Hillclimb and Turbo car (s)

[tets]

keep up the good work and as for the fun this 2 brings you  its all worth it  
enjoy the mot pass feeling now  

Cheers, this is a lot more fun than I'd ever imagined!
Both modifying and driving it and then realising it's cost me less than the wheels on the Cayman that beat me last time out 

[tets]

A good day at Barbon Hillclimb but not the fastest due changeable weather and being up against some really quick motors
Ended 4th in class (from 6) and 22nd overall (from 73) Beaten by 2 guys sharing the silver Cayman GTS Turbo and the 4WD TTRS but I did get the better of the other Cayman and the F-Type
Only 1 dry ish run and I cocked the hairpin up (with photographic and video evidence)
Pics and vids of the weekend and my fellow class competitors (+ another MR2 driven by Noor Ali)

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[tets]

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[tets]

and here are a couple of in cars and me cocking the hairpin up

https://youtu.be/LcdeMFYpu-I
https://youtube.com/shorts/7_LQlysIkDQ?feature=share

[tets]

just seen the run times and I was quickest on the wet runs, unfortunately cocked the only dry run up 

[Ardent]

Well played.

[jvanzyl]

So this thread is making me wonder if I could ever try this out.. it's very inspiring.

Having read the links that you have previously posted I would be in the road going class - it didn't seem to specify things like a roll cage, just the ignition turn off thing and your stickers/numbers really?

Very cool to watch and observe! Are there any events that you're taking part in further down south? Would be cool to get a bunch of us together to come cheer you on.

[tets]

So this thread is making me wonder if I could ever try this out.. it's very inspiring.

Having read the links that you have previously posted I would be in the road going class - it didn't seem to specify things like a roll cage, just the ignition turn off thing and your stickers/numbers really?

Very cool to watch and observe! Are there any events that you're taking part in further down south? Would be cool to get a bunch of us together to come cheer you on.

I'm going to do a "how to get into hillclimbing" YouTube as I'm getting asked by more and more people and although the regs are quite simple, the MSUK book is so complicated and a lot of the other info is years old!
Main things are original engine and box, silhouette of the car must be as it left the factory/ dealer and the interior must be as close to standard as poss (you can remove things to fit safety products like cage, seats, harnesses etc but you can run with a completely standard interior with normal seat belts - yellow tape round the earth lead, ignition sticker, correct overalls, gloves and helmet, RS Interclub licence and you're good to go!

I wasn't planning on venturing South this season but next year I will - I need to make my baffled sump first as a lot of the sprint venue's have long right hand bends - I'll have a gated sump made in the next few weeks and tested at Aintree which has the fastest longest right hand bend on the circuit up here. If it works I may do a run on them as I reckon I can get them made and posted for less than £150 which is considerably cheaper than the alternatives

There were 2 other standard MR2's running at Barbon and there is a class for completely standard cars with only factory / dealer options allowed - real low budget class which is competitive!! 

I'm really enjoying it John, so well worth doing

[jvanzyl]

I'm going to do a "how to get into hillclimbing" YouTube as I'm getting asked by more and more people and although the regs are quite simple, the MSUK book is so complicated and a lot of the other info is years old!
Main things are original engine and box, silhouette of the car must be as it left the factory/ dealer and the interior must be as close to standard as poss (you can remove things to fit safety products like cage, seats, harnesses etc but you can run with a completely standard interior with normal seat belts - yellow tape round the earth lead, ignition sticker, correct overalls, gloves and helmet, RS Interclub licence and you're good to go!

I wasn't planning on venturing South this season but next year I will - I need to make my baffled sump first as a lot of the sprint venue's have long right hand bends - I'll have a gated sump made in the next few weeks and tested at Aintree which has the fastest longest right hand bend on the circuit up here. If it works I may do a run on them as I reckon I can get them made and posted for less than £150 which is considerably cheaper than the alternatives

There were 2 other standard MR2's running at Barbon and there is a class for completely standard cars with only factory / dealer options allowed - real low budget class which is competitive!! 

I'm really enjoying it John, so well worth doing

Deffo will watch a YouTube on how to get into it. 

I'm assuming/hoping the modified sump will have an oil return? :-)

I do have one request for the old YouTube videos. Can you mount the camera slightly lower or slightly too the left? The rear view mirror is kind of in the way 

[tets]

Deffo will watch a YouTube on how to get into it. 

I'm assuming/hoping the modified sump will have an oil return? :-)

I do have one request for the old YouTube videos. Can you mount the camera slightly lower or slightly too the left? The rear view mirror is kind of in the way 

Can come with or without - no drama adding one!

Yeah, I get you. I borrowed a mount from a mate which was for his bike but I do prefer the in car mount as opposed to the windscreen mount - I can look back at the gauges as well which was the main reason for having it there at the time!

[tets]

Great pic that's just appeared - Lifting a wheel with the car cornering almost flat - pleased with the set up with the back softer and the front on full stiff

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[tets]

Starting the affordable baffled sump!!
Having decided 600 - 800 quid for a baffled sump was bonkers I'm making my own!

https://youtu.be/OxmpNpTlHWk

[tets]

mere of a day today!!
Got the car out to do some mapping and couldn't connect the laptop to the Apexi PFC and still can't, need to have a closer look at the cable as the usb end seems a bit iffy so a job for tomorrow!
My father in law wanted to have a look so fired it up for him and thought the exhaust sounded like it was blowing - sure enough I seem to have either blown a flexi (although they look really good) or blown the gasket between manifold and Cat so exhaust off next week!!
Southport is 13th Sept and I wanted to try get the baffled sump done and do an Aintree but we'll have to see how things go!
Got the parts car stripped and the alloy mount on the steering rack had snapped - pretty common fault apparently and you can't easily check which is worrying!!
Was hoping to keep the shell and do something daft with it but the more I've taken off, the worse it is so unfortunately it's scrap!! Had a Hyabusa turbo in my brain but that's for another day!!

[tets]

Got the baffled sump made and ready for bench testing with a vid of course!
https://youtu.be/bqlqUlE9EiM

Hopefully I'll get time to look at the ECU cable and exhaust before weekend!

[tets]

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Southport here we come! Praying for dry weather tomorrow!!

[thetyrant]

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Southport here we come! Praying for dry weather tomorrow!!

Good luck :-)   keep an eye out for my boss in his battered old blue Aston martin DB2, doesnt look much but if engine is running right its pretty rapid for what it is.

[tets]

Good luck :-)   keep an eye out for my boss in his battered old blue Aston martin DB2, doesnt look much but if engine is running right its pretty rapid for what it is.

cheers mate, I'm guessing that is Peter Watts - I'm running directly behind him and probably next to him in the paddock   

[thetyrant]

cheers mate, I'm guessing that is Peter Watts - I'm running directly behind him and probably next to him in the paddock   

No its Tim Stamper not sure if he has been at same event as you before i cant remember.

[tets]

No its Tim Stamper not sure if he has been at same event as you before i cant remember.

Ah yes, he's further down the order - who'd have thought 2 Aston Martin DB2/4's running
Not sure tbh, but my memory is that of an 80 year old these days     

[Joesson]

Ah yes, he's further down the order - who'd have thought 2 Aston Martin DB2/4's running
Not sure tbh, but my memory is that of an 80 year old these days     

!!!

[tets]

A really not very well made video about getting ready for Southport Sprint and then Raceday - It's only 11 minutes so please click subscribe and like as I'm trying to get the channel going - even if you aren't interested, please leave it on while you're doing something else to get my watch hours up 😁😁
https://youtu.be/eJD9FiBkpOc

[tets]

Got round to making and bench testing the baffled sump!
I think I might have knackered the engine as my oil pressure is now hovering between 0 and 10psi on tickover after a run!
It wasn't great last year but really bad now!
I'll consider my options (including rods and pistons) over autumn / winter as I really want 300bhp
Anyway, looks like the sump is going to work great!
https://youtu.be/Cp-vj1TBQsY