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I think I seem to remember reading many moons ago that when motor racing removing these weights some how let the engine go faster. Nope, if you removed the distributor weights the engine would rev slower not faster due to pre-ignition (combustion triggered by compression/heat and not spark timing)

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'Balls Out' Reference to removing the balance balls in an engine distributor, to allow the engine to rev faster........ :o I did not know that :thumbup: and I did my time back when points and manual timing were a thing. I'm often dubious about these apparently logical/literal explanations for words...

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Big respect to Craddock. He's apparently donating $100 to his local cycling club/velodrome for every day he continues the tour with that injury. Tough bastard. He's a bit of a legend in the Houston cycling community, he used to ride for North West Cycling Club (NWCC) both on the road and at the Alk...

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Ive rode up the other side of Peyresourde and it’s tough but not a bastard. I believe the side from Luchon is a category higher, though. The road in general there is wide smooth tarmac, whereas the final climb of the day apparently has unlaced sections, which should be a much tougher test. I’ve act...

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Womack wrote:Mods, can we please change the thread title to "British cyclist cleared"?

Many thanks

Excellent

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How does this square with emigrating and taking British citizenship? I'm honestly curious. I've lived in the US for 19 years and have recently taken citizenship, I feel very little pride and still strongly associate with being English. However, I am grateful for the opportunities I have been given ...

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I know a guy born and raised in Oz to English parents who identifies as English. You cannot get a more English bloke this guy. Loves everything Engish from food to sports to alcohol to cars even his wife is English. He's not Christian but would praise the Church of England etc. Yep he's around 50yr...

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A big spanner. The spanner would be bigger than that bloke I'm not sure when the torque multiplier was invented but maybe a torque multiplier? Some of the nuts look very close together though that you might not get a socket on. Again I don't know if sockets were a thing whenever that photo was take...

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Waste of time lads. You either believe or disbelieve me. I'm not laying my whole life on here. It has been fantastic. The car is destined to go to a stepson who will love it to bits. I need to teach him how to avoid hitting the throttle at the wrong time. I had a real ooh nasty from Rugby to Crick ...

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[quote="globus"]Waste of time lads. You either believe or disbelieve me. I'm not laying my whole life on here. It has been fantastic. The car is destined to go to a stepson who will love it to bits. I need to teach him how to avoid hitting the throttle at the wrong time. I had a real ooh nasty from ...

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So doable from the Ranger station, assume there’s water at the summit?

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Outstanding effort DOB, the air gets pretty thin at 10,000ft!

If you didn't have your wife running SAG for you, are there places to stop for water on the way up?

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If it was the correct timing belt and it was correctly installed and the belt tension was correctly set, then a new belt should not put additional strain on the engine. Find out what happened to the belt - did it snap/de-laminate, jump a tooth, tooth failed/broke off, etc. Without understanding the ...

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Agreed MM. When you can get a mortgage at 3% and tax relief on the interest, there are better ways to put your equity to work.[/quote]Hope the work on the home is coming along well :thumbup:[/quote] Thanks MM. Progress is a little slow but I'm lucky to have got the contractor back that did the remod...

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Mortgage paid off by the time I reach 50 8-) nice amount of savings built up for my little one Uni fund. Gold plated pension mostly final salary related. In your face millennials This whole mortgage paid off thing - kind of depends on what house you end up in doesn’t it And the relevant tax system ...

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Moved in to our rental house last night, no furniture but it feels like we're on the road to normality. I borrowed a canoe this morning and my eldest son and I went to the house, still 3ft of water inside, it's bizarre when you tie your canoe up to the stair rail. Managed to get some clothes and ot...

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Moved in to our rental house last night, no furniture but it feels like we're on the road to normality. I borrowed a canoe this morning and my eldest son and I went to the house, still 3ft of water inside, it's bizarre when you tie your canoe up to the stair rail. Managed to get some clothes and ot...

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Moved in to our rental house last night, no furniture but it feels like we're on the road to normality. I borrowed a canoe this morning and my eldest son and I went to the house, still 3ft of water inside, it's bizarre when you tie your canoe up to the stair rail. Managed to get some clothes and oth...

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Seneca of the Night wrote:Just looking at some of the coverage here, it appears a lot has been learnt from the Katrina fiasco. This looks like a much better coordinated response.

Thoughts Americans?

I'm not American but agree from the TV coverage that this appears to be a better coordinated response than Katrina

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Good to hear you are OK Spy. When we knew the rains were coming, I could only think of you in Houston, and that Bulldog used to live there. Thanks Fangle, all ok here, kids are staying with their friends and we are staying with our "dog friendly" friends. Currently trying to find a rental house for...

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Now this is beyond bizarre, it's stopped raining and the sun has come out, so we're sitting by the pool surrounded by flood water drinking beer/wine. Looks like boat evacuation number two tomorrow, ridiculous!

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Looks like the the reservoir levels are stabilizing, hopefully they have balanced the flows to keep everyone safe. Fingers crossed for you guys. Let's hope tomorrow brings a better day.

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Based on the current rate of rise of water level in the Barker Reservoir the water should be coming in the house mid/late morning tomorrow :x Just moved valuables upstairs, I guess we'll see what tomorrow brings Sorry to hear that. Please let me know if you need somewhere to stay and I'll come up w...

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Based on the current rate of rise of water level in the Barker Reservoir the water should be coming in the house mid/late morning tomorrow

Just moved valuables upstairs, I guess we'll see what tomorrow brings

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The kids are delighted, schools were closed Friday and now Monday. Their only concern is losing power to interrupt the Call of Duty marathon 🙄 You didn't fork out the $800 at Lowes or Home Depot for a generator? No, since we weren't being exposed to high wind speeds I wasn't overly concerned about ...

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The kids are delighted, schools were closed Friday and now Monday. Their only concern is losing power to interrupt the Call of Duty marathon

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Mercedes have never made a good manual gearbox. They barely even try. They do a decent one for those who drive F1 cars. I've only driven a car with a ridiculous gearbox like that. At a rally school. It's just bang, bang, bang. I had a handle, these days they just hit a button. They can fiddle about...

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If you stop putting oil in, eventually it will stop leaking out. Problem solved.

and then you get to buy a new engine/car

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chaps, anyone here drive a C200 approx. Merc C class petrol, new shape ? any good ? have been a passenger in one and thought it lovely, not driven it though. reason for asking, is that through my firm there is a deal to get a new C200 auto, with Sport pack with 17 in wheels, the bigger Command nav ...

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Agreed, I go to Colorado every year for a week's riding and you can average 40mph on some of the 7+ mile descents, with peaks of 50mph. Provided your bike is stable and you don't think too much about losing a tire :uhoh: , it can be fun. My Specialized Tarmac is rock solid on fast descents but mu C...

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x( The descending freaks me out. Never been a fan. I love it... it looks hell scary watching but when you're riding the adrenaline sings it's siren song and the Vikings scream in your ears. I can't descend for shit but I've always been fairly risk adverse which doesnt help Same. I don't trust my re...

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I fly them all the time, both domestically and internationally, they're no better or worse than any other US carrier.

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That's an England vs. Ireland ball

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In most states it's 75mph, Utah it's 80mph and parts of West Texas 85mph, which is very useful on my annual drive from Houston to Colorado

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I'm in Dublin for business Wednesday and Thursday, I've never been to the Aviva so I checked out ticket prices online to see if it was worth staying over to watch the game. Unfortunately at 490+ euros I think I'll go home Friday and watch it on TV. It's disgusting the cost of tickets here for the 6...

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I'm in Dublin for business Wednesday and Thursday, I've never been to the Aviva so I checked out ticket prices online to see if it was worth staying over to watch the game. Unfortunately at 490+ euros I think I'll go home Friday and watch it on TV. It's disgusting the cost of tickets here for the 6...

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I'm in Dublin for business Wednesday and Thursday, I've never been to the Aviva so I checked out ticket prices online to see if it was worth staying over to watch the game. Unfortunately at 490+ euros I think I'll go home Friday and watch it on TV.

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So many but I always had a little something extra for that one: http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/598x336+226+194/resize/800x450!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/9d613b43e12ffcfbc596547510e85a45/201317860/50thCobra427-9.jpg It might be considered heresy to ...

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The warranty recently expired on my 2013 Audi A6 3.0T so I had the APR Stage 2 kit fitted. It gives a remarkable performance improvement that's very accessible in normal day to day driving.

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Disgruntled lawyer apparently....that covers most lawyers I know

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