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Wessex Sprint (2 replies)

sclemow — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:09:00 +0100

Hi All

I was wondering whether there is a class missing in the SR's for the Wessex Sprint?

The racing car classes don't seem to have a capacity for between 1100 and 1600cc?

E1. Racing Cars up to 1100cc
E2. Racing Cars over 1600cc up to 2000cc
E3. Racing Cars over 2000cc

I'd like to enter my 1400cc Force - I guess it should go in E2?

Cheers

Simon

Club Track Day - Castle Combe (no replies)

willbaroo — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:55:06 +0100

Evening peoples, couple of shots from today for your viewing pleasure/pain.

No animals were hurt during the capturing of any photos.

More can be found here...

Full Set

The Lands End Trial (no replies)

Alan Spencer — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:59:23 +0000

I need a passenger forn this event to fit the Parsons,
Anyone interested, plesent drive in the country,
Easter weekend in Cornwall.... email alanspencer@orange.net

SCRAP the £20 DVLA "Picture FEE" petition.. (no replies)

Matt Rumney — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:15:27 +0000

[www.ipetitions.com]

I am appealing to you and asking you & BPMC members to sign my online
petition!

**Forward this to everyone you know!**
(I need 500 signatures for the government to listen!)

Having just had a letter, and demand from the DVLA for £20.00
to "Update my picture" I feel this is an outrageous "Stealth charge"
by the DVLA/Government that should be scrapped!
(DVLA CHOOSE when this is required, and WE are expected to pay!)

If you to have recieved this demand, please help me to petition
to get it stopped!

The DVLA will tell you, you MUST pay this or your license will be
invalid, and you ARE BREAKING THE LAW!

I feel people on low incomes, the elderly, disabled, unemployed
simply will NOT be able to find the extra money and lose thier
license and independence?

I can see that SOME peoples features MAY alter after accidents,
cosmetic surgery etc, and that as the license is used as a form of ID
picture updates MAY be required as a person ages etc,
I DO NOT agree that WE should have to pay £20.00 (+ £5.00 booth fee?) to
have this done, and it SHOULD BE INCLUDED in the DVLA services
as we all pay a a fee to obtain a license in the first place!

[www.ipetitions.com]

**PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION**

**DO NOT DONATE £ AFTER SIGNING! AS THIS DOES NOT GO TO
THE CAUSE OR MY CHARITY,BUT TO THE WEB HOSTERS!**

Thank you.

Matt.

Colerne Sprints? (2 replies)

lisafrp — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:14:12 +0000

Hi

I just had the ASWMC dates through and noticed that the Colerne sprints were missing from the championship, are we not allowed to use the venue anymore? :(

Looking at the calendar it looks like we can only do 2 events next season as all the rest clash with our race series :( We'll have to look around for other events to do which is a shame, the first time in 9 years that we won't be doing the championship.

bye for now
Lisa

Fiesta XR2i Race / Rally / Sprint / Trackday FOR SALE (1 reply)

lisafrp — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:44:20 +0000

It is with great regret that we are selling this car as we have had hours of reliable fun in it, but we have just purchased a new race car that we have been after for 5 years, so this one unfortunately has to go :(

Road legal Fiesta XR2i built new for the 2010 season, hours of work went into this car to create a lightweight rust free shell built for Race and Rally, which has finished every event it's started:

10 Races - totaling 13 hours qually/race time with no retirements
1 Rally - 1 hour 11 mins running time

Results in Class
2nd Anglesey
2nd Spa Francorchamps
3rd Snetterton
4th Cadwell
4th Silverstone
4th Donington
4th in Class at Wugging Stages Rally and 30th Overall, 1st Lady Driver

MSA Rally Log Book
CSCC Vehicle Identity Form
MOT - 16 April 2011
Tax - 31 March 2011

"Blueprinted" 1600 CVH - 120 BHP - rebuilt Aug 2008
AVO GTX Coilovers - new for 2010
AFFF Plumbed in Fire Extinguisher - Service Date 13/3/2012
Fuel Sampling Valve - new 2010
Lico 4 point Harneses - exp date end 2011
Safety Devices Roll Cage
Heated Front and Rear Screens
RS Turbo LSD Gearbox - new for 2010 Ally Radiator - new for 2010
Helix Paddle clutch
Steering rack - new for 2010
Mocal Oil Cooler
Window Safety Film - new for 2010
6 Gallon custom Alloy Fuel Tank with built in swirl pot - Forge Motorsport - new for 2010
Modified wishbones with adjustable camber - new for 2010
4-2-1 Exhaust Manifold - new for 2010
Odyssey Extreme lightweight race battery - new for 2010
Magnecor Spark Plug Leads - new for 2010
K&N Air Filter- new for 2010
Ashley Exhaust System
High Intensity Rain Light
Carbone Lorraine Brake Pads
Vibratechnics engine/gearbox mounts
Momo steering wheel
9 x XR2i 13" Alloy Wheels with Yokohama A048R tyres (drys)
4 x XR2 13" Alloy Wheels with Yokohama A021R tyres (wets)
All fuel and brake lines run inside car - new 2010
Non-sunroof shell, unused brackets removed
New sills
New rear panel
Painted white inside, underneath and under wheel arches.

Spares to include (subject to possible change) :
XR2i Gearbox
Rebuilt driveshafts ready to fit
Rebuilt front hubs with new wheel bearings ready to fit
Front and rear wheel bearings
Steering rack
Wishbones (left / right)
Alternator (as new)
Starter motor
Front windscreen
Side windows
Body kit (with front drivers wing missing)
Bonnet
Boot x 2 (one with slight dent)
Doors
Rear bumper
Dashboard
Gear linkage
Clutch cable (new)
Throttle cable (new)
Head lights
Rear lights
Indicators
Door mirror
Steering rack boot
Spark plug leads
Coil pack
Fuel pump
Carbone Lorraine front brake pads (1/2 worn)
Standard front brake pads (new)
Rear brake shoes (1/2 worn)
Rear antiroll bar
Various engine parts (head gasket, sump gasket set, throttle body, inlet manifold, exhaust manifold, XR2i airbox and cold air feed)

Rally parts (only used on 1 event)
Fuel Tank guard - new for 2010
Mud flaps - new for 2010
Spot light brackets - new for 2010

[www.lisaselby.btinternet.co.uk]

£3995 OVNO

Also available separately:
XR2i Custom Made outdoor waterproof breathable car cover - £150 [www.specialisedcarcovers.com]
AST Suspension and Springs with built in adjustable height and camber - £800
3 Gallon Alloy fuel tank and swirl pot - £80

Contact for more information or to arrange a viewing. The car is based in Gloucestershire, nr M5 Junction 13:

Toby:
t.harris@robinsons.co.uk
Daytime: 01452 813699
Evening: 07967 198931

Lisa:
lisaselby@btinternet.com
Daytime/Evening: 07870 572133

Chepstow Challenge (1 reply)

MgMetroJim — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:54:35 +0000

Hi,
Just like to say a big thank you to all who helped sort out the problem with the radiator on our Metro today. It got us home ok without having to stop.

When we got the radiator out and took off the fan, the circlip holding the plastic blades to the motor had dropped off and the rotating blades moved forward and wore a hole in the radiator!!

The spare radiator and fan I had is now on and Sam got back to Newbury without problems.

Once again thanks for your help.

Jim Lott and Sam Brown.

Westfield - high spec - fast road, trackday, sprints (no replies)

stevec — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:58:22 +0100

Selling my Westfield wide bodied car, Vauxhall twin cam.

Comes with either windscreen and full weather gear, or aeroscreen, tonneau and sticky yokohamma tyres. Still has a boot box fitted, so quite practical (as ever a westfield can be) to use on the road. Makes a very competative sprint car in the under 1700cc road going kit car class.

I have had loads of fun with this over the many years and it has been extensively upgraded to high spec to a good level of engineering, running on Omex engine management with throtle bodies and many SBD components, fully adjustable suspension, close ratio gearbox and Quaiffe ATB LSD. Light weight racing seats, 4 point harness, quick rack, aluminium protek shocks, the list goes on!

Curently on pistonheads http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2124374.htmso you can see some photos. New orange body fitted 2 years ago, some chips to the nose cone, but all looks really smart.

offers around £8250. contact steveinoxford "at" ntlworld.com

thanks, Steve

Ford Pinto 2Litre Engine (no replies)

malallen — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:55:56 +0100

For sale Ford 2Litre Pinto engine.

Removed from a Sierra Estate car approx 3 years ago and has been sat in the garage ever since, I had intended to fit in the Marlin but never got around to it.

It is complete with carb and manifolds.

It was running prior to removal, but it has been stood for 3 years so it may need a bit of attention.

£75 ono

Contact Mal Allen 01761 470277

Golf Mk 4 Springs (no replies)

malallen — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:46:30 +0100

For sale a set of 4 Spax springs to fit a VW Golf Mk4.

These springs are approx 20% stiffer than standard and will lower the car by approx 25mm.

I used them on my desiel Golf for about 3 months but found it to low for country tracks!

Still in the bright red factory paint.

£50 ono

Contact Mal Allen 01761470277

riley bearings (no replies)

mikemcd — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:43:09 +0100

Does anyone know where to get a set of glacier shell bearings ; Ref;B4182(mikemcdonough@live.co.uk)

So I have a car, and I'd .... (1 reply)

john_spackman — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:44:12 +0100

Hi everybody,

About 14 years ago I bought a new(-ish) Audi A4 1.8 T-Sport; after a couple of years on loan I now have it back and it is still an absolutely brilliant car to drive, but it has no resale value (we-buy-any-car value it at £275).

Maybe it's my age (or what I remember paying for it in 1996 :) ) but I can't give it away and I remember seeing something on top gear about track days and low-grade competing. Where can I do this? I've found places like Castle Coombe but that's £170 plus petrol and that's nearly as much as my car is worth!

Surely there is something I can do that is a laugh and quick (OK, I first said "fast", but I really mean "quick-ish"....and vaguely competitive) where I don't have to buy into anything so expensive? There was a top gear "endurance" run in a field that looks just the kind of thing (except for the tractor).

Is there any life for old [fast] cars?

John

Long Marston, Shakespear Raceway (2 replies)

Alan Spencer — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:24:18 +0100

Hi, Great week end, not too keen on the camping, could not get those pegs in the ground.
Yes, I won somthing, Fastest Starting reaction time, just did what they told me,'Go on the Third Yellow'
and it worked. .057 sec, didn't do to well on the fastest 1/4 mile could only do 16.857 secs.81.28 mph.
The weather was good, the company was excellent and the food was also very good.
Last but not least...........A BIG THANKS TO MOTHER HEN EMSLEY, WHO LOOKED AFTER OUR EVERY NEED THROUGHOUT
THE WEEKEND.........COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.......................
MANY THANKS MARTIN EMSLEY,{looks good in a pinny}

Next year? well why not..................Spence..........

run wot ya brung (no replies)

peterturner — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:17:20 +0100

Jill, Chris and I would like to say a big thankyou to Nick and the team for this weekends drag racing. We had a great time camping and running the family car on the strip, it was certainly different to sprints and hillclimbs with no corners to go round. Also thanks to chief chef Martin for slaving over the hot bbq all weekend with his more than you can eat policy.

Cheers Pete

Goodwood (4 replies)

pete g — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:27:19 +0100

Anyone going to Goodwood FOS on the Fri?

Testing in local area (1 reply)

richardi — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:14:36 +0100

After rolling at the last race of 2009 in November at Brands, (you have a laugh at my expense here, [www.youtube.com] ). I managed to get the car fixed in time for the first race of 2010 two weeks ago (again at Brands) for it to fail twice in the day due to electrical problems (funny really as Alfas normally have bullet-proof electrics!) .
Car is now hopefully fixed and OK for next weekends races on the Silverstone GP circuit, but I would like to give it a quick blast to check systems before the weekend without booking an expensive testday at one of the regular circuits.

In the distant past, I have used a bit of crappy concrete ex-runway down at Westonzoyland, but came to the conclusion that it was useless for a full racer and I also found the owner somewhat objectionable.

Does anyone in the club know of a suitable venue for a quick test in this area ? The car is reasonably quiet - normally checks at around 94dB).

If nowhere come up, I’ll probably use my other 33 – which is a bit heavier and less powerful, but it will provide me with a few more excuses than usual!

Newbie.. (2 replies)

bejc — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:16:29 +0100

Just thought I'd say a quick hello. I joined a couple of days ago and received my membership through the post yesterday.

Names Ben and I live in Clevedon but my partner lives in Stoke Gifford so hopefuly you'll be seeing us at a few clubnights over the coming months.

Im not currently active in any form of motorsport but mainly I enjoy karting ( a regular at Avonmouth) and following F1 and WRC along with most types of our beloved sport. Rallying is something that hopefuly Im going to be looking at seriously in the next couple of months, so fingers crossed...

Anyways, thats enough from me. Im heading up to Castle Combe tommorow for their Easter Monday event so maybe a few of you guys will be there, either racing or spectating?

Catch you Later!

Awkward Hose (no replies)

Alan D — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:41:17 +0000

The awkward to get at hose on my Hawk was changed at Caerwent Garage this week.
I had a piece of hose for them to install but it only fitted the pipe, not the thermostat, previous item was stretched to fit. Merlin MS delivered a new hose there next day and it was duly fitted. Total fee for the work, clips and antifreeze was £5. Including VAT. >:D<
I reckon I will use them again. And again etc.
I will think at least twice about using MMS next time though - £49/meter inc. delivery. Ouch.

Castle Combe trackday Friday 19th? (no replies)

lisafrp — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:35:56 +0000

Hi

Is anyone out playing at the Motorsports events trackday this Friday? We'll be there in the XR2i for an afternoon session, so will be good to catch up with people :)

Lisa

Cheap in car camera (no replies)

andymoss — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:22:37 +0000

Someone in work has just bought an interesting toy that might be of interest to those who want to film in car footage.

Basically a keyfob that is a USB video camera - about the size of a normal car keyfob and films in 720x480 video, cost is £9.75, comes from hong kong which is a bit worrying, but theirs arrived in a week. I have seen some pictures with it strapped to the front of a car and they are very good. You have to add a microsd memory card to it, these cost a couple of pounds - about £3 on ebay for a 2Gb one which is good for about 20 minutes film.

Ebay item number is 150410036677

[cgi.ebay.co.uk]

I have ordered one - will bring it along to club night assuming it arrives :)

For Sale (no replies)

sj406dkgrey — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:22:08 +0000

Any one want a RC Tamiya Brat. 20 years old (Classic car!!!!) has servos fitted
£50
Phone Simon 07986556004

acceptable tyres (1 reply)

anulfo — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:09:04 +0000

Good afternoon,i am new to the forum.I will keep my enquiry short and sweet.I am intending to compete in a few ASWMC sprints this year and have been looking through their rules and regs.I am going to be entering roadgoing series production class but i can't see any mention of tyres.Would this be as stipulated in some other regions,list 1A tyres only or any road legal tyres which obviously could allow tyres such as Toyo 888's etc?

Thanks for any help guys.

Performance Box - Data Logger (no replies)

lisafrp — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:02:35 +0000

Hi

My friend (the guys that bought Toby's old silver Turbo Puma) is selling his Racelogic Performance Box - [www.performancebox.co.uk] as he has given up sprinting due to having a baby!

He has only used it twice on two sprints, so it's in mint condition.

It comes with the memory card and external antenna. When he bought it they didn't have the different options, but he thinks his fits into Option 2.

They are usually £379 inc VAT new, he's looking for £325 & postage ONO

Ideal if you want to see how well you are doing on track

If you are interested PM me and I'll let you have his contact details

cheers
Lisa

Run wot ya brung (2 replies)

Nick — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:07:54 +0100

Hopefully you will read about this in Backfire...we are invited to Shakespeare County Raceway to have a go at drag racing. If you fancy it the date is Sunday 11th July or just come and watch. Put the date in your diary. There will a BBQ on the Saturday night for those of you who are going to make a weekend of it. Some of us are going up Friday and camping - feel free to join us. If you're not into camping there are plenty of B&Bs close by....check out the website
[www.shakespearecountyraceway.com]

Spa race curcuit (6 replies)

Alan Spencer — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:33:55 +0000

It seems we have the same trouble in Europe, the NIMBYs in Spa are trying
to shut the curcuit, to much noise! How long has it been there?.......
[www.defendonsfrancorchamps.be], .......contact to vote support for the
curcuit.................. Just like the Combe and Croft eh.......SPENCE

Fan belt changing VW (no replies)

Alan Spencer — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:46:32 +0000

View this you tube site [www.youtube.com]
Its thwe quickest fan belt change ive ever seen.....wish they could all
be like this Spence.......

Hello, sorry and thank you! (no replies)

MartinM — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:37:45 +0000

Hello all!
Firstly, im sorry i couldn't make the AGM. I was fully intending to make it my first, and admittedly long-overdue, club meeting but i had to travel home from Somerset that morning in the wee small hours so i was thouroughly knackered come tea time!
Many thanks for posting my trophies. I always feel it is rather rude not to show up to collect a prize so i thought sencond best would be to post here and say thank you. They look very smart indeed!
The car is laid up at the moment but will hopefully have a new (2nd hand) gearbox in by the first sprint of 2010. Look foward to seeing everyone then :)
Cheers
Martin Mees

Rally sprint WSM motor club 31st Jan (1 reply)

Alan Spencer — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:46:23 +0000

Hi looking to compete, have the helmet and overalls and Rally Liecence,
but need to share a car. nothing running thats eligible,
Can anyone help with a double drive? I will pay the entry fee for both
entries................can anyone help?????????????
Contact... alanspencer@orange.net or ring 0117 9712587.

Club Colour Calendars 2010 (no replies)

andymoss — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:20:57 +0000

The club calendars are back from printing and look pretty good - I'll start sending them out to people who have ordered them by post and bring the others to the AGM. If you want one and have not let me know please do so ASAP as they are selling fast and we only have a limited quantity.

AGM 14th December (3 replies)

lisafrp — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:18:48 +0000

Hi,

I was just wondering if there will be an awards ceremony after the AGM in December as you usually do (I can't seem to find last month backfire).

I have just been informed that it's Toby's works xmas do that evening, so we might not be able to make it :(

Cheers
Lisa