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This hill climb track is run by Monklands Sporting Car Club (MSCC), it is a fabulous little track with lots of driving challenges. See: http://www.mscc.org.uk/
It is about 20 minutes drive from my house and as the weather was brilliant I thought it would make a great night. I was not to be disappointed.
I took the J15 up to Forestburn on the trailer. The night started well, as a load of farmers excrement was splashed over the rear of the car and parts of the trailer before I even got there.
The Sylva was very well received and I was commended on the quality of the build by a number of members. The sound of the exhaust was awesome, the sound resonating round the hills did it for me. Just as well there are few residents! I did about 12 circuits of the track but there are still a number of issues with the car.
Issues to be sorted soon.
* Needs a windscreen
* Engine hunting on tick over but mostly while still moving.
* Throttle not returning to tick over quickly enough between gears
* Oil overheating oil pressure light comes on even although 20Lbs registered.
* Clean the excrement off!
The trailer was a great success but getting the car on to it on my own on a slight slope was a bit of pain requiring much effort. The car only just fits. I have to winch it on by hand and the car is very difficult to align first time in reverse.
The DVLA in Edinburgh said I should have the tax disk and Reg No in the next few days.
