My money is on the table too.

Thanks everybody for the encouraging comments.

The repairs are all completed, front axle straightened and wheel alignment checked. I have some stick-on wheel weights I was going to put in the nose of the car but couldn’t find them so used motorcycle spoke wheel weights on the front axle instead. They almost look like they belong there.  
Replaced the tether clips with the black swivel ones, rated 46 kg breaking strain.



Now it’s just up to the weather.
Note to self, remember to focus the camera  

Well the weather and all the other elements required finally came together and we got a chance to run the car on the longer (6.5m) line. I remembered to focus the camera before filming but somehow got a setting wrong and the sun ruined the picture a bit but with the speed it was going I don’t think you’d have seen much more anyway. The inside wheels lift up off the ground once it’s got speed up.  If you have trouble seeing the car look at the tether anchor in the middle and you’ll get some idea of the lap speed.

Not bad for a lolly tin.

I’ll run it again when I get a chance and hopefully get the filming right. Third time lucky they say.

My sentiments exactly Bob. Another couple of runs and then clean and park it.

Maybe build a faster one

Thanks Fred. I plan on giving it one more run if for nothing else other than getting the camera focus right.

Then shelf queen it is.