January 2022
29Jan
Brackets galore
The rear wing brackets arrived this week. They're beautifully made, and weigh 40% less than the brackets they've replaced, saving 800 grammes. I've dropped them off at Altiss for a narrower 176mm wide cross brace to be manufactured. The brace joins both the wing brackets together, which makes the rear wing rigid. I've also cleaned the rear diffuser, and thats almost ready to be refitted. I just need to perform a minor repair to it, with some carbon and resin, and it'll be ready.
19Jan
BSC Registrations are open
Good to see former British Sprint champion Mark Harrison has entered this year, running in his Reynard F3000, which is a 3.0l V8 engined car. Mark won in 2003, and it'll be great to see how he gets on against the other V8's.14Jan
Rear suspension
Having waited almost three weeks for a set of Schnorr washers to arrive, I placed a fresh order with Merlin Motorsport and they made sure that they arrived this week. I've yet to see the washers from the ebay seller, although they have apparently sent a second set, so I'll be tripping over the damn things if they do ever show up. Anyway, I've now refitted all the suspension brackets on the gearbox using the washers, and the rear suspension is now back on the car. I've refitted the NAS bolts, everything is torqued up, so the next job now is to clean and repair the damage to the rear diffuser. Once that is done I can refit it, and get the car back on to its wheels ready for the rolling road session.
6Jan
Castle combe 2021
A short video of me driving at Castle Combe in October, the clips were provided by Speed-On-Screen aka Andy Laurence. Some shots are of me on the qualifying rims, and others on the run off rims, so I've had to stitch the clips together just to make it flow better. I really like the sound of the exhaust, contrary to what others say. Sure it's not great during the launch phase, that's the ignition retard cutting the power to reduce wheelspin, but once she's running I think the turbo makes a great sound. See what you think.4Jan
80 days to go
Still quite a long way to go until we're out for the first round of the year at Cadwell Park. Its too early for entries to be open for events, so for now I've registered on the HSA site for the 2022 season, renewing my subscription to Speedscene magazine and registering in Class L for another year. I'm really just waiting on the rear wing brackets, and then the car can be driven again. I'm getting some other parts CNC machined to save weight, but they're not critical. There are no electronic changes planned, but I am working on a new side-skirt system, as I'm still not that happy with the way the nylon side skirts are touching the ground and wearing down. I'll reveal more in due course.