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 Post subject: Re: Visit to Center Gravity - Saturday 19th April
PostPosted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:03 pm 
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Last chance for anyone that wants to come along - Contact me or Brian PDQ :D

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Just wanted to say, what a great day well done to Brian & Paul ! Chris was a top guy knew his stuff and explained it very clearly...full of knowledge with no mumbo jumbo. 1st class. :D

Hope to see you guy's up a Bruntingthorpe next sat.

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totally agree with derrick cracking day and chris explained everything so that we all understood it all, so a big thanks to chris for the day, and to brian and paul for organising the visit

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totally agree with derrick cracking day and chris explained everything so that we all understood it all, so a big thanks to chris for the day, and to brian and paul for organising the visit


Enjoyed the visit immensely - a real eye opener and now another job to add to the list of things I want to do with both cars :shock:

Brian did all the organisation on this one so deserves all the thanks :thumbup:

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his talks are always good...

its amazing how much \ what you can acheive with good geo... but the mark of a good geo engineer is one who can interpret what you want from your car, into the numbers he needs to set your car up to...

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Fantastic afternoon - time just flew. Chris really brings his subject alive and it's always a treat to see someone who is so passionate about their job and so good at it.

Saving up more for the 928 maintenance budget now so that I can take her to Chris soon!

Thanks for organising Brian.

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Hi

Pleased to hear you enjoyed the afternoon.

I was particularly impressed by Chris's use of worn tyres to help explain and distinguish between the different factors affecting the driving of cars, coupled with his use of a radio controlled model to explain corner balancing and the effect that has on the driving performance of tyres and the car

It was also good to see him use the different varaiants of a Porsche to demonstrate and explain the differing types of suspension in such cars

As you know from the current edition of All Torque (page 6) Chris will be providing his expertise at Bruntingthorpe

See you there

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I'm sorry I couldn't make it along to this meet lads. Have you got any pic's? Do they offer any discounts for us T.I.P.E.C. members? How do they compaire to B.M.T.R.? How does the '44 feel now Lindsay?

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What a brilliant event, well organised by Brian & Paul. A very big thank you to all and in particular Chris and his wife - I learnt so much and Chris presented and explained in such a way that simplified a complicated subject, making it much easier to understand.

Chris will be my first port of call in the future for all wheel alignment and suspension issues.

As a relative 'newbie' to Tipec, it was nice to meet fellow members and their nice Porsche's too.

Graham :D

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I'm sorry I couldn't make it along to this meet lads. Have you got any pic's? Do they offer any discounts for us T.I.P.E.C. members? How do they compaire to B.M.T.R.? How does the '44 feel now Lindsay?


Hi Pal

Brian took a few pics but I didn't take a camera along :banghead: Chris did say he would offer Tipec members 10% off but I'm sure Brian will confirm. Very different set up to BMTR who are (first and foremost) a tyre supplier.

If I wanted a set of tyres - supplied and fitted to the highest standard I would go to BMTR
If I wanted Geometry set up I would go to Center Gravity.

Hopefully reports on both visits will be in a future edition of AT :D

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What a brilliant event, well organised by Brian & Paul. A very big thank you to all and in particular Chris and his wife - I learnt so much and Chris presented and explained in such a way that simplified a complicated subject, making it much easier to understand.

Chris will be my first port of call in the future for all wheel alignment and suspension issues.

As a relative 'newbie' to Tipec, it was nice to meet fellow members and their nice Porsche's too.

Graham :D

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Glad you enjoyed it - hope to see you and Mandy out and about with us this year :D

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PaulPSB wrote:
gramand wrote:
What a brilliant event, well organised by Brian & Paul. A very big thank you to all and in particular Chris and his wife - I learnt so much and Chris presented and explained in such a way that simplified a complicated subject, making it much easier to understand.

Chris will be my first port of call in the future for all wheel alignment and suspension issues.

As a relative 'newbie' to Tipec, it was nice to meet fellow members and their nice Porsche's too.

Graham :D

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Glad you enjoyed it - hope to see you and Mandy out and about with us this year :D


Certainly did enjoy it Paul and we are definitely looking forward to a 'TIPEC' year with :sunny:

Cheers, Graham & Mandy

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[ How does the '44 feel now Lindsay?[/b][/quote]
didn't actually do any adjustments, just advised on what needed doing, all in all about £170 to have all settings adjusted back to factory spec, thats front and rear camber, castor, toe etc

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[ How does the '44 feel now Lindsay?[/b]

didn't actually do any adjustments, just advised on what needed doing, all in all about £170 to have all settings adjusted back to factory spec, thats front and rear camber, castor, toe etc[/quote]

£170!!! That's a bit on the steep side ain't it? Porscheshop did mine for just £75 plus v.a.t.

How can they justify a price like £170? (Is that with a club discount too?) :tongue9:

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[ How does the '44 feel now Lindsay?[/b]

didn't actually do any adjustments, just advised on what needed doing, all in all about £170 to have all settings adjusted back to factory spec, thats front and rear camber, castor, toe etc


£170!!! That's a bit on the steep side ain't it? Porscheshop did mine for just £75 plus v.a.t.

How can they justify a price like £170? (Is that with a club discount too?) :tongue9:
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What set up do they have ? is it the Bessibarth aligning set up, Chris's knowledge and experience are what you would be paying out for. He really know's the subject inside out .

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