TVR Sagaris V8 / Griffith / Tuscan Pics from Silverstone
TVR Sagaris V8 / Griffith / Tuscan Pics from Silverstone
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msportuk

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133 posts

270 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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Hi All,

A few pics from the Dunlop TVR Challenge at Silverstone yesterday. I know how you people like your TVRs, and that Sagaris looks mint. It was a good old battle between the Sagaris and Darren Dowling's smoky Tuscan too, until whatever it was that was smoking let go... (Click name for full size pics)

Dave

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UncleDave

7,155 posts

260 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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Niiice, thanks for uploading, might buy a few prints.

lazyitus

19,931 posts

295 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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msportuk said:
That Sagaris looks mint.


Saw it at Oulton a couple of weeks ago. Got to agree.

carl_w

10,744 posts

287 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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What engine is in the Sagaris V8 then?

UncleDave

7,155 posts

260 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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carl_w said:
What engine is in the Sagaris V8 then?


V8



As far as I know it is an AJP8.. as used in the Tuscans?

trackcar

6,453 posts

255 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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Nice pics of the griff and tuscans but there don't appear to be any pics of the wedges and chimaera.

yellow peril

5,131 posts

301 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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msportuk said:


Darren Dowling's smoky Tuscan too, until whatever it was that was smoking let go...
Dave




Mostly steam......Head Gasket!

Great pics!

YP

carl_w

10,744 posts

287 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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UncleDave said:
carl_w said:
What engine is in the Sagaris V8 then?


V8



As far as I know it is an AJP8.. as used in the Tuscans?
I had thought about revising the post after I previewed it, then I thought "surely we're all adults on here and no-one will say 'a V8'...."

Sounds like my dream car -- AJP8-engined Sagaris. Maybe we could persuade TVR to do a production version...

the gazman

1,686 posts

249 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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yellow peril said:
msportuk said:

Darren Dowling's smoky Tuscan too, until whatever it was that was smoking let go...
Dave

Mostly steam......Head Gasket!
Great pics!
YP


It was Andy Holden's car that had the popped head gasket IIRC.
As far as I'm aware Darren's car was OK, he certainly gave Tim enough of a hard time during the race.

L1OFF

3,771 posts

285 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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carl_w said:
UncleDave said:
carl_w said:
What engine is in the Sagaris V8 then?


V8



As far as I know it is an AJP8.. as used in the Tuscans?
I had thought about revising the post after I previewed it, then I thought "surely we're all adults on here and no-one will say 'a V8'...."

Sounds like my dream car -- AJP8-engined Sagaris. Maybe we could persuade TVR to do a production version...


Is the AJP8 really fitted to a saggy? does anybody know the bhp of a race ajp8?
Alan

combover

3,009 posts

256 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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L1OFF said:
carl_w said:
UncleDave said:
carl_w said:
What engine is in the Sagaris V8 then?


V8



As far as I know it is an AJP8.. as used in the Tuscans?
I had thought about revising the post after I previewed it, then I thought "surely we're all adults on here and no-one will say 'a V8'...."

Sounds like my dream car -- AJP8-engined Sagaris. Maybe we could persuade TVR to do a production version...


Is the AJP8 really fitted to a saggy? does anybody know the bhp of a race ajp8?
Alan


It's a racing AJP8 giving out about 450Bhp. The 'Sagaris' is actually a Tuscan Challenge with a Sag body grafted on to it.
Hope this helps.

C

yellow peril

5,131 posts

301 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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the gazman said:
yellow peril said:
msportuk said:

Darren Dowling's smoky Tuscan too, until whatever it was that was smoking let go...
Dave

Mostly steam......Head Gasket!
Great pics!
YP


It was Andy Holden's car that had the popped head gasket IIRC.
As far as I'm aware Darren's car was OK, he certainly gave Tim enough of a hard time during the race.



Yes, you are quite correct....Andy did have a blown head gasket....

However..... I was there at the end of the race when Darren told me he had a likely head gasket problem ...they were blowing water out of the spark plug holes....Went on the last lap of the race...


He is keen to get it done before Coombe.......


YP

the gazman

1,686 posts

249 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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yellow peril said:

Yes, you are quite correct....Andy did have a blown head gasket....
However..... I was there at the end of the race when Darren told me he had a likely head gasket problem ...they were blowing water out of the spark plug holes....Went on the last lap of the race...
He is keen to get it done before Coombe.......
YP

Sorry Pauleen, didn't realise Darren had a problem as well.

msportuk

Original Poster:

133 posts

270 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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trackcar said:
...there don't appear to be any pics of the wedges and chimaera.

Got home and found my memory cards stacked full of Sagaris pics! But, just for you...





combover said:
The 'Sagaris' is actually a Tuscan Challenge with a Sag body grafted on to it...

I got a feeling it might be when I first saw it. Something just didn't seem right about it, but then I couldn't put my finger on it - is there a tell-tale sign that i'd subconsciously spotted? Seem to recall the windscreen not looking right from a certain angle, but figured that it might just be the way they're designed!

yellow peril

5,131 posts

301 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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Think it took Darren by surprise Derek.

Thing is...if it hadn't of gone..would he have pipped Tim at the post....who knows

Bring on Castle Coombe.....

YP

sideways mostly

2,681 posts

270 months

Monday 17th April 2006
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Sweet shots!

fredtonge

159 posts

275 months

Tuesday 18th April 2006
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hi everyone the sagaris v8 from the window back is sag, but the bulk head floorpan and clamshell/ bonnet.are all new the windsreen is the same, this body was designed to use all tuscan challenge rolling chassie parts as you can not just drop the sagaris body straight on the car.the car is in its very early days of development and a lot more is to come NO PRESSURE THEN / will hope to see more tvr fans at castle, hi yellow perril nice to have met you ft

chassis 33

6,194 posts

311 months

Tuesday 18th April 2006
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msportuk said:


Bloody 'ell which corner was that braking into? Boy have I got the front compression wrong on that car...although I did knock it back a bit for the race
Regards
Iain

ETA...Have you got any more photos of me and do you mind if I put them on my website?

>> Edited by chassis 33 on Wednesday 19th April 00:03

griff2be

5,105 posts

296 months

Wednesday 19th April 2006
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[quote=yellow peril
Yes, you are quite correct....Andy did have a blown head gasket....

However..... I was there at the end of the race when Darren told me he had a likely head gasket problem ...they were blowing water out of the spark plug holes....Went on the last lap of the race...


He is keen to get it done before Coombe.......


YP[/quote]

YP is right - my head gasket went in qualifying and Darren had a problem late in the race - possibly a cracked inlet port.

dinkel

27,779 posts

287 months

Wednesday 19th April 2006
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A V8 Sag would be a great aquisition for TVR. About 400 horse streettune anyone?

Black looks