Back home after 2,000 miles - under my own steam thanks to the tremendous support of the Abt and Avus Auto teams.

My car cut out and wouldn't restart so with some side of the road diagnosis showing sparks and fuel the suspicion fell on the cambelt. On investigation they found the cam timing had slipped which was due to the crankshaft sprocket bolt coming loose and wearing away the internal aluminium flat which aligns the timing.

There was a small bit left so they tried to loctite back in position but the timing was still off and it wouldn't start. At this point I was working out in my head when to call for the recovery services.

But Abt had another solution! A call to one of their staff who went into their office in Basel, picked up a new sprocket and drove 2 hours on a Fri night to deliver it. 20 mins later it's all fixed!

Less than 5 hours from breakdown to cured - an unbelievable achievement and one of the reasons that the Jungfrau-Treffen is such an amazing event.












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