Out Again

 

This weeks little saunter was from Newlands Corner to Brighton & we were joined by "Captain Slow" of the wider SKCC (also by some production cars). The Captain's name is legend in the SKCC for his ability to mend any fault on any car at the roadside - even welding things back together with a welder he carries in the seven in extreme cases.

The Captain's car was built from plans - meaning he bought lengths of steel tube & cut & welded it into a chassis etc & it's not long on the road after a major re-build & I have to say, looking good, the other runners were two Elises & an Exige 430.

The Stylus was going nicely today, getting back into it's stride from the months of non use. I've replaced the other two rod ends in the rear suspension leading arms with polybushes & the ride is much improved. Nick with the Exige commented on how it appeared to be riding the potholes better that his car.

Did I mention pot holes? Sussex seems to be in competition with Surrey to have the worst road surfaces, Fulking (it's the name of a place) was particularly bad with canyons about 4" deep right across the road. On the upside we went up Ditchling Beacon for the first time & there were no cyclists! we were following a 4x4, but at least it was keeping up a reasonable pace.

So, another nice run out, with no damage / breakdowns / things to mend & we got to meet Mrs Neil who has voluntarily agreed to come on the Rogue Runners trip to Devon, but appeared to be otherwise quite normal.