Its been a while and what i have been upto

martin · Post by **martin** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:52 pm

Its been a while since i have been on here and must say the new layout is nice top job to who ever done it.

Though i would pop some pictures up of my track car its not used for tracks like sneterton and that its for oval racing so here is some pics.

Practice shots was setting car up

Took the car out last sunday for the first meeting and did not do to bad the first race i started at the back of the grid with 22 cars and got a last

The car was pushing on a bit so made some changes to suspention and tracking settings for the second race and lined back up at the back and got a 6th

then for the final i got a 5th so not a bad first meeting

Only got a couple of scuffs so no major dammage

And i just looked and i also got some points

http://www.swaffhamraceway.com/points/P ... August.pdf

Here is some action shots from the meeting

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:07 pm

Well done last place to 5th in your first meet. Get some info about the car up about what is needed to prep one of these cars.

martin · Post by **martin** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:15 pm

pablo wrote:Well done last place to 5th in your first meet. Get some info about the car up about what is needed to prep one of these cars.

Here is all the rules here mate

http://www.swaffhamraceway.com/Rules/20 ... ATIONS.pdf

It took me 6 weeks to build the car here is some build pics of it

Camber/ Castor plate

Driveshaft fitted with modified cup

Showing final camber

martin · Post by **martin** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:17 pm

And a few more

If someone is wanting to do one and needs a hand give me a shout be more then happy to help as i built this car all on my own and done all the fabrication work

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 6:59 pm

Some serious preparation there and looking very purposeful .

Interesting comment about the new format of the forum too

Post by **Stuart** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:06 pm

I love the door bars

Great little project that Martin........no sodding around to get the car done that quickly. You should bring this to an autotest night

ginger ninja · Post by **ginger ninja** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:42 pm

Be great to see you at next months meet Marty, obviously with out the Mondeo as its not rearly road worthy now

Dont need your help now on the Golf as I have sold it.....I know, but I have desided everything is going so we can have a new car

Donna said that the bucket seat and new harness can be sold aswell now...I said no, they will be used one day (soon I hope)

martin · Post by **martin** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:13 am

stuart wrote:I love the door bars

Great little project that Martin........no sodding around to get the car done that quickly. You should bring this to an autotest night

Cheers Stuart the door bars will protect me well in the event of someone going into the drivers door. It would be ok at an autotest night if you only go round right hand bends as the car wont go round left hand beds very well as the camber and caster is all setup to turn right

martin · Post by **martin** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:16 am

Gerry H wrote:Some serious preparation there and looking very purposeful .

Interesting comment about the new format of the forum too

Cheers the car now weighs next to nothing and you are permitted to run a 1600 , 1800 , 2000 cc engine all the other cars run a 2000cc and im presently running an 1800 cc and im well on the pace and befor next season i will be prepareing a 2000 cc engine to use for next season so will hopefully be even quicker

martin · Post by **martin** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:18 am

ginger ninja wrote:Donna said that the bucket seat and new harness can be sold aswell now...I said no, they will be used one day (soon I hope)

You just know you want to build a mondeo ill soon put one together for you mate and your seat and harnesses will go in that nicely