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by booboo
Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:25 am
Forum: Events
Topic: ELECTRATHON 2010, The final preparations have started
Replies: 25
Views: 52591

Re: ELECTRATHON 2010, The final preparations have started

Do you have to be a fully paid up BVS member to take part ?

I was thinking of posting an invite to this on the c5alive forum.
by booboo
Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:49 am
Forum: General
Topic: Question for the mechanic types ?
Replies: 1
Views: 7613

Question for the mechanic types ?

The question is ; Will a lithium based grease cause damage to the nylon gears in a "plastic" gearbox as fitted to the Sinclair C5 ? I've been using the stuff for a few years now with no apparent ill effects, but the question has be raised so I thought I'd gather some more info on the subje...
by booboo
Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:48 am
Forum: Events
Topic: LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN 2010
Replies: 2
Views: 10376

Re: LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN 2010

..sorry to hear that John , I was hoping we could have actually managed to meet up this year .
by booboo
Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:44 am
Forum: General
Topic: Ever wondered what it's like to ride in a Sinclair C5?
Replies: 1
Views: 8019

Ever wondered what it's like to ride in a Sinclair C5?

This footage traken during our recent "Royal Run 3" at Sandringham gives you a taste of what it's like riding about in a C5 :lol: ;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed_feqtWKK8

...a lot of laughs :D
by booboo
Thu May 20, 2010 9:23 am
Forum: Events
Topic: Sinclair C5 run - Milton Keynes Sunday 23rd May 2010
Replies: 0
Views: 8784

Sinclair C5 run - Milton Keynes Sunday 23rd May 2010

This Sunday is the c5alive Milton Keynes run, if you're in the area do come and say hello :) Full details are on the c5alive website, but here is a brief extract; The meeting time will be 10am at the Premier Inn car park which is in the Willen Lake complex. For those using Sat Nav the post code is M...
by booboo
Thu May 06, 2010 7:58 am
Forum: Events
Topic: ELECTRATHON - - 2010 - - IT'S ON!!
Replies: 24
Views: 53726

Re: ELECTRATHON - - 2010 - - IT'S ON!!

We're hoping to unleash the "C-5000" at this BVS event
http://c5alive.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1034.0

, so hopefully the event will still be on :)
by booboo
Sat Apr 24, 2010 9:55 am
Forum: Events
Topic: alternative energy drag racing, santa pod raceway 23rd april
Replies: 14
Views: 35846

Re: alternative energy drag racing, santa pod raceway 23rd april

This event was sooo much fun ! :lol: It was good to meet up with some of the BVS team and great to see Nikki there. "Team c5alive" had a great day out (even if we did "kill" a 24v Sinclair C5 :shock: ). I've posted a "match report" and some piccies from this fabulous ev...
by booboo
Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:24 am
Forum: Events
Topic: alternative energy drag racing, santa pod raceway 23rd april
Replies: 14
Views: 35846

Re: alternative energy drag racing, santa pod raceway 23rd april

I see gates open at 8am, does anyone know what time the runs start/finish? regards, Phil This is from the recent AER newsletter; Sessions There are 5 scheduled sessions on track for AE Racing, with the first one scheduled at 1pm and running on the hour after that. The last dedicated AE Racing sessi...
by booboo
Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:30 am
Forum: Events
Topic: National: ElectraCon conference 2010, Manchester
Replies: 13
Views: 41920

Re: National: ElectraCon conference 2010, Manchester

How did this event go ?

It was something I'd love to have visited but simply couldn't make it - any "match reports" from the day ?
by booboo
Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:08 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: alternative energy drag racing, santa pod raceway 23rd april
Replies: 14
Views: 35846

Re: alternative energy drag racing, santa pod raceway 23rd april

Rick - I've sent an email enquiry via the AER website, but thought "belt & braces" wouldn't hurt and I've put my query here as well :D .

Would it be okay to bring along my modified C5 that we used to climb "Test Hill" at Brooklands ?

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