Ph1 172 Track Car. Next Year I Go Racing - Hopefully!

[Tony Hunter]

Yes we get a good discount with Happy Racer.

 

[Mini182]

Thanks for the advice guys.

Ordering my go racing pack now, seems a bit steep at £100 but will be small change if I get into this I suppose.

Looking at the sizing chart's for the race suits reinforces the fact I need to loose some weight, my height and waist do not tally up at all

 

[Adam G]

Hope you see this in time, I'm sure the MSA direct do a starter pack that includes your first year's licence fee too at a heavily discounted rate, they did a few months ago.

Edit yep:
http://shop.msauk.org/product_details.asp?id=4023

 

[Mini182]

Yep that was the one I was going to order, cheers Adam.

Hope you see this in time, I'm sure the MSA direct do a starter pack that includes your first year's licence fee too at a heavily discounted rate, they did a few months ago.

Edit yep:
http://shop.msauk.org/product_details.asp?id=4023

 

[Mini182]

A couple of other points I have thought about this evening.

1. Will I need to buy a race transponder? Or are they hired out on the day?

2. Also my car is still actually road legal and even has elec windows and mirrors. Will this be a problem for racing?

 

[Adam G]

Cheapest way to get a transponder of your own is to get the battery powered ones on a yearly subscription. About £130 from HS sports etc.

Your car will be fine with leccy windows and mirrors, mine has them still. Mine is road legal still

 

[sonny172cup]

My race car is still legal and will be fine, thy got funny with the steering lock, however as the car still had a tax disc They waved it through (lock had been removed now as its not an MOT requirement).

Its better to buy the GoRacing pack sooner than later as it tends to go up in price yearly.

 

[Mini182]

I have actually removed the steering lock when I swapped the key barrel to the new epas column, so that is ok.

Just ordered my Go racing pack now!

My race car is still legal and will be fine, thy got funny with the steering lock, however as the car still had a tax disc They waved it through (lock had been removed now as its not an MOT requirement).

Its better to buy the GoRacing pack sooner than later as it tends to go up in price yearly.

 

[Mini182]

New alternator arrived yesterday. It is apparently a brand new unit not refurbished, has a 2 year warranty, and all for the sum of £44.

It was very well packaged.

All fitted, nice easy job to do with the cup setup.

And outputting the correct voltage, better than the old one that was struggling to even output 12v at times.

 

[Mini182]

Yay, look what arrived today.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Good, now get a move on.

 

[Russ Rallye]

Yeah chop chop!
russ

 

[Adam G]

Get it booked ASAP. The test really isn't worth worrying over, it really is easy. If you do it with MSV, they often have a doctor on the day to do the medical at the same time. It was £60 when I did mine with them, worth checking how much your doctor charges as they vary greatly.

 

[sonny172cup]

That's a snazzy go racing pack

 

[Mini182]

Ok think I have got everything sorted or on the way.

ARDS test booked and Fire extinguisher system ordered.


Doing my ARDS at Oulton park, never driven there before so should be fun.

Going to pop in tweeks on the way back and get a race suit, gloves, and boots.


The only thing I haven't got a handle on yet is timing gear. Is it safe to assume I will be able to hire some on the day?

 

[Russ Rallye]

You can hire a transponder from tsl on the day yes, don't quote me but I'm sure its about £30. Otherwise if you buy a new one they're subscription based. I personally would try and find a non subscription version and be done with it. You're looking for an amb Tranx 260DP. DP is direct powered as in hard wired to the car, rechargeable ones are available too but if you forget to charge it you have no transponder.
Russ

 

[Adam G]

Can't see from your photos but have you got an internal cut off that can be reached by you whilst in your harness?

 

[dinger]

How comes I've missed this thread!

Great work, hope to see you out there this year

Dave

 

[Mini182]

Think I will probably hire one for the first race then, do they often come up secondhand?

You can hire a transponder from tsl on the day yes, don't quote me but I'm sure its about £30. Otherwise if you buy a new one they're subscription based. I personally would try and find a non subscription version and be done with it. You're looking for an amb Tranx 260DP. DP is direct powered as in hard wired to the car, rechargeable ones are available too but if you forget to charge it you have no transponder.
Russ

 

[Mini182]

Yes it does have one but it's not in the right place as it's next to the battery behind the passenger seat.

It's one of the jobs I have got to do, I 'm going to move it to the centre console, along with the fire extinguisher pull cord when I install it.

It's also not wired correctly at the moment as it doesn't have a resistor to protect the alternator (might be why the alternator cooked itself) so I'm going to wire it correctly when I move it.

Can't see from your photos but have you got an internal cut off that can be reached by you whilst in your harness?

 

[Mini182]

Thanks mate.

Will hopefully be doing my first race next month.

How comes I've missed this thread!

Great work, hope to see you out there this year

Dave

 

[Tony Hunter]

That'll be great.

Not that we bullied you in any way to do it.

 

[Adam G]

That'll be great.

Not that we bullied you in any way to do it.

Can I take the pliers off his fingers yet?

 

[Mini182]

Yes as far as the wife is concerned it is all you lots fault

 

[Russ Rallye]

The transponders do come up 2nd hand, just keep an eye on ebay and pistonheads and more often than not they'll be on racecarsdirect.com they normally sell for just over £200.
russ

 

[sonny172cup]

just buy one of these for £130 with one year subscription...just means you have to charge it up prior to race, can be swapped to another car if needed

http://www.mylaps.com/en/products/car-flex-transponder/70

 

[sonny172cup]

The transponders do come up 2nd hand, just keep an eye on ebay and pistonheads and more often than not they'll be on racecarsdirect.com they normally sell for just over £200.
russ

I got fed up being out bided, and some of the transponders went for more than they are new lol...

 

[Mini182]

ARDS test passed today.

Just need to get a medical and a passport photo sorted and I can send the application off.

 

[Adam G]

Well done, nearly there now.

 

[sonny172cup]

Excellent mate well done.

 

[Russ Rallye]

Awesome news mate, see you on the grid at donington hopefully.
Russ

 

[Finny]

Great project...i have the same car and as ive said since it was 35k once it hit 60k i would retire it from road use and track it! this is the kinda kick up the jacksy i need thanks

 

[Mini182]

Yep, baring any serious problems I should be there

Awesome news mate, see you on the grid at donington hopefully.
Russ

 

[sonny172cup]

What class will you be running in?

 

[Mini182]

It will have to be class A as the car has modified suspension and a gripper diff.

Engine is totally standard though, and the car even still has electric windows and central locking!

What class will you be running in?

 

[sonny172cup]

Well its a start, get Donny done, see where the car is on the grid then make adjustments.

 

[Russ Rallye]

Looking like its going to be a decent grid at Donny if the interest carries on.
Russ

 

[Tony Hunter]

 

[Adam G]

Two noobs at least then!

? Uh oh

 

[Russ Rallye]

Your car will be ready though tony, still got 3+ weeks yet, dinger built a new car in that time!
Russ