We have done a few small jobs over the off season namely the new control coil overs as well as work to reinforce the front LCA mount points (see earlier video) we also did a heap of maintenance, tidy up work, modifying the exhaust and baffling the sump.
Brent Peters took the time to sit down with Frankie Francis from Not Scared Racing and Fabrication to learn a little bit more about his back ground and his new build the 400Z.
After 4 months if it being stuck in Victoria I finally got our newest present over and able to drive. For those that don’t know we got a bargain at the Lloyds auctions on a Renault Megane RS250 which my lovely wife deemed to be my 40th present from the family .
Tackled one of the bigger jobs on the off season list for our Excel Cup Car, finally welded out the front Lower Control Arm (LCA) mounts.
Friday night was the first tuning night of the year at the WA Sporting Car Clubs Wanneroo raceway, there was a great turn out with everything from the new I20N Hyundai, GT3s to beautiful old Torana’s, we took the Renault Megane RS out for its first test here in WA.
“The reaction time and your first 60’, that is the race.” .. Bridget Bell catches up with Natasha Hayden for a chat about Modified Bike Drag Racing.
Something a bit different from the normal content but here is a quick tip on the way Brent Peters tackles the worse job in building production based races cars, removing that horrible heavy sticky noise deadening material.
It’s Bridget Bell and I’m running late. I hurriedly send a link for the Zoom meeting to Veronica McCann, notable WA Speedway icon, as I’m kicking off my shoes and dragging the laptop to the table.
The snaps, pops and crackles of exhausts notes penetrate the not-so-soundproofed walls of the Perth Northbridge TAFE radio-studio on a Friday night. A student perks up his ears and rushes out in curiosity; what is making that sound?
“We just get on with it… while having the most amount of fun… Summernats is proof you can run events in the climate that exists, it’s just about adapting”
