Special Saloons - Mallory Park - 2011 - Page 35

pete21 · 5 Jan 2012, 23:26 (Ref:3007944)

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Originally Posted by leecostelloracing

Sorted pete I've emailed you am going to make some proper brake cooling pods
Simon allaway races with my size wheels an same brakes so am pretty sure there ok an it simons car weights 30 kg less than mine so am sure them ap historic 4 pot ex formula 1's can handle it

Lee the old ap 4 pots are still great brakes once you can get the balance right on the braking, you will have so much more confidence in your car. Don't forget Lee to many people think that charging into a corner braking later without a well balanced efficiant braking car is going to be quick because they are approaching the corner quicker. This is not the case, slow the car down a little earlier get the car balanced turn in & back on the power earlier. Your exit speed will be quicker , and it's your exit speed that denotes how quick the car will be down the next straight.

leecostelloracing · 6 Jan 2012, 09:20 (Ref:3008052)

I've found them perfect since moving the ducting in a suitable place it was in a useless place before the size was too small I learnt this working away for rally teams the idea the coldest point is at the floor so iam using the two front vents without mesh too throw air in without bends too flow even faster its only 2 years into development and I've got it going round mallory as quick as thurstons old prelude in the lma euro saloons laptime chart an he can drive well so that must say something about the development
Moving forward faster than ever I hope? Be even better with a master too check her like you pete

Si Frowen · 6 Jan 2012, 14:03 (Ref:3008155)

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Originally Posted by leecostelloracing

Hi ya pal first off all I love the kitten what a fantastic car that is what special super saloons are about its awesome I wanted too see it go but test day a wheel bearing died race day was a busy time too
Annoying things (not just the kids)
Haha I have some pics of it off face book ill put em up on here for you I think the name kitten should be renamed rageing blood thursty panther haha

Cheers Lee! At the minute its a broken, knackered old moggy but hopefully she'll be back in one (working) piece in a week or three... I have a new pedalbox to fit and new MCs which should finally sort the brakes

She just about fits on the ramp!

Still haven't got around to fitting the pedalbox, but I've decided I'm going to junk the existing (crap) wiper setup and fit a rear wiper from a Fiesta (light, cheap, small, on/off rather than faffing with intermittent etc)

Have been busy both front and back, sanding, cleaning and painting

Engine - heads back on with ARP studs, need to put the rockers on then set the tappet preload before the inlet manifolds and carbs go back on (Sunday hopefully)

And I've finally got around to stripping/painting the exhaust - mainly a rubbish day that one...

**chunterer** · 6 Jan 2012, 14:08 (Ref:3008156)

Simon, great updates on your work in progrees. Always nice to see how people are getting on in the off season.

I hope life treats you well whilst you are away and hope you can get lots done to the Kitten when you're back before you rejoin the fray in the summer.

Si Frowen · 6 Jan 2012, 14:21 (Ref:3008161)

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Originally Posted by chunterer

Simon, great updates on your work in progrees. Always nice to see how people are getting on in the off season.

I hope life treats you well whilst you are away and hope you can get lots done to the Kitten when you're back before you rejoin the fray in the summer.

Thanks! I've already mentally spent the bonus I get for going... Protech (maybe Gaz depending on how much I save!) might be getting a wedge of it. Really fancy a datalogger too but not sure if funds will allow. I'll settle for the brakes working and the engine not popping a headgasket first

**chunterer** · 6 Jan 2012, 14:26 (Ref:3008163)

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Originally Posted by Si Frowen

Thanks! I've already mentally spent the bonus I get for going... Protech (maybe Gaz depending on how much I save!) might be getting a wedge of it. Really fancy a datalogger too but not sure if funds will allow. I'll settle for the brakes working and the engine not popping a headgasket first

Cool, and yes, in that order maybe best, although you'll probably want your engine to run cleanly to get the speed up to warrant the brakes working?

Soz couldn't resist Si...

leecostelloracing · 6 Jan 2012, 17:15 (Ref:3008244)

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Originally Posted by Si Frowen

Cheers Lee! At the minute its a broken, knackered old moggy but hopefully she'll be back in one (working) piece in a week or three... I have a new pedalbox to fit and new MCs which should finally sort the brakes

She just about fits on the ramp!

Still haven't got around to fitting the pedalbox, but I've decided I'm going to junk the existing (crap) wiper setup and fit a rear wiper from a Fiesta (light, cheap, small, on/off rather than faffing with intermittent etc)

Have been busy both front and back, sanding, cleaning and painting

Engine - heads back on with ARP studs, need to put the rockers on then set the tappet preload before the inlet manifolds and carbs go back on (Sunday hopefully)

And I've finally got around to stripping/painting the exhaust - mainly a rubbish day that one...

All that good work eh you sound as busy as me pal
I love the look of it its as wide as mine love it proper super saloon I have a race entry when dad or maurice raced my car an it says reliant kitten on it
I wonder if it is yours have you any history on her
Or better still more pics up pal

pete21 · 6 Jan 2012, 17:51 (Ref:3008263)

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Originally Posted by leecostelloracing

All that good work eh you sound as busy as me pal
I love the look of it its as wide as mine love it proper super saloon I have a race entry when dad or maurice raced my car an it says reliant kitten on it
I wonder if it is yours have you any history on her
Or better still more pics up pal

Hi Lee if it was John Roberts driving it then yes it would of been about that era I was racing my Skoda then I think?

leecostelloracing · 6 Jan 2012, 19:05 (Ref:3008316)

Ill take a picture an put it on here there's a huge folder of the races they did they must be over 300 easy

leecostelloracing · 6 Jan 2012, 19:21 (Ref:3008320)

I have a buldging folder full of em

leecostelloracing · 6 Jan 2012, 19:35 (Ref:3008337)

Your on here pete is this before you become a big pimping world famous driver pal?

pete21 · 6 Jan 2012, 20:18 (Ref:3008359)

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Originally Posted by leecostelloracing

Your on here pete is this before you become a big pimping world famous driver pal?

Bloody hel lee thats an old one the clan was really quick but didnt last more than a couple of laps, it was built as a hillclimb sprint car 1200cc hartwell motor too over stretched for ciorcuit racing . yes i am sure tha the kitten in the results above is simons car before john had it

Si Frowen · 6 Jan 2012, 20:34 (Ref:3008367)

Hi Pete & Lee!

Yep sounds like mine - from what I can trace the Walker brothers ran my car in Wendy Wools in 1987, when it looked like this:

This is the paintscheme I'd quite like to restore it to at some point, but much modifying would need to be done first around the arches & sills!

The next info I have about the car is when it was raced by Brian Scholey in the Lynton Trailers NW Sports Saloons, now in white/blue/yellow (c. 1994):

Apart from that the history is a little hazy - it was in Cornwall stored for about 10 years before a guy down there resprayed it red, then the previous owner to me bought it. He moved it up here and didn't do much apart from a couple of sprints. Then I bought it last Feb and here we are!

The name John Roberts is new, Pete can you fill in the blanks? Or Lee is there any more in your programmes?

Ta! Si

ag shrigley imp · 6 Jan 2012, 21:26 (Ref:3008386)

noticed my man Phil hepworth on them time sheets and the comapny he owned Howley racing, history there.

leecostelloracing · 6 Jan 2012, 23:01 (Ref:3008409)

leecostelloracing · 7 Jan 2012, 00:03 (Ref:3008437)

leecostelloracing · 7 Jan 2012, 01:40 (Ref:3008459)

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Originally Posted by leecostelloracing

Forgot too write here?
It has kitten in here with the walker last name ill txt
Chris maries an ask him if he has any info or pics he could email you pal

Jonnybravo · 7 Jan 2012, 01:47 (Ref:3008462)

Some great pics there. Someone somewhere has probably got a few of mine, I'd love to see some good close up pics, one reason being that I've not figured out where they ran the air filter !

leecostelloracing · 7 Jan 2012, 11:32 (Ref:3008580)

What car did u have any pics

leecostelloracing · 7 Jan 2012, 16:36 (Ref:3008586)

heres the rebuild of my car two years ago when i was very ill its a video just click on it

http://www.facebook.com/v/220981447938127

Jonnybravo · 7 Jan 2012, 17:26 (Ref:3008604)

It's the McMillan 309. Having had the car down to a bare shell there are lots of unused holes that im sure once had a purpose!

Lots of pics on fb Lee, I'll be glad to just have it running again

leecostelloracing · 7 Jan 2012, 19:12 (Ref:3008647)

thats the thundersaloon aint it

leecostelloracing · 7 Jan 2012, 19:35 (Ref:3008653)

this fella???

Jonnybravo · 7 Jan 2012, 20:17 (Ref:3008679)

Yes but not that 309, that's the one owned by the Morris brothers, only similarities are that's it's a 309 and rwd!

This is what mine originally looked like:

Ricky hutch then owned it for over 15 years, he painted it yellow

It's now boxes of bits and a shell without rotten bits that's nearly ready for paint !

thebullet · 7 Jan 2012, 20:55 (Ref:3008699)

Brilliant thread guys, Can't wait for this year.

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