Peugeot 206 silhouette race car

[Nelly]

So after spending the last couple of years building a toyota starlet to race in the qmn i have had a massive change of plan. I was offered a deal for the starlet by a mate for his silhouette race car. Like most on here that build cars i put a massive amount of love, hours, brain ache and internet searching into it so to never race it was hard. After some serious pondering though i decided it was a good move.

These cars make up the majority of the Intermarque series that runs along side the qmn and the tintops. It seems to be gathering interest with a few more drivers coming over from the national hot rods that most of these cars were originally used for.
The plan is to do the last couple of meetings this year and then pull it apart over the winter for a bit of tidying and a repaint.

[Pushrod King]

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HR or SR class?

[Nelly]

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HR. I think theres only 3 drivers in the SR class now and the rest of the field is HR.

[Toymex]

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Very nice is an xe going in ,you will have your work cut out to be competative there seem to be some big budget cars racing ,really fancy a ludlow tigra but they are a bit rich for my blood , I would say look I forward to racing with you next year as they are out with the QMN sometimes but they are nuts and take no prisoners LOL

[Graham]

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HR or SR class?

hr is the way forward

[team_zi]

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I like that, a lot.

You could Hillclimb it too

Out of interest what will it weigh when finished?

[jimmy2006]

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very nice bit of kit you have there

[Nelly]

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Very nice is an xe going in ,you will have your work cut out to be competative there seem to be some big budget cars racing ,really fancy a ludlow tigra but they are a bit rich for my blood , I would say look I forward to racing with you next year as they are out with the QMN sometimes but they are nuts and take no prisoners LOL

Yeah got a fresh xe going in, should be on the rollers in a couple of weeks. The plan is to be ready for rockingham on Oct 6 so i guess i will find out how competitive i am

They are bringing in some rules for next year to limit the budget needed, like using a contract tyre and restricting the number used.

The minimun weight limit with driver is 830kg.

[Nelly]

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Thanks for the nice comments

The time is nearly here for my first race at rockingham on oct 6!

I did a test day at brands a couple of weeks ago so i had some idea how the car drove, but i guess its gonna be a steep learning curve once the flag drops!

I think theres a few people on here that race in the tin tops that are also racing so come and say hi if you are up there.

[Toymex]

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Good luck for the race ,how were your lap times at Brands i think the top HR boys were around the 50secs when we raced with them

[Nelly]

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Cheers, im just gonna use the two meetings left this year to feel my way in. Id be happy just to finish all the races and come home with a smile on my face.

I think you're right, 50 sec laps would get you in the top 3, so thats def the time to aim for. I was doing 54s during testing so need to find a bit to be properly on the pace. Hopefully it will come with a bit more time in the car, some new tyres and a bit of fiddling here and there.

[Pushrod King]

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What spec engine's in there Neil? Are you buying Hoosiers or Avons?

[Nelly]

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Its a national hot rod spec as i believe any more would put me in the silhouette class.

I have hoosiers at the mo, but I have heard Avons are gonna be the contract tyre for next year. I need to find out exactly what the crack is before i buy any.

[Pushrod King]

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1st race tomorrow,good luck mate

[Graham]

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but I have heard Avons are gonna be the contract tyre for next year

correct