Peter Wheeler's tuscan racer colour?
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Anyone know the name of the colour of Peter Wheeler's tuscan racer? I keep seeing it on sky and I think it's stunning. I really fancy having my Sagaris painted that colour. It's a dark green/dark blue flip colour. It might be reflex charcoal but it looks slightly different to me.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Any help would be much appreciated.
the pits said:Not the first time that this has been mooted
Cheers for the photo.
I can't help but wonder whether that one's got exactly the same horsepower as the others.... I know mine would be more than a little tweaked if I owned the company....
. As he's not fighting at the front though I don't think that the other drivers mind too much.Peter runs a 5 litre AJP on a road car wiring loom with a revised ECU and mapping to suit the big engine. He runs 102 octane race fuel. He also has GT spec wheels (i.e. a lot wider), necessitating a wide bodied car. Much of the bodywork is kevlar/carbon - although recently this has been replaced with GRP as it gets damaged. The suspension geometry is also different and the car is flat floored underneath. Allegedly
The car was intended as a test bed for components being developed for road cars. You could view it as cheating, or you could view it as bending the rules for development's sake.
We all got our own back on Saturday though. Peter blew his race engine in testing, so was on a standard 4.5 engine for race day. Only his ECU is mapped for the big engine and he was significantly down on power for Race 1. He was flat out and I could drive straight past him
Normally with the bigger engine it can be frustrating racing against him - you can exit a corner quicker and should therefore overtake with ease, but then he plants his right foot and the extra grunt makes all the difference. Mind you, I did him down the straight at Croft too, so that doesn't always hold true
At Thruxton when we were talking about plans for next year all the current drivers said we wanted to see Peter still racing - we have no problem with him using that car.
As an aside, PW was on top form on Sat - he seems far more relaxed these days.
The car was intended as a test bed for components being developed for road cars. You could view it as cheating, or you could view it as bending the rules for development's sake.
We all got our own back on Saturday though. Peter blew his race engine in testing, so was on a standard 4.5 engine for race day. Only his ECU is mapped for the big engine and he was significantly down on power for Race 1. He was flat out and I could drive straight past him
Normally with the bigger engine it can be frustrating racing against him - you can exit a corner quicker and should therefore overtake with ease, but then he plants his right foot and the extra grunt makes all the difference. Mind you, I did him down the straight at Croft too, so that doesn't always hold true
At Thruxton when we were talking about plans for next year all the current drivers said we wanted to see Peter still racing - we have no problem with him using that car.
As an aside, PW was on top form on Sat - he seems far more relaxed these days.
The man is a legend and I take my hat off to him. Whatever he's driving! How many other car bosses still race in a serious series? I'd be very impressed if I was as quick as him now, let alone when I get to his age.
It's a really exciting series to watch on TV, I'd love to see some more of it live. Do you know any more about the rumour of a Sagaris race series intended to replace/race alongside the tuscans. I thought the original idea was for Wheeler to race one next season.
The T350/Sagaris has been in the race regulations as an additional class for the last two years - so it was more than a rumour.
However, whilst it was in the rules, a Sagaris race car didn't and still doesn't actually exist. We are waiting to hear what TVR plan for 2005, but understand that other TVR race cars may be introduced, so who knows what will happen.
And I agree - its great to see Peter out there in a race car. TVR's new test driver was out in the No58 carv at the weekend too. Unfortunately he didn't finish either race.
However, whilst it was in the rules, a Sagaris race car didn't and still doesn't actually exist. We are waiting to hear what TVR plan for 2005, but understand that other TVR race cars may be introduced, so who knows what will happen.
And I agree - its great to see Peter out there in a race car. TVR's new test driver was out in the No58 carv at the weekend too. Unfortunately he didn't finish either race.
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