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A "Moment" at Anglesey

Posted on June 10, 2008 by admin

It seems that blogger now supports video, so here’s a “moment” at Anglesey. The entry on the start/finish straight was problematical all weekend and here is a little clip of when I got it quite a bit wrong.  I distinctly remember thinking … Continue reading →

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What fun in the Sun Anglesey

Posted on June 10, 2008 by admin

Thursday/Friday Testing Duncan and I arrived at around 2am after a pretty long drive across the centre of the country. we simply crashed out until the  following day.  Arriving at night meant we missed all the scenery and the circuit … Continue reading →

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A little improvement… and A First Ever Trophy!

Posted on May 10, 2008 by admin

 Well its been two years since I was last at Cadwell but today I achieved a first…. I bought a car home from  Cadwell in one piece breaking my succession of coolant failure, fire and  blown engine experiences at this great … Continue reading →

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Pre Cadwell Tweaks

Posted on May 5, 2008 by admin

Following the drive shaft failure at Brands one of the main jobs to do was get some new drive shafts made up… as plainly my Cut N Shut Welded ones weren’t up to the job. These I got made up … Continue reading →

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A Fantastic weekend at Brands Hatch

Posted on April 22, 2008 by admin

Simply the best day at a Circuit since the Birkett 06.  And finally some payback for all the garage hours and development work. Friday testing was cold  but the track was dry… It was immediately evident that resolving the fuel … Continue reading →

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A Major Breakthrough!

Posted on March 25, 2008 by admin

After missing out on racing at Snett, I thought I’d attack the performance problems, and first on the list was getting the thing re mapped on a rolling road.  When I’d fitted the CBR engine fourteen months or so ago … Continue reading →

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First Race of the Season – Not

Posted on March 20, 2008 by admin

After the carnage of the chain jumping in testing I didn’t have much time to get the car ready for the first race of the season…. so some midnight oil was burned. The other thing Dave Turner does is teach production … Continue reading →

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Pre Season Testing At Snetterton and it’s broken again

Posted on February 28, 2008 by admin

So with the car together, well in advance of the season for once it looked like I was going to make the first race of the season.  I even had time for some pre season testing at Snetterton In Late … Continue reading →

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