Author Archives: AdrianM

Birkett 2013 – Team wear announced

Posted on October 3, 2013 by AdrianM

Frankly I’ve had a crap year in RGB, I’ve blown 2 engines, DNF’d nearly as many races as I have finished and ultimately I’m now doing an entire engine installation swap from a Kawasaki to a Honda in just 24 … Continue reading →

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2013 RGB Season. First outing at Brands.

Posted on June 23, 2013 by AdrianM

Due to the cancellation of the Donnington meeting, our first day back at school was at Brands Hatch.   I had been testing earlier in the week, and I have to say I had a great time.   As always … Continue reading →

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2013 RGB Season – Early Report

Posted on June 23, 2013 by AdrianM

Ok I’ve been a bit lax on updates this year, so I thought I would consolidate a bunch updates into a series of reports for you.  The first half of the season has certainly been eventful. With the mini done, … Continue reading →

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The Mini is Finished :-)

Posted on May 18, 2013 by AdrianM

Sorry, this is a long over view post…. I’ve no excuses, except the mad panic to finish the mini continued until Valentine’s day, and consequently the time to get the Sabre prep’d for the season was compressed into just a … Continue reading →

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Mini Progress…. Well major progress really :-)

Posted on December 24, 2012 by AdrianM

So what’s been going on since the Birkett? Those of you that have been following the Sabre build may have noticed along the way that there was a  mini clubman loitering in the background.  Sometime’s loved,  sometimes waiting, but it’s … Continue reading →

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The New Generation 2 Sabre

Posted on December 21, 2012 by AdrianM

The new Generation 2 Sabre’s are starting to arrive over at AB Performance. Andy’s spent well over 18 months getting the chassis, and build to an extremely high quality of production excellence in this entirely new evolution of the car.  … Continue reading →

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750MC 2012 Birkett 6 Hour Endurance Race.

Posted on November 7, 2012 by AdrianM

The morning of the Birkett dawned cold, but dry, with blues skies and bright sunshine… just the way we like it. The previous day’s testing confirmed that the car should hold together, so I was hopeful of not letting the … Continue reading →

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The 2012 750 Motor Club Birkett 6 Hour Handicap Relay – Pre Race test.

Posted on November 3, 2012 by AdrianM

Well we made it to the Birkett.  The road has been long and arduous, and the pathway is strewn with my broken promises about finishing my wife’s 1979 1275gt mini about which I feel very guilty… But  here we are..we’ve … Continue reading →

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