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THE SHIELD
Aug 24th
DEI has been at the forefront of heat control for many years and now the development technicians at DEI have collaborated and used their wealth of experience to develop the absolute best turbo shield on the market! It is, in all likelihood, the most technologically advanced turbo shield ever!
The GEN-3 Onyx Black Turbo Shield combines recently developed advanced textiles to provide what is needed to control turbo heat. A silicone-coated Onyx Black outer layer with multiple stainless steel and silica inner layers are combined to produce what is, without a doubt the strongest, most heat-resistant shield available.
Outer Shell The outer More >
STAY TOASTIE THIS WINTER
Aug 24th
New from Machine Mart this compact mobile heater features a foldable, space-saving design but is made from a tough and durable metal casing to deal with any bumps and scrapes when in use.
The MGH2 has three heat output settings up to 4.2kW and features a flame failure device, anti-tilt switch and oxygen depletion sensor to ensure safe usage.
The unit comes supplied with a hose and regulator. Four castors are also included to allow for easy movement.
This heater is a relatively inexpensive unit to run on a ‘pay as you go’ basis and it is great for instant warmth in the More >
HURON AUTO RACE DEVELOPMENTS
Aug 24th
STEVE HOLE tells the story of the short-lived Huron Auto Race Developments, a real ‘one that should have been’ if ever there was one.
Kingston-on-Thames High Street was a hotbed of motorsport activity in the sixties. There was V.W. Derrington and TDC Components virtually next door. Opposite was a large Heron Service Station and behind that was the promising Huron Auto Race Developments operation set up in 1971 by Canadian businessman Jack Smith and his friend Roy Ireland along with Swiss designer Jo Marquart, ex-McLaren and GRD.
The team unveiled a sports racer in 1971 called the M4A and shortly after a Formula More >
THE BRANDS HATCH BEACH BUGGY RACE – CHRISTMAS 1971
Aug 17th
CHRISTMAS CHEER – BEACH BUGGIES AT BRANDS HATCH -DECEMBER 27, 1971
When I was searching through the archives the other day (Carol says I spend too much time in those filing cabinets!), I came across a dusty file with a faded label on it. I thought it was just another collection of tat but a closer look revealed the words ‘Brands Hatch beach buggy race 1971’.
Hurrah. I have been looking for that file for years – clearly, I must still learn to replace stuff from whence it came in the filing system. I moan at everyone else for that misdemeanour! That More >
THE STORY OF ROY WINKELMANN RACING
Aug 10th
A KING OF FORMULA 2 STEVE HOLE TELLS THE STORY OF ROY WINKELMANN RACING
Another of motorsport’s best-known ‘unknown’ teams was the eponymous Roy Winkelmann Racing squad.
Born in 1930, Winkelmann thrived on being slightly mysterious and began racing a Cooper-Bristol in the early sixties before setting up his own team, first in sportscars in 1961 with Danny Collins driving a Corvette at Goodwood followed by a Lotus 23 in sports-racing events.
What better way than to show the Roy Winkelman Racing livery than to promote a great scale model company and their lovely 1/8-scale Winkleman Lotus 59B F2 car (powered by Cosworth More >
THE GINETTA G10 (AND G11) STORY
Aug 3rd
STEVE HOLE tells the story of the GINETTA G10 and G11 models. Similar cars with a V8 engine used in the G10 and a 1800cc B-Series in the G11. Plus comes news of a G10 Continuation model from Ginetta Cars.
The news that Ginetta Cars has announced a ‘continuation’ G10 model intrigued me. I think it’s great that Lawrence Tomlinson is recognising his company’s magnificent heritage which stands at a marvellous 74 years and counting.
L-to-R – The Walklett brothers – Ivor, Doug, Bob and Trevers
Certainly, even though Ginetta is one of the revered kitcar marques I still think that the exploits More >
REYNARD INVERTER – ADRIAN REYNARD’S KITCAR
Jul 27th
UPSIDE DOWN – THE REYNARD INVERTER. ADRIAN REYNARD’S KITCAR by STEVE HOLE pix by Carol Hardy
The name Adrian Reynard is a legendary one in the motorsport world. A brilliant engineer, Reynard born in 1951 in Welwyn, had always been fond of racing and specialist cars. Indeed, his first racing car, aged 18, was a Ginetta G18B for FF1600, although he bent it at Brands Hatch, before patching it up and quickly selling it.
A road-legal version of the Reynard Inverter
This would lead to him producing his own eponymous racing cars and enjoying a glittering career.
In the mid-eighties, during the height of More >
UNDERRATED GEMS – THE STORY OF PAUL BAILEY DESIGN
Jul 20th
STEVE HOLE tells the story of the very underrated designer, Paul Bailey and the various body conversions he offered in the nineties.
A very talented designer called Paul Bailey flirted on the fringes of the kitcar world in the early nineties, but I bet very few reading this piece will recall him.
In fact, I expect people will think I mean Paul Banham and ‘Bailey’ is a typo. Nope, two different people, two very talented people, but only one of them blazed a trail in our industry and it wasn’t Mr Bailey.
Paul Bailey would likely have worked on the Facet while at More >
THE HISTORY OF TITAN RACING CARS
Jul 6th
The Titan marque was a very successful brand in the sixties with Charles Lucas and his business partner, Roy ‘Tom the Weld’ Thomas producing some cracking cars for F3 and Formula Ford 1600 among others. A form of the company still exists today based in St Neots producing a range of top-class automotive components such as differentials, steering racks and throttle bodies. They can also design and manufacture all manner of parts for a diverse bank of customers. STEVE HOLE tells their story.
Charles Lucas was a very talented engineer who started in motorsport in the early 1960s and in 1963 More >
FOR ‘FLUX’ SAKE – IAN FLUX’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Jun 29th
FOR ‘FLUX’ SAKE – BEER, FAGS AND OPPOSITE LOCK – AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF IAN FLUX
Back in the eighties when I was really into Formula Ford, Sports 2000 and club motorsport in general (let’s not forget the Kit Cars & Specials Kit Car Challenge!) there were some drivers I avidly followed and most of them were proper old school. They’d turn up and drive anything.
I was really into Dave Coyne, Tommy Byrne (a genius), a young Martin Brundle (when he was in F3 and competing tooth and nail with a young Brazilian hotshot called Ayrton Senna de Silva). However, they all paled More >
