Day 17 Summary

I spent the day at Buckmore Park karting in the fog and damp. It was excellent fun and, although it would have been nice to try the track in the dry as I’ve never been there before, I love wet karting so it was all good.

It was also great to meet up with Chris Middleton, a fellow Caterham Academy 2013 racer, who was working at Buckmore Park. We even managed to team up in the afternoon and form a super team for the enduro. We won, of course :)

When I got back to the garage, I found that Dad and Carole had made a fantastic job of the other cycle wing and the lighting. Having not left them with a key, they weren’t able to check that they had made the right connections but it all looked fantastic. Other than the wheels, it’s pretty much there now. Of course, there are, in reality, lots of little jobs to complete but at least it looks done!

UPDATE: Although I haven’t got the full details, the manual is not accurate (surprise :)). The wire colours don’t match up to what the manual suggests. However, as the wiring was done blind and was correct first time, I can only assume that a little logical thought and head scratching (plus perhaps a little luck) will see things to a good result. I’ve also heard from Steve Grubb that his earth cable wasn’t connected in his indicator repeater. He found this out ahead of threading it through the wing-stay but touching the wires up to the battery – that seems like an absolute gem of a tip! I would never have thought to try that.

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