Racing Cerberas
Racing Cerberas
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BCA

Original Poster:

8,651 posts

287 months

Tuesday 27th November 2007
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Whos building one/ who has built one and why arent you putting loads of pictures up and writing a few bits on the developement of said cars??

Mike/John, im thinking of you two in particular - though I've heard theres another one being built possibly?? - your sites dont really show too much and im massively interested in everything you've both done with the Cerbs?!!

So come on, more piccys please??!! smile

Also does anyone have any info on the ex-rollcentre Cerbs development?? This kind of project just fascinates me...

itsallyellow

3,879 posts

250 months

Wednesday 28th November 2007
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I will post some bits. However im waiting until everything is 100% finished. I'm sure mine will not be up to Johns standards. Everything on my car has been done by myself and i mean everything!(Not the cage) The whole idea of the project for me was to develop my knowledge as i go along.

Has been times where i have wished that i had just bought an ex-tuscan challenge car and just enjoyed the racing.

Mike

JonnyW

867 posts

272 months

Wednesday 28th November 2007
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Building the Cerb to a competitive Group B racer has been an 18 month job and continues on its development programme over this winter's break.

There is a massive amount of trial and testing and we are continually breaking new ground which makes it a full time hobby on top of a more than full time job, to pay for it all plus my normal life, so I don't get a lot of time to construct a blog and the website has been static from its launch.

I'm in discussion with my Web man to get it more interactive with videos, pictures and a blog.

It's basically cost me about £40,000 to date, apart from the racing costs, but that is the price you have to pay to have a car that competes with not only TVRs but Ferraris and Porsches etc..

It will be quicker next season, no more power but the transmission, supension, airodynamics and footprint are all in progress.

itsallyellow

3,879 posts

250 months

Wednesday 28th November 2007
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Will be very intresting to see how the two compare next year. Seem to have approached it from opposite angles!

Mike

JonnyW

867 posts

272 months

Wednesday 28th November 2007
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Are you testing at Brands on the 13th?

itsallyellow

3,879 posts

250 months

Wednesday 28th November 2007
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Yes as long as things go to plan!! It wont be totaly finished by then, but finished enough to test safley.

Mike

QuiteQuietCerb

995 posts

253 months

Wednesday 28th November 2007
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Hi Jonny,

i saw your cerb at APM, and Andy was telling me about it, i bet it will kick ass

APMAUTO

368 posts

296 months

Wednesday 28th November 2007
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motors tv 20.30 tommorrow jonnyw and ceejay take on the rest in the pro-mil gt cup

HarryW

16,034 posts

299 months

Wednesday 28th November 2007
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APMAUTO said:
motors tv 20.30 tommorrow jonnyw and ceejay take on the rest in the pro-mil gt cup
thumbup Great looking forward to that wavey andy

BCA

Original Poster:

8,651 posts

287 months

Wednesday 28th November 2007
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Excellent stuff guys, really appreciate it. thumbup

Greenie

1,850 posts

271 months

Wednesday 28th November 2007
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HarryW said:
APMAUTO said:
motors tv 20.30 tommorrow jonnyw and ceejay take on the rest in the pro-mil gt cup
thumbup Great looking forward to that wavey andy
Make sure I catch that.

Andy, i'll give you a call in the next few days. I'm going to get that engine work on the cerb done soon.

Adrian

APMAUTO

368 posts

296 months

Wednesday 28th November 2007
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HarryW said:
APMAUTO said:
motors tv 20.30 tommorrow jonnyw and ceejay take on the rest in the pro-mil gt cup
thumbup Great looking forward to that wavey andy
hi harry hows it going you still running the 4.2 style induction on yours i've found so much out with jonnys i do'nt think i'll change it back to the 4.5 system wink

HarryW

16,034 posts

299 months

Wednesday 28th November 2007
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APMAUTO said:
HarryW said:
APMAUTO said:
motors tv 20.30 tommorrow jonnyw and ceejay take on the rest in the pro-mil gt cup
thumbup Great looking forward to that wavey andy
hi harry hows it going you still running the 4.2 style induction on yours i've found so much out with jonnys i do'nt think i'll change it back to the 4.5 system wink
Yep still boggo standard 4.2 induction on mine, not been back to get it changed yet had to cancel twice due to work frown. Having seen and felt the difference in response alone it certainly is a better starting point than the purple hose stuff, let alone when its improved yes.
I'll pop along one day soon for a natter, perhaps I'll let you take it for spin to see how the lumps compare wink.

JonnyW

867 posts

272 months

Thursday 29th November 2007
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Unfortunately I have a parents evening tonight so I'll miss the first showing and I haven't got Sky+ yet and I can't link my video in to the current boxbanghead.......so will someone post on here what it's likeblabla........ while I'm asking why Sam has three french teachers for one subject all of whom have a different view of the man (he's 17) in the class!!!ranting

TT Tim

4,168 posts

277 months

Thursday 29th November 2007
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I'll SKY+ it and copy to DVD m8.

Tim

JonnyW

867 posts

272 months

Thursday 29th November 2007
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ta

JonnyW

867 posts

272 months

Friday 30th November 2007
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What was it like, much coverage of the TVRs?

TT Tim

4,168 posts

277 months

Friday 30th November 2007
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TBH John, no coverage of the TVRs at all, it purely concentrated on the battle between the Porkers and Prancing Ponies.

However they did have a bloke at the beginning talking about how his car was his daily drive 9 months ago. biggrin

I'll burn a copy now m8.

Tim

Edited by TT Tim on Friday 30th November 08:37

HarryW

16,034 posts

299 months

Friday 30th November 2007
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Watched it too, a little disappointed that they didn't cover the Cerb/T350 which I take were running in class 2 much, although I did catch a fair few glimpses of them not too far from the front. That said the racing looked good.

Some of those cars were fully fledged LMS specced cars and therefore a bit more than just a class above the home grown efforts of others though and in some cases an excess the money/talent ratio had been exceeded hehe. idea Perhaps someone could run the old LM T400's which were pretty handy in the sprint races, that'll liven up the pork/donkey class 1 mix thumbup.

JonnyW

867 posts

272 months

Friday 30th November 2007
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Surprised there wasn't more of the Cerb as I ran 8th for a while and could see the front runners. Trouble is that mid field racing eventually gets on to the opposite side of the circuit.

The significance of the work on the car over winter is to get up there into the mix which I think I can do but it is coming at a price!!!

Tyres arrived today and are massive in comparison to what I raced on last season, I was basically running on 60% of the footprint of the other cars, next year I will be on paar.

Was I good looking on the interview?tumbleweed