Snetterton yesterday

[joust]

Had a great day up at Snetterton to watch our resident Mr Paul racing-pixie-shoes Cundy compete in the AMOC YOKO MESC race (quite a mouthful isn't it).

Despite a problem with a reconditioned turbo (which eventually made Paul pull out of the endurance race), the car seemed to be competing well.

Paul unfortunatly also, we suspect, suffered a broken engine mount, which meant that he couldn't change gear under braking, which given Snetterton put him at a distinct disadvantage.

Still, qualifying saw Paul in the middle of the pack of the endurance cars so there is promise there.

I also got to see yet more mods of Paul's car. Latest additions are

New wheels
These are great, massivly lighter than the stock items, and really look very nice. Their design means that they would be prone to kerbing for a road car as they stick out further than the Yoko tyre he had on, but for the price, if you want a new set of wheels, they are probably the best solution.

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Paul had also put his CF wing mirrors on, saves 5kg over the stock items, and according to Paul, beacuse they have convex glass in them, you can see more with them!

[pic]http://www.nobletv.co.uk/Pictures/Racing/AMOC%20Yoko%20MESC%20-%2011th%20June%202005/Paul%20Cundy/slides/CRW_3383.jpg[/pic]

I'll leave you to make your own mind up what mod Paul is attempting here :D

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There was some other great action on the track. This particular Elise totally missed the Russell bend braking point, and did a serious amount of damage to his front end by going down the inside

[pic]http://www.nobletv.co.uk/Pictures/Racing/AMOC%20Yoko%20MESC%20-%2011th%20June%202005/MESC/slides/CRW_3273.jpg[/pic]

It was quite a corner for braking action!
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Full set of pictures [url]here|http://www.nobletv.co.uk/Pictures/Racing/AMOC%20Yoko%20MESC%20-%2011th%20June%202005/index.html[/url]

J

[mc101]

Nice one Paul .... where did those CF mirrors come from ?

[DanH]

What bucket have you got in their Paul? Is it more comfortable than the standard one and is it still on the sliding rails?

[paulcundy]

The mirrors were straight out of the Demon Tweeks cataloque. Part number GP1-CR for right and L for left. Make sure you get the convex glass ones. I reckon they give a better view than the standard ones.

The seat is an Sparco Pro 2000, part number 857F. Its the tightest seat I could find and is not suitable for road use, its a real climb in and out. Its bolted straight onto the chassis rails via some alloy plates. You could fit it to the sliding rails, you'd need to spend a while sorting the connecting plates but it would raise it too high for me to sit in the car. With this seat my head is just below the roof and the back edge of the seat is literally on the floor.

Having said that it realy holds you tight and you get much more feedback and sense of what the car's doing.

Regards
Paul C

[tekbloke]

Was also a Snett - the Noble seemed a bit worse for wear and not being able to change gear and whilst braking sounds like a bit of a challenge for Snett!!!

Anyhow,...a gallery of the MESC race is now available at our website clicky...enjoy!!

[kentviking]

Paul, do your wing mirrors now stay firmly in place, or do they drift out and down as some of us have found with the stock items?

...and how much were they fully fitted?

thanks, M

[paulcundy]

kentviking said:

Paul, do your wing mirrors now stay firmly in place, or do they drift out and down as some of us have found with the stock items? ...and how much were they fully fitted? thanks, M

Take about 2 hours to fit, its quite tricky getting the old ones off, you need to remove the whole door trim to get to the nuts and bolts that hold the flat alloy plate on. Once fitted they are tightened with an imperial allen key from the inside. Once tight they don't move.

Regards
paul C

[paulcundy]

Here's why I couldn't change gear;

[joust]

That'll be a shagged clutch then?

J

[DanH]

paulcundy said:

Here's why I couldn't change gear;

That looks nasty. Expensive job a new clutch too

Are you going to replace the flywheel with a lighetened one whilst its all cracked open?

[paulcundy]

Hadn't thought of that - we were assuming it to be a new gearbox job. Racing this weekend so no time now.

Anyway I'm just about done with car mods for the moment - I just want to drive it, biggest area for improvement is yours truly.
Regards
PauL C

[mr2turbo300]

Presume that's Donnington this weekend. What's the timetable for the Saturday/Sunday? Can't see it on the Donington site, but may pop in on the way to/from Leicester.
Thanks,
Rob.

[paulcundy]

Dear Rob
I won't be at Donnington on friday - sorry.
Saturday qualifying 10:25 race 4 and 11:55 race 9. Races start 1:30.

Sunday times are the same. I'm up against a 450 BHP sunbeam Tiger and a 3.8 litre Porsche 964.
Regards
Paul C

[joust]

Full timetable here

www.donington-park.co.uk/races/meeting.asp?dept=t&meeting=050626

J

[mr2turbo300]

Cheers J - don't know how I missed that

Good Luck Paul, I'll wander along and say hello if I make it. (Whiskey tasting on Saturday night may rule Sunday out)