The monitor for the in-car mapping computer has been playing up for a while.... it caused me problems when I was down at Forrest Lodge doing some mileage and route confirmations, and again when I went down to the Merrick Rally.
It came to a head when the monitor was totally unusable when I went to recce for the Bathgate Comp (fortunately I was able to follow the route on the Garmin GPS.)
Various investigations lead me to believe the problem is a dry joint in the low-voltage side (the problem exists whether running on mains it the 12V feed; in the car or in the house.) I'll dig into the monitor some time, and try to find the dry joint, however I've had a look for a replacement monitor, just in case.
I've found an ebay company that sells the same monitor: £27 delivered!
I've ordered three :chuckle:
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Pst... want to put on a demo?
Interesting Times....
Round two of the SCCC was cancelled (well, cancelled, then postponed) as the ground was booked for the wrong date, and couldn't be moved to the right date.
I've reasons to think that this was less accidental and more machination, but I can't be ar$ed with the politics of it, so I'm finding a new site and we'll just carry on from there.
I got a message from Knockhill ("Scotlands National Motorsports Centre") - they are running the Scottish Motor Show, and could I put on something that was "noisy and entertaining and related to Off Road." I'm sure I'm up for that :)
I roped in the help of Robert Agnew (let someone else take the strain of getting cars), and we have 7 different vehicles to show: a standard 90 (with a roll cage); an ALRC 88"; a modified 110; a rear-engined Tornado; a 100" QT Wildcat; a Warrior; and a Simbuggini.)
Knockhill want to be able to get the punters involved, and possibly have reason to talk to the competitors (questions like "car 12 is ahead of you, how do you plan to catch them?" and stuff like that) so we need a competition... timed to the nearest second, and all that - which means "Comp Safari."
I have a short course designed, just half a mile long, but with all the good bits in view of the public. We have the Permit, the people to run the event.... and even competitors. It's all coming together!
SLROC are going to put up a stand in the main concourse, and I've a DVD coming down to show off Comps & Hill Rallies - SLROC will get the passing trade, and I'll get my promotion (with both my Hill Rally and my Comp Safari hats on to boot :grin: )
The "Borders" Hill Rally is also shaping up well - the regs are nearly ready (I wanted to see how Andy had written his regs for the regroups & things) - they won't be out when I wanted them (SCCC Round 3: 18/19 May), but it won't be far off that: we have most of the senior officials in place, and 90% of a budget drafted!
I've got two possible sites for a July comp: Ron is trying to get MOD ground up near Stirling, and Martyn is going back to a farm down Morpeth direction.
Round two of the SCCC was cancelled (well, cancelled, then postponed) as the ground was booked for the wrong date, and couldn't be moved to the right date.
I've reasons to think that this was less accidental and more machination, but I can't be ar$ed with the politics of it, so I'm finding a new site and we'll just carry on from there.
I got a message from Knockhill ("Scotlands National Motorsports Centre") - they are running the Scottish Motor Show, and could I put on something that was "noisy and entertaining and related to Off Road." I'm sure I'm up for that :)
I roped in the help of Robert Agnew (let someone else take the strain of getting cars), and we have 7 different vehicles to show: a standard 90 (with a roll cage); an ALRC 88"; a modified 110; a rear-engined Tornado; a 100" QT Wildcat; a Warrior; and a Simbuggini.)
Knockhill want to be able to get the punters involved, and possibly have reason to talk to the competitors (questions like "car 12 is ahead of you, how do you plan to catch them?" and stuff like that) so we need a competition... timed to the nearest second, and all that - which means "Comp Safari."
I have a short course designed, just half a mile long, but with all the good bits in view of the public. We have the Permit, the people to run the event.... and even competitors. It's all coming together!
SLROC are going to put up a stand in the main concourse, and I've a DVD coming down to show off Comps & Hill Rallies - SLROC will get the passing trade, and I'll get my promotion (with both my Hill Rally and my Comp Safari hats on to boot :grin: )
The "Borders" Hill Rally is also shaping up well - the regs are nearly ready (I wanted to see how Andy had written his regs for the regroups & things) - they won't be out when I wanted them (SCCC Round 3: 18/19 May), but it won't be far off that: we have most of the senior officials in place, and 90% of a budget drafted!
I've got two possible sites for a July comp: Ron is trying to get MOD ground up near Stirling, and Martyn is going back to a farm down Morpeth direction.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Scottish Comp, round one
Some old news first: There was the annual MSA Clerks & Stewards Seminar at the beginning of February, which was good (but very light on Cross Country), and a Cross Country sub-committee later in the same month (consultation papers are here: http://msauk.org/site/cms/newsarticle.asp?chapter=276&nid=1397 )
Anyway, that's the first round of the Scottish Cross Country Championships been and gone.
The weather forecast gave us mild concern, but the site is one of those that can be used in any weather.... actually, the wet weather works in our favour as the cars are slower!
When we set up on the Saturday, we thought we might even get an Alpine Winter Rally: white snow everywhere, and a course marked by the passage of vehicles.... sadly all we got was rain & more rain :sadness:
(for those of you who set up the "Borders" Hill Rally in 2010, or the "Perthshire" in 2002 - it was that wet!)
The shocking part of the whole event was the low turnout of competitors: we had people travel hundreds of miles (I'm not sure which is further away: Inverewe or Leeds), but was deeply embarrassing to have a great turnout of marshals, very few local competitors :cry:
The land-owner came up to watch, and spent the day shaking his head - bemused at the madness of people charging around in the mud.... but he had a smile on his face, and is more than happy for us to come back next year (and maybe even a Trial later in the year...)
Anyway, that's the first round of the Scottish Cross Country Championships been and gone.
The weather forecast gave us mild concern, but the site is one of those that can be used in any weather.... actually, the wet weather works in our favour as the cars are slower!
When we set up on the Saturday, we thought we might even get an Alpine Winter Rally: white snow everywhere, and a course marked by the passage of vehicles.... sadly all we got was rain & more rain :sadness:
(for those of you who set up the "Borders" Hill Rally in 2010, or the "Perthshire" in 2002 - it was that wet!)
The shocking part of the whole event was the low turnout of competitors: we had people travel hundreds of miles (I'm not sure which is further away: Inverewe or Leeds), but was deeply embarrassing to have a great turnout of marshals, very few local competitors :cry:
The land-owner came up to watch, and spent the day shaking his head - bemused at the madness of people charging around in the mud.... but he had a smile on his face, and is more than happy for us to come back next year (and maybe even a Trial later in the year...)
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