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by Ben
Thu Aug 04, 2022 2:10 pm
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: The journey of one man and his Mule(s)
Replies: 2926
Views: 474287

Re: The journey of one man and his Mule(s)

I've seen enough of his dangly carrot thankyouverymuch
by Ben
Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:57 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: New member 😬
Replies: 7
Views: 6417

Re: New member 😬

Blimey, I remember going down to the Goodwood breakfast club with you back in....er.... 2008? 2009?

Hope the new one is a good'un :thumleft:
by Ben
Mon Dec 03, 2018 12:38 pm
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Supercharger bronze windscreen
Replies: 4
Views: 6569

Re: Supercharger bronze windscreen

Yeah - like I said it was a few years ago now, but the delivery and quality were spot on :thumleft:
by Ben
Mon Dec 03, 2018 11:41 am
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Supercharger bronze windscreen
Replies: 4
Views: 6569

Re: Supercharger bronze windscreen

I spent ages looking when I needed one for my SE a few years ago. Pilkington were the only place I could find who could offer a bronze screen.
by Ben
Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:49 pm
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Wheels and Tyres
Replies: 4
Views: 4936

Re: Wheels and Tyres

From what I remember that all sounds OK to me :thumleft:

What springs and dampers are you running?

Personally I'd avoid Toyo T1Rs (if that's what you're thinking) - they're pretty dated now and there are far better tyres available.
by Ben
Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:36 pm
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: The journey of one man and his Mule(s)
Replies: 2926
Views: 474287

Re: The journey of one man and his Mule(s)

pistol pete wrote:
Ben wrote:
Best get that exhaust sorted though, otherwise our noise-off will be a tad one-sided :D


:-k :-k :-k :-k :-k you are missing one....


No I wasn't. I can take both of you :D
by Ben
Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:53 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer
Replies: 105
Views: 47293

Re: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer

Aaaaaand breathe :lol:
by Ben
Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:31 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer
Replies: 105
Views: 47293

Re: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer

Aaaaaaaaaaand 10th Sept! So, Croft! As said, first time we'd driven it in the RX8 and I wasn't sure what to expect. It's another fast circuit with lots of time to be made (and lost!) in the bravery stakes. I'd managed to mix up my weekends somehow, but through some serendipitous events was due to be...
by Ben
Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:30 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer
Replies: 105
Views: 47293

Re: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer

28th August (nearly there!!) The summer break is well and truly over – after a six week break we're treated to two of the best (not to mention furthest away!) tracks of the calendar: Anglesey and Croft. There wasn't much in the way of prep to do after Kendrew, but getting the new set of tyres on w...
by Ben
Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:29 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer
Replies: 105
Views: 47293

Re: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer

And the aforementioned vid: 5 minutes of actual trying to be fast, followed by many tyre deaths :D

https://youtu.be/0nn9WXkPCHU

This car is bloody awesome :D
by Ben
Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:29 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer
Replies: 105
Views: 47293

Re: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer

July 16th: Well then, on to Kendrew! They have a bit of a bad reputation, but I love airfield circuits. There's so much variation in surface, lines, speed…. And there's loads of space to have a bit of fun. We had a great weekend all planned out – I was to head down to Pete's after work on Friday...
by Ben
Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:27 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer
Replies: 105
Views: 47293

Re: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer

July 6th: Well I missed the last round due to holiday, but Pete's given an update on another forum so thought I'd post it here :) Sorry for the thread hijack but before i start.. this is me and ben at a recent friends wedding https://farm1.staticflickr.com/844/42299780385_30d6580980_z.jpg FB_IMG_152...
by Ben
Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:26 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer
Replies: 105
Views: 47293

Re: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer

May 29th: Bit late with the update but we are now, literally (!) back on track :D Pete had sorted a few bits since my last visit as final preparation for our next track outing. Job number one was to finally get it up on the ramps and have the alignment checked. We were expecting things to be a bit o...
by Ben
Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:25 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer
Replies: 105
Views: 47293

Re: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer

May 1st: As predicted, it was a b***** of a job - so much so that I completely forgot to take any 'in progress' shots :( Still, the weekend was a success, eventually. The new steering rack was kindly provided with a snapped bolt in the steering UJ, which gave us lots of fun trying to drill out. We a...
by Ben
Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:24 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer
Replies: 105
Views: 47293

Re: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer

....and 4 days later! :( Well we almost (almost!) got it back together in time for Cadwell today. The good news is we know the important bits are all straight - unfortunately the steering rack itself is bent, and despite working on it all day yesterday we were never going to source and fit a new one...
by Ben
Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:21 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer
Replies: 105
Views: 47293

Re: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer

3rd April: Well now, that didn't go to plan! https://farm1.staticflickr.com/901/41160757632_eeacdd5d16_z.jpg Having put the car through scrutineering the evening before, we had ample time the morning of the sprint to set up cameras, check the car over etc. as well as spend a bit of time catching up ...
by Ben
Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:20 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer
Replies: 105
Views: 47293

Re: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer

28th March: T minus 4 days to round 1. Pretty nervous now, I've got to admit! Thought I'd give the old girl the first clean since last summer... https://farm1.staticflickr.com/803/40315397604_982f3c43d9_z.jpg https://farm1.staticflickr.com/866/27195889598_e4e43dcc73_z.jpg ....and then couldn't resis...
by Ben
Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:19 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer
Replies: 105
Views: 47293

Re: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer

Originally posted 12th March: With race day fast approaching it still felt like we had a lot to do. Aside from anything else, we had to get the track wheels from mine down to Pete (he's going to be support car for the first few rounds) and the RX8 back up to me once it was back together. Pete's been...
by Ben
Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:17 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer
Replies: 105
Views: 47293

Re: Pete and Ben's Rotary Racer

Well it appears I've neglected this somewhat... 8-[

Best rectify that, huh. Buckle up, you're about to get almost an entire season of sprinting in one hit :lol:
by Ben
Wed Sep 12, 2018 8:38 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: The journey of one man and his Mule(s)
Replies: 2926
Views: 474287

Re: The journey of one man and his Mule(s)

I'm pretty sure my M5 has the same brushed silver trim. After 17 years and a hundred-and-mumblemumble thousand miles it's probably the cleanest bit of the car :lol:

Best get that exhaust sorted though, otherwise our noise-off will be a tad one-sided :D

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