Seriously Considering Sprints Next Year

[Webby]

I am seriously considering doing some sprints or hillclimbs next year in the Westie. I've been reading a lot about how to get started but am a little confused as to what I would need to do to the car. She is a 1990 SEiW factory built with a 2l Pinto with 40 dcoes and lumnition electronic ignition. She runs clam shells, single loop chrome roll bar, 4 point belts and I have some 4 pot wilfords to fit. Apart from that everything else is standard from what I can see.

Presumably WSCC is MSA affiliated so I'm ok from that point of view to apply for a licence. But what would I need to do to the car to pass scrutineering and start competing. This is more for fun than anything else and I'm not out to break the land speed record. It would also need to be done on a tight budget.

All advice appreciated

[stewart pickles]

change the roll bar to rac spec bar,yellow tape every 6 inch or so on battery earth lead and mark the off position on your ignition switch and your good to go

[stewart pickles]

and fit a timing strut    

[Mark Stanton]

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change the roll bar to rac spec

an excellent idea although not mandatory for road-going class.

Download a WSCC Beginners Guide - its got a large section on going through scruting      

[a4gom]

change the roll bar to rac spec

an excellent idea although not mandatory for road-going class.

Download a WSCC Beginners Guide - its got a large section on going through scruting      

Which you can find here

Morning Mark

[Tigger]

change the roll bar to rac spec bar,yellow tape every 6 inch or so on battery earth lead and mark the off position on your ignition switch and your good to go

.... and fit a 1ltr oil catch tank which can just be a plastic oil bottle.

Do it, you know you want to

Tiggs

[Mark Stanton]

Mornin Mr H  

The Beginners Guide is currently being updated to suit new MSA stuff for 2009   but old un still has plenty of info  

[Matt Seabrook]

Do it do it do it do it do it do it do it

You know you want to

[tcc21racing]

If you like webby, being a local lad your more than welcome to pop over, i can show you what has been done to my westie and pass on some of the knowledge i have gained over the year in my first season of sprinting and hillclimbs.

There are also local auto solo meets organised by FDMC, well worth a look only around £30 for the day all you need is a standard road going car and that is it! ohh you must drive the car to the events  

well of th speed shack at heathrow i need more exhaust gaskets  

[Asterix]

do it

[Webby]

If you like webby, being a local lad your more than welcome to pop over, i can show you what has been done to my westie and pass on some of the knowledge i have gained over the year in my first season of sprinting and hillclimbs.

There are also local auto solo meets organised by FDMC, well worth a look only around £30 for the day all you need is a standard road going car and that is it! ohh you must drive the car to the events  

well of th speed shack at heathrow i need more exhaust gaskets  

Might well take you up on that as you are just dwn the road. Currently trying to locate a clutch cable anod also upgrade the brakes. Drop me a PM. Where are these local events?

[Mark Stanton]

You do not necessarily need to upgrade your brakes         unless they're crap anyway      

[Webby]

Do it do it do it do it do it do it do it

You know you want to

Yep becoming more and more likely. Its one of the reasons I got the westie in the first place. Also the misses wants to take part as well  

Have downloaded the beginners guide and will study this.

[Webby]

You do not necessarily need to upgrade your brakes         unless they're crap anyway      

I already had bought the upgrade in any case as wasn't that confident with the std 2 pots

[Asterix]

Also the misses wants to take part as well

double do it