FAST HORSES – THE STORY OF MOTOR RACING STABLES

By STEVE HOLE

Actually, there are no, horses here, rather a look at one of the sixties leading racing driver schools, Motor Racing Stables, based at Brands Hatch. Along with Jim Russell Driving Schools, they were the leading trainers of budding Jackie Stewarts in the UK during the sixties.

Motor Racing Stables was always thought of as having been started at Brands Hatch Circuit, with then-owner, John Webb being the founder. That isn’t quite correct. The inimitable Webb was definitely involved but not at the start.

A lovely photo showing Jim Clark with MRS boss, Geoff Clarke at Brands Hatch with a new More >

PULL THE PIN!

Superchargers can significantly increase the power of your GM Gen III, IV, or V engine. That is, right up until the harmonic damper slips on the end of the crankshaft due to the increased drag from turning the supercharger pulley.

Summit Racing’s LS Damper Pin Kit has everything needed to pin your harmonic damper to the crankshaft to end slipping once and for all. The kit includes a steel drill sleeve fixture to accurately drill two holes in the damper and crank snout with the included six-inch cobalt drill bit. Also included is a tool hold-down bolt and four 1/4-inch diameter More >

SAY ‘R’

Raceline has been at the forefront of performance Ford engines for many years and the company has supplied many complete units and upgrade parts to kitcar enthusiasts.

Their Zetec-R unit has proven popular and it’s now joined by a Duratec-R version based around either 2- or 2.5-litre versions.

Crikey, a Raceline Duratec-R will give this Elan hilarious performance

The 2-litre is available in 185bhp, 210bhp, 250bhp and 280bhp variants with a 2.5-litre available in the following strengths – 175bhp, 210bhp, 270bhp and 300bhp.

Raceline also sells a whole raft of performance parts for the Duratec engine including their renowned water rail (very popular with More >

SUPPLE LEATHER

The royal-warranted car care experts at Autoglym are constantly looking for ways to improve the quality and usability of the company’s car care treatments – from refining existing products to curating complete kits for specific purposes.

Leather Clean & Protect falls into the latter category, being a combination product that contains everything an enthusiast will need to clean and protect the leather surfaces of their car, all at a price that represents a significant saving over purchasing the products individually.

Autoglym Leather Clean & Protect – Complete Kit

  • Deep cleans and freshens automotive leather upholstery
  • Contents: 1x Leather Cleaner (500ml), 1x Leather Care Balm (500ml), 1x Hi-Tech

Aqua-Dry, 1x More >

THERE ARE SO MANY DOUBLE ENTENDRES POSSIBLE FOR THIS PIECE. I’M NOT GOING THERE!

New from Car Builder Solutions is this incredibly handy Hole deburring tool. Coming in at 160mm long with a comfortable grip handle it can be used on plastics, aluminium, wood and steel.

10mm to 33mm hole deburring/enlarging tool (part number #LHDEB) costs £10.80 and is available now via www.carbuilder.com or by calling 01580 891 309 ENDS.

DON’T FORGET TO FLUSH

Your vehicle’s cooling system really has to work hard. Everything’s fine when the system is new and the radiator core tubes are clean and free-flowing, but over time these very thin tubes can become contaminated and clogged. Introducing the new cooling system flusher from Laser Tools (part number 7686).

It’s the traditional method of radiator flushing using clean water, but now with the added power of the workshop compressed air supply. Connect up to a suitable hose or port on the vehicle radiator; attach the water hose and the compressed air supply to the tool and you’re ready to go. Press More >

TIDY TOOLS

Is your garage or workshop in a state of unorganised chaos? Do you always lose that go-to tool when you need it most?

Thankfully Machine Mart has just the answer with their extensive selection of storage solutions!  They’ve got options to suit every space and every budget, whether you’re a keen DIY-er in your garden shed, or someone who works in a professional garage.

Machine Mart stocks a huge range of Clarke Tool Chests and Cabinets. Both tool chests and cabinets can be sold separately, though they are also designed to be combined to provide you with an ultimate storage unit.

Our tool More >

KÄRCHER – NOT JUST PRESSURE WASHERS

Pressure washer kings Kärcher has now launched their own range of car care products with Wow Rim Cleaner being one of the range.

The wheel cleaner smells very bleachy but changes colour when it contacts with dirt and crud. A well good trigger and it gave an excellent result on the hard-to-clean alloys on my VW Golf.

A 500ml spray bottle costs £15.29 although shop around as there appears to be plenty of deals on this product out there.

More from www.kaercher.co.uk ENDS.

THE ‘FUTURA’ (SADLY) WASN’T BRIGHT

Jem Developments (they became Jem Cars in 1970) was a division of Robin Statham’s Fellpoint Ltd as he was producing the Mini Jem at the time had taken over the project from Jeremy Delmar-Morgan.

The (over) ambitious Futura was the car that sent Fellpoint Ltd to the wall. They introduced the Mini Jem Mk2, developed it and launched it at the Racing Car Show of 1969. It was going well for the ex-Tornado Cars employee, and by the time he unveiled the space-age Futura at the Racing Car Show in January 1971, he’d sold 180 Mini Jem kits, which was going More >

EXCITING ELECTRIC GBS SUPERCAR CONCEPT BREAKS COVER

Great British Sportscars has unveiled an exciting new arrival this week in the shape of the Low Carbon 4WD EV Sportscar.

The GBS team, led by Richard Hall, have been working behind the scenes on this one for the past few years.

A collaboration with two other partner companies the brief called for an all-new low-carbon supercar, with the project focused on a zero-emission, high-performance supercar for low-volume production.

The project has been supported by Innovative UK whose involvement has been a key part in the GBS journey towards EV zero emissions, collaborative R&D nature of the project has allowed GBS as a More >

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