This is my local Motorsport venue www.prescott-hillclimb.com I've bought one of these (http://i62.tinypic.com/2wlrbs1.jpg) To take part 2016 season
Nice ride :aok I had a '77 mgb, though US model with the big bellybutton baby buggy bumpers instead of the nice chrome ones. And I also love that you guys can truly do a run what you brung type event. I did some hill climbs here (Vermont actually) with my '84 audi 4000s q and could run with just a helmet, but any mods at all meant roll cage minimum. And never ever found a road course venue where you didn't have to tool up to the nines, whereas I beleive UK you can run street cars as is in side by side racing correct? Either way, good luck on the season. Post some pics :)
Title: Re: Cheap British Motorsport
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on February 28, 2015, 05:54:51 PM
oldskool65, you bag on American cars workmanship and you show up racing with a late 90s MG :rofl Kidding mate, kidding. Welcome to the club!!!
Here's my cheap British Motoring :cheers: (http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa135/olythekid/GT6_zps97c5jioc.jpg) (http://s199.photobucket.com/user/olythekid/media/GT6_zps97c5jioc.jpg.html)
Nothing modern because I like cornering sideways at 35MPH. Car is being taken apart to build a 1965 Lemans lookalike (not replica).
Title: Re: Cheap British Motorsport
Post by: oldskool65 on February 28, 2015, 08:11:59 PM
No offence taken quite funny really Yes street rides are welcome with a couple of minor saftey mods, thats the class i intend to enter as i can't afford a track only car
Title: Re: Cheap British Motorsport
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on February 28, 2015, 10:16:18 PM
In the US all you have to do for entry level hill climb is a secured fire extinguisher. You need a roll bar only for convertibles.
Title: Re: Cheap British Motorsport
Post by: Widewing on February 28, 2015, 11:18:34 PM
28 years after buying it new it's still a daily driver and at ~175,000 mi. doesn't burn oil, has no oil leaks and just passed a compression check with flying colors.
BTW, don't they do auto cross in GB? The ultimate in bring what you have racing.
Title: Re: Cheap British Motorsport
Post by: EagleDNY on March 01, 2015, 08:34:15 PM
No! NO!!! NOOOOOO!!!!
I refuse to consort with the Prince of Darkness ever again. I had to re-wire my MG too many times to ever consider that again.
What is that? An electric fuel pump. Is that why gasoline is spewing all over the place? Yup. Well why don't you turn off the car? The car IS off. OH.
Title: Re: Cheap British Motorsport
Post by: oldskool65 on March 01, 2015, 09:56:12 PM
We have Auto grass and Auto testing both of which usualy require a modified car I used to be a Street Racer but i'm 50 now and want to live a bit longer so legit motorsport it has to be Another AH stick is giving it a go to but in a different class
Title: Re: Cheap British Motorsport
Post by: Widewing on March 02, 2015, 07:56:29 AM
Widewing I always thought you had a Giulia Sprint. Your 58 (beauty) was a Normale or Veloce? That Midget is still smurgly decades later :old:
It was a Spider Speciale, according to the badges. It had a Solex carburetor and tube headers. I had to rebuild the transmission....It was rust free, but the chrome was somewhat pitted. I had to helicoil all of the spark plug threads... Just wear.. Old aluminum heads often need that. I had to replace all of the seals in the wheel cylinders because the previous owner didn't use the correct Girling brake fluid. I sold it for a lot more than I paid, including the repairs.
Title: Re: Cheap British Motorsport
Post by: oldskool65 on March 02, 2015, 10:02:25 AM
Hey Widewing if i can visit the States i'm coming to see your cars let me drive the Alfa PLLEEAASSEEE !!!!!! (i'll sing star spangled banner for you)
Title: Re: Cheap British Motorsport
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on March 02, 2015, 03:07:50 PM
Forgot also when I washed the car or it rained heavy it would be hard to start. Water went down the hood louvres. :eek:
Gotcha. I'm planing on Canley's Classic CV joint conversion as well as the aluminum hubs since it's an another weak spot. (Like if the GT6 didn't have enough lol). When I was doing track days at MMP all I could think of was that video : :uhoh
Title: Re: Cheap British Motorsport
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on March 02, 2015, 03:11:51 PM
oldskool65, there's a saying in USA's tuners/week end racers 'The answer is always Miata' :devil ... or an E30 BMW with E30specs suspensions of choice. http://spece30.com/ (http://spece30.com/). Those are pretty cheap bang for the bucks for dedicated race cars that everyone can afford. (Because deep down inside I know that MG ain't going to cut it for too long for you). :old:
Title: Re: Cheap British Motorsport
Post by: Zoney on March 02, 2015, 03:19:29 PM
I'm not sure how "cheap" is cheap, but a Lotus Europa is a mighty fine little number.
Title: Re: Cheap British Motorsport
Post by: BaldEagl on March 02, 2015, 09:58:18 PM
oldskool65, there's a saying in USA's tuners/week end racers 'The answer is always Miata'
My older brother auto-crossed an early '80's RX-7 for several years although he stiffened the suspension and made a few other tweaks to the car. He did pretty well. And I think you're right, off-the-floor Miatas also do well but so did Dodge Neon's for several years.
Title: Re: Cheap British Motorsport
Post by: oldskool65 on March 03, 2015, 05:10:25 AM
WE don't have Miata's here but iv'e had a bmw e 30 for street racing (2 L 6cyl) must admit fast and handled well but too costly to modify I removed the rear seats,spare wheel,stereo,all the sound reduction paddingand some of the panels replaced with plastic ones ,fitted an induction and a de cat zorst oh yea a remap to i was running just under 200 bhp at the flywheel through 205 , 50 , 15 pirrellis