Westfield V8 GT “Flymo” for sale Originally commissioned and raced for the GT race series in 1995 by Mike Smith against the likes of Mclaren F1s and Jaguar XJ220s Built by Andy Dawson at a cost of around £80K, the car has since been developed into a very competitive sprint and hillclimb car. Drivetrain Spec: John Eales 5 litre Rover V8, solidly mounted and producing circa 370bhp at 7000rpm (refreshed 2010). Dry sump Jenvey Throttle Bodies Techcraft exhausts Motec ECU 5.5” triple plate Superclutch in custom bellhousing Glebe transmissions T5 H pattern dog box 7.5” Cosworth final drive, 3.45:1, with Gripper diff. Custom driveshafts (new 2010) Chassis etc: Custom Gary Smith designed rose-jointed wishbones (new in 2010) Protech double adjustable shock absorbers (new in 2011) Willwood Superlite 4 pot calipers, solid discs, Mintex 1144 pads (new in 2010) Lightened bodywork and custom roll cage Titan high ratio rack (new 2009) Compomotive CXR wheels (new 2010) with radial Avon sprint slicks. Custom 15 litre alloy tank with integral swirl pot. Genesis lightweight race battery Solid state battery cutoff Kerb weight circa 600kg In the last 2 years the car has set 2 class records, taken several class wins, and even managed an FTD at Aintree in June 2012. Sub 60s at Harewood, sub 44s at Aintree, and sub 90s around Angesley International have all been achieved by a driver of average competence. Further development and a better driver would no doubt see times fall still further, or if you prefer you can use it for trackdays instead and toy with Radicals!
Offers around £16K invited
Pics available on request For further info, contact me: 07973 814660 kurt.ramsden@gmail.com