StrikerBob Posted February 8, 2005 Posted February 8, 2005 http://www.picman.co.uk/cgi-bin/v2.pl?pics&Elv&Elv&ven&&20050129BatElv20050206&ALL_CARS&65&1 Not brilliant pics, but a record of my first shakedown. Oulton Park on the 26th Feb is the final shakedown, then Mallory on 20th March for the real thing Quote
SADDLEWORTH Posted February 8, 2005 Posted February 8, 2005 That looks like a fast one ps Is that your M5 in one of the pictures. Quote
scott beeland Posted February 9, 2005 Posted February 9, 2005 could do with a bit more cage height above your lid though. Car looks good Quote
scott beeland Posted February 9, 2005 Posted February 9, 2005 Yeah...a bit....We don't all wanna look daft Quote
adhawkins Posted February 9, 2005 Posted February 9, 2005 Err...but his is below the height of the helmet...how daft is that? Andy Quote
GuyH Posted February 9, 2005 Posted February 9, 2005 Cage height aside... it looks rather mean! Good to see other Striker perverts getting warmed up for the season. Ours is still under the knife at the moment, so not sure if we are actually going to get to try it out before the 20th of March Speed Series start. Quote
StrikerBob Posted February 9, 2005 Author Posted February 9, 2005 Thanks for the comments chaps. Paul - the M5 wasn't mine - mine was safely hooked up to the front of the trailer!! It was a chap off another message board I'm on......... As for the rollcage height - yes - I have noticed that from the pics. Not much I can do about it in the short term, other than to duck down if things start to go pear shaped!!! GuyH - what motor have you got in yours? If by any chance it's an 1800 Zetec, you want to get out in the 750MC Championship................ Quote
adhawkins Posted February 9, 2005 Posted February 9, 2005 As for the rollcage height - yes - I have noticed that from the pics. Not much I can do about it in the short term, other than to duck down if things start to go pear shaped!!! Well, it's your head. And ducking is unlikely to work. Once you're upside down there'll be an inch or so of give in your harnesses too... Andy Quote
Mark Stanton Posted February 9, 2005 Posted February 9, 2005 Not much I can do about it in the short term, other than to duck down if things start to go pear shaped!!! Scruters could easily spot it and potentially not allow you to compete Quote
StrikerBob Posted February 9, 2005 Author Posted February 9, 2005 Not much I can do about it in the short term, other than to duck down if things start to go pear shaped!!! Scruters could easily spot it and potentially not allow you to compete The guy who raced it before had his head poking above the roll cage and raced without problems. BTW there were 2 drivers on the day - the purple helmet (! was worn by the other bloke who's a bit taller than me. I was in the black helmet - marginally lower. I'll just keep me 'ed down. It'll be reet! On a more serious note, I'm taking the car to be "scrutineered" pre-season - so I can see what he says about it...................I'll keep you posted. Quote
DickieB Posted February 9, 2005 Posted February 9, 2005 I agree with Mark, that is a potential failure at scrutineering. And yes, they do insist on you getting in the car at scrut. Can you lower the seat at all? Or sit on the floor with a 2-pack foam seat for support (as I have/had) ? Looks good though! Seems to be a lot of body roll...... Quote
Rob Navin Posted February 9, 2005 Posted February 9, 2005 On another note, where did you mannage to get the 1mm hole mesh to cover the holes in the bod work as required in the 750 regs ? I'd be having a look at the roll bar as well though Cheers Rob Quote
Mark Stanton Posted February 9, 2005 Posted February 9, 2005 I'll just keep me 'ed down. It'll be reet! ........................... up to the point where it all goes wrong Quote
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