A dubious self-build racing plan

[andy97]

Grant.C said:

Following the advice of the learned PH community I've acquired a pre-raced RX-8 which I'm hoping to run in the CSCC RX-8 Trophy:



It needs some work as things are out of date and it's not currently race-spec, but hopefully it's stuff my minimal spannering skills can cope with - hard bits like roll cage and wiring are done.

Good thing about this series is the cars are road legal and minimally modified (standard shocks, still has stereo, etc.), which should make driving to the track less of a chore.

Wish me luck!

Well done. The CSCC are a friendly and helpful bunch and the RX8 class will all be of the same/similar road going spec so you should not be at a disadvantage within the class.
Enjoy it.

[Grant.C]

Finally did my first race at Mallory Park at the end of August.



Took longer than I'd expected to get the car ready - even to get it past the MOT. It had been used as a track car for the last 2-3 years and there had been a number of changes (and some crash damage) that meant it was no longer road or race legal. I ended up changing the exhaust, fitting a new seat, fixing the bumper, changing brake pads, fitting a battery isolator, and about 100 other things. I just managed to get the bare essentials done in time for the race. It certainly stretched my mechanical abilities but I got through most of it via YouTube and some advice from the other drivers on Facebook. It's been a good learning experience though, I certainly know a lot more about cars than I did when I started.

Buying a pre-raced car was a good way to go, would have taken a whole load of extra time and money to convert a road car, and I'd have had to pay other people to do that hard things. I'd still like to give that a try at some point in the future though.

The race itself was fun, although again there's a lot to learn and take in. I qualified last, but managed to keep it on the track so at least I finished ahead of the people who crashed! :-D I've got another race in October so I'll have time to sort out some of the the non-essentials and see if I can be closer to the pace at that one.

[Dynion Araf Uchaf]

well done, another one joins the 'no time no money' gang.

if you want to do well in your race in October, you need to practice the circuit the race will be on in September and also October.

[andy97]

Grant.C said:

Finally did my first race at Mallory Park at the end of August.



Took longer than I'd expected to get the car ready - even to get it past the MOT. It had been used as a track car for the last 2-3 years and there had been a number of changes (and some crash damage) that meant it was no longer road or race legal. I ended up changing the exhaust, fitting a new seat, fixing the bumper, changing brake pads, fitting a battery isolator, and about 100 other things. I just managed to get the bare essentials done in time for the race. It certainly stretched my mechanical abilities but I got through most of it via YouTube and some advice from the other drivers on Facebook. It's been a good learning experience though, I certainly know a lot more about cars than I did when I started.

Buying a pre-raced car was a good way to go, would have taken a whole load of extra time and money to convert a road car, and I'd have had to pay other people to do that hard things. I'd still like to give that a try at some point in the future though.

The race itself was fun, although again there's a lot to learn and take in. I qualified last, but managed to keep it on the track so at least I finished ahead of the people who crashed! :-D I've got another race in October so I'll have time to sort out some of the the non-essentials and see if I can be closer to the pace at that one.

Well done, welcome to “the club”