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Great to hear someone is reading it! People rarely seem to comment but to be honest I find it good post race therapy! Yes it was a busy weekend. the CSCC race meets always have a mix of classic to contemporary racing and the "Brands Brittania" is always on the May bank holiday and is always a...

Brands Hatch 24th & 25th May What a weekend! Not withstanding the ridiculous temperatures on track and in the car, it was an eventful weekend. Not the result we wanted but a great couple of days all the same and by all means not a disaster. Sunday morning I was in the paddock at 6:20 with a...

Looks great but its the same weight as the fibreglass ones that are only £180. Admittedly probably stronger and look great if you like the bare CF look. I'd be interested to see one in the flesh.

The hub is back and back on the car. So last night I set about ticking the last items from the list. The problematic fuel system being the main focus. After finding the filter blocked at Snetterton a couple of months ago and not checking it at Brands last week I was expecting it to be clogged...

Back in the workshop today, I've strated working through the, thankfully quite short list of things to address before next weekend. With the remnants of the trip into the gravel still evident under the car I started with getting it up on the Quickjacks and giving the underside a jetwash. After...

8 days to RACE DAY Earlier this week John and I convened at Brands Hatch for a day of practice. Little did we know what biblical weather lay ahead. I arrived early to try and grab a garage only to find that every one had been reserved. Fortunately though, I recognised a name on one of the...

Craners is fantastic... until it isn't. I rolled at Craners about 10 years ago and it took me a good few years to find my confidence there again. Now I absolutely love it again.

The gearboxes are made of chocolate so don't try and rush gearchanges. If it starts crunching into 3rd then start saving for a rebuild! And these engines love to bend valves if you over rev them or miss a gear. You can change the bottom pulley for a keyed version (from a Megan) that will stop...

Pre Brands Hatch prep has started today. Hinge reinforcement being first on the list. After removing the hinge from the door it was clear that the fibreglass was starting to fatigue with some noticeable flex. Definitely needs reinforcement although to be fair its lasted this long, so it can't...

I've been racing one of these for 13 years. I think I've had pretty much anything these engines can do thrown at me at one time or another!

It is possible that its not the cam cover leaking. The heads are prone to leak from the core plugs between the exhaust ports (I've fixed this with silicone before) and also from the seal around the dephaser solenoid on the top. Worth checking both first.

Welcome to Clio ownership. Sadly, unlike Hondas a cam cover leak is not an easy fix but if you don't know the service history you can tie it in to a cambelt and dephaser change. Other than that, you'll find answers to any questions in this community and some might even be right!

The last week since Donington has been quiet thankfully. It's a welcome change to come back from a race without a long list of issues to sort. So, with so much optimism we booked the next race already. At Brands Hatch Indy on the 24th May. Again with the Tin Tops. Second driver to be confirmed...

Race report Packing tetris complete, I began the 2 and a half hour drive up to Donington on Saturday afternoon with a view to getting a good spot in the paddock, unloading the car and then heading to the hotel for the evening. An uneventful journey followed but they weren't letting any Sunday...

So, one day to go and I think we've done all we can in preparation for Donington on Sunday. Yesterday John came over for one final spannering session before the weekend and we may have found a smoking gun. Some fraying wires on the external cut-off button. One of the terminals was literally...