Malcolm's TR7 Blog

Well I did make it to the Club Triumph Silverstone trackday in March, but only just. The V8 track car had developed a problem when it would refuse to start unless I got out and toggled the battery cut-off on/off then all would be fine.

Of course on the morning of the track day it got much worse. I reached Silverstone but the car kept cutting out and was increasingly difficult to re-start. I did not want to be stranded on the circuit! So spent all morning tinkering with the electrics to no avail. Then a comment from an MGB track car owner about battery cut-off switches ‘breaking down’ being quite a common problem gave me the idea.

I borrowed a jump lead from one of the CT crowd (thanks Dave) and shorted the terminals on the battery cut-off switch with it. Then BRRMMMM! - good as new

And if anyone tells you the Silverstone GP circuit is boring - too wide and only suitable for ultra-fast cars - they ARE wrong. It was great fun and I’d recommend giving it a go.

There is a gallery of pictures here http://malcolm-paris.fotopic.net/c1247066.html