Back for the 2015 season is the Mira-Gomez Jaguar XK140. We picked the car up from Dover last week and put it straight on the lift for a quick prep prior to this weekends Woodcote Trophy race at the Donington Historic Festival. The car will also be competing at Masters Historic festival at Brands Hatch and the Silverstone Classic.
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.
After finding the engine bay covered in coolant after his last race Simon Polley thought he best get the engine looked at. With an initial fear of a head gasket issue Simon was pleased to hear that issue was a leak from the water pump and housing. A new pump and some gaskets and all is dry. Simon is racing his Midget 1500 in the CSCC Swinging Sixties race series.
“Just wanted to thank you and let you know that my Midget ran beautifully at Brands this week end. On the pace and no leaks! I won my class though have to say that this was ‘last man standing’ due to others crashing out and breaking down but as they say ‘to finish first, first you have to finish’ and given my recent engine problems I think I deserve an award!”
Griffith’s TR4 was back on the lift this week in preparation for the HSCC season opener at Thruxton. The car performed admirably at last months 73rd Members Meeting at Goodwood and only required a basic preparation for the upcoming HSCC opener. The whole car has been spanner checked and the brakes have been stripped, cleaned and rebuilt. We have added an additional silencer as it was peaking at just over the 105db limit and the race numbers have been changed to 44 for the coming season. Lewis Hamilton has been getting on well with the number 44 so perhaps some of that success will be shared with the TR.
The Alexander Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint needed a new AP Racing clutch after a Donington track day. This was installed successfully and the rest of the car prepped prior to this Easter weekends HSCC meeting at Thruxton.
