G40 advice please

[Prancing Hippo]

Hi All - I am new to this forum I am afraid, but looking for some general advice. I am thinking of getting a G40, possibly 2 litre, to race in a combination of endurance races but also a few sprint races. My logic is that it well suited to both (I believe), is cheap to run (comparatively!) and is eligible for many different series.

Would people with more Ginetta experience than me (i.e. any experience whatsoever) agree with this approach? Is there anything I should be careful of? I am keen to get out of a front wheel drive race into a rear wheel drive car.

Thanks in advance for any tips!

[Mr Mac]

That's exactly what I bought mine for......

[sketch pad]

geeeman said:

was racing at brands on saturday , spotted this G12... road legal, and 280 BHP

How about this ?

[Prancing Hippo]

Mr Mac said:

That's exactly what I bought mine for......

Hi Mr Mac - has it fulfilled your expectations, or do you have any regrets or lessons learned. What are the running costs like?

Many thanks!

[Krismc]

...Ive got one on order, order books are filling up for next year doesnt that show how popular they are??

[Mr Mac]

Yep - love it, it's just what I wanted and ticks all the boxes.

Running costs are in th "normal" band, if you take it out for a good blat it does drink fuel but as you would expect really. On a long run it is quite refined. The only problem I have noticed is that the bonnet flaps a bit at speed (fixed with a self adhesive rubber block).

Edited by Mr Mac on Tuesday 19th November 13:46

[geeeman]

http://www.racecarsdirect.com/listing/46077/ginett...

buy a racer and put it through iva?

[geeeman]

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/g...


actually this looks quite smart too, apart from the wing mirrors!

[speedy7]

Prancing Hippo said:

Hi All - I am new to this forum I am afraid, but looking for some general advice. I am thinking of getting a G40, possibly 2 litre, to race in a combination of endurance races but also a few sprint races. My logic is that it well suited to both (I believe), is cheap to run (comparatively!) and is eligible for many different series.

Would people with more Ginetta experience than me (i.e. any experience whatsoever) agree with this approach? Is there anything I should be careful of? I am keen to get out of a front wheel drive race into a rear wheel drive car.

Thanks in advance for any tips!

Speak to Simon Mason he has a very good G40 race car for sale and he is a good chap

Simon Mason
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[geeeman]

surprised to read that the G40 is only 1.04 m high (41 inch)
thats lower than a G4 coupe...!?

[dandarez]

geeeman said:

surprised to read that the G40 is only 1.04 m high (41 inch)
thats lower than a G4 coupe...!?

That's got to be rubbish. Shadi, don't know where you got that from but do you really think a G40 would sit (lower) to the right of your old G4? Trev's book says G4 is 1 metre high (assume that must be coupe).



G40 gotta be at least 4 ins higher than a G4 coupe. In photos G40 doesn't even sit that low to the ground and 17 in rims too.

[geeeman]

nice pic john, yes that was at the ace cafe classic car night a few years back

i got the figure from the official ginetta build manual !
http://www.ginetta.com/pdfs/G40BuildManual.pdf

scroll down to the scale drawings


i agree it cant be correct!

officially the G4 coupe is always stated as 106 cm with standard ride height

i would guess the G40 is closer to 1145 mm , so probably a typo

Edited by geeeman on Monday 6th January 23:11

[Hexhamhc]

Checking the brochure the quoted height is 1045 mm + 100 mm ride height. I've just checked our car in the showroom and this appears to be pretty much bang-on! Hope that this helps to clear this up.
Happy New Year to all......

[andy97]

speedy7 said:

Prancing Hippo said:

Hi All - I am new to this forum I am afraid, but looking for some general advice. I am thinking of getting a G40, possibly 2 litre, to race in a combination of endurance races but also a few sprint races. My logic is that it well suited to both (I believe), is cheap to run (comparatively!) and is eligible for many different series.

Would people with more Ginetta experience than me (i.e. any experience whatsoever) agree with this approach? Is there anything I should be careful of? I am keen to get out of a front wheel drive race into a rear wheel drive car.

Thanks in advance for any tips!

Speak to Simon Mason he has a very good G40 race car for sale and he is a good chap

Simon Mason
Email:
[e-mail]
Mobile:
[phone]
Home:
[phone]

I know that car and it has been optimised for endurance racing (Britcar) so all the mods required for reliability and driveability and refuelling etc have been done. Most other G40s for sale will need these mods doing.

Its a good car and is well worth a look. Ask Simon for a track session in it with you to familiarise yourself with it (He's a driver coach)

[Prancing Hippo]

andy97 said:

I know that car and it has been optimised for endurance racing (Britcar) so all the mods required for reliability and driveability and refuelling etc have been done. Most other G40s for sale will need these mods doing.

Its a good car and is well worth a look. Ask Simon for a track session in it with you to familiarise yourself with it (He's a driver coach)

Thanks - have bought the car

[andy97]

Excellent, tell Simon that he owes me and Speedy7 a beer!