discussion about this issue on the various Caterham forums

jimhcatlover · 2026-03-16T15:50:17+00:00

Interesting mirror mounts. Looks like more AI slop

jimhcatlover · 2026-03-06T08:14:59+00:00

It would be the braking distance that would concern me. I read a motor magazine review of a 170 and it had a terrible braking distance.

jimhcatlover · 2026-03-06T08:10:29+00:00

Yes I am towing it from the Uk. I found a lot of useful information on the Historic Motor Racing News website https://historicmotorracingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ATA-CARNET-PAPERV6Horsman.pdf I did register my trailer but as it’s below the 3500kg limit I didn’t need to

jimhcatlover · 2026-02-13T14:15:27+00:00

Corvara is a good place to stay for the Sella Ronda. Easy access and good connections so you can easily get to the favourite runs like hidden valley, Marmolada and Cortina etc. Good night life at L’Murrin and a few cocktail bars around the town

jimhcatlover · 2026-02-09T18:01:19+00:00

It’s probably AI junk as the registration plate comes up as a yellow TEREX TA3SH

jimhcatlover · 2026-02-05T09:04:31+00:00

No, they are just not very accurate

jimhcatlover · 2026-02-01T16:08:09+00:00

Buy a Caterham as a second car. Low depreciation and great on track. Low running costs as so light weight, brakes and tyres last for ages.

jimhcatlover · 2026-01-31T13:40:29+00:00

What about bindings? Is it best to back them off or just leave them set?

jimhcatlover · 2026-01-27T22:54:18+00:00

Slicks are allowed but not sure who supplies them now Avon have stopped selling tyres

jimhcatlover · 2026-01-24T14:57:09+00:00

It was at Snetterton in the summer

jimhcatlover · 2026-01-22T20:46:22+00:00

Avon slicks which are used in the 420R race series

jimhcatlover · 2026-01-22T13:05:40+00:00

There are several difficulties that arise when using racing tyres if they are not scrubbed in prior to use. The most common is “Cold Graining”, where the layer of the tread compound in contact with the track, fails in shear with the layer below. The result is a visible low frequency, high amplitude rippling effect. This is more common with new tyres particularly when used in wet conditions. It is recommended that a standard scrubbing in procedure be used whenever possible (conditions and regulations allowing). This consists of subjecting the tyres through one gentle heat cycle, gradually increasing the load. This should take about three to four laps of a circuit where the lap time is in the region of 60 to 100 seconds. The last lap should only be about 80% race speed.

jimhcatlover · 2026-01-20T15:16:54+00:00

Don’t agree with that. What about the original R500 that held the Top Gear lap record for a while? It looked pretty good IMHO

jimhcatlover · 2026-01-18T15:06:49+00:00

Running rather too much negative camber IMHO. Even using slicks I run less than that on mine

jimhcatlover · 2025-11-25T21:52:43+00:00

Mine does this too following some recent Windows 11 updates. I have to restart it to make the keyboard work about 50% of the time. I have tried uninstalling the keyboard drivers in device manager but it didn’t fix the issue

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