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July 21, 2015

HSCC Brands Hatch Super Prix

A great event from the HSCC at our local circuit. We had four cars out this weekend with Tim Abbott with his BMW 1800ti in the Historic Touring Car race and Ian Burford with his Lenham, Larry Tucker with his Ashley and Julian Balme with the Marcos 1600GT in the Historic Road Sports race. Tim had a cracking qualifying beating his lap record around the Indy Circuit followed by an equally superb race. Finishing 8th overall and first in the Appendix K class. Unfortunately the Historic Road Sports race was cut short due to a couple of collisions. Find the HRSR race report here.

July 16, 2015

Preparation for Silverstone Classic

This week we are busy in preparation for one of the biggest events on the historic motorsport calendar the Silverstone Classic. At this years event we will be running four vehicles. In the Pre-66 touring car race we will have a pair of BMW 1800TI’s with Stuart Patterson & Paul Bartley in one and Tim Abbott & Oli Webb in the other. For the RAC Woodcote Trophy we will be looking after Joao Mira-Gomes in the Jaguar XK140 and finally for the Guards Trophy race we will be looking after Dave Griffiths in the black and red Triumph TR4.

May 29, 2015

Patterson/Bartley BMW 1800TI ready for CSCC Brands Hatch

For the second weekend in a row we will be at Brands Hatch. This time it is the turn of the Patterson/Bartley 1800TI running in the CSCC’s Classic K race this Saturday. The car had been prepped and run up on the rolling road to ensure everything is as it should be.

May 21, 2015

1800ti and XK140 readied for Masters Festival at Brands Hatch

This week we have been busy preparing for the Masters Festival at Brands Hatch. This weekend we are running two cars. In the Pre-66 Touring Cars we’re running Tim Abbott in his 1965 BMW 1800Ti will be and in the RAC Woodcote Trophy will be Joao Mira-Gomes in his Jaguar XK140 Le Mans Replica. Both cars have been prepped and run up on the rolling road before being washed and loaded. See you there.

April 28, 2015

Rebuilt differential for Tim Abbott’s BMW 1800TI

Nigel at Retro Engineering has done an excellent job of rebuilding the differentials in the BMW’s. The limited slip units have been rebuilt also with the ramp angles set to 30/30 and the preload adjusted. A new pinion nut and solid spacer have been fitted as the nuts have a tendency to come loose causing untold damage. The car is out at Brands Hatch GP circuit today in preparation for the Masters Historic Festival on May 23rd and 24th.