Monte Tour

Post by **gvickery** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:13 am

A co-driver place has become available due to a work commitment!!

If someone would like to co-drive with a STOC member on 50%/50% split of the cost of ticket and fuel, drop a line to the Club.

Post by **gvickery** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:33 pm

34 Tigers setting off for Monte Carlo & Cannes on 30th August

1 more joining en route

7 joining us in the Cotes d'Azure

42 Tigers parading down the La Croisette on Saturday 5th Sept.

Picture / reports will be posted here.... somehow!

B9471845 · Post by **B9471845** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:55 pm

Just back from Novatech rolling road; new Edelbrock fitted by Clinton during extensive service required very little further tuning. Flywheel figures Min 220ft lb 1700rpm to 5200rpm, 219bhp at 5200, not tailing off. Quite pleased with that from a 260 with Edelbrock Performer plus cam and manifold. Numbers would be different tomorrow but the curves are nice and flat. Top gear from 10mph.

Spares acquired so far include alternator, fan belt, coil, disi cap, rotor arm, fuel pump, fuel filter.
Coil repositioned vertically on the arch ro reduce conducted heat from block and keep core bathed in oil- so they say, but comments on other thread noted

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Second spare wheel and tyre booked into spares van (tyres are mono-rotational Yokos; will carry the kerbside one assuming gutter detritus is most likely puncture cause).
Brother and co-driver Dave is poring over map books and wondering how we're going to concentrate for such extended periods.

garyv8tiger · Post by **garyv8tiger** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:52 pm

there impressive figures for a 260

dpuzey · Post by **dpuzey** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:06 am

Anybody tried the RallyOdo iPhone app yet?

I tried it on the Coventry run yesterday and being a ludite could not get it to work. iPhone is in front of the glovebox so the co driver can zero it, and the roof was down, so I would have thought it would pick up the GPS.

pushrod · Post by **pushrod** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 6:43 pm

I also had my Tiger set up on John Sleath's rolling road last week and got almost identical figures, just a few bhp less. The Holley was re-jetted for economy and I saw a 20% improvement in MPG on the way home.

Dave, why don't you load the other ipone app as well just in case. I've used that one and it works, just that you can't re-set the cumulative total if you wrong slot. It's called the ASE Rally Monitor or ARM. Costs a few quid. I have both on my phone, will try the RallyOdo but have the ASE as a fall-back.

Lou.

B9471845 · Post by **B9471845** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 12:07 pm

Tristan has spoken with management at the Holiday Inn Ariel hotel, one of the original 1964 rally start points. They're looking forward to seeing 3 Tigers at least at 7am tomorrow morning, before we head off to the 11.10am Dover ferry. I understand most are heading to the ferry port tonight, but in case anyone else is making an early start tomorrow, join us if you can!
http://www.hiheathrowairporthotelariel.co.uk/

Post by **gvickery** » Sun Aug 31, 2014 2:12 pm

Day 1. All 34 Tigers reached St Quentin, France,

32 were flagged off this morning. 1 left later and one has to go home!!

Link to photo blog will be posted soon.

martin172 · Post by **martin172** » Sun Aug 31, 2014 5:03 pm

That's a shame. Who had to return?

bigbob · Post by **bigbob** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 10:49 pm

Any one on tour got internet access? Us poor owners who have missed out would like to know how it's going.

martin172 · Post by **martin172** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 10:57 pm

Bob, if you join the super evil, run by those nasty Americans who can't possibly be trusted Sunbeam Tiger Facebook page, there some pics and comments on there.

garyv8tiger · Post by **garyv8tiger** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:19 am

Or join the sunbeam tiger uk Facebook page and post there

bigbob · Post by **bigbob** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:41 am

I'm not on facebook! Thought it was a passing fad.

garyv8tiger · Post by **garyv8tiger** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:54 pm

Just have a look . Don't like it myself but it looks like it's here to stay really easy to post pics to .

bernd_st · Post by **bernd_st** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:21 pm

This is just to note everbody that the german " family team" has arrived safely at home. The animal went strongly back home after we left Grenoble this morning. A big thanks to the organizers and apologies to all we couldn't talk to because of too much driving...