Where are all the Super Coupe's

[nyssa7]

Sorry to say my 216Gti is now north of the border, doomed to a life of sprints, hillclimbs and occasional sortie at Knockhill. But ever the optimist, Rover's new owner took the slicks as well as the wets

[COLIN STUBBS]

Hi Matt and Trevor nice to hear its gone to a good home but a shame its not going to be out in pre93 next year.Managed to finish 2nd in 1600 class in the 93s,after some cracking racing and only damaged it the once! Couldt quite match the pace of a vtec Civic in the dry...Im reshelling your old car Matt and making a lightweight one,got another on fleabay at the mo and another very ropey one to reshell or use for parts in the future.In 3 seasons the only breakdown has been a broken dizzy wire and the snetterton prang so pretty chuffed with reliability,and the control Toyo 888s lasted the season,although they are more interesting and slower than slicks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwvDpHuHmVg



What you doing next year??

[Matt Speakman]

Probably out in LMA in the Clio - there was some very good racing this year & rumours are, due to registration restrictions in next years Clio Cup, some owners of current shape Clio Cup cars will join us. Old shape vs new shape - a mouth watering prospect...

[G40motorsport]

Originally Posted by rallycrosscraig

if anyone knows of a Polo G40 cup car for sale I could be interested in buying.

Put a wanted add on here http://www.clubpolo.co.uk/ bit of a long shot as most seem to have been broken for parts now. The last 6 cars I know of and raced against in the Super Coupe's have all ended up in bits on here.

There is one in Scotland in storage that was raced by Angus Irvine, other than that mine is the only one left racing in the uk to my knowledge.

[iron_mighty07]

I can stake a claim to another one of the ex super coupe CRX cars! I can't remember too much history(I purchased it from Dennis Bunning when he was series sponsor), but I understand it to be an original CRX Challenge car and I'm sure Brown Brothers or similar seems to ring a bell(the car is still original red not resprayed, and it is matching numbers so I guess that's probably true. I bought it some years ago with the intention of joining the series but other commitments meant it never happened and the car got mothballed in the garage on axle stands and never graced the series.


As for plans, a lack of a job currently precludes any likely outing for a while in any format, but I did toy with converting over to rallycross. However what other series would this be eligible for, just in case fiscal situation changes. Otherwise I might put it up for sale and convert the S3 RX7 I've also got to a track car and play on and 'as and when' basis considering the proximity of Cadwell Park to me

[Chris Y]

There are a few ex-CRX challenge cars racing in various series - there's one in the BARC-SE TinTops, and there were a couple racing in the CSCC TinTops over the last few years too.

[russell w]

Hi there
new to the site i am running a MK1 crx in semsec great little car

[Jamie G]

Originally Posted by russell w

Hi there
new to the site i am running a MK1 crx in semsec great little car

Is that the red one that John Walters drove last year??

I have the red/ white/ blue Mk2 CRX

[jonbryant]

Originally Posted by russell w

Hi there
new to the site i am running a MK1 crx in semsec great little car

Is that the red one that I wave to every time I walk past?

[COLIN STUBBS]

Originally Posted by iron_mighty07

As for plans, a lack of a job currently precludes any likely outing for a while in any format, but I did toy with converting over to rallycross. However what other series would this be eligible for, just in case fiscal situation changes. Otherwise I might put it up for sale and convert the S3 RX7 I've also got to a track car and play on and 'as and when' basis considering the proximity of Cadwell Park to me

Its eligable for Toyo Tires pre94 saloons ifits still got the glass.
Where abouts are you mate??

[russell w]

Yes thas the one great little car go a few others 3 race cars as well but love the CRX it just keeps going and going

[russell w]

Hi jon ....you got it... woundered what you were doing

[russell w]

we should also have peter thursden crx out as well this yes with rob driving it and a 309 which is being built at the moment of to lydden track to shake it down might take the subaru

[jonbryant]

Originally Posted by russell w

Hi jon ....you got it... woundered what you were doing

I'll drop you some logos next time I see you there matey

[russell w]

cheers Jon... look forward to seeing you ... doing lydden track day end of the month not doing brands as we need to setup the peugeot

[Stacy]

Originally Posted by COLIN STUBBS

Its eligable for Toyo Tires pre94 saloons ifits still got the glass.
Where abouts are you mate??

www.racingsaloons.com (for Pre94 saloons) - sorry to be pedantic Colin... ;-)

S.

[andy97]

The CSCC would welcome competitors with former Super Coupe cars in to its "Tin Tops" series.

"Tin Tops" is a mini-enduro series for saloons/ hatchbacks up to 2 litres - 30 min practices and 40 min races for one or two drivers with a compulsory pit stop. See here for details:http://www.classicsportscarclub.co.uk/Tin%20Tops.html

The club is also considering allowing in small capacity Turbo/ Supercharged cars in to the Invitation Class for this year if there is enough interest.

Cars such as the MG Metro Turbo, Fiats Uno and Punto Turbos, Renault 5 GT Turbo and the VW Polo G40 would all be welcome.

If the idea is a success then the cars will probably be incorporated in to the main class structure for next year.

This is a great value competitor focused series with good competition throughout the class structure. Entry fees are good (eg £270 at Snetterton & £295 at Brands for 70 mins track time) and competitors usually get allocated Pit Garages and the scrutineers come to you!!!

Anyone interested should contact the club for details.

[COLIN STUBBS]

Bit of a long shot but does anyone know of whether or not in the old days of the Rover 216GTi championship or SuperCoupe if anyone lowered the gearing by using parts from another Honda/Rover??
Iv heard that it can be done but wanna know which type to use if its possible...

[Al Weyman]

I will try to get a message to Colin Crump for you Colin as he does a bit of karting with a friend of mine, if anyone knows the answer to that one it will be him.

[COLIN STUBBS]

Any help would be appreciated thanks Al. Someone told me in the old days they used to fit something different but he didnt know what! I have a gearbox from 216GSi which should have a different final drive but really wanna know if it will fit before we pull my box out.
I only ever use 5th on the slowing down lap....

[MGDavid]

Have you tried asking on the roadcar forums, such as Rovertech? - there are some very knowledgable anoraks out there...

[Al Weyman]

I seem to recollect him saying he had a Torsen diff or something in the turbo one he built. What about the Davis brothers at the MG centre at Heathrow, not sure they are still about but Darryl (?) bought a few Rover/MG type cars out with us in the past.

[COLIN STUBBS]

Iv posted for help on a couple of Rover forums. Hope I dont get the usual subwoofer/splitter/zorsty type replies though!!
Its a bit away from ordinary Rover stuff as its Honda gear so the Torsen stuffs out but thanks for the advice and Ill keep trying.

[Greystone]

This might not be much help I'm afraid but here goes anyway.

Does you're car have the Honda based PG1 gearbox?

I have one of the Tomcat series race cars with the PG1 box and it is dismantled at the moment as I broke the diff. It has standard ratio 1st, 2nd and 3rd gears but lower 4th and 5th. I only found out because I am sad enough to count the teeth.

The gears might have been specially made but look the same as the standard production ones so I have assumed that it might be a parts bin special. I can't tell you the ratios at the moment as I'm at work and if they are standard parts I do not know which gearbox they would have been sourced from.

I have a PDF format manual for the PG1/PG2 gearbox and you are welcome to a copy of it. If you want one then please PM me.

Andrew

[COLIN STUBBS]

Thanks Andrew although mine is a full Honda box and is the other way round to yours some of the bits may be the same. What we propose to do is strip the GSi box which should have a 4.4 diff and then an old Gti box which someone has donated last night. Then Ill begin counting the teeth....Measuring shafts and generally being sad!!