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loving the write ups Ed - they makes you feel like you’re actually there in the moment too.
Wheels look awesome
Wheels look awesome
Lightness Revisited - A 172 Cup Adventure.
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Thanks Nick. Very kind of you to say.loving the write ups Ed - they makes you feel like you’re actually there in the moment too.
Wheels look awesome
I’m pleased with how the wheels turned out. They’re quite similar to a Turini in style so shouldn’t look too out of place on the car. I’ll only be using them on the track for dry runs in any case. With the price the tyres are, I’m not wearing them out on the road!
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Thanks for sharing that Francis. It looks like that car has either an old Ktec (when they were decent) or Pure Motorsport ‘stealth’ exhaust. They do sound good. Jill has a vid of me barreling through the farm buildings on the hill and the car sounds really great ‘on song’!
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More Mid-Season Malarky.
July 2026.
The sticky tyres arrived about a fortnight ago, yet due to work commitments and life in general getting in the way, they snoozed at the unit in a little stack until finally, this Friday, an opportunity for an early finish found me on the phone to my tyre fitting friend.
A wipe over with a cloth for the new rubber..
Mark in our local town, used to fit tyres for my Mini's 30 odd years ago, so we have a great rapport. He's doing a lot of stuff for Caterhams lately, so he knows his onions and is a master of his craft. I turned up mid afternoon and spent a pleasant 40 minutes chatting whilst he slipped the Yoko's onto the fancy Spanish wheels. This wheel and tyre combo is looking great now to my eyes and think it will suit the Cup in it's competition guise, just the right amount of aesthetic purposefulness without looking overly aggressive. Mark even fitted some little stubby motorcycle valves.... to save the odd gram and look a bit trick. A thoughtful touch.
My.... what a dinky valve!
The wheels are now clogging up the dining room at home and really I'm itching to test fit them on the Cup. Tomorrow looks wet, so I've half a plan forming to pop to the unit and have a play, I need to check how the offset is looking, I'm crossing fingers my 14mm of increased track isn't going to foul any arches!
July 2026.
The sticky tyres arrived about a fortnight ago, yet due to work commitments and life in general getting in the way, they snoozed at the unit in a little stack until finally, this Friday, an opportunity for an early finish found me on the phone to my tyre fitting friend.
A wipe over with a cloth for the new rubber..
Mark in our local town, used to fit tyres for my Mini's 30 odd years ago, so we have a great rapport. He's doing a lot of stuff for Caterhams lately, so he knows his onions and is a master of his craft. I turned up mid afternoon and spent a pleasant 40 minutes chatting whilst he slipped the Yoko's onto the fancy Spanish wheels. This wheel and tyre combo is looking great now to my eyes and think it will suit the Cup in it's competition guise, just the right amount of aesthetic purposefulness without looking overly aggressive. Mark even fitted some little stubby motorcycle valves.... to save the odd gram and look a bit trick. A thoughtful touch.
My.... what a dinky valve!
The wheels are now clogging up the dining room at home and really I'm itching to test fit them on the Cup. Tomorrow looks wet, so I've half a plan forming to pop to the unit and have a play, I need to check how the offset is looking, I'm crossing fingers my 14mm of increased track isn't going to foul any arches!
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Very cool Ed - I looked at yesterday’s Harewood driver lineup to see if you had entered.
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Cheers Nick.Very cool Ed - I looked at yesterday’s Harewood driver lineup to see if you had entered.
We're not running this weekend. The BHC events don't include rounds for the Harewood Championship so the usual class structure isn't in place. A few of our gang are there, but the majority are saving the cars for 'our' rounds.
Back to it in August with my raft of minor tweaks...