Racing 101

A Month Ago

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A month ago I hoped I would be shaking down this car tomorrow. I suppose I am eating humble pie, which I am proud to admit tastes delicious. The skills I have learned, confidence gained and personal growth I’ve experienced in the passed couple weeks is invaluable! After the highs of cutting, welding and grinding … Read more

Color

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I was going to keep the color to myself and do a big reveal, but I can’t keep a secret for sh!t. So please keep this between us.Why the color I hear you protest. Well, as a Ducati Dealer everything was Red and as KTM Dealer everything was Orange. Needless to say, one does get … Read more

Emotional Attachement

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Update on the widebody build for Simola Hillclimb 2024. The idea behind rescuing a derelict racecar for the HillClimb, was to have no emotional attachment in the very likelihood of a racing incident. Well that didn’t last a minute! As posted previously, I specialise in massively underestimating the time to complete a task. In my … Read more

Skills, Skills & Time

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A month ago I hoped I would be shaking down this car tomorrow.I suppose I am eating humble pie, which I am proud to admit tastes delicious.The skills I have learned, confidence gained and personal growth I’ve experienced in the passed couple weeks is invaluable!After the highs of cutting, welding and grinding last week to … Read more

All fall down

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SPOILER ALERT!!!Egos and body work may have been injured in the work leading up to this post.By far the sketchiest thing I’ve done with a car. Mount it on a rotisserie! 105’s are known for their fragile bumper mounts and I don’t have time to manufacture elaborate brackets. Also, the removal of fenders has lessened … Read more