RE: Ginetta G55 Hits The Racetrack
Discussion
Please excuse ignorance but what is SVA? They should make homoglated cars, just like the old sierra RS500 (the only RS500 imho) in limited quantities. At least then they'd get an idea for supply and demand and not foul in the way TVR did, essentially making cars that the porker and fezzer owners didn't want and some of the TVR hardcore weren't particularily fond of! Also it would be a good PR/MArketting system!
Havoc856 said:
Please excuse ignorance but what is SVA?
It would actually be IVA (Individual Vehicla Approval) as it's a passenger car. I know you were only quoting someone else.It's the only cost effective way for a small manufacturer to get cars registered and is the route they've been going down with the G40.
It's also how Caterham get their cars registered. I bump into them nearly every time I'm at VOSA.
I know Ginetta got their fingers burnt in the past (long before Mr Tomlinson) trying to make road cars. The basic problem is you can assemble a race car relatively quickly as you don't worry about the exact door fit, panel fit, interior trim, sound proofing etc etc, so the man hours spent assembling it can be controlled, unlike trying to get an expensive road car spot on. In road form it only takes some half witted motoring Journalist to complain about the fit an finish and it damages the brand so I think its a sharp move to stick to race cars only.
blitzracing said:
I know Ginetta got their fingers burnt in the past (long before Mr Tomlinson) trying to make road cars. The basic problem is you can assemble a race car relatively quickly as you don't worry about the exact door fit, panel fit, interior trim, sound proofing etc etc, so the man hours spent assembling it can be controlled, unlike trying to get an expensive road car spot on. In road form it only takes some half witted motoring Journalist to complain about the fit an finish and it damages the brand so I think its a sharp move to stick to race cars only.
Who needs sound proofing? I like transmission whine. :PGassing Station | General Motorsport | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff