It all started back in 2015 when I happened across a 71 1750 Veloce in a container in the small town of Calvinia, in the Northern Cape, South Africa… One thing led to another… and now Ive built and raced my own WideBody Evolution Racer.
Every year I stand at the start line and realise something. I’ve already had my fun.Not here (at the event).Not in the 60 seconds (hopefully less this year) ahead of me.Not in the six runs.Not in the final (if I qualify). My fun was in the year before this, leading up to the event.The late…
On a roll with engine removal practice, i suddenly found myself removing the engine & gearbox from the stepnose. As per the OneTrackMind manifesto, the racecar gets best of whats available, which means gearbox, diff and brake Calipers from #rescuemod have to make their way into the widebody. Needless to say, we will use this…
And just like that, @simola_hillclimb 2023 is all over and we start preparing for another year.I have to admit, the evidence is strong that being prepared is better than arriving a day late.Despite our best efforts being thwarted by self destructing tyres and broken pistons, we managed to pull off the perfect weekend with a…
37 days to Simola Hillclimb2023. Snuck in a little shakedown of the #rescuemod.My first real drive in anger, to say overthinking levels were high would be an understatement.Reminded of my lap of the Nurburgring, driving a vehicle spiritedly on the road is nothing like exploring its limits on the relative safety of a racetrack, suddenly…
Heat is on and it’s not even fully summer yet!@simola_hillclimb 2023, Ticket Sales Opened yesterday, 4-7 May 2023. 253 days….After yet another 1.04 best run, decisions were made. More Race, less Daily. No more driving to the event, we need to tow a #RaceCar.Having sold my much loved #volksiebus with the business, it was time…
4th #JaguarSGC done and dusted. Still reeling from last years frantic experience, once again left everything to the last minute. Only managed to swap out cylinder head on Monday, rewired (more or less) the dashboard, fitted seats, rechromed lights & surrounds, before realizing the license had expired… Lovely roadtrip to knysna via R62, abruptly halted…