This weekend we will be attending the 2015 HSCC Oulton Park Gold Cup. We will be running 3 cars this weekend starting with Ian Burford in “Lumbertubs” the Austin-Healey Sprite and Larry Tucker in the Ashley Midget in the Historic Road Sports Race, and finally Dave Griffiths in the Triumph TR4 in the Guards Trophy. […]
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David Alexander suffered a bad misfire at the last race at Brand Hatch. Having no luck sorting it at the circuit they brought it back for us to look at. It passed the compression test so we moved onto to the ignition and fuel supply. The HT leads were a little old as was the
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We’ve nearly completed the race preparation of this Triumph TR4. The owners are planning to use the car to compete in the Historic Road Sports. We’ve done a lot of work to rebuild suspension and brakes as well as bringing the car inline with the MSA’s safety standards. We are waiting the arrival of the
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This Triumph TR4 has been stored for many years and has frankly seen better days. It was raced some years ago and everything still works as it should. However, it is tired and needs some proper attention before hitting the circuit. The owners plan to compete in the HSCC’s Historic Road Sports Championship. The suspension
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After loosing some 26kgs with a new wiring loom, alternator, polycarbonate windows, heater removed and new door cars the Alexander Alfa Romeo is ready to race with the HSCC Historic Touring Cars. We also had the magnesium wheels refurbished and fitted a new front brake kit.
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Designer, writer and petrol head Julian Balme first started racing 30 years ago in Historic Road Sports. Now Julian can usually be found behind the wheel of his 1954 Lincoln Cosmopolitan “Wooly Bully” but he is about to take a leap back into Historic Road Sports with a borrowed Marcos 1600. The reason for this
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Ian burford’s Lenham Midget is in the workshop being prepared for the 2015 HSCC Historic Road Sports season. We found nothing wrong other than a leaking rear hub seal. A new set of tyres and an MOT are all that is needed now.
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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
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The rain failed to drown the great atmosphere at one of the seasons best events. With four cars to run in two different races we had plenty of work to do. Ian Burford and Larry Tucker were racing a Lenham Midget and Ashley Midget respectively in the Historic Road Sports. Despite a wet qualifying both
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The race preparation of Larry Tucker’s Ashley Sprite continues. We have to make some changes to the vehicle to comply with the HSCC Historic Road Sports regulations. The car has to meet a weight limit, a ground clearance limit and have some interior fitted. It also needs number plates and an MOT. If you are
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