Have MX-5,Will Track Day – I bought an MX-5 NC to turn into a Grand Tourer and Track Day Car
These posts are for things other than car development and tracks.
I love it when the plan comes together. The ticking noise from last month has gone, I’ve sorted the coolant hose, pulled out some insulation from under the car, went to Thruxton and practiced attacking Church corner. We had a puddle in the garage but what caused it? I’ve insured the car again. Frankly I […]
Continue ReadingSo it was back to Thruxton to shake down the car after the installation of chassis bracing and new anti roll bar. This post reviews the day. Introduction In my last posts (here), I’d installed some IL Motorsport chassis bracing, Super Pro anti roll bar and Cobalt drop links; and was keen to see whether […]
Continue ReadingI was on line the other night and started to play with the Google AI. I asked it if the front suspension of the MX5 NC 3.5 should be harder than the rear. The first answer was no, as that would affect handling; but it gave me options regarding the cars intended use, suspension and tyres fitted. Suddenly I was disappearing down the rabbit hole once again.
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I’ve just put an order in for an IL motorsports X Brace and a Rear Lower Suspension Brace; to bolster chassis rigidity. More to follow in due course.
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In the last post we were at Silverstone for a very wet track day. A week later and we found ourselves at Thruxton and again it was a very wet morning session. Again the prep involved Road tyres for the same rsafety eason as before. This time we took a support car with us and […]
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