MrLizard Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I am pleased to announce that Abbey Motorsport and TLM are joining forces once more to go racing. Its been a bit of time whilst i recovered but i have finally passed my medical and have my race license back again! The 350z is going through some changes, some that I can tell you about: New plate diff, replacing the kaaz diff in there at the moment New fuel pickup on left hand side of tank to send fuel to swirl pot on the right New set of Tyres - Going from Slicks back to semi slicks (as per regulations for this race) New front bumper - custom carbon/kevlar n2 - waiting on this before car gets wrapped Mark/Abbey is also doing something with the tuning and potentially multi maps and some TC for the wet but ill let him tell you about that when its done The race is in the format of 1 hour, split between 2 drivers of which the other driver im happy to announce is Mr Mark Gillam himself assuming he remembers how to go round corners Class split into power/weight ratio, we will be in Class A which is 200bhp/per ton @ the wheels, other cars include older BMW M3's/porsches/impreza's/lotus etc. Series is done by MSVr The plan is to continue to develop the car and look to either do a full season of this series next year or find something else similar. Fingers crossed we will get some good data and have a good race, im looking forward to involving the rest of the team even further with making calls on when we switch drivers to take full advantage of track position etc We will be testing before hand so i will report back on that, at the moment we are running off the fact the car is using 1 litre of fuel a minute but we expect this might be slightly less at Brands due to the nature of the track. TLM's website is being rehashed as we talk and i will try and keep putting more updates online Thanks Steve Picture from Castle Coombe last year where we took 3rd place overall on the last lap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Nice one, Steve, looking forward to seeing the updates... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 thanks m8, looking forward to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Let us know when your going to head down for testing & racing & I`ll see if I can pop along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Let us know when your going to head down for testing & racing & I`ll see if I can pop along I'd be up for that too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 I shall do guys, be good to see you both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I shall do guys, be good to see you both I think I feel a little meet coming on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I shall do guys, be good to see you both and me please as long as its after Oct 12th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Brands isn't far away, I'd happily pop along... maybe we could start a TLM supporters club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Brands isn't far away, I'd happily pop along... maybe we could start a TLM supporters club? I nominate Haydn as fan club secretary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Brands isn't far away, I'd happily pop along... maybe we could start a TLM supporters club? I nominate Haydn as fan club secretary As long as that just means I have to make a few cups of tea and show my breasts of I reckon that could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Brands isn't far away, I'd happily pop along... maybe we could start a TLM supporters club? I nominate Haydn as fan club secretary As long as that just means I have to make a few cups of tea and show my breasts of I reckon that could work. Whatever floats your boat Hon Sec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 does that mean i could have you sat on the bonnet in lycra holding the number up on the start grid? i think that falls under secretary job requirements In other news, the race is 11th november Practice/testing is still up in the air, will let everyone know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Excellent stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 does that mean i could have you sat on the bonnet in lycra holding the number up on the start grid? i think that falls under secretary job requirements Yep that can be done, I do charge quite steeply though... oh... and you know I'm a guy right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark@Abbey m/s Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 New plate diff, replacing the kaaz diff in there at the moment Going to remove the Quaife and fit a Nismo 2 way LSD Looking at fitting and tuning the Syvecs S6 for the excellent traction control. And yes I do still know how to go round corners..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 haha, to be fair it was me that fell off the track last time we were out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez @ H-Dev Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) Which series will you be racing in? Is this a one off at Brands? I was considering Nippon Challenge or equivalent next year. Edited October 22, 2012 by Jez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 MSV - Teamtrophy, i have raced in the nippon challenge before though (picture is from nippon above) nippon or trackday trophy would be a good place to start, how is your car coming along ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez @ H-Dev Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Thanks Car is good - got it running on Syvecs, I think the TC will be useful in the wet. Still weighs as much as a house though - would need to get a lot of weight out of it. And I'd have to lay off the pies for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 yes the pie factor isnt good, i need to stop eating pie/biscuits as well. Weight loss for the car is imperitive, carbon doors/boot make a big difference, adding a roll cage doesnt help though! We will be moving to syvecs, have you used it much in the wet with the TC? what tyres you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez @ H-Dev Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I used Syvecs on my 200SX a while back and the TC is great when setup correctly. At the moment the car is just on road tyres - I've not done any competition work in the 350Z yet. I did quite a bit in my 200SX, mainly sprints, hill climbs and Time Attack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 good stuff, you hoping to move into racing next year, do a full season? let me know if you want any help with anything, not that im a fountain of knowledge but i do have a little experience with at least this car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez @ H-Dev Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Not 100% decided yet - all depends on cash and time, as usual. I'll let you know if we run into problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Some good progress on the car by Abbey Motorsport: Dyno'd at 275bhp at the wheels, so now running 275/275, really happy with the amount of torq abbey have squeezed out of it The suspension springs have been altered for slightly softer rating as we are moving back to semi slicks from slicks for the championship regulations We have weighed the car and please to say its at 1355 kg's, this should allow me to consume some more pie pre-race Extra fuel pump is in and working so no more fuel starvation/lift off oversteer some pictures because everyone likes pictures... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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