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 The crashed marcos at prescott still lives! (currently 9,130 views) |
| Ewen Sergison |
| Posted on: August 18th, 2009, 21:34:04 |
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Hi guys!
I met alot of new facves at prescott at the weekend and what a great bunch you all were!
lots of kind words and encourage ment and help to get it not only home but back up the darned hill!
i drove it the 200 miles home absoulutly trouble free and even though i checkd the water a few times it needed none!
i owe one guy for a rad seal can and another from the dutch team for the sealer and bolt!
new fiat ciquicento rad on ita way and car is already getting re glassed ready for paint and back to the track for the old girl!
and thanks to Martyn trowton for sending me a great video of my marcos getting thrashed hard on the hill!
regards
Ewen! |
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| Garry Scott |
| Posted on: August 19th, 2009, 19:04:55 |
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| was good to meet you mate, glad you got home ok, i think my mate rob was gonna send you some pics of the car? |
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| Tertius van Zyl |
| Posted on: August 20th, 2009, 05:34:22 |
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Presume you had a "moment" on the hill Ewen! Always bad news to hear of damage to one of our cars.
Anybody got a pic?? |
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| Ewen Sergison |
| Posted on: August 20th, 2009, 09:15:04 |
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not me he he!
in my infenate wisdome of being a race driving instructor i thought i could talk a lady up the hill in my car!
but she got a little to fast and crazy and we headoned the tyre wall he eh!
Bust rad wich i teamavit! bodged trackside and did one more run for the pride of the car team and lady! then did the trip home with no hasle!
car will be taking me to bruntingthorpe for some instructin this weekend almost repaired and will be back in anger in no time!
not got any pics yet but i will put them on facebook when they arrive!
one vidoe is onthere already and clarkeys bpys are sending the in car crash footage too!
that should make for a good laugh! |
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| Craig Smith |
| Posted on: August 25th, 2009, 13:23:27 |
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| Tim Neal |
| Posted on: August 25th, 2009, 20:36:08 |
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OUCH!
you sure your Marcos wasn't protesting the treatment its gearbox was getting!
so wha'ts under the bonnet? Its got some wicked Torque Steer, or was that just an example of why you grip the wheel and not let it slide between your fingers?
I had 3 offs at the last round of the Intermarques sprints.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME6OgyEnq2Q
Lis caught this one on camera. Yes I did get my chocolate fish (don't ask) and no I didn't break it. |
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| Grant Wilson |
| Posted on: August 25th, 2009, 23:00:48 |
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And you didn't even swear.....whats that sticker say again
race it,
bend it,
repair it,
repeat.
hope the rebuild is going well
regards to you both
grant |
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| Ewen Sergison |
| Posted on: August 26th, 2009, 09:40:32 |
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i have decided to make the most of the summer (ish ) and pulled it out the body shop!
the new rads on and she done look to bad so will repair it and make some sort of arches in the winter!
i took it with me to bruntingthorpe last weekend were i was instructing in a ferrari 430.
after my customers were done and car was fueled and washed for sunday the boss let me take it on track!
there were still customers out in ferraris, porsche,s lamboginis and astom martins which i had great pleasure whiping round in the tight sections only to be blasted past on the long airfield straights! i was out for about 5 laps and i took and was re took by the four super cars on everylap!
it was the best fun i had on that track in years.
now i need to find a way to get 140mph and not lose to much on acceleration!
any pointers? |
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| Neil KilBane |
| Posted on: August 26th, 2009, 12:06:27 |
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just a little fine tuning left to do.
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now i need to find a way to get 140mph and not lose to much on acceleration!
any pointers?
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Bigger engine plus turbo. or honda power  |
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| Stuart |
| Posted on: August 26th, 2009, 15:10:46 |
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120hp and five gears should do the job, perhaps power-steering would be a good idea too  |
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| Henko |
| Posted on: August 26th, 2009, 16:15:40 |
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If I had the money,
I would go for a supercharger...
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| Ewen Sergison |
| Posted on: August 26th, 2009, 16:20:39 |
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what sort of pice is a super cgarger and what mods need to be done to not lose reliability?
i have a 1275 motor with +60 pistons so dont no its actual cc and got differing opinions on that at prescott!
im running a webber too so how is is it all going to have to change?
i must be pushing 12obhp already and have straigh cut boix and drop gears! but the sat nav has it peaking at 110mph at about 7500rpm thats on th flat and in both directions at brunt so no wind gain! |
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| Stuart |
| Posted on: August 26th, 2009, 17:31:28 |
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+60 is 1330 cc.
This is the way to go I think
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| Ewen Sergison |
| Posted on: August 26th, 2009, 19:15:37 |
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i would rather keep the a+ motor even if it is not standard induction set up as i love this car and what it stands for!
if i was going to that effort i would have a busa lump driving the back wheels like i have in my single seater race car!
much better to say i whooped em with a mini engine! but is does look well there stuart!
is that a honda lump?
i instruct in an ariel atom with a supercharged hoda motor it sounds great but would be to much for a front wheel drive i think! |
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| Stuart |
| Posted on: August 26th, 2009, 19:42:41 |
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Fair play to you for keeping the A-series, as has been shown many times it is still very competive, as seen by Pete's granny smith etc.
The engine is a Suzuki swift 1300 I think, it's not mine though.
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