Bloxham Rally: 24.06.17

[The Pirate]

Originally Posted by Phil Procter

It was sometimes a bit un-nerving until you got used to it, but when it is working hard the crankshaft flexes and if you are sat in the steering seat, the flywheel is right in front of you with a fair old sideways wobble going on.

Phil

I used to crew on Fowler 11111 when owned by Geoff Mathews and watching the flywheel on that whilst pulling hard up Watford Gap in Dorset was frightening.
More used to Burrell manufacture these days, and 'Joe Chamberlain' flexes a little. The crank for that came from Ted Freeman who had it as a spare for The Dalesman. It was the original out of Joe Chamberlain.

[carl_byrne]

Originally Posted by The Pirate

I used to crew on Fowler 11111 when owned by Geoff Mathews and watching the flywheel on that whilst pulling hard up Watford Gap in Dorset was frightening.

Geoff seemed to get more enthusiastic the more it wobbled - a kind of visual 'power meter'.

Cheers Carl.