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@@goorgert1364 To be fair my cars running the same bhp as the Lotus lot but I’m approx 70kg heavier. I can drop weight with lighter panels so probably a future upgrade

@@The_Cotswold_Engineer It’s a good laugh!

So the classes are structured in cc but the Lotus lot are in a separate class on their own. My class is fibreglass cars up to 1600cc excluding Lotus

@@Tomkitek Limited to 1,600cc, surely you can't be running as much BHP as the twin cam's? They must be starting with around 30 bhp more in original factory build spec.

@@SteveThomas-r7u We’re allowed +60 thou overbore but restricted to 33 chokes on the Webers. I’m running 168bhp at the flywheel. A couple more bhp than the Lotus!

@@Tomkitek That's really good power. As you say up there with twin cams. 👍

@@SteveThomas-r7u Yeah the guys at SRD Engines do an amazing job especially with the heads 👍

Thanks Tim 👍

@@limjamrace Yeah the Vixen seemed to get grip earlier in the corner so could carry speed into the straight to make up for the lighter lotus lot. The elan was suffering from huge understeer and the Europa was hunting for the overall championship so didn’t want to be too crazy with me 🤣

Haha yeah. They are definitely not round anymore…..

Yeah I was having to push it in that race close to 8k rpm round the corners to try and get the drive out to keep ahead on the straights. It’s a brilliant motor 👍

@@JimCvixen53 Thanks 🙏

@@The_Cotswold_Engineer Yeah second overall so very happy with that. Cars feeling great. A good spanner check over the winter now

@@Tomkitek top job sir! 👏👏 Did you get the class trophy again too to go in your trophy cabinet?

@@The_Cotswold_Engineer I got a second place overall trophy so that sits nicely on the shelf 😁

@@bingbong-l9z I only have the Vixen/ Tuscan shape file and it’s not for sale. Sorry.

Thanks legend 🫡

@@The_Cotswold_Engineer The camera looks better than I remember 🤣 Yeah it wasn’t great. Race 2 was better for visibility and a full 20 minutes. Hopefully have that up tomorrow 👍

Have to say it was as hard mentally as it was physically. Best thing about it though, is the 70s Roadsports lot are awesome people to race with. I have a lot of confidence in them all and we all have a lot of respect for each other so as long as you can control your own car, it’s as safe as racing can be 👍 Crazy conditions though

I’ll have to go to that next time!! 😂

It’s nice just having a ‘to do’ list which is cleaning the car 🤣 Yeah pop over and say hello 👍

Frozen Solid for Cryo Treatment.

Quaife won't last 2 laps...junk

I’m not aware of anything like that and with our regs it has to be standard gears so not much I can do…

It’s managed 60 minutes of racing so far. Not much option other than chancing an original set….

​@Tomkitek i wouldn't use Quaife.......but BEST of luck

I tend to buy the V-Power the week of racing and add an octane booster. Being on a very tight budget, Sonoco (or dolphin tears as we call it) it’s very expensive

@Tomkitek But You have not fixed the problem with the FUEL. Pump FUEL ,absorbs Air like a Dry Sponge absorbs water

@@gj91471 Yeah agreed. Our regs restrict what we can do to the engine so work well on pump fuel. They are only ever set up on Vpower or BP Ultimate

@Tomkitek Shell V-power is very chemically unstable........it was not Shell's idea to put Nitrogen in fuel.....they stole that idea.

Yeah I’ve been looking into this. In the past the carbs were burning the filter backfiring but I think this was an engine issue at the time….

Thanks! Its always fun trying to chase them

It’s a 1658cc Ford Crossflow. All steel with twin 40 carbs but regs restrict us to 32 chokes.

It’s an AP racing clutch. It’s either on or off which is a bit of a pain.

@@Tomkitek OK thx. I'm running std std 7.5" Helix which lasts approx 6 events, so two clutches each season. Thinking of fitting Lotus Twincam 8.5" clutch & flywheel this winter to see if that improves longevity. As you say the AP race clutch is a bit too off/on for road use. 👍

Yeah. Did my fastest laps in that race

@@roythomson1426 There’s nothing worse. Could be very nasty!

@@Tomkitek I was hoping to make it down to croft to see you racing but I had other commitments. Next year...

@@roythomson1426 If the cars working I’ll be there 👍

He’s so fast in the Anglia! He pushed me all the way to the end

@@stuartnaylor3969 The Lotus is twin cam so smoother power delivery and he is approx 70kg lighter which always helps. I was forcing him to go defensive on the last corner so I could take a wider line and get earlier on the power so I could try and stick with him down the straight.

Cracking race there, you were all over the back of that Elan! Guess lap 10 was were the power dropped off a little, then the filling fell out of the sandwich 😂. Some might say a rose between two thorns...😁🙃! But probably only us TVR nutters

@@The_Cotswold_Engineer It was a fun race. Always nice having a close battle for a few laps

@@limjamrace Yeah made him sweat a bit! I’m actually 40kg overweight. Would need a new bonnet and doors to lose that. Power wise we are actually very similar. The twin cam just picks up revs smoother

Thanks 👍

The engine is great. I can apparently rev it even more but prefer to shift at 7k rpm to hopefully keep it in one piece for longer 🤣

Hi Tony. Great to meet you. The clutch on the car is incredibly aggressive. It’s either on or off. As a race driver excuse, after putting the engine back in the clutch pedal biting point is a little different but I think it was driver error more than anything.

Yeah I had my eyes nearly closed waiting for an impact at the start.

Yeah it was great to meet you. Nice to see so many TVRs on display. Car ran well. It’s was crackling a lot in the second race which you’ll see and I lost a backplate on one of the Weber’s so the fuel mix was out. Luckily over fuelling so no engine issues! I’ll show it in a video 👍

@@The_Cotswold_Engineer Get a car out with us! Loved racing my Spitfire

​​@@Tomkitekah, that explains it. There was some visible 'vapour' coming out the back on the last 4 or 5 laps as you were approaching the complex. I'm off to read the rules.....😅

Cheers mate 🫡

Haha. Beer soon mate 👍

@@Tomkitek Yes please

@@thechunko6796Sweet 🍻

@@robertdavies9594 Had to try and redeem myself

@@limjamrace Drove angry after stalling it 😅

Haha!

@@johngibson3837 Hi! Yeah it’s a Ford Crossflow 👍

@@jimmydesouza4375 The regs are intended to as much as possible keep cars to their ‘factory’ specification. Adds a bit of a challenge for people but it also stops people with deep pockets ‘buying’ race wins with a heavily developed car

Thank you so much!

Yeah I’ll show people the gears out the box in the next video. Yeah something went wrong in my video edit, that music was meant to be over a part showing me remove the engine but when I’ve saved it, it all seemed to get muddled up and I didn’t watch it back until it had uploaded to UA-cam 🤦‍♂️

Thanks for the offer! But yeah, it’s all sorted. Ready to race at Croft this weekend 👍 I’ll hopefully post a quick update before the weekend

My videos upload has been a bit late. I’ll be at Croft. Can’t wait! 👌

I hope so too!

Thanks! Really enjoyed it

Haha. Our race was merged with Historic Touring cars. The Anglia I think was a pre crossflow car? Was very quick and really well driven

I was desperate to see if the engine was ok and if so let it tick over for a little while to cool down

It was going really well but it will just come back stronger. I hope 🤞 😆