The only one on the list that im unsure of is my Aston. Can that run endurance standard for example or are upgrades needed? Brakes, Suspension, Wheels, Engine mods? Does it need an Ally roll cage or a steel one bolted in? Do Aston runners use Aston parts when/if they crash as of course wings etc are very expensive?

Your thoughts are appreciated

Having seen how the little Ginetta G40 did in the 24hrs this weekend at a claimed £25 large + vat list price makes that Lotus 2-Eleven (linked in previous post) look poor value.

Just came 1st in class 3 and 3rd overall in the 2010 Britcar 24hr race in one exactly the same as this.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1758023.htm

Motorsport costs a fortune to just compete, never mind the cost of conversion and development that you eluded to, buy one of these and get straight into the action, no pissing about trying to improve it, Porsche have spent several Billion doing this for you, just race it and know that every time you intend racing , it will do what is asked so no disappointing weekends with DNF after DNF. Car ran for 24hr without so much as a judder

You also need a great team behind you and I'm sure Rod would be the first to acknowledge that Neil Garner Motorsport did a fantastic job at the circuit, but also must have put a lot of time and effort in thoroughly preparing the car beforehand.

Now that I have managed to get a few hours of decent sleep, kinda surprised I woke up at all !!!, I have got to quite rightly add my unreserved thanks and congratulations to Neil Garner and his entire team. They worked tirelessly before and during the race and to such a high degree of professionalism that to be honest it made us drivers feel totally relaxed about all aspects of the car and the way they were running it, fantastic job boys, if I had a hat I would be taking it off to you all, bloody great job. Can I also add that our Spanish Team mates who invited us to drive with them did us proud for not only did they pay to have the car refurbished to the best possible level, they also drove like demons in what must be rightly described as the worst possible conditions that anyone could have reasonably considered as credible, coming from the sun drenched plains of Spain, they must have thought that climate change had come to Silverstone with a vengeance in the form of a 20 odd hour monsoon with mist, fog and mud spray that had to be witnessed to be believed. Thanks guys for inviting us to drive with you, it was a honour and a privilege.

I did one stint at about 02.30, it was like driving for an hour and a half in the constant spray from a 14 wheel truck, you guys will know what I am talking about if you cast your minds back to the odd occasions that whilst on a motorway you had to overtake a massive truck in lane two when held up by some nervous numpty who takes 3 mins to complete the move and all you can see is the bloody great wheel nuts of each wheel as you progress, now consider those conditions for an hour and a half and you can get a flavour of what we had to put up with. Add to this that the inside of most drivers screens were misting up so that you had little or no chance of picking up the apex points and one can understand that it was no picnic out there. So to all the drivers, the teams, the marshall's and everyone else involved including all the loyal supporters, thanks folks, you all made the weekend the great success it was, well done Britcar, another great success with 60 cars on the grid.