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Noticeboard - Club Garage Open
Launch of 2010A car
Members will be pleased to hear that yesterday's meeting at the club house was both well attended and well received.
Newly appointed Club Engineer, Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson gave an illustrated talk entitled
"What I've been hiding in my sheds"
In 30 minutes of discourse that were by turn rib-tickling and intellectually baffling, Arthur took us through the design of the 2010A MRDC car.
You can find more details of what he said on the noticeboard in the garage, or here
All members are invited to take a spin in the prototypes that Arthur has left in the garage to see where today's technology can take us. Any member who wishes to register as a "Sporting Member" to drive a club car for the 2010A season is reminded that the deadline to get your application in is fast approaching. The Equipment Secretary is of course keen to know how many cars we should be ordering from our suppliers.
To summarise the car's feature (and many of you will know, I'm not really technical) Arthur told me:
- at the front of the car, to ensure good running in traffic, he's optimised the flexitating flaps
- at the rear, to give excellent downforce, he's mediumatised the diffusor
- to give maximal adjustability, he's increased the weighty wigglio adjuster at the heart of the car
and in a major coup for the club, Arthur has managed to secure enough sets of super-high tech StopU Anchors for everyone. So very well done, Arthur.
Argentinian playboy, retired race ace and club test driver, Juan-Manuel Fandango has pronounced the car "Good Enough" and now Arthur will be submitting the design for the annual Order of the Shed competition, to be awarded to best race car of 2010 built in a shed. Arthur hopes to join other legendary winners of that title, the likes of Colin Chapman and Ken Tyrrell, so we wish him luck with that.
Thanks to Mrs Jenkins as ever, for providing the coffee and the cinnamon swirls at the clubhouse. Anyone wanting assistance in taking the prototypes for a spin should drop a note in the club pigeonhole.