Ariel Nomad Turbo Conversion
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Haha sorry! Been mega busy. Good few updates coming!
I had a few track days booked, and since inevitably I'll be sideways most of the day, I got my old (I say old, but they were new in June) tyres put back on so I don't ruin the new, new ones
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I had a few track days booked, and since inevitably I'll be sideways most of the day, I got my old (I say old, but they were new in June) tyres put back on so I don't ruin the new, new ones
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I then met up with the group of usual suspect local owners and we took a trip to the Fish and Chip restaurant one of them owns in Tynemouth. They got a lot of attention driving about with the lights
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Untitled by Olly Olly, on FlickrUntitled by Olly Olly, on FlickrUntitled by Olly Olly, on FlickrUntitled by Olly Olly, on FlickrUntitled by Olly Olly, on FlickrThen a few days later I had my first track day in the Nomad with the Atom guys.
It was a big day, as I have recently had heart surgery (at 40...) and so haven't raced this year. I've really missed being at the track, but was a bit nervous about how my body would take it. Needless to say, it ended up being one of the most fun track experiences I have ever had.
It was fast enough to hang on to the Atoms for a few laps until the tyres gave up, but nothing came past all day, and spent the whole day with a huge grin on my face. Gave a few people passenger laps who seemed to like it too. The lean and slide is mega. I got told off for drifting on the sighting laps, so spend the day exploring the fine line between lean and slide...
Convoyed there with This mega Atom owned by Jamie who lives local to me
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Two highlights of the day were my wife coming down for a few laps (she loved it)
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...and Jamie let me take his Atom out. It was mega. Like a scalpel. Totally different experience to the Nomad
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Couple of little videos - will do a proper track video when I get time
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And this one showing the lean!
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It was a big day, as I have recently had heart surgery (at 40...) and so haven't raced this year. I've really missed being at the track, but was a bit nervous about how my body would take it. Needless to say, it ended up being one of the most fun track experiences I have ever had.
It was fast enough to hang on to the Atoms for a few laps until the tyres gave up, but nothing came past all day, and spent the whole day with a huge grin on my face. Gave a few people passenger laps who seemed to like it too. The lean and slide is mega. I got told off for drifting on the sighting laps, so spend the day exploring the fine line between lean and slide...
Convoyed there with This mega Atom owned by Jamie who lives local to me
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Untitled by Olly Olly, on Flickr...and Jamie let me take his Atom out. It was mega. Like a scalpel. Totally different experience to the Nomad
Untitled by Olly Olly, on FlickrCouple of little videos - will do a proper track video when I get time
Untitled by Olly Olly, on FlickrAnd this one showing the lean!
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jenkosrugby said:
Amazing as usual......
Im just in the middle of putting anti roll bars on my car, looking at your pics, it looks more fun without them :-)
Haha. We did a lot of work with them on my old seven style racing car and found the rear made it slower but the front was really worthwhile. I'd need some kind of iron girder to make one for the Nomad Im just in the middle of putting anti roll bars on my car, looking at your pics, it looks more fun without them :-)
Aside form the CV boot splitting on the Welsh rally day, nothing has gone wrong on the Nomad which is amazing considering it's getting used properly. However, on the way home from Croft, I had a rear wing bracket shear. Luckily it happened less than a mile from home, and speaking to other owners, it seems it's a common fault.
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So I removed it
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One of the other local Nomad guys owns an engineering business where they do really high quality welding (shoutout to Cromex in Newcastle) so I took it to him, and we repaired it but strengthened it in the process.
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Untitled by Olly Olly, on FlickrUntitled by Olly Olly, on FlickrUntitled by Olly Olly, on FlickrOne of the other local Nomad guys owns an engineering business where they do really high quality welding (shoutout to Cromex in Newcastle) so I took it to him, and we repaired it but strengthened it in the process.
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I also took it to a local supercar meet for lunch. Some lovely cars there
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and the usual suspects
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little video here
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Untitled by Olly Olly, on FlickrWhats in a name said:
Fantastic photos although I’m trying to workout who or what is standing by the Twizy or whether you are on an episode of DR Who!
Haha thanks. The local villages around here do scarecrow competitions, and this pub is a bit of a local car hub, so it's the stig. The photo has deformed it a bit more than it looks in real life haha
Penguinracer said:
I still can't get over the sheer versatility of this machine...ok I took a bit of ribbing for calling it a GT last time - but it seems to cover so many bases - off-road, on track, long Euro-jaunts, B-road blasts - it truly is a Swiss Army knife!
Absolutely. I don't often keeps cars for very long, but just struggling to work out what could ever replace this. Gassing Station | Readers' Cars | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff