Stylussprinter's Stylus

[Graham]

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being up about 30bhp on an engine which came from the factory already breathing through a a pair of side drafts isnt bad at all,

[Stylussprinter]

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being up about 30bhp on an engine which came from the factory already breathing through a a pair of side drafts isnt bad at all,

It certainly drives better than the figures would indicate Graham . Apparently to get 180 bhp from a 2lt Nord , it cost around £10,000 which is why most fit the 145 bhp(out of the box) twinspark then upgrade that to 170/180 ish for a lot less money than I spent on my Nord . I wanted originality for long term value though.

[jon jkd]

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Nice car,think there's a bloke in my home town(llanidloes)that builds these

[Stylussprinter]

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Nice car,think there's a bloke in my home town(llanidloes)that builds these

Ah , you're thinking of Tim Benbow SSC . He sold the manufacturing rights to a friend of mine . I thought you were commenting on the Alfa GTAm , that threw me for a second. I have two cars on this thread.

[Stylussprinter]

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Goodwood yesterday ----------- couldn't match my PB in 2014 of 93.27secs but was 2nd in class behing Matt Carter's 78 secs RADICAL SR6 but managed to beat a Westy XTR2 into 3rd place. My practice was 99.2 secs then the 1st timed run was 95.6 secs which turned out to be the best run. I seem to be plagued with Radicals in recent years , previously they were classified as racing cars in a class of their own , all than downforce etc. My opposition used to be GT40's , big V8 Triumphs , Cortina's and Nigel Baker's 280bhp MK1 spaceframe Escort weighing 600kgs.
The MSA scrutineer didn't give my rollover bar rear stays a second look , otherwise I'd have had to put it on the trailer and home again with no run. To be honest that's what I expected to happen , so very fortunate .

So roll on May 7th at Goodwood again when I'm entering the GTAm .
Note to self ---- take it easy , don't want it bent . A very nicely prepared Escort MK2 yesterday , rolled after trying to climb the inner Chicane on exit ------ just about written off .

[Stylussprinter]

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Great photo by MARTYN PHILLIS Team Toed --- my best run exiting the Chicane

[Stylussprinter]

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Just got the Finals for Goodwood's B & H Bailey sprint next Saturday ------------- would you believe there are actually 27 cars in the class !!! Mostly moderns , a few classics and even Caterhams . Just need to treat it as a test day (for the driver anyway !) and make sure it comes home without damage . We'll see how I get on in the GTAm for the first time .

[zetus]

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great looking car

[Stylussprinter]

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Ready to go at 5-00am tomorrow morning for B&Hove GOODWOOD Sprint --- first ever on track with the GTAm

[Stylussprinter]

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I was 13th out of 22 in class with a 113.46 sec's lap (roadgoing ).A right mixture of car types and age , Nova's , Cortina , Caterhams , Austin 6 cylinder front wheel drive ? , Dolamite Sprint , Elise , Volvo's , etc etc.
From 144 entries I was 62nd . That included a whole bunch of Healey's big 6 and loads of Sprites , the Austin 7 specials class , single seaters and Radicals.

[Graham]

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long long while since i did goodwood, but id say thats a pretty decent time in something road going with the power you have

[Stylussprinter]

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Many thanks Graham , now I feel so much better . It's a really strange thing seeing that laptime after you've run to your very personal ' edge ' , especially when you're more used to 93 to 96 sec's in the Stylus ------ it's such a totally different animal , a re - education on how to drive !!!
Don't know if you remember MARTYN PHILLIS a long time MG sprinter , well he sent me these photos of my Woodcote exit rumble to Chicane entry , exit .

[Stylussprinter]

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[Graham]

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cool, i kinda got bored with goodwood, because in the beemer it was flat from the start right round to St mary's, at which point i was always a bit of a passenger never knowing quite what way the bumps would send the car, then once onto levant (sp) half of it was on the rev limiter so 98% of the lap the loud pedal was full open, so it wasnt much of a challenging drive, and i wasnt prepared to make changes which only suited goodwood. iirc on slicks, with just under 200bhp in an 900kg car with me on board just cracked into the 99s lap from a standing start

[Stylussprinter]

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[QUOTE=Graham;2885176]cool, i kinda got bored with goodwood, because in the beemer it was flat from the start right round to St mary's, at which point i was always a bit of a passenger never knowing quite what way the bumps would send the car, then once onto levant (sp) half of it was on the rev limiter so 98% of the lap the loud pedal was full open, so it wasnt much of a challenging drive, and i wasnt prepared to make changes which only suited goodwood. iirc on slicks, with just under 200bhp in an 900kg car with me on board just cracked into the 99s lap from a standing start[/QUOTH'

H'mmm , would love to have 200bhp in her and not weigh 1080kgs but not got the budget after buying then improving it all !! I do love Goodwood though , I have time to breath along the straights and think about the next turn in etc