The story of an abandoned RaceCar, Rescued from East London GrandPrix Circuit and lovingly recommissioned into a TimeAttack WideBody Evolution. The best I could build, with my limited resources, skills and finances. The saga continues…
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Simola2025…
Simola Hillclimb2025 update.Things took an expected Segway this week when work commenced on 71Veloce instead of the WideBody. Turns out there is a rally sprint at dust n dirt in two weeks, so it was decided that this would be an ideal opportunity to hone some skills while putting the 71Veloce through its paces. Some…
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Simola2024 Deconstructed
5Weeks Exactly 5 weeks since #classicfriday, @simola_hillclimb. A lot of time to reflect on the hangover from the intense buildup to the event and catch up on much needed sleep. And sleep I have. Anytime, anywhere, everywhere, like I’m being paid to sleep.Slowly, very slowly, as my energy levels restore, my appetite returns, appetite to…
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Things Change Quickly
Well, that escalated quickly and did not go according to plan.Appears I attached the gearbox to the engine incorrectly, preventing the motor from turning over. This only became evident once I had installed the motor, gearbox and fancy fabricated shorty exhaust.With only 24 hours to work with, I had to make the tough decision to…
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A Month Ago
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…
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Color
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…
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Emotional Attachement
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…