evil_weevil

the bonnet itself, went to an Aston Martin only repairer, yeah, tax for sure haha

time limit to lodge a claim is 7 years if you obviously have proof of loss. bankrupt as DIF said can f**k you up a lot longer in other ways, getting a loan, getting insurance, etc etc who is the insurer for the Aston? 7-8k is cheap. I have seen a small dent on a bonnet cost 9k for a DBS. true story.

So update after first race. No rain what so ever! Forecast had 90% chance of rain. I love it when its wrong. So we had 11 entrants, and in qualifying I qualified 7th out of 11 overall and 3rd in 2F (yes, more than 3 cars haha) I managed a 1.12.9 on my last lap in qualifying which was a tenth off my PB, quite shocked to do that time straight up! Race 1 is up and quite boring after a while. tried to keep up with the faster guys on slicks but no go. 6 lap race Race 2 was good. had a good dice with a few 5's and last lap managed a PB of 1.12.7 within the 8 lap race Race 3 was delayed as the Pulsar Cup had an oil down. A Pulsar decided to drop its guts all over the braking zone into turn 10. This was a 10 lapper and the first lap had a good battle with a bloke in an NB MX5, however made the move straight after at the kink and passed. but it was too late to catch the other blokes so had to watch my mirrors for the other guys. I managed a 1.13.1 due to the oil down however the faster blokes were 2 seconds off their pace! Even after the ECU, I didnt pick up too much more speed if any, I did feel more punch out of the fish hook lower down. I think my intake is a bit restrictive now and will look at ways to fix. A good set of cams + retune would work some magic. BUT....the cost of cams + head gasket (fix minor oil leak) + retune I am considering would it be just as much $$$ to fit a later model SVT motor and make the same, if not more power? back to drawing board. OR....do I get an NC model non-reg from Japan and turn into race car? A mate did and from go to whoa its cost about 15k and just missed hitting 1.09's on its first outing. What to do??? Anyhoo, some pics from the weekend thanks to Scott Walker and here is the in car vid of some action. Excuse the quality, the sound some how when converting seems to not be in time with the video for some reason. Cheers, Chris

Next round I think is April Matty

Cheers guys! I've got my vid up too, I'll link tonight

A whole massive tenth... 1.12.7 race 2, MX5 race at MRA

So Mr Stu Inwood was there in the sports sedan class! top weekend, I walked away with 3rd overall for 2F MX5 challenge so not a bad start to the season, and a PB of 1.12.7 (yay....)

Wow. Can't believe you are selling but you gotta do what ya gotta do! 16k for an awesome all rounder is worth every cent as Dave said.

Cheers uncle Dunc! Weather forecast don't look the best. However ecu is in and just got back from an old PAC drive. Looking forward to Sunday!

This! It hunted me down a few times down OP pit straight.

So...update! car is back in car hold at home. made a whopping 82rwkw where it made 76 before the tune. obviously that 6 is up top but mid range makes more too. I wasnt expecting much out of it but more for future mods so when I do cams and cam gears. (to give you an idea a modded NB with intake an extractors makes 80-90rwkw obviously as a newer and more powerfull motor to begin with but heavier!) anyhoo, all roads were wet from picking it up fromn DVS Jez's workshop but gave hit a good drive where I could and felt much better overall. going to take it out a couple more times this week before MRA on sunday. So the issue was the previous tuner had the wires for fuel pump and injectors wired wrongly and caused the over fuelling and flooding. also had an issue with the factory wiring. however - all good, feels good so far but cannot wait for sunday @ Wakefield! we have 11 MX5's racing for the first round which is tops! If anyone wants to be a hairdresser and race my mate is selling his well sorted NB http://www.my105.com/ListingDetails/tabid/65/p/2/cid/518/id/9304/Default.aspx

Agreed. /\/\/\/\

1.06.1 to beat however, for 30 bucks you guys cant go wrong for this day, more the atmosphere too, it'll be fun!

hurry up and finish it

sounds like a good build...but r888's with all those goodies on it?

Well, No work today on car. Ecu is constantly leaving fuel pump on when key is turned once....fuel everywhere...

Neil!!!!!

Update!!!! Best now is a 1.12.8 at wakie and 1.06.1 at SMP south. Latest mods are straight through exhaust (no muffler!) and v70a semi slicks. Bought a second hand adaptronic ecu, loom and map sensor too. Just dropped car off at DVS tuning to fit it now. Did a base run before ecu and got 77.6rwkw. When I got the exhaust mod done at mx5 mania it made 92rwkw. Yep, manias reads mega high!!!! First race for the year is jan 27 for MRA in mx5 challenge

bump. Hows this beast going Neil? MRA round 1 is 3 weeks time..!

gott have this nugget Duncan http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/285754-my-1994-mx5-clubman/page__hl__mx5

Cheers Duncan! You know...your GTR would slot nicely in superTT!

Wrong link! Entry and details here http://www.wakefieldpark.com.au/events/mra-round

First round of MRA series 2013 starts shortly! http://www.wakefieldpark.com.au/event-details?event=680 The MRA series is open to Mazda MX5s, Minis. Super TT, Miniature Race Cars, Sports Sedans, Sports & Racing Cars and Pulsars. Entries open 1/01/13. I'll be there in mx5 class

Can it be other cars such as gay hairdresser cars? Lols

I'll be there on the 27th for the mx5 challenge races and will be watching pulsar races with a keen eye! Wow brad, haven't seen you around for ages, thought you had left the scene!