Archive for February, 2008

Tormogger: March Issue

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

can be seen here. Any problems opening it, let me know. Otherwise, Make sure you get to the Tormog AGM and vote!
Double click to open it.

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paper merchants show a sense of humour

Monday, February 25th, 2008

this is printed on the bottom of 5 ream outers!

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hubcap from 1937 4-4

Monday, February 25th, 2008

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Not properly dressed!

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

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Photo was taken at the Awards Dinner of the Morgan Sports Car Club, and fairly late on in the evening, long after the awards had been presented, when it was pointed out to me that my bow tie was upside down!
Chrissie Ayres (Plus 8 Champion Tim Ayre’s Team Manager) shows you.

Another view from another golf course

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

If you have phoned me up on a Thursday morning, you will have heard the answerphone message telling you that I am probably on the golf course. The one right next door to me is now closed, pending some drastic improvements, so my pals and I played at Tapton Park on this occasion. Ths is a view from the second tee, showing Chesterfield’s Twisted Spire in the background. I played only nine this week, and with the same ball!
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My poor car!

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

The back wings have suffered at the hands of some tyre walls over the last couple of sprint seasons,so even though I have another pair of glass fibre wings in the wings, so to speak, I enjoy playing with bodywork. I think this as bad as it looks, and just need to sand down a bit more, then daub some paint on. The nearside wing is similarly affected!

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www.mogpix.com

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

just thought I would remind viewers that www.mogpix.com is alive and kicking, and looking forward to another year of sponsoring the Class Winning Mog with the bright green grille

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but seen here pre-body styling!

Night Sky over Unstone

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

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Looking over the golf course.

Valentine’s Evening

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

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Yes, another great social at the Bowls Club, where red roses abounded and the Wainwright’s Bitter flowed! What made it even better was that the knowledgeable team of Steve and Chris Browne, plus Jane and I, won the coveted Box of Chocolates for highest score. Mind you, we were accused of cheating in one of the quiz rounds, which required the name of a romantic fillum beginning with the letter ‘A’. So what was wrong with ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’? Jealousy, that’s what!

Sighs of relief over Unstone!

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Big sighs of relief even! Following the axle break-up last year,the car is back on the road. After a couple of hundred miles, I drained the diff oil to replace it, but only a cupful came out. There should have been a litre! No obvious signs of leaks, dry hubs, might have evaporated! Also, ominously, a gear tooth also exited the drain. Funny, no axle noise! Anyway, I filled the diff wth clean oil and carried on motoring. Then, I found the leak! When the axle expired, it had sent shards of shrapnel everywhere, putting a couple of holes in the diff cover. Wonder why the bloke who rebuilt it didn’t notice them? While the cover was off, I had a good look at the planetary gears, relieved to find them all intact. So where did the tooth come from? Those wiser than I suggest it was lodged behind the pinion gear, and was from a prevous diff failure. Strike 2 to the rebuilder! Sprint track: here I come!