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 … Read more
23 Weeks to @simola_hillclimb 2025; the procrastination is paying dividends. With less than 232days til RaceDay, one should arguably become nervous. But not this guy. “Racing is life, everything else is waiting” says Steve Mcqueen.Well, I’m here to tell you: “racing is life, everything else is PREPARATION”. As mentioned last week, I’ve learnt a lot … Read more
239 days to Simola Hillclimb 2025, so as a professional procrastinator I decided a little clean up would be in order. You know what they say about working in a dirty environment…(please let me know if you do)Started with fitting new caster wheels to the engine hoist and then got carried away lifting random objects … Read more
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 … Read more
Lesson: don’t think you will remember the last thing you were working on, therefore, always complete the job before any intended break. Haven’t touched the Bedford since before I started working on the race car, over two months ago. In the interests of safety and reliability, I decided to opt out of the ageing old … Read more
Simola2024 entry accepted, racecar to build, so obviously we decided to take a slow drive into the country to explore the surrounding mountains of Montague. The ultimate visceral experience, roadtrip in a classic car, with precious cargo. Stress and joy in equal measures, with no modern day comforts, a sensory overload of smells (mostly carburettors) … Read more