Jason Hubbard's Posts - The Vintage Racing League2024-03-19T12:25:24ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbardhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2187447238?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://www.thevrl.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=3otjbihvt4kks&xn_auth=noCorvette 1953-Presenttag:www.thevrl.com,2012-10-31:1465153:BlogPost:3262682012-10-31T09:40:05.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Corvette 1953- Present</strong></span></p>
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<p>The Corvette is regarded as one of the world’s most popular 2 seater sports car with over 1.5 million built and sold since 1953. All corvettes are built with a fibre glass body which means they don’t suffer from rust,…</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Corvette 1953- Present</strong></span></p>
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<p>The Corvette is regarded as one of the world’s most popular 2 seater sports car with over 1.5 million built and sold since 1953. All corvettes are built with a fibre glass body which means they don’t suffer from rust, making them very durable. The V8 engine has been a standard fitting on all cars since 1955. The Corvette has been selected 11 time s as the pace car for the Indianapolis 500.</p>
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<p>The first corvette was unveiled in 1953 at the GM Motorama, and it was originally intended to be a show concept car. Designed and built by Harley Earl and named after the highly manoeuvrable warship of the same name.</p>
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<p>The concept car became the first generation of Corvette sports cars. The first generation corvette was built and sold between 1953- 62. Often referred to as a solid axle model because; independent rear suspension wasn’t introduced to the Corvette model until the 63 Sting ray. In 53 300 hand built Corvette were produced, it was originally inspired by European sports cars of the period. The Corvette was designed to compete and win at the race track.</p>
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<p>It was intended that the Corvette would have a short production run, until an engineer named Zora Arkus Duntov joined the company and persuaded GM to take performance and motorsports seriously. Zora was primarily responsible for introducing the V8 and manual transmission to the car and pushed the design toward racing.</p>
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<p>The 1960’s saw a new generation of Corvette, production rose dramatically to 10,000 cars a year built and sold. It was during this period of the cars evolution that they received rear independent suspensions, which were several years ahead of other domestic models. The designers had in previous years tried without success to introduce fuel injection, but the new C2 models were technological and performance leaders of the day, and this time the fuel injection worked.</p>
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<p>This period of Corvette models are considered the most expensive to restore, but are regarded as the models with the best investment.</p>
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<p>At the end of the 60’s saw the most widely recognised version of the Corvette produced, the Corvette Stingray. This was called the age of the stingray due to being the largest ever produced model of Corvette. Of the 1.5 million corvettes made and sold in total, 540,000 were Stingrays. This model started out strong, but due to emissions standards and a general malaise at GM during the 70’s saw a reduction in horse power and collector value.</p>
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<p>1975 became a low point in the Corvette history, the car’s horse power was at its lowest, a measly 165, which was almost back to the 1953 level. It was also the year in which the last convertibles were built, because GM was convinced the American consumer wasn’t interested in buying them. It was also the year in which Chief Engineer Zora Arkus Duntov left the company. Even 5though the car was at it low point sale and production did rise during this period. In 1979 over 53,00 cars wre built and sold. These particular cars can be purchased at a very reasonable price, especially those built after 1975.</p>
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<p>During the 80’s the Corvette was redesigned and the new model was launched in 84. This version of the Corvette had the second largest production run a total of 51,000. C4 Corvettes make up the 2<sup>nd</sup> largest cohort after C3’s about 350,000 cars have been built in a 12 year period. The convertible also returned during this period after an 11 year absence.</p>
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<p>Corvettes made during the period from 1984-88 are some of the lowest priced cars on the classic Corvette market. Most of the base models are not considered collectable by most collectors. Which means they are a very good starter car for those wishing to collect Corvette, but are unlikely to hold value and may become a poor investment long term?</p>
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<p>Chevrolet went back to the drawing board with next generation of Corvette, the C5 built from 1997-2004. Using the latest technology the C5 gained the lead in performance and made a return to motorsports. The car was entered in the Le Mans 24 and the American Le Mans series. It also proved a popular car on the North American SCCA Trans AM Series.</p>
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<p>Production of the new Corvette started at just under 10,000 but eventually rose to a more stabilized amount of 35,000 per year. C5 Corvettes are still considered by many to be a modern sports cars rather than a classic and as such prices are still on a more downward trend. Long term these cars should become a good investment, especially the special editions of the C5.</p>
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<p>2005 saw a new Corvette, this was no longer just a sports car, but built and fitted with the latest technology the Vette had become a supercar. It has the highest levels of sports car performance with speeds equal to its European counterparts. The C6 debuted with 400 HP, though later versions such as the Z06 produced 505 and in 2009 the ZR1 was able to smack out a whopping 638 HP from a 7 litre V8 engine.</p>A look back at MGtag:www.thevrl.com,2012-10-30:1465153:BlogPost:3262662012-10-30T11:53:38.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p>A look back at MG</p>
<p>MG Motors have been around as a car manufacturer for 90 years, having been founded in 1924 by Cecil Kimber. Cecil first started working fitting coach built tourer bodies on the Morris Cowley Chassis known as Morris George Chummey’s. Cecil chose the initials MG for his venture into car manufacturing. He chose those initials as a homage…</p>
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<p>A look back at MG</p>
<p>MG Motors have been around as a car manufacturer for 90 years, having been founded in 1924 by Cecil Kimber. Cecil first started working fitting coach built tourer bodies on the Morris Cowley Chassis known as Morris George Chummey’s. Cecil chose the initials MG for his venture into car manufacturing. He chose those initials as a homage to his employer William Morris and owner of Morris Garage.</p>
<p>By 1924 the MG logo was registered as a trademark and the first MG was designed and built in the same year. The 14/28 Super Sports was the first car design to bear the famous MG logo. In the 1930’s MG started to build and sell 1931 C-Type and 1934 Q-Type, both of which were sold to racing enthusiasts, who also in turn received a lot of support from the MG competition department. The first major success came in 1933 with a class win in the Mille Migla road race, and was the first non Italian team to win the race. This stopped in 1935 when MG was formally merged with Morris Motors and the Competition Department closed down. A series of experimental cars had also been made allowing Captain George Eyston to take several world speed records. In spite of the formal racing ban, speed record attempts continued with Goldie Gardner exceeding 200 mph (320 km/h) in the 1100 cc EX135 in 1939.</p>
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<p>There have been some famous MG owners down the years, including two royals, in 1947 the Duke of Edinburgh purchased an MG and in 69 HRH Prince Charles bought a GT, which he later gave to Prince William.</p>
<p>As the company entered the 50’s Longbridge designed and built the A &B series engine which became the power behind classics such as the MG Midget, 2 series Magnette, MGA and the MGB. The first MG to be built in Longbridge was the MG1100/1300 in 62. By 75 MG had produced its 1,000,000 car. The car was a unique LHD MGB roadster in Brooklands Green with jubilee GT Livery and wheels to celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee, only 750 cars were produced.</p>
<p>In 1994 BMW had become the owner of the marquee, BMW sold the business in 2000 and the MG marque passed to the MG Rover Group based in Longbridge, Birmingham. The practice of selling unique MG sports cars alongside badge-engineered models (by now Rovers) continued. BY 2002 the 1,500,000 MG car produced a TF160. The Group went into receivership in 2005 and car production was suspended on 7 April 2005.</p>
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<p>On 22 July 2005, the Nanjing Automobile Group purchased the rights to the MG brand and the assets of the MG Rover Group for £53 million creating a new company NAC MG UK Limited. In 2011 MG launched a new model, the MG6 GT. In 2011 MG launched the first MG car designed and built in the UK for 16 years. In 2012 MG re-entered motorsports with a team in the BTCC, with two well established drivers. Jason Plato, regarded by many as one of the best touring car drivers in the world and Andy Neate another excellent driver with outstanding credentials.</p>Ferrari 308tag:www.thevrl.com,2012-10-25:1465153:BlogPost:3262432012-10-25T12:00:09.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p><strong>Ferrari 308</strong></p>
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<p>The 308 is a mid engine sports car produced by Italian car company Ferrari. The 308 was built and designed to replace the Dino 246 in 1975 and was eventually updated to the 328 in 85. The Pininfarina 308 GTB was introduced to the motoring world at the Paris Motor Show in 1975, designed by Leonardo Fioravanti, responsible for some of Ferrari’s most…</p>
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<p><strong>Ferrari 308</strong></p>
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<p>The 308 is a mid engine sports car produced by Italian car company Ferrari. The 308 was built and designed to replace the Dino 246 in 1975 and was eventually updated to the 328 in 85. The Pininfarina 308 GTB was introduced to the motoring world at the Paris Motor Show in 1975, designed by Leonardo Fioravanti, responsible for some of Ferrari’s most memorable shapes, such as the Daytona and Berlinetta Boxer. The targa topped 308 GTS was introduced in 77 and was made famous by the popular TV show Magnum P.I.</p>
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<p>The 288 GTO was unveiled in 1984 and was considered by many as Ferrari’s first super car, it borrowed a lot of its styling from the European 308 GBTi QV, which was first introduced in 83. The car was powered by a 2.8 litre engine with turbo charges. In 1982 at the Paris Salon Ferrari introduced to the world the 308 GTB/GTS with removable targa roof. Visually similar to previous versions, but was recognised by a slim Louvre panel lid to aid radiator exhaust air exit, with a small enamel badge added to the body shell.</p>
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<p>The European models are considered highly collectable due to the subtle styling differences and its speed, as these variations are the fastest of all 308’s ever produced. In 1982 at the Paris Salon Ferrari introduced to the world the 308 GTB/GTS. As with all other 308 models the US market were identified by having heavier bumper assemblies. Also in Japan an optional feature, stain finished aerofoil, was fitted as standard. The engine for the 308 GTO was a V8 which was essentially the same as the GTI but came with 4 valves per cylinder head.</p>
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<p>Ferrari 208 GTB/GTS</p>
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<p>From the mid 70’s right through to 1986 Ferrari built a small amount of 208’s generally built for tax concessions in the Italian market place, though some were listed and sold to New Zealand due to the taxes on engines above 2 litres. The car had a much smaller V8 engine, and is regarded by many as the smallest ever produced. The problem with the car was its under whelming performance that only produced an output of 155 BHP. In 1982 they rectified this by adding turbo chargers and fuel injection system to push the output to around 200 BHP. By 1986 the 308 GTB/GTO was finally replaced by the 328 GTB/GTO Turbo.</p>Fiat X1/9tag:www.thevrl.com,2012-10-25:1465153:BlogPost:3265052012-10-25T09:44:26.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p><b>Fiat X1/9</b></p>
<p>The X1/9 is a mid engine sports car manufactured by Fiat from 1972-1982, then between 1982-89 Bertone took over manufacturing the car. The car had excellent handling, was rear wheel drive with a mid mounted gear box. The original X1/9 succeeded a 69 concept car called the Autobianchi Runabout. The cars styling was designed by…</p>
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<p><b>Fiat X1/9</b></p>
<p>The X1/9 is a mid engine sports car manufactured by Fiat from 1972-1982, then between 1982-89 Bertone took over manufacturing the car. The car had excellent handling, was rear wheel drive with a mid mounted gear box. The original X1/9 succeeded a 69 concept car called the Autobianchi Runabout. The cars styling was designed by Marcello Gandini from Bertone. The X1/9 was designed and built around the new 128 SOHC engine and the gearbox from front wheel drive Fiat 128. The X1/9 was released for European market in 1972 and was marketed to replace the 850 Spider Bertone.</p>
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<p>The cars layout meant that the fuel tank and spare wheel were side by side, in front of the engine directly under the drivers and passenger seats. This optimized the car’s weight by falling inside its wheel base and allowed for better handling, and provided cargo areas in the front and rear of the car.</p>
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<p>The car took its styling from contemporary powerboat designs with pop up headlights and a removable targa hard top roof. The car’s body was produced at the Bertone factory in Torino, but the actual car was assembled at Fiat’s Lingotto’s factory. Inn 82 Bertone assumed complete production of the car, and from then until the final car was built it was badged as the Bertone X1/9. The Bertone models were given additional legroom, so that the car could be marketed at taller customers. The last model to come off the production line was named as the Gran Finale, and was sold from 1989-1990; a spoiler was added along with Gran Finale badges.</p>
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<p><b>Motorsports</b></p>
<p>87 Fiat X1 9 Prototipo 2000 Abarth (1973)</p>
<p>Fiat X/9 Prototipo 2000 Abarth (1973) Engine 1840 S4 Twin Cam 16v producing 210bhp.<br/> At the time of the launch of the project in 1973 Fiat had been using the 124 Spider Abarth as their front line rally car, while Lancia competed in the same group with the Stratos. But Fiat decided to concentrate on its new mass market mid-range car the 131 and the Prototipo project was quietly side lined.</p>
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<p>Swiss racing team Scuderia Filipinetti unveiled their version of the X1/9 racing car at the 1973 Geneva Motor Show. It was built and developed by Fiat Technician and driver Mike Parkes who went onto develop and build the infamous Lancia Stratos.</p>The Lotus 30tag:www.thevrl.com,2012-09-20:1465153:BlogPost:3247292012-09-20T11:10:57.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>The Lotus 30</strong></span></p>
<p>The Lotus 30 was the first and only attempt by Colin Chapman to build a group 7/CAN-AM race car. The machine was first built in 1964 and was designed by both Colin Chapman and Martin Wade, with a curvaceous fibre glass body with a pick fork back bone, which was first seen in the Lotus Elan. Lotus…</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>The Lotus 30</strong></span></p>
<p>The Lotus 30 was the first and only attempt by Colin Chapman to build a group 7/CAN-AM race car. The machine was first built in 1964 and was designed by both Colin Chapman and Martin Wade, with a curvaceous fibre glass body with a pick fork back bone, which was first seen in the Lotus Elan. Lotus engineer Len Terry at the time refused to comment on the draft design and he thought it was a flawed design.</p>
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<p>The car was powered by 4.7 litre Ford V8 engine that was used in the GT40’s. Many people regarded the car as unsuccessful and dangerous, though when it was working correctly it was amazingly fast. Flaws began to appear and became evident as HP requirements and the tire technology of the period developed. These new developments meant then car was being pushed past its intended limits which gave rise to some of the flaws. One of the major problems was due to rigidity of the back bone chassis and materials available at the time. This caused the car to have chassis and suspension failures.</p>
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<p><i>“The Lotus 30 was really a bit of a disaster, Jimmy Clark was the only bloke who really excelled in the things, but then he could make a leaky sack of coal perform just by picking it up and carrying the whole lot on his shoulder.”</i> Frank Gardner, European Formula 5000 Champion</p>
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<p>Jim Clark drove the car with some promising results before it was replaced by the Lotus 40. The press called the car “Brutal” after the 1972 Brands Hatch race when John Markey driving a Lotus 30 finished 3<sup>rd</sup>. At the time they were as fast and in some cases faster than the F1 cars. Pink Stamps Racing was the most successful Lotus 30 team competing in 50 national and international races with an impressive 13 overall win, 21 class wins, 10 second places and 6 thirds’.</p>
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<p>The Lotus 30 was essentially designed as a racing/sports car special, at the time there was no FIA International Class until 1966 and the car was placed into the new class, Group 7 Category C Appendix J. It became famous in the unlimited racing class and in the CAN-AM United States Road Racing Championship.</p>
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<p><b>Some of the Driver associated with the car;</b></p>
<p>Frank Gardner – European Formula 500 Champion</p>
<p>Bob Bondurant – 1964 Le Mans GT Class winner</p>
<p>John Markey – the most experienced Lotus 30 driver</p>
<p>Brian Yogi Muir – 1973 European Saloon Car Cup Champion.</p>
<p><b>Other Names associated with the car</b></p>
<p>Dan Gurney – The only American driver to win an F1 Grand prix</p>
<p>Jim Clark – British F1 Legend</p>
<p>Alan Mann – Organizer of Ford Racing teams in the UK and developer of the Ford GT40’s.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Rally Prep Services</span></p>
<p>Founded in 2006 by Simon Ayris, with 25 years experience of Rallying as a competitor and mechanic, Rally Prep Services and Simon’s aim was to provide a an outstanding service that was second to none. RPS has a fully equipped workshop and a dedicated team, where each…</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Rally Prep Services</span></p>
<p>Founded in 2006 by Simon Ayris, with 25 years experience of Rallying as a competitor and mechanic, Rally Prep Services and Simon’s aim was to provide a an outstanding service that was second to none. RPS has a fully equipped workshop and a dedicated team, where each member has a unique specialist background. The team has a full appreciation of what a car goes through every time it’s raced at a rally event. The preparation required for a rally car is completely different to those that are needed for circuit racing and the RPS team fully understand this. </p>
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<p>RPS is able to offer full event support either on the mechanical or planning required for the event. The team has a fully fitted out mobile workshop that allows them to offer full facility services anywhere in the world. They can provide the necessary planning aid in the run up to an event, during the event as well as post the rally. The team can provide full logistics and transportation both in the UK and internationally making them the one stop solution for all your rally needs.</p>
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<p>Simon Ayris is the MD of Rally Prep Services who has a wealth of experience both as a driver and underneath a rally car. He has competed in international stage events through to 12 car rallies deriving around local country lanes. As a mechanic/engineer he has serviced everything from vintage, classic through to modern cars such as the Subaru Imprezza and the Mitsubishi Evo. He was once co-driver to Martin Kernahan in the final works Mini appearance at the World Championships 1998 Rallye d’Catalunya. Simon also went on to help win 2 rally championships as co-driver in group B Talbot Samba with Martin Snell. In 2006 Simon prepped the Ford Ka driven by Motorsport News deputy Editor in the Lombard Rally.</p>Alistair Rushforth Motorsportstag:www.thevrl.com,2012-09-19:1465153:BlogPost:3246122012-09-19T11:15:53.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-3">Alistair Rushforth Motorsports</span></strong></p>
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<p>ARM was founded in 1989 by Tony Rushforth, a former hill climb and rally competitor to help support his son’s (Alistair) fledgling kart racing career. 1996 saw Alistair compete in the Jim Russell Drivers school world scholarship where he finished 2<sup>nd…</sup></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-3">Alistair Rushforth Motorsports</span></strong></p>
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<p>ARM was founded in 1989 by Tony Rushforth, a former hill climb and rally competitor to help support his son’s (Alistair) fledgling kart racing career. 1996 saw Alistair compete in the Jim Russell Drivers school world scholarship where he finished 2<sup>nd</sup> overall. This led to several offers from a number of top rated teams to compete in the Formula Ford Junior championships, but due to a lack of appropriate funds ARM had to decline these offers and continue to focus on the British Kart Championships.</p>
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<p>Finally a decision was made to move across to car racing and away from karts and single seaters. ARM made to move to race in a single marquee formula, choosing the Mini Cooper Championship and competed successfully for 6 years gaining a wealth of valuable experience in competing and prepping a successful competitive car. At this point ARM and Alistair migrated across the Classic Sports Car Club Tin Tops series. In both 2005 and 2006 Alistair was the Overall Champion and class champion both years running. 2007 saw ARM move to the MGCC MG Trophy where Alistair has been competing successfully, and building the ARM team, cars competing in the MG Trophy and the MG Metro Cup.</p>
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<p>ARM provides a number of services for drivers and their cars, everything from race preparation of the cars, event support K-series engine rebuild, along with 1-2-1 driver tuition and event support. The aim of ARM is to provide a path within the team for drivers to progress their racing career. Competing in series suitable for low budgets where a driver can learn the skills required to race in professional support series such as the Clio Cup.</p>
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<p>Kamaz Masters Team</p>
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<p>Kamaz masters team has been around for over 15 highly successful years in the world of motorsport. They are Russia’s premier national off road rally raid team representing Russia in motor racing around the globe.</p>
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<p>The team has been under the leadership of Semen Yakubov since the beginning, an outstanding…</p>
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<p>Kamaz Masters Team</p>
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<p>Kamaz masters team has been around for over 15 highly successful years in the world of motorsport. They are Russia’s premier national off road rally raid team representing Russia in motor racing around the globe.</p>
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<p>The team has been under the leadership of Semen Yakubov since the beginning, an outstanding businessman, great manager and all round enthusiasts for motorsports. He has developed and mentored Kamaz into being the strongest and most successful sports truck team in the world. In 2011 Kamaz became the winner of the Dakar Rally for the 10<sup>th</sup> time, and they’ve been winning international rallies all over the world since 1988.</p>
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<p>The name Kamaz is derived from the name of the local river Kama, which the city Chelny lies on and is the location of the team’s HQ.</p>
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<p>The Kamaz truck is a specially built 4x4 truck and was designed to be a cargo delivery unit operating in regions of difficult and extreme conditions. The truck has the ability to operate in climate zones with temperatures that range from -30 through to +50 degrees. The truck is a strong well built vehicle which has a high performance and is suitable for extremely bad off road environments, which make this the ideal vehicle for endurance rallies. </p>
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<p>One of the legends of the Kamaz team is Vladimir Chagin who has accumulated 63 Dakar wins during his career so far. He has finished in the top three throughout his career with Kamaz. He posses’ driving skill and ability not seen in other drivers around the globe, and it’s this which has helped him to become the legend he is. In 2011 he won the Dakar Rally for the 7<sup>th</sup> time an achievement not surpassed by any other driver.</p>
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<p>Earlier in 2012 Kamaz started to test Evans Waterless Engine Coolants in their trucks, and used the coolant during the Silk Way Rally.</p>
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<p><b>Silkway Rally 2012-07-10</b></p>
<p>The 4<sup>th</sup> Silk Way Rally began in Moscow on July 8<sup>th</sup> with a starting line up of a 100 cars and 20 trucks all competing over a challenging routs of 4000 KM, featuring 2092.64 KM of timed sections to become the 2012 champion.</p>
<p>Contenders included Dakar winner and 5 times World Rally Raid Cup Champion Jean Louis Schlesser making his debut in the SWR. Another very promising contender was Lucio Alverez driving a Toyota who managed to finish 5<sup>th</sup> in this year’s Dakar. In the truck category Ales Luprais puts his title on the line against the likes of the mighty Kamaz factory entries, which includes the 2010 winner Eduard Nikolaev and fellow Kamaz driver Ayrat Mardeev who finished 5<sup>th</sup> in the truck category in this year’s Dakar.</p>
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<p>The race will consisted of seven special stages on a route that is 70% new this year. With very little between the excellent competitors this should become an exciting battle for the 4<sup>th</sup> Silk Way rally.</p>
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<p>Stage one saw the driver’s race through the central Russian Countryside, with rolling and zig zagging tracks round lakes and rivers. Once past the Bouzoulouk River the landscape become similar to the African savannah with tracks becoming more difficult to find, which will push the skills of the co-drivers.</p>
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<p>Further on the stage drivers had hills and valleys to contend with, where the track gets faster and can catch some drivers out. Other landscape features included a sand zone with a mixture of sand dunes, hills and forest sections.</p>
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<p>Kamaz driver Eduard Nikolaev won the first stage of the truck category, finishing in the city of Volgograd with a time of 3hrs and 55 seconds. Nikolaev finished some 5 minutes ahead of previous winner Ales Luprais from the Czech Republic. In 3<sup>rd</sup> place was Ayart Mardeev finished approximately 1 minute behind Ales.</p>
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<p>The rally was initially supposed to have been over 6 arduous stages but due to flooding and the death of 170 people in the Krasnoder Region it was decided to reduce the race down to 5. Eduard Nikoleav led for most of the race, but just shy of the finish line by 40 kilometres he was stuck in swamp and suffered a steering gear failure, which allowed Kamaz driver Ayart Mardeev to thunder past and take 1<sup>st</sup> place. Eduard finally finished a respectable 6<sup>th</sup>, with fellow driver Anton Shibalov taking podium in 3<sup>rd</sup> place.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>MG Trophy - Thruxton UK</strong></span></p>
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<p>Well what a weekend that was, closing ceremony of the Paralympics, CarFest North and Hamilton winning the F1 race at Monza. Yet the real action was in a small corner of England at the Thruxton Race Track, where the Evans sponsored drivers in the MG Trophy had an outstanding…</p>
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<p>Well what a weekend that was, closing ceremony of the Paralympics, CarFest North and Hamilton winning the F1 race at Monza. Yet the real action was in a small corner of England at the Thruxton Race Track, where the Evans sponsored drivers in the MG Trophy had an outstanding weekend.</p>
<p>Dan Neaves achieved an overall win, with his brother achieving a close third. Alistair Rushforth was 1<sup>st</sup> in class and 3<sup>rd</sup> overall, which meant that the Evans sponsored drivers all came in the top five. An excellent weekend’s racing; we caught up with them all and asked the same questions to Alistair Rushforth, Oliie and Dan Neaves.</p>
<p><b>1: How was the race at Thruxton?</b></p>
<p><b>Alistair Rushforth</b>: Fantastic! Qualifying wasn't great, I've been chasing a vibration & knocking from the front of the car when turning right since 2010 & following Silverstone the entire front end came apart to be checked. Various components were changed to eliminate the problem but as soon as I left the pit lane for qualifying is was evident the problem was still there which wasn't great as the circuit involves turning right. The aim was to get round & see what the race brought us. Luckily the problem was eventually traced after qualifying with help & 'fresh eyes' looking at the car. A simple yet affect fix & the car was good to go.</p>
<p><b>Dan Neaves</b>: It was a close race. I got the dream start from 4<sup>th</sup> on the grid and was in 1<sup>st</sup> by turn 2 after going around the outside of the leaders in turn 1. From there I had a perfect first lap, having a 2 second lead by the start of lap 2. I maintained the gap until a safety car on lap 4 which lost me my advantage. At the restart I managed to pull a small gap but Chris Bray (defending champion) was close enough to get in the slipstream on the long rear straight and forced me to drive defensively for the remainder of the race. We got very close and had a number of door to door moments, but I held him at bay until the last lap when his engine expired.</p>
<p><b>Ollie Neaves:</b> The race at Thruxton was by far my best yet, qualifying was not great as we decided to run some worn soft compound tyres as the circuit temps were not that hot, the risk did not pay off as the front left tyre was worn to the canvas giving no front grip at all. In the race I managed a fantastic start getting up to 3<sup>rd</sup> until I missed a gear and went back to 5<sup>th</sup>, the car felt really good on the opening lap which enabled me to push hard and make it up to 3<sup>rd</sup> place by the end of lap one. Shortly after the safety car was deployed and the field closed up, when we got racing again I was fired up and attacking for 2<sup>nd</sup> place with Chris Bray whilst Doug Cole was hot on my heals, I took the decision to defend 3<sup>rd</sup> which let the leaders get away by a few car lengths losing me the toe. Soon after Chris retired from 2<sup>nd</sup> with a blown engine which put me in second, Doug was so close behind me I couldn’t see his bonnet which was entertaining at the high speeds we were doing. On the last lap I managed to hit 4<sup>th</sup> gear instead of second and Doug crept past me to take 2<sup>nd</sup> however I attacked back hard but couldn’t quite get him back before the chequered flag. Throughout the race I was experiencing problems with the front brakes on the car, they were not really doing much despite adjusting the bias, we will be trying a new compound for the next race at Snetterton.</p>
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<p>In summary by far the best performance for the team with Dan winning and setting the fastest lap and me coming 3<sup>rd</sup> just a few car lengths behind with the second fastest lap by just 0.15 seconds.</p>
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<p><b>2: Which drivers gave you the most competition during the race?</b></p>
<p><b>Alistair Rushforth</b>: In the early part of the race I'd leap frogged from 4th in class to the lead with a healthy gap, however a safety car period eroded my lead and at the restart Richard Marsh was behind me. Richard managed to get past & I sat on his rear bumper for a few laps before making a move into the chicane on the last lap.</p>
<p><b>Dan Neaves:</b> Definitely Chris Bray, it was a good clean fight and Chris was very close but I defended well and never lost the lead.</p>
<p><b>Ollie Neaves:</b> My race was with Doug Cole and Chris Bray.</p>
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<p><b>3: Were there any issues whilst on the track?</b></p>
<p><b>Alistair Rushforth:</b> Front end grip, I think I'm running too soft a spring to be honest but I'm able to drive the car to the limit as it is. Plus a mid-judgement on my part with the rev-limit meant I wasn't using the full performance of the engine and was losing out on some straight-line speed.</p>
<p><b>Dan Neaves</b> The car kept jumping out of 5<sup>th</sup> gear, which meant I had to hold it in while going around Church, the fastest corner on the track (!) The safety car made my heart sink; I knew this would allow Chris to get in my slipstream on the back straight. But I stayed focussed and drove a great defensive race.</p>
<p><b>Ollie Neaves:</b> Struggled with front brake pressure, the back of the car kept locking first despite the bias being fully forward; this made the car unstable on braking meaning I had to break earlier than everyone else!</p>
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<p><b>4: Any near misses?</b></p>
<p><b>Alistair Rushforth:</b> I overtook Richard on the outside into the chicane on the penultimate lap & again a gutsy move from a long way back on the last lap, there was no contact whatsoever but it was close.</p>
<p><b>Dan Neaves:</b> I had a huge sideways moment at Village at over 110 mph where I got on the marbles, in trying to control the slide I got onto the grass and only just managed to re-join ahead of Chris.</p>
<p><b>Ollie Neaves:</b> Many, most of which are just a blur as the racing was so fast and so close, Doug got ahead on the run to the chicane at the end of the track doing in excess of 130mph but determined not to give the place away I decided I would not break until he did, this lead to both of us missing the chicane completely as neither of us could stop, but I stayed ahead which is what matters ;)</p>
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<p><b>5: How was the car?</b></p>
<p><b>Alistair Rushforth:</b> Apart from my misjudgement on rev limits & the springs the car was fantastic. Considering the weather was very hot & Thruxton is an extremely quick circuit, PC180 again did its job of keeping the engine at the right temperature even if inside the car was somewhat warm.</p>
<p><b>Dan Neaves:</b> Apart from the gear problem the car was fantastic, we got the setup right and it gave me the confidence to push it to the limit. The engine power stayed consistent throughout the race which meant I had the legs on other cars down the straights, which was particularly important due to the gear problem.</p>
<p><b>Ollie Neaves:</b> The car is feeling really balanced at the moment although still suffering with overheated front tyres quite early in the race, we will be working hard on the setup between now and Snetterton to rectify this. Once the brakes are working and we have more front grip there will be no stopping me!</p>
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<p>The guys are back on the track again on October 13<sup>th</sup> and 14<sup>th</sup>, this time at Snetterton, for the final two races of the season and the chance of some more points for the championship.</p>UK Classic Car Industry Under Threattag:www.thevrl.com,2012-09-07:1465153:BlogPost:3237072012-09-07T09:37:45.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>New Ruling Planned by Brussels Could Kill the UK Classic Car Industry</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><span class="font-size-2">Under the new shake up of the MoT system being planned by Brussels could result in thousands of classic cars becoming illegal. Many experts believe these proposals have the…</span></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>New Ruling Planned by Brussels Could Kill the UK Classic Car Industry</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><span class="font-size-2">Under the new shake up of the MoT system being planned by Brussels could result in thousands of classic cars becoming illegal. Many experts believe these proposals have the potential to cripple4 the repair and restoration sector of the UK car industry.</span><strong><br/></strong></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><span class="font-size-2">What's being proposed by the European Commission, is that all cars that are more then 30 years old will be exempt from MoT testing. Though only if they haven't had any change in the technical characteristics of the car. Such as the main components like the braking system, steering, engine and suspension.</span></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><span class="font-size-2"> </span></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><span class="font-size-2">The AA have stated that if this law is passed, it will mean that any car which has been fitted with anything from updated brakes through to larger alloy wheels would not pass the MoT.Which would make those cars illegal to drive on any UK road.</span></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><span class="font-size-2"> </span></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4"><span class="font-size-2">The classic/historic car industry currently contributes an estimated £4.3 billion to the UK economy and employs more than 28,00 people.</span></span></p>CarFest Southtag:www.thevrl.com,2012-08-31:1465153:BlogPost:3231782012-08-31T14:09:10.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p>CarFest South</p>
<p>Bank Holiday weekend saw the event CarFest South kick off at Laverstone Park. Laverstone Park was founded in 1996 by former Formula 1 driver Jody Scheckter. Today the farm covers approximately 2,500 acres in size.</p>
<p>CarFest is the brainchild of Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans. The festival features a mixture of fast cars, food, live music and…</p>
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<p>CarFest South</p>
<p>Bank Holiday weekend saw the event CarFest South kick off at Laverstone Park. Laverstone Park was founded in 1996 by former Formula 1 driver Jody Scheckter. Today the farm covers approximately 2,500 acres in size.</p>
<p>CarFest is the brainchild of Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans. The festival features a mixture of fast cars, food, live music and entertainment over two days. Evans Waterless Engine Coolants were one of the main sponsors of the event, sponsoring both the Hill Climb and the car auction. The team attended in full force with a main stand and two smaller ones at the event.</p>
<p>The vanguard of the Evans team arrived on site on the Thursday to begin the setup process of the stands for the show. By the end of play on the Friday the stands were up and ready to go when the public arrived first thing Saturday morning. With an attendance of around 20,000 over the weekend, it was a busy two days for all vendors, including Evans.</p>
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<p>The highlight for most visitors was the hill climb which didn’t disappoint. There was a wide selection of cars from pre war vintage, highlights included the Itala 40HP driven by David Ayre through to F1 cars such as Jody Scheckter Championship winning Ferrari, though the highlight for most was the modern Marussia F1 car screaming up the track. Several of the cars were cooled by Evans products these included the Lotus Judd F1 car originally driven by Nakajima during the 1989 season, Mclaren M10B originally owned by Peter Gethin and the Itala 40HP.</p>
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<p>During the course of the weekend the team carried out several conversions, including an Aston Martin DB6 and DB7. As the day ended on the Saturday the evening’s entertainment kicked in with live music being provided by the likes of the Counterfeit Stones and headlining band Texas.</p>
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<p>Sunday and the very much appreciated sun arrived after some torrential rain during the Saturday. The day began in earnest with an early start for some members of the Evans team, carrying out a conversion on an Aston Martin DB7. The day was pretty much in same vein as Saturday with busy vendors, cars charging up the hill climb and general entertainment.</p>
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<p>The sun stayed out all day and as the end drew near and the crowds moving across to watch the last of the live music it was time to decamp and head back to Wales. The team were all exhausted after a very successful weekend and will off o do it all again for CarFest North on the weekend of September 7<sup>th</sup>-9<sup>th</sup>.</p>
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<p><b>Revington TR</b></p>
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<p>Neil Revington has owned a TR car since 1970, having bought the car as an apprentice for £70. He set up TR Revington, originally named TR Spares South West back in 1981. The company is situated in the heart of the Somerset levels in the South West England between Taunton and Bridgewater.</p>
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<p><b>Revington TR</b></p>
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<p>Neil Revington has owned a TR car since 1970, having bought the car as an apprentice for £70. He set up TR Revington, originally named TR Spares South West back in 1981. The company is situated in the heart of the Somerset levels in the South West England between Taunton and Bridgewater.</p>
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<p>TR Revington supplies high quality parts both standard and highly modified. These can range from simple stainless steel pins through to complete electronic fuel and ignition management systems.</p>
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<p>The workshop facilities include; </p>
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<li>General repairs, servicing and restoration</li>
<li>Full tuning facilities on a 40HP rolling road</li>
<li>Optical 4 wheel suspension alignment</li>
<li>Chassis preparation, engine and transmission building for all road, rally, hill climb, sprint and track racing cars.</li>
<li>Trimming in vinyl and leather</li>
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<p>Over the years they have rebuilt several special cars which includes a former high speed pursuit car which served with the Southend police in the 60’s and the TR 4 Works Rally Car 6VC.</p>
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<p><b>TR4 Works Rally Car 6VC</b></p>
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<p>One of 4 Powder Blue TR4s built in 1962, of which <b>three remain: 3VC, 4VC and 6VC.</b></p>
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<p>The team finished 3<sup>rd</sup> in Class on the Alpine Rally of 1962 (Wisdom/Uren), and 4<sup>th</sup> scratch in the 1963 Tulip (Fidler/Barrow). In the 1963 Alpine Rally, Mike Sutcliffe drove the car off the road into a tree, breaking the leg of his navigator, Roy Fidler. Following this excursion, the car required an extensive rebuild back at the factory.</p>
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<p>By this time, each of the cars were sporting a greatly strengthened chassis, aluminium panels, extended (18 gallon) fuel tank, wing vents, extractor manifold and Weber carburetors.</p>
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<p>The last factory entry for this car was on the Shell 4000. A team of 3 cars were converted to left-hand drive and entered in the event, a grueling 4000 mile dash from Vancouver to Montreal, mostly on dirt roads. The team managed to take the Factory Team prize. </p>
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<p>6VC returned to the UK in 1994 and underwent conversion back to right-hand drive, along with restoration at Revington TR in Somerset. The principle of the rebuild was to retain as much of the original car as possible, and to prepare the car for renewed rally involvement. </p>
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<p>Its first contemporary outing was the Irish Ferries Rally of 1995, followed by the AVD Histo-Monte in January 1996, the 1996 Irish Ferries Rally, and the FIVA World Rally in July 1996. 6VC won the 1996 FIVA World Rally outright, driven by Neil Revington and navigated by Sue Revington. In 1997, 6VC also won the Irish Ferries Rally for a second time. </p>
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<p>In January 1998, 6VC was shipped in a container to Australia’s island state, Tasmania, to take part in the Targa Tasmania Tarmac Stage Rally, driven by Neil Revington with local navigator Golly Roberts; they managed a Class win and 19<sup>th</sup> overall.</p>
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<p>Later in 1998, 6VC took part in The Primiero Carrera Classico de Portugal, a 6 day Rally, where Neil & Sue Revington led from the day one, eventually winning the event outright, making this 6VC’s 3<sup>rd</sup> overall win in an international event since its return to the rally scene.</p>
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<p>In 2000 Neil, navigated by Arthur Williams, took the 6VC to 2<sup>nd</sup> overall in the AVD Histo Monte Rally, an event which was dominated by snow and ice, with competition coming mainly from works-entered Opel Mantas and Kadets.</p>
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<p>The car continues to perform well in international rallies to this da.</p>
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<p>All images courtesy of Revington TR</p>
<p><cite><a href="http://www.revingtontr.com" target="_blank">Revington TR website</a></cite></p>Red Victor - Worlds Fastest Street Legal Drag Racertag:www.thevrl.com,2012-08-09:1465153:BlogPost:3212972012-08-09T10:50:13.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p>Andy Frost has owned Red Victor since 1982 and started drag racing in 1988. Red Victor started life originally as a Vauxhall Victor which Andy purchased for around £60. His aim was to turn the old 1972 Victor in to one of the fastest street legal cars,…</p>
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<p>Andy Frost has owned Red Victor since 1982 and started drag racing in 1988. Red Victor started life originally as a Vauxhall Victor which Andy purchased for around £60. His aim was to turn the old 1972 Victor in to one of the fastest street legal cars, something he’s achieve as its now the fastest car in Europe. Over the past 30 years its estimated that getting Red Victor up to being the fastest street legal car, that it has cost Andy £100,00 and 1,600 man hours to create such an impressive monster of a car. This also includes the time and cost to add a twin turbo V8 under the bonnet.</p>
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<p>Over the years there have been 3 versions of the car and Andy has won numerous races in a variety of classes. It has also allowed him to travel with the car to countries such as the USA, Canada and all over Europe. </p>
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<p>Red Victor 2 broke several records and wins during its active life, and managed to reach speeds of 200 mph in the quarter mile and 0-153 mph in 4.8 seconds. Victor 2 achieved a number of records which included:</p>
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<p>Street Eliminator speed record holder 190.4 mph</p>
<p>Worlds Pump Gas ET and speed record holder on MT 315 radials 7.67 at 190.4 mph</p>
<p>King of Europe winner 2009</p>
<p>King of Speed and ET record Holder 7.67 at 188mph</p>
<p>UK Castrol Challenge winner in 2006 and 2007</p>
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<p>The latest version of Red Victor is regarded as the fastest street legal car in Europe and the World. With the ability to go from 0-60 in one second, yes that is one second...and will hit a speed of 220 mph within 6.5 seconds. Making this car extremely fast off the blocks...Packing 3000 hp 8.8 litre twin turbo charged GM V8 engine, means this is one beast of a car.</p>
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<p>This year Andy and his team move to competing in the MSA Pro Modified Drag Series, they are predicting a top speed of 240 mph in the quarter mile, making it the world’s fastest street legal car.</p>
<p> </p>Dino Kart World 24 Hour Record Attempttag:www.thevrl.com,2012-08-08:1465153:BlogPost:3211352012-08-08T15:00:00.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p>On July 9-10th two teams made an attempt at the outdoors world karting record over a 24 hour period. In association with Dino Karts the attempt took place at Teesside Karting Track in Middlesbrough. The current record is held by Simon Nicholson and Alan…</p>
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<p>On July 9-10th two teams made an attempt at the outdoors world karting record over a 24 hour period. In association with Dino Karts the attempt took place at Teesside Karting Track in Middlesbrough. The current record is held by Simon Nicholson and Alan Churchyard set on 2021st September 2007. The circuit is considered to be the longest and fastest karting track in the world today.</p>
<p>The two teams were;</p>
<p>Blue Lizard Racing: Alan Churchyard, Alan Wilshire, Simon Nicholson and PKP factory driver Jessica Hawkins.</p>
<p>Kart Force: Steve Shine, Martyn Compton, Ricky Fergusson and Mark Allen</p>
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<p>Kartforce project was set up to provide injured troops the possibility to experience racing. Using a new hand control was developed to this end. Two of the four kartforce drivers had never driven competition karts prior to the record attempt and the remaining two had only raced them once before a week earlier.</p>
<p>Tech support was provided by PKP Motorsport and Dino Karts throughout the record attempt. All karts used in the record attempt were running on Evans Waterless Engine Coolant, except the karts used by Kart Force which were air cooled. The karts held up really well and the coolant worked a treat.</p>
<p><em>“We were astonished by how much cooler the kart ran with the waterless coolant and this enabled us to push much harder during the dry weather. The engine temperature never moved at all. For the first 17 hours we ran absolutely flat out which had not been possible when we were using water. It was a good test of the coolant under extreme conditions. Our engine temperature was a good 10 degrees lower than normal and never moved throughout the event.”</em><br/> Simon Nicholson, Blue Lizard Racing.</p>
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<p>The start was delayed from 9 am to 12 noon due to heavy rain, so for the first few hours all the drivers had to race in wets before changing over to slicks when the track started to dry out. By half way they had notched up 1,425 laps, 25 less than the existing record holders</p>
<p>During the attempt both teams had to contend with the dreadful weather that some parts of the UK experienced, they had to endure 9 hours of heavy rain, which slowed down the drivers speed and contributed to the Blue Lizard Racing team being 100 laps short of the current record at the end. With seven hours left the rain came back and the karts had to be changed into wets, which slowed down the lap times considerably making the record attempt harder to achieve.</p>
<p>The Kart Force team did manage to set a new world record for the greatest distance in 24hrs outdoors (team) with hand controls. The team of 4 drivers all of whom are injured soldiers managed to clock up a total of 2660 laps and a distance of 1888.6 miles to set a new world record. They were 168.1 km short of the record set by the current holders, who set the record in faster more powerful karts in dry conditions.</p>
<p>Blue Lizard team were just 63km short of the record having covered 1993km, prior to the rain arriving in later stages of the record attempt they were ahead of schedule and looked set to break the current record. Alas the rain slowed down the competitors and made driving difficult which meant the record unfortunately slipped away from them.</p>
<p>“If not hadn't been for the rain in the last 7 hours our lap tracker indicated that we would have beaten the current record of 2056km by 250km.” Simon Nicholson</p>
<p>Both teams are planning another attempt to break the record next year.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.kartforce.org" target="_blank">Kart Force</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.bluelizardracing.co.uk/" target="_blank">Blue Lizard Racing</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dino.dk/" target="_blank">Dino Karts</a></p>Paul Anderson & the Porsche 928tag:www.thevrl.com,2012-08-08:1465153:BlogPost:3210282012-08-08T14:00:00.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Paul Anderson & the Porsche 928</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">928 Spares is based in Stroud, Gloustershire and is managed by Paul Anderson. Paul is considered as one of the UK’s leading experts on the Porsche 928. 928 Spares carry out a range of services which includes modifications, servicing, and part…</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>Paul Anderson & the Porsche 928</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">928 Spares is based in Stroud, Gloustershire and is managed by Paul Anderson. Paul is considered as one of the UK’s leading experts on the Porsche 928. 928 Spares carry out a range of services which includes modifications, servicing, and part manufactured and fitted. Paul will also provide race preparation services, and has over 8 years experience prepping his own car and others. Currently competing in the HSCC 70’s Roadsports Championships, which he finished a respectable 2<sup>nd</sup> in class over all in 2007.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">The 928 is regarded by many as the forgotten Porsche, it generally receives very little coverage in the classic car press. It’s a quick comfortable ride which packs a big V8 engine under the bonnet. Though it’s a thirsty beast with most 928’s only managing around 20 mpg, a lot of owners tend to use them as second cars which negates this issue. In its heyday the 928 was an expensive car and was always marked as a GT. In recent years they’ve become popular as track cars or have been stripped out for use on the historic track and rally racing championships which have seen a marked increase in popularity.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">The cost of a 928 can vary in price and because of its thirsty nature this can dictate price of a car especially if the price of fuel is high. It’s not impossible to pick up a reasonably good condition 928 for under 3 grand. The body work of the 928 was galvanised, which generally means there is very little rust on most 928’s. Mechanically they’re quite a sound investment, with the most common failure being the cambelt, which will probably need to be changed every 4-6 years. They can also suffer from electrical issues if they’ve not been driven in a while and left to stand. Some of the older cars can suffer from problems with the air-conditioning, and it’s most likely this will need to be repaired at some point.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">The development of the 928 started around 1971, and it was originally designed by Porsche as an eventual replacement of the iconic 911. But with the economic turmoil of the early 70’s, long term recession and rising fuel prices. Porsche decided it wasn’t the right time to launch a new sports car onto the market, especially one that was very thirsty on fuel.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">So in 1977 Porsche finally launched the car at the Geneva Motor Show, a year later in 78 the 928 was named car of the year, this was the first time a sports car had been awarded the accolade. The 928 was a successful car with several variations designed and built during its lifetime. The last design put into production was the 928 GTS, which had a maximum speed of 170 mph. Production of the 928 finally came to a close in 1995. The 928 never did replace the 911, it just failed to capture the interest of the 911 enthusiasts but it was still a very successful selling car in its heyday.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><a href="http://www.928spares.co.uk" target="_blank">928 Spares</a></span></p>
<p></p>1949 Bentley Mk6tag:www.thevrl.com,2012-07-13:1465153:BlogPost:3200462012-07-13T08:17:58.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p><span class="font-size-4">1949 Bentley Mk6</span></p>
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<p>The Bentley was purchased in 1988 from a Robert Regen in Wales for a mere £780.00. This consisted of a chassis with rear axle, front suspension, 2 drums, 2 rear spring, steering column and 2 Lucas P100 heads.…</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4">1949 Bentley Mk6</span></p>
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<p>The Bentley was purchased in 1988 from a Robert Regen in Wales for a mere £780.00. This consisted of a chassis with rear axle, front suspension, 2 drums, 2 rear spring, steering column and 2 Lucas P100 heads.</p>
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<p>The chassis was then modified and powder coated, and an ash frame was built from scratch by David Simpson. The engine was replaced with a 4.5 litre Bentley engine with a full flow oil bypass system. The front suspension was lowered and completely rebuilt. Other items on the car that were rebuilt included the radiator shell. Many parts of the car needed to be completely remade from scratch by expert craftspersons. These included the outside hand brakes and fittings by David Simpson. Simon Green remade the finely crafted wooden steering wheel using the original centre boss. The stainless steel fuel tank had to be built, along with a fitted windscreen by Simmonds, who also recreated the hand stitched mohair easy hood.</p>
<p>Since being fully restored to its former glory by a collection of highly skilled crafts people, the car has gone onto two wins at the Bentley Concours.</p>An Interview with Alistair Rushforthtag:www.thevrl.com,2012-07-12:1465153:BlogPost:3198792012-07-12T09:35:53.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong>An Interview with Alistair Rushforth</strong></span></p>
<p>Alastair has been racing from an early age, first starting Karts working his way up through saloon cars. He currently competes in the MGCC MG Trophy driving a MG ZR 160, alongside team mate Jay Mooney also driving an MG ZR.…</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong>An Interview with Alistair Rushforth</strong></span></p>
<p>Alastair has been racing from an early age, first starting Karts working his way up through saloon cars. He currently competes in the MGCC MG Trophy driving a MG ZR 160, alongside team mate Jay Mooney also driving an MG ZR. Alastair is not only a driver but team principle running Alastair Rushforth Motorsports running cars in the MG Manor Drayton Metro Cup, driven by his brother Matt Rushforth and Simon Wilson.</p>
<p>The MG trophy is one of the most cost effective and considered one of the most entertaining championships in the UK. It’s designed to keep costs down with sealed engines and gearboxes, and only allowing a particular number of new tyres in a season. Which makes the championship suitable for both novice and experienced drivers? It has a point system which allows any driver in any of the classes to win the overall title. Alastair is currently laying 8<sup>th</sup> overall and 3<sup>rd</sup> in class; in 2007 he was 2<sup>nd</sup> overall and class champion. Having missed the first two rounds at Donington this season his overall position in the championship is very good.</p>
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<p>We caught up Alastair and asked him a few questions.</p>
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<p><strong>1: How Long have you been racing</strong></p>
<p>I've been racing since the age of 9.</p>
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<p><strong>2: How did it all begin?</strong></p>
<p>My dad used to rally, hill climb & sprint so I grew up surrounded by race & rally cars. I was given a motocross bike when I was 6 before going to watching a kart race. I think my parents decided four wheels were safer than two, so my dad did a deal to buy a kart at the end of that season and it went from there.</p>
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<p><strong>3: Who’s been your biggest influence as a driver and why?</strong></p>
<p>My dad has been a huge influence. Obviously in the early years his wallet helped, but throughout he's given me guidance, not so much driving wise but regarding my conduct on & off the track, with the team and also helping in keeping my feet firmly on the ground when big BTCC team express an interest. </p>
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<p>Driver-wise I'd choose Nigel Mansell. His grit & determination to succeed in the sport has been a massive influence. I only wish the days of walking into a team & getting them to take a chance on driving ability over wallet content were still with us.</p>
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<p><strong>4: What’s the most important aspect of racing for you?</strong></p>
<p>There are so many areas of motor racing, a lot of which the general public don't see that it's hard to pick one. However, the thrill of competing is immense; it's hard to put into words the feelings & emotions you go through. The social side is great fun with the team and I also get a sense of pride when I see cars I've built being raced.</p>
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<p><strong>5: Why did you choose to compete in the MG Trophy?</strong></p>
<p>My dad & I went to one of the early MG trophy races when the ZR first came out in competition form. Back then the championship was arrive & drive and was supported by MG Sport & Racing. Dad turned to me that day saying "this is where we want to be son" And now here we are. </p>
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<p>We have looked into running our own car in the Clio Cup, but the cars are so expensive to buy so we've returned to the MG Trophy this year.</p>
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<p><strong>6: Which is your favourite circuit and why?</strong></p>
<p>I enjoy Oulton Park, even though the circuit doesn't seem to like me.</p>
<p>(I wrote my old MG ZR off there in 2010)</p>
<p>The circuit is in a very picturesque setting, has every type of corner a driver could ask for. It's also a very undulating circuit which adds to the challenge of mastering of track.</p>
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<p><strong>7: Which conditions do you prefer to race in wet or dry?</strong></p>
<p>Both, in the dry the racing is obviously faster. However I've always been good in the wet. I think this stems from not being able to afford decent wet tyres when we raced karts, I made do with 7 year old tyres which weren't very good and I used to test on slicks in the wet to help with my car/kart control.</p>
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<p>That said I don't have any wet tyres this season as my budget doesn't stretch that far so if it's possible to order dry races for the rest of this year that'd be nice.</p>
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<p><strong>8: How has using Evans Waterless Coolants improved the car/s?</strong></p>
<p>One of the main improvements with using Evans is I no longer need to worry about overheating. The product allows the engines to perform much better as there's no boiling in the cylinder heads. We've even had to use the cars when there's been a slight split in one of the water hoses. Had we used water/antifreeze pressure build up in the system would've meant the split enlarges meaning a loss of coolant & probably a damaged engine. With Evans, there's no build up of pressure, and the split pipe got no worse meaning we could race and solve the issue straight after.</p>
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<p><strong>9: What are your long term plans for Alastair Rushforth Motorsports?</strong></p>
<p>It's no secret that as a driver I am aiming for the BTCC. It would be fantastic if I can get Alastair Rushforth Motorsport there, as an independent team in the future.</p>
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<p><strong>10: Where would you as an individual and as a team like to be in 5 years?</strong></p>
<p>In 5 years time, it's realistic to think that both I & the team will be in the BTCC.</p>
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<p><strong>11: What have you got planned for next year?</strong></p>
<p>Just like every year, what I race is budget dependent. </p>
<p>However, at this point in time it's likely that I'll come back to the MG Trophy for a full season (I'm missing 4 races/2 meetings this year) and do it properly with testing etc.</p>
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<p><strong>12: Have you ever considered giving Rally driving a go?</strong></p>
<p>As a youngster I grew up around rallying and I do enjoy that discipline of the sport. When I was at school, I managed to do my work experience at Silverstone Rally School and actually built one of their Mk2 Escorts. They invited me for a rally day (school wouldn't allow it as I was 15) which I did and really enjoyed it. The director was my instructor (he knew my dad) and he was impressed with my driving even though he referred to me as a "roundy roundy driver" and seemed surprised that even with my racing technique that I could drive a rally car quick.</p>
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<p>I have a saying when asked about driving a certain car or in a championship which is;</p>
<p>"If it has wheels, I'll drive it as fast as it'll go" </p>
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<p><strong>13: What advice would give someone just starting out in motorsport? </strong></p>
<p>Firstly, do your homework properly. That's includes cars, championships & series just as much as learning the info required to pass your ARDs test.</p>
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<p>If you're limited to a budget, work out how much you can afford to spend and stick to it. </p>
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<p>Lastly, enjoy it! For some motor racing is a hobby, and way of releasing frustrations after a working week. Therefore it's vital that you enjoy your racing, regardless where you finish. You'll also find that results will come your way when you enjoy it. </p>
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<p> <a href="http://www.AlastairRushforth.co.uk">www.AlastairRushforth.co.uk</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.AlastairRushforthMotorsport.co.uk">www.AlastairRushforthMotorsport.co.uk</a></p>MG Live Silverstonetag:www.thevrl.com,2012-07-06:1465153:BlogPost:3195652012-07-06T13:00:00.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p><span class="font-size-6" style="color: #888888;">MG Live</span></p>
<p>MG Live saw a weekend of MG cars, events and racing at Silverstone last weekend, with an approximate attendance of around 15,00 visitors over the course of the two days, its definitely the highlight of the MG calendar.</p>
<p>The event is well supported with 14 races and included the…</p>
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<p><span style="color: #888888;" class="font-size-6">MG Live</span></p>
<p>MG Live saw a weekend of MG cars, events and racing at Silverstone last weekend, with an approximate attendance of around 15,00 visitors over the course of the two days, its definitely the highlight of the MG calendar.</p>
<p>The event is well supported with 14 races and included the prestigious MGB50 which saw 58 FIA spec MGB’s all of which were pre 1966 and included 4 original examples built at the Morris Garage by the competitions department. The MGCC is currently in talks with the Guinness Book of Records to have the 58 car race grid included in the next edition. The guest of honour at the show was Paddy Hopkirk, considered by many as one of the greatest rally drivers of all time. Paddy made his name in the mini taking overall victory in the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally.</p>
<p>There were several drivers over the weekend using Evans Waterless Engine coolants competing in the following races; MG Trophy, MG Metro Cup, Pete Best Insurance Championship and the Morgan Aero Challenge.</p>
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<p><b>TN Racing</b></p>
<p>Ollie had issues with his car, which was leaking gas and oil which resulted in under steering problems. This was an issue that plagued his car all weekend, even though the team tried to alter the car to compensate for the situation. The team had a good weekend of racing with Dan finishing 3<sup>rd</sup> in class in the 1<sup>st</sup> race and received driver of the Race in the 2<sup>nd</sup>.</p>
<p>“I’m surprised to be getting this award particularly as I ended up behind the guys I was racing; it was a great race and it shows how competitive we are becoming to be within 13 seconds of the winner in a 20 minute race is still 13 seconds to much but we’re getting better”. Dan Neaves, TN Racing.</p>
<p>Dan lays 8<sup>th</sup> overall in the championship and 4<sup>th</sup> in class B and Oillie is currently laying 16<sup>th</sup> overall.</p>
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<p><b>Alistair Rushforth Motorsports</b></p>
<p>Rushforth Motorsports have drivers competing in both the MG Trophy and the MG Metro Cup. Alistair had a weekend fraught with bumps and scrapes on the track, receiving some damage to the car in race 1, but this didn’t deter him from gaining a 3<sup>rd</sup> in class in the second race.</p>
<p>In the MG Metro Cup Matt Rushforth came 5<sup>th</sup> in both races picking up 12 valuable points in his chase for the championship. Fellow team mate Simon Wilson finished 6<sup>th</sup> in each of the two races picking valuable points in his bid for the championship. Simon is currently lying 6<sup>th</sup> in class and 12<sup>th</sup> overall in the championship.</p>
<p>Overall Rushforth Motorsports had a successful weekend.</p>
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<p><b>Simon Tinkler</b></p>
<p>Competing in the Pete Best Insurance Championship he had a very successful weekend picking up a 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup>. These valuable points will help with his race for the championship, and this was his first win this season. Prior to the Silverstone meet Simon was placed 6<sup>th</sup> overall in the championship, so these valuable points gained at MG Live will hopefully push him closer to the title.</p>
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<p><br/> Simon Tinkler (Pete Best Insurance Challenge) 1st and 2nd <br/> Dan Neaves (MG Trophy) 3rd in class in race 1<br/> Alaistair Rushforth (MG Trophy) 3rd in Class in race 2<br/> David Koskela (MG Trophy) 1st in class<br/> Marc Koskela (MG Trophy) 2nd in class<br/> Matthew Wurr (Morgan Aero Racing Challenge Series) 1st</p>
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<p>It was an excellent weekend for the Evans Waterless Engine Coolants trade stand, meeting a large number of valuable and interested parties. The team also converted 5+ cars during the two day event which included both road going and track cars.</p>TN Racingtag:www.thevrl.com,2012-07-06:1465153:BlogPost:3197142012-07-06T11:40:42.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong>TN Racing</strong></span></p>
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<p>TN Racing is a professional privateer racing team competing in the MGCC MG Trophy Championships, with no backing from manufacturers or big corporations; they are proof that you don’t need big money sponsorship to get started in UK motor racing. The team consists essentially of 3 main…</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong>TN Racing</strong></span></p>
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<p>TN Racing is a professional privateer racing team competing in the MGCC MG Trophy Championships, with no backing from manufacturers or big corporations; they are proof that you don’t need big money sponsorship to get started in UK motor racing. The team consists essentially of 3 main members; team principle Blaine Neaves and drivers Ollie and Dan Neaves.</p>
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<p>Blaine Neaves has a proven track record in UK motorsport since 1990 and has driven and prepped cars with great success. This has given him the experience required for the role as team principle. Ollie was the Pete Best Insurance Championship in 2010, and gained his first win on his 5<sup>th</sup> race. He has great ability as a driver and can grab a car by the scruff of the neck and pull it around the track with great success. Dan Neaves started racing in 2009 in the MGCC PIBC in a modified MGB which he competed in until 2011. He has obtained many podium finishes, and managed his first podium result in his 2<sup>nd</sup> outing. Recently he achieved a 3<sup>rd</sup> in class at MG Live (Silverstone) racing in the MG Trophy.</p>
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<p>The team are competing this year in the MGCC MG Trophy in class B. This championship is considered by many to be one of the UK’s best and most enjoyable single marquee championships on the UK motorsport scene. The championship has produced many drivers who have progressed into higher levels of UK motorsport. These include Fiona Leggate (British Touring Car Championship), Rachael Davies (Radical Clubman’s) and Jack Goff (Air Asia Clio Cup).</p>
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<p>TN racing converted their MG ZR 190’s over to Evans Waterless Engine Coolants (Power Cool 180) this year. The benefits of using Power Cool became apparent whilst racing at Brands Hatch, the team noticed a small leak at the start of the race and was losing a very small amount of fluid. They decided to race anyway, knowing that under heat Evans Coolants don’t expand, which meant that there should be minimal lose during the race. After the race it was noticed that they had only lost a small amount of coolant from the system. Had they been running a water based coolant, team principle Blaine was confident that the car wouldn’t have finished the race.</p>
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<p><i>“After some consideration we shoes to send the car out and I told Dan to monitor the temperature very carefully. A normal coolant system would have failed but we knew that the new Coolant wouldn’t force the fluid out under pressure. We were still worried but the car finished and we got some points.”</i> Blaine Neaves, Team Principle, TN Racing</p>Evans Waterless Engine Coolants set new limits for Liquid Coolingtag:www.thevrl.com,2012-06-18:1465153:BlogPost:3182232012-06-18T09:00:00.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p>Water is cheap and an excellent heat transfer fluid, provided it operates within a limited temperature range. Specifically, below 100 C and above 0C. Adding 50% anti-freeze and applying 14.5psi raises the boiling point to 125 C and lowers the freezing point to -35. Surprisingly these additional measures regulary fail to prevent overheating in classic, high…</p>
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<p>Water is cheap and an excellent heat transfer fluid, provided it operates within a limited temperature range. Specifically, below 100 C and above 0C. Adding 50% anti-freeze and applying 14.5psi raises the boiling point to 125 C and lowers the freezing point to -35. Surprisingly these additional measures regulary fail to prevent overheating in classic, high performance and heavy duty engines. The high Vapour pressure generated by water based coolants place long term and cyclic strain on hoses, pump seals, radiators etc. Often resulting in component failure and the discharge of scalding coolant, which flashes to steam.</p>
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<p>Water is also the root cause of corrosion in engine. Current anti-freeze formulations regularly fail to prevent cavitation, oxidation and galvanic action, eating away pumps, radiators, liners etc. Corrosion build-up, inhibitor dropout and lime-scale precipitation significantly reduces heat transfer effciency and accelerates overheating. According to the BTC Testing Advisory Group "up to 60% of all engine failures (breakdowns) can be attributed to cooling system failure."</p>
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<p>Evans Waterless Engine Coolants set new limits for Liquid Cooling. Specifically they;</p>
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<li>Boil over at 180 C and cystallize (with no expansive force) below -40 C</li>
<li>Ensure Heat energyif effectively removed no matter what the load or cooling system condition.</li>
<li>Eliminate corrosion caused by oxidation and galvanic action.</li>
<li>Prevent, erosion to pumps, pitting of liners and warping of cylinder heads.</li>
<li>Generate one quarter of the vapour pressure associated to water based coolants.</li>
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<p>Unlike standard anti-freeze Evans Waterless Engine Coolants are NON-TOXIC and have been proven to last an engine lifetime.</p>
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<p>Evans distribute through marque specialists such as Melvynn Rutter Ltd (Morgan specialist). Our distributors and conversion centres can be found by clicking here; <a href="http://www.evanscooling.uk.com/Stockists.html">http://www.evanscooling.uk.com/Stockists.html</a></p>
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<p> </p>Evans Waterless Engine Coolants Conversion Centrestag:www.thevrl.com,2012-06-18:1465153:BlogPost:3183042012-06-18T08:13:50.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p><span class="font-size-5" style="color: #003300;"><strong>Melvyn Rutter</strong></span></p>
<p>With over 36 years of experience and hard work, Melvyn has built up a facility that provides an outstanding service for Morgan owners.</p>
<p>It’s been said that they’re the No: 1 company for Morgan Cars, carrying out virtually everything in house.…</p>
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<p><span style="color: #003300;" class="font-size-5"><strong>Melvyn Rutter</strong></span></p>
<p>With over 36 years of experience and hard work, Melvyn has built up a facility that provides an outstanding service for Morgan owners.</p>
<p>It’s been said that they’re the No: 1 company for Morgan Cars, carrying out virtually everything in house.</p>
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<p>Customers have brought their cars to Melvyn from all over the world for both partial and full restoration services.</p>
<p>Melvyn is also able to supply a vast range of spare parts, either new or restored, and they can be supplied over the counter or via fast delivery mail.</p>
<p>2012 saw Melvyn become a major distributor and conversion centre for Evans Waterless Engine Coolants.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.melvyn-rutter.net/">http://www.melvyn-rutter.net/</a></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #003300;" class="font-size-5">David Ayre Vintage Car Restoration</span></strong></p>
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<p>David Ayre is a restoration company specialising in Vintage Bentley, W.O Bentley, S type Invicta and Lagonda.</p>
<p>With over 30 years Experience in the Vintage Car Industry, David Ayres’ specialise in The Pre War Bentley, in particular the W. O. 6 1/2 and Speed Six Vintage Bentley, Lagonda and S Type Invicta. To date David Ayre has fully restored a number of W. O. 6½ Litre Vintage Bentleys, Speed Six's, Lagondas and S Type Invictas which have achieved numerous rally successes including many "Monte Carlo" wins with Invictas, along with competing in many long distance rallies with Lagondas and Speed Six Vintage Bentleys.</p>
<p>Many of the cars they’ve restored over the years have achieved wins at Pebble Beach and at International Concours d’Elegance events. This means they are able to provide customers with a very dedicated and comprehensive service to all owners of vintage cars.</p>
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<p>David & Karen Ayre bought the Itala in 2005 to take part in the 2007 Centenary “Peking to Paris". David started to Restore his 1907 40 HP Itala to compete in the Centenary “Peking to Paris” as well as preparing 2 other 6½ Vintage Bentleys for the Rally. In 2007 the Itala <strong>did</strong> Successfully Complete the Peking to Paris Rally without Major Problems. The Itala was Fully Restored by David Ayre for this event and since then has travelled extensively and taken part in many events and rallies.</p>
<p>As of 2012 David Ayre has become a conversion centre for Evans Waterless Engine Coolants.</p>
<p><i>“Evans Coolant will improve your cooling system performance and will also protect your engine, extending its life and improving reliability”</i> David Ayres</p>
<p><a href="http://www.davidayre.com/">http://www.davidayre.com/</a></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #003300;" class="font-size-5">David Brown Vintage and Classic Restorations</span></strong></p>
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<p>A family run business that was established in 1984. With over twenty five years experience the company has gained enviable reputation for attention to detail, quality and service.</p>
<p>A specialist in vintage and classic motor vehicles covering periods from the early days of motoring, through to classics and iconic cars of recent years.</p>
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<p>With a team of dedicated skilled crafts people producing high quality workmanship meeting all the needs of the vintage and classic motorist.</p>
<p>The company has specialist departments for every aspect of vehicle restoration offering a wide variety of services. Recently they added a conversion service to convert cars/vehicles across to Evans Waterless Engine Coolants.</p>
<p>In 2007 David Brown Restorations achieved a 1<sup>st</sup> place AON award for excellence. They have also been awarded a Bonham Award for Restoration Excellence. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.davidbrownrestorations.co.uk">http://www.davidbrownrestorations.co.uk</a></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-5"><strong><span style="color: #003300;">Richard C Moss</span></strong></span></p>
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<p>With 44 years of experience, RC Moss is one of a few companies that can truly build authentic vintage cars.</p>
<p>They have restored over 20 cars to date which include an Edward Panhard Lavassar Racing Car. Eighteen of the cars which have been restored by RC Moss have had concours wins. Which is more than any other restoration firm?</p>
<p>Recent projects have included Bill Lakes 6.5 Le Man Car, and are currently undertaking a full restoration of OLD No 2, having completed OLD No: 1, the two times Le Mans Winner and Brooklands Outer circuit Car.</p>
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<p>One of the most exciting projects RC Moss has undertaken was the building of an aero engine vintage Bentley, which has broken several British sprint and endurance records. Thunderbolt was built using a Merlin 27 litre V12 engine, and a six speed Bentley chassis.</p>
<p>In 2012 RC Moss started to use Evans Waterless Engine Coolants in the cars they restore as well as becoming a distributor.</p>
<p><i>“I use Evans Waterless Engine Coolants in both my restorations and my own vintage vehicles. I now run the famous Thunderbolt aero Bentley with Evans Vintage Cool 180. I am very pleased with the performance and would recommend Evans Waterless Engine Coolants for protection, peace of mind and performance in all vintage vehicles.”</i></p>
<p>Graham Moss,<br/> RC MOSS LTD<br/> Vintage Restoration Specialists.</p>
<p> <a href="http://www.rcmoss.co.uk/">http://www.rcmoss.co.uk/</a></p>Thunderbolttag:www.thevrl.com,2012-06-12:1465153:BlogPost:3177042012-06-12T15:31:16.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Thunderbolt, Holder of 10 World Land Speed Records, is an aero-engine Bentley cooled by Evans. Built in the fashion, design and build in a one off 1.35:1 ratio, 3 speed gearbox, twin plate clutch to handle 1550 lbs of torque, with the aim to drive the car to best a number of British Land speed…</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Thunderbolt, Holder of 10 World Land Speed Records, is an aero-engine Bentley cooled by Evans. Built in the fashion, design and build in a one off 1.35:1 ratio, 3 speed gearbox, twin plate clutch to handle 1550 lbs of torque, with the aim to drive the car to best a number of British Land speed records.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">On its first attempt the Thunderbolt shattered ten current modern records at Millbrook’s 2 mile banked circle. The only problem that occurred during the land speed attempts was the rear tire overheating and shedding its tread at speeds over 135 mph. With two laps left, they were so far ahead of schedule; they still beat the record limping home at 30mph for those last two laps.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">This highlighted the great capability of these old cars especially when given a fast track to run on. It also demonstrated its ability to beat modern record breakers. It does help having 27 litre V12 engine bursting full of power when it comes to record breaking runs.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">“I use Evans Waterless Engine Coolants in both my restorations and my own vintage vehicles. I now run the famous Thunderbolt aero Bentley with Evans Vintage Cool 180. I am very pleased with the performance and would recommend Evans Waterless Engine Coolants for protection, peace of mind and performance in all vintage vehicles.” <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Graham Moss, RC MOSS LTD</span></span></p>McLaren M10B Chevrolettag:www.thevrl.com,2012-05-31:1465153:BlogPost:3159802012-05-31T09:00:00.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p>This was one of the most successful Formula 5000 car in the history of the Formula. Originally driven by Peter Gethin to his 2<sup>nd</sup> Guards F5000 Championship, the car was run by Sid Taylor Racing and powered by an Alan Smith Chevrolet engine. During the 1970 Championship winning season Peter Gethin scored several podium finishes which included 8…</p>
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<p>This was one of the most successful Formula 5000 car in the history of the Formula. Originally driven by Peter Gethin to his 2<sup>nd</sup> Guards F5000 Championship, the car was run by Sid Taylor Racing and powered by an Alan Smith Chevrolet engine. During the 1970 Championship winning season Peter Gethin scored several podium finishes which included 8 outright wins, 3 second places, along with 9 fastest laps on his way to winning the title before he moved up to F1 with McLaren and later BRM.</p>
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<p>Another famous driver to sit behind the wheel of this car was Derek Bell, who stepped in for the 1970 Monza race when Peter was no longer available. Derek won the first race in the car but suffered technical issues in the 2<sup>nd</sup> race of the meet.</p>
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<p>When Peter moved up to F1 Riene Wisell from Sweden, took over the duties behind the wheel finishing the rest of the season with 3 more wins, a send and 4 more fastest laps. Reine also made the transition up to Formula 1 as team mate to Emerson Fittipaldi at Lotus.</p>
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<p>Keith Holland bought and ran the car for the 71 season, but an accident at the season opener meant he was out of contention until Monza where he secured a 4<sup>th</sup> place. Keith ran the car for another season hitting the podium at Mallory with a 2<sup>nd</sup> place, 3<sup>rd</sup> at Mondello and a 4<sup>th</sup> at Brands Hatch.</p>
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<p>In 2000 Mark Longmore bought the car and restored it back to its original race condition when Peter Gethin drove it in the 1970 Championship winning year. The car is now driven by Matthew Wurr and has achieved a number of class wins in FORCE races including an overall 2<sup>nd</sup> place at Oulton Park Gold Cup in 2002. The car is currently being raced in the HSCC Derek Bell Trophy F5000 Championship.</p>
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<p><b>Mclaren M10B Chassis (10 – 0006) 1970 supplied by Mark Longmore</b></p>
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<p>The Mclaren M10 was the most successful chassis in the early years of Formula 5000, winning the 1969 and 1970 UK Championships in the hands of Peter Gethin. The M10B Chassis also won the US Formula A Championship John Cannon in 1970, and David Hobbs in 1971, it also won the 1971 Tasman series in the hands of Graham McRae.</p>
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<p>27/3/70 2nd Oulton Park Peter Gethin</p>
<p>30/3/70 1st Brands Hatch Peter Gethin</p>
<p>05/4/70 1st Zolder Peter Gethin</p>
<p>19/4/70 1st Zandvoort Peter Gethin</p>
<p>03/5/70 1st Brands Hacth Peter Gethin</p>
<p>09/5/70 1st Castle Combe Peter Gethin</p>
<p>25/5/70 1st Mallory Park Peter Gethin</p>
<p>01/6/70 2nd Mondello Park Peter Gethin</p>
<p>06/6/70 1st Silverstone Peter Gethin</p>
<p>28/6/70 1st Anderstorp Peter Gethin</p>
<p>09/8/70 2nd Thruxton Peter Gethin</p>
<p>31/8/70 1st Snetterton Reine Wisell</p>
<p>13/9/70 1st Hockenheim Reine Wisell</p>
<p>19/9/70 1st Oulton Park Reine Wisell</p>
<p>14/2/71 9th Warwick Farm Keith Holland</p>
<p>21/2/71 5th Sandown Park Keith Holland</p>
<p>1975 & 1976 Dave Harris 1st British Sprint Championship</p>
<p>Current Owner Mark Longmore, driven by Matthew Wurr.</p>
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<p>Images were supplied by PAJ Photography</p>Itala, 40HP, 1907tag:www.thevrl.com,2012-05-17:1465153:BlogPost:3151142012-05-17T15:06:12.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p>The Itala was discovered by Group Captain Rexford-Welch lying derelict on a farm in Oxfordshire in the late 40’s whilst on a night rally. The Itala had apparently been sitting in a Farmyard derelict for over 30 years!</p>
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<p>The Itala was discovered by Group Captain Rexford-Welch lying derelict on a farm in Oxfordshire in the late 40’s whilst on a night rally. The Itala had apparently been sitting in a Farmyard derelict for over 30 years!</p>
<p>The Group Captain abandoned his rally and sat waiting until dawn to approach the landowner. He promptly purchased the Itala from the farm owners and then towed it back to London with his Lagonda and restored it in his garage in Baker Street.</p>
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<p>After quite a lengthy restoration project The Itala was eventually completed and used on many events in the late 50’s and up until the 1960's when sadly it was laid to rest again for over 40 years.</p>
<p>David & Karen Ayre bought the Itala in 2005 to take part in the 2007 Centenary “Peking to Paris". David started to Restore his 1907 40 HP Itala to compete in the Centenary “Peking to Paris” as well as preparing 2 other 6½ Vintage Bentleys for the Rally.</p>
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<p>In 2007 the Itala did Successfully Complete the Peking to Paris Rally without Major Problems. The Itala was Fully Restored by David Ayre for this event and since then has travelled extensively and taken part in many events and rallies. With over 30 years Experience in the Vintage Car Industry, David Ayres’ specialise in The Pre War Bentley, in particular the W. O. 6 1/2 and Speed Six Vintage Bentley, Lagonda and S Type Invicta.</p>
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<p>To date David Ayre has fully restored a number of W. O. 6½ Litre Vintage Bentleys, Speed Six's, Lagondas and S Type Invictas which have achieved numerous rally successes including many "Monte Carlo" wins with Invictas, along with competing in many long distance rallies with Lagondas and Speed Six Vintage Bentleys.</p>
<p> As of 2012 David Ayre has become a conversion centre for Evans Waterless Engine Coolants. “Evans Coolant will improve your cooling system performance and will also protect your engine, extending its life and improving reliability” David Ayres</p>
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<p>(Images courtesy of David Ayres)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.davidayre.com/">http://www.davidayre.com/</a></p>Simple instructions for Converting to Evans Waterless Engine Coolantstag:www.thevrl.com,2012-05-16:1465153:BlogPost:3150992012-05-16T09:30:00.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
<p align="left" dir="ltr"><span class="font-size-4"><strong><span style="color: #003300;">Step 1.</span></strong></span></p>
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<p align="left" dir="ltr">whilst not essential we would recommend the engine is run until warm. This will help ensure any sediment is partially loosened and coolant viscosity lowered. Drain the existing coolant from the entire cooling system including the heater…</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="left">whilst not essential we would recommend the engine is run until warm. This will help ensure any sediment is partially loosened and coolant viscosity lowered. Drain the existing coolant from the entire cooling system including the heater matrix and all hoses. Remember that antifreeze is toxic and should be collected and disposed of responsibly.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="left">Blowing low pressure compressed air through the system after draining can help remove any coolant that remains within dead legs etc. Jacking the car so that it is angled toward the drain plug will also help.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="left">To further ensure that the cooling system is as free from water as possible we recommed Evans Prep Fluid. This hygroscopic fluid absorbs any residual water and removes any loose dirt and scale. Fill the system with Evans Prep Fluid and run the engine until normal operating temperature is reached. Allow to cool then redrain.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="left">Once you have drained the Prep Fluid store it in an air tight container as it can be used several times.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="font-size-4">Step 3.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" align="left"><span style="color: #003300;"><strong>Fill with Evans Waterless Coolant.</strong></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" align="left">Fill the system with the appropriate Evans coolant. Run the engine until normal operating temperature is reached to displace any trapped air. After the initial fill check the coolant level and top up if necessary.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" align="left">Provided the system is not left open to the atmosphere or accidentally contaminated with water it will last the life time of the engine. Forget longlife, Evans is 4life!</p>
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<p>This year Evans Waterless Coolants are sponsoring a number of events, drivers and racing teams. The team at Evans decided to sponsor two race series, a classic car championship and a modern road car series. Both race championships require the drivers to race road spec cars. The MG Trophy all the cars are modern MG vehicles that are available to the public, where as the 70's Roadsports Championship with the HSCC the cars are now considered classics, which means that there is a wide variety of…</p>
<p>This year Evans Waterless Coolants are sponsoring a number of events, drivers and racing teams. The team at Evans decided to sponsor two race series, a classic car championship and a modern road car series. Both race championships require the drivers to race road spec cars. The MG Trophy all the cars are modern MG vehicles that are available to the public, where as the 70's Roadsports Championship with the HSCC the cars are now considered classics, which means that there is a wide variety of differing cars on the track.</p>
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<p><strong>HSCC Evans Waterless Engine Coolants 70’s Roadsports Championship</strong></p>
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<p>The HSCC was created in 1966 by a small group of enthusiasts, notably Guy Griffiths and Betty Haig. They were frustrated by a lack of races for older sports cars and wanted to stop them being modified, inappropriately, beyond their original specification or exported to the USA. Members from the sixties, and we have quite a few, say we were formed to help competitors enjoy themselves racing 'nice proper cars' on interesting circuits.</p>
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<p>In recent years the HSCC have been asked to organise the 'Silverstone Classic' and historic races supporting the British Grand Prix. Today, the Club is proud to be playing a role in making historic racing the fastest growing part of the UK racing scene.</p>
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<p>This year Evans Waterless Engine Coolants are sponsoring the HSCC 7o’s Road sports Championship. It’s a race series for road-legal production sports cars produced and registered in the 1970s. Some minor modifications to engines and suspension are permitted, but body shells must remain standard. The result is a huge and varied field, packed with Porsches, Datsuns, MGs and many more marquees.</p>
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<p>Competitors are only allowed to make minor modifications to engine and suspension, body shell must remain as standard. Cars must also remain road legal and drivers are awarded additional points if they drive to the circuit. John Thomason is the man to beat this year as the current reigning champion.</p>
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<p><strong>MGCC - Evans Power Cool MG Trophy</strong></p>
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<p>The MG Car Club has a long history in hosting its own competitions and meeting catering for all forms of motorsport, weather its track racing, rallying, hill climbs or trials. These have been designed specifically for the enjoyment of its members, along with encouraging and assisting those taking their first steps into motorsports.</p>
<p>The MGCC currently promotes and runs seven race championships, which meet all over the UK. These are either at its own run events or as invited guests at other club championship meets.</p>
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<p>The MG Trophy is one of the UK’s most enjoyable club championships. It offers high quality close racing with options for equally competitive front wheel drive in the MG ZR’s and rear wheel drive in the MG TF and LE 500 cars.</p>
<p>The trophy has in recent years produced drivers who have gone onto higher levels of motor racing. These have included Fiona Leggate, who moved up to the BTCC (British Touring Cars Championships) and Jack Goff to the Clio Cup.</p>
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<p>The regulations in the trophy are designed to keep the costs down to a minimum, making the series suitable for both novice and experienced drivers. All of this makes it one of the most cost effective single club championships in the UK.</p>
<p>This Year Evans Waterless Engine Coolants is sponsoring the Brands Hatch round of the MG Trophy, rebranded as the Evans Power Cool MG Trophy for that particular round.</p>
<p><i>"We are very pleased to announce 'Evans Waterless Cooling' as our race sponsor at Brands Hatch for the Bank Holiday weekend 5/6th May. Evans have an innovative product which they are launching in the UK and we're extremely pleased that they have chosen the MG Trophy races here as their launch platform</i>" Pete Macwaters<br/> MG Trophy Championship Co-ordinator </p>Lotus Judd t101 cooled by Evans Power Cool 180tag:www.thevrl.com,2012-05-11:1465153:BlogPost:3145522012-05-11T11:21:37.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p>Steve Griffiths is the proud owner of an F1 Lotus Judd t101, originally driven by Saturo Nakajima back in 1989.</p>
<p>Designed by Mike Coughlan and Frank Dernie the Lotus Judd was originally driven by Satoru Nakajima in the 1989 F1 season. Nakajima equalled his highest F1 finish with a 4th place at the Australian GP, setting the fastest lap in the process.…</p>
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<p>Steve Griffiths is the proud owner of an F1 Lotus Judd t101, originally driven by Saturo Nakajima back in 1989.</p>
<p>Designed by Mike Coughlan and Frank Dernie the Lotus Judd was originally driven by Satoru Nakajima in the 1989 F1 season. Nakajima equalled his highest F1 finish with a 4th place at the Australian GP, setting the fastest lap in the process. The Lotus team went on to finish 6th in constructors championship final standings.</p>
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<p>The car was in pretty good condition, once it was in Steve’s workshop, it needed to be stripped and every part would need to be checked and replaced if required. Throughout 2010 the engine was stripped, checked, renovated and rebuilt. The car was given a thorough going over and didn’t require many parts to be replaced.</p>
<p>Most of 2011 was spent learning to drive the lotus, which was quite a learning curve. Steve is used to driving high speed performance cars, but nothing could prepare him for how fast the lotus is on the track. It was in another league compared to the cars he’d driven before the Lotus.</p>
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<p>So how fast is it? Well in comparison with last year’s Lotus there was a 5 second difference on lap times between the two. When you consider that the Lotus Steve owns is twenty years old, it’s pretty impressive.</p>
<p><i>“It’s fast, when you sit down in one, you have to be focussed. If you’re not careful the car will bite back, so there’s no doubt you’re driving an F1 car”.</i> Steve Griffiths</p>
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<p>When asked for the reason for switching across to Evans Waterless Engine Coolants in the Lotus. He replied that he no longer had to worry about coolant spilling out on the pit lane or the car suffering from overheating.</p>
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<p><strong><span class="font-size-1">(Images courtesy of Steve Griffiths)</span></strong></p>
<p> </p>MGCC Evans Power Cool MG Trophy Weekendtag:www.thevrl.com,2012-05-11:1465153:BlogPost:3147122012-05-11T08:00:00.000ZJason Hubbardhttps://www.thevrl.com/profile/JasonHubbard
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<p><b>MGCC Spring Weekend- Brands Hatch May 5-6th</b></p>
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<p>It was the MGCC spring weekend at Brands Hatch, sponsored by Evans Waterless Engine Coolants. Wet, slippery and cold were the conditions for the two days, but this gave for some exciting racing for both drivers and viewers alike.</p>
<p>The Evans Power Cool MG Trophy was dominated by Chris Bray who scored a hat trick by winning all three races. Paul Streather was his main rival for the weekend, persistently dogging…</p>
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<p><b>MGCC Spring Weekend- Brands Hatch May 5-6th</b></p>
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<p>It was the MGCC spring weekend at Brands Hatch, sponsored by Evans Waterless Engine Coolants. Wet, slippery and cold were the conditions for the two days, but this gave for some exciting racing for both drivers and viewers alike.</p>
<p>The Evans Power Cool MG Trophy was dominated by Chris Bray who scored a hat trick by winning all three races. Paul Streather was his main rival for the weekend, persistently dogging him around the track in what were rather damp, cold and grisly conditions.</p>
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<p>Andrew Ashton in his modified MG Metro dominated the Pete Best Insurance Challenge, who won both races. Andrew’s Metro screamed around the track out performing and pacing all other cars in the race.</p>
<p>The weekend was packed with some exciting racing from clubs who were invited for the event, these included Porsche club, Aero Racing Morgan challenge and Jaguar Saloon/XJS series. Even though the weather was appalling the racing was excellent, with drivers having to utilise all their skills to keeps the cars on the track.</p>
<p>There were several drivers representing Evans Waterless Engine Coolants during the weekend.</p>
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<p><strong>Matthew Wurr</strong></p>
<p>Matthew Wurr driving a Morgan +8R with Evans Waterless Engine Coolant in the Aero Racing Morgan Challenge at the weekend displayed excellent racing skill by driving up through the field of competitors from 17th to finish third overall and win Driver of the Race Award.</p>
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<p><strong>Alastair Rushforth Motorsports</strong></p>
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<p>Evans Waterless Engine Coolants sponsored driver, Alastair Rushforth of Alastair Rushforth Motorsports picked up a first in class and driver of the race award during the Evans Power Cool MG Trophy weekend at Brands Hatch. <br/> <br/> Well done Alastair, some impressive driving, as he came up through the course from low down on the grid in wet and slippery conditions to win his class. <br/> <br/> <a href="http://www.alastairrushforthmotorsport.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.alastairrushforthmotorsport.co.uk/</a></p>
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<p>With newly converted cars to Evans Power Cool 180, Ollie and Ben were all set for the weekend’s racing. Ben’s radiator on the Saturday was leaking fluid, but the team elected to race despite this problem. Because the car had been converted across to Evans Waterless Engine Coolant, which doesn’t expand as much as traditional cooling fluids the car only lost a minimal amount of coolant. Had the car been running on a water based system it is likely the car would have failed to finish the race.</p>
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<p>Team Principle Blaine said “<em>After some consideration we chose to send the car out and I told Dan to monitor the temps carefully. A normal coolant system would have failed but we knew that the new coolant wouldn’t force fluid out under pressure. We were still wary but the car finished and we got the points.</em>”</p>
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<p><b>Simon Tinkler</b></p>
<p>On his first race Simon was unfortunate to spin off the track causing some minor damage that would need to be repaired before Sunday’s race. This meant Simon started further down the grid for race number two, pushing his way up the field to gain a respectable 2<sup>nd</sup> place in his class.</p>
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<p><strong>Andy Holden Racing</strong></p>
<p>We are pleased to annouce that Andy Holden Racing is using Evans Power Cool 180 in his TVR Sagaris V8, racing in the British Endurance Championship this year.</p>
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<p><strong>David Ayre</strong></p>
<p>David Ayre Vintage Car Restoration have now become a distributor of our products. </p>
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<p><strong>Andy Holden Racing</strong></p>
<p>We are pleased to annouce that Andy Holden Racing is using Evans Power Cool 180 in his TVR Sagaris V8, racing in the British Endurance Championship this year.</p>
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<p><strong>David Ayre</strong></p>
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<p>David Ayre is a restoration company specialising in Vintage Bentley, W.O Bentley, S type Invicta and Lagonda.</p>
<p>With over 30 years Experience in the Vintage Car Industry, David Ayres’ specialise in The Pre War Bentley, in particular the W. O. 6 1/2 and Speed Six Vintage Bentley, Lagonda and S Type Invicta. To date David Ayre has fully restored a number of W. O. 6½ Litre Vintage Bentleys, Speed Six's, Lagondas and S Type Invictas which have achieved numerous rally successes including many "Monte Carlo" wins with Invictas, along with competing in many long distance rallies with Lagondas and Speed Six Vintage Bentleys.</p>
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<p>Evans Waterless Engine Coolants are sponsoring Simon Tinkler this year racing in the MGCC Pete Best Insurance Challenge. Driving an MG, wrapped in Evans colours Simon is performing very well so far this season.</p>
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