RWDKurt Posted January 13, 2013 Posted January 13, 2013 Westfield V8 GT “Flymo” for saleOriginally commissioned and raced for the GT race series in 1995 by Mike Smith against the likes of Mclaren F1s and Jaguar XJ220sBuilt 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 sumpJenvey Throttle BodiesTechcraft exhaustsMotec ECU5.5” triple plate Superclutch in custom bellhousingGlebe transmissions T5 H pattern dog box7.5” 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 cageTitan 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 batterySolid state battery cutoffKerb weight circa 600kgIn 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 requestFor further info, contact me: 07973 814660 kurt.ramsden@gmail.com 1
mark.anson Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 I had the pleasure of driving this car at Anglesey last year and can vouch that this is an awesome car to drive. Good luck with the sale Kurt.
AdamR Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Is this sale to fund a little MX-5 then? Would love to see some pics of the Flymo!
User0083 Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 I'm curious and would like to see pictures. Sounds amazing and it's "if only" situation. Good luck with the sale.
Terry Everall Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Kurt has bought a turbo charged radical This is one very very quick sprint/hillclimb car
RWDKurt Posted January 14, 2013 Author Posted January 14, 2013 this it?? Yes that's it - or at least that's how it was about 4 years ago. It's now black, the spoilers have gone and the suspension has been completely redesigned. Lower final drive and 70kg lighter, plus a host of other detail changes. It's about 3 seconds a minute faster now too.... http://www.hillclimbandsprint.co.uk/photo.asp?PID=1378
RWDKurt Posted January 14, 2013 Author Posted January 14, 2013 Is this sale to fund a little MX-5 then? Would love to see some pics of the Flymo! Hi Adam - decided to stick with sprinting but in a different car (Radical SR3 turbo). Your advice ref MX-5 racing was very much appreciated though.
User0083 Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 I want it!!! I'd get it road legal, if possible, and have to stop at every petrol station, but it'd be worth it. Hope you sell it and enjoy the radical (I'm trying to get an Xtr4 or radical, but the wife...).
AdamR Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 Hi Adam - decided to stick with sprinting but in a different car (Radical SR3 turbo). Your advice ref MX-5 racing was very much appreciated though. No worries at all - my comment was slightly in jest! You would probably need a travel pillow in an MX-5 after coming from your V8... Turbo Radical sounds amazing though, enjoy - and good luck with the sale
Norman Verona Posted January 22, 2013 Posted January 22, 2013 I tried selling HM on blat*hat. Couldn't get one offer. They were all frightened.
SteveD Posted January 22, 2013 Posted January 22, 2013 Sounds interesting. What's Bev worth? a quid probably
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