Someone mush have changed the engine when I wasn't looking



There is another one withe a back wheel in the air but the bloke wants 20odd pound for it. Think ill stick with this one!
I'm still buzzing about how well I did against much quicker cars such as the scoobies, but sick that I got beat by a Suzuki swift (even thought it was supercharged) haha ill try harder next time!

In other news, this came in the post - exciting times ahead!







Popped up the garage yesterday to try and workout why the pug was only running on two cylinders. Turned out to be two of the coil packs had gave up so swapped them with some spare ones and all was good. Now it purrs like a kitten. Cheers for the coil packs eddy!

On that note I booked a last minute trackday at croft on Saturday. Just need to get my slicks put on my spare set of wheels and I'm good to go. This will be the third time this month I've been to croft but the first time driving, the weather is looking dry so it should be a good day. After the sprint i think the car handles amazing at the moment so can't see anything I want to change but once I hit some proper speed on track the lively back end might catch me out, so ill be taking it (reasonably) steady. Ill rig up the camera and try and get a vid to post up.

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Good day today Jake?

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Was an excellent day down there and the 205 is great on track

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Were the coils earthed properly...they shouldn't burn out in quick succession like that...

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With most race series that is the case but at the moment French trophy is the only option for me to be competitive in as the 2.0 class I would be in is full of Clio 172/182s but after speaking to the organizer the regs will soon be changed and I will be put in an invitational class because of the engine swap. All other series want me in an invitational class too which is where I don't want to be!



I've got two earths on the head which are for the coils?



Plausible, if its wired direct. Might give it a snip and see.

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These past few weeks I set out to get my race license, firstly this requires a medical so rang my doctors and they wanted £120 carry out the medical for the race license! Obviously a rip off! got on the phone to the local race circuits to find a doctor that does the MSA medicals and after speaking to Teesside autodrome they recommended me a doctor to do my medical, got on the phone again and got booked in and completed it successfully the other week for a total sum of £50! and just because it was cheaper doesn't mean it wasn't done properly either.

Next up was the ARDS test. I always planned on doing this at croft circuit as that is my local circuit and I've been around it a few times so know where the corners are! But after speaking to them they didn't seem interested in booking me on, they couldn't tell me when they were running them or when the next free space was or anything. Disappointed about croft but also tried Teesside autodrome as I heard they do ARDS tests but they were stopped at the beginning of the year because Teeside does not hold any car racing (same reason with Bedford autodrome and other Kart/sprint circuits). Looked into tracks further away and decided on Oulton park as it looks a good track (on tele!) and they provide a car unlike Cadwell Park!

Traveled down to Oulton Park on Tuesday morning and had the test booked for 12:45 so no silly early morning to contend with. It starts with having to watch the 'go racing' video again but luckily not the first aid part as its boring as f**k. Then into the theory test which consists of a 28 question paper and the first 20 questions MUST be answered correctly! Finding this out made me nervous haha the test itself only takes a few minutes and luckily I got full marks! Woohoo!

Next it's down to the Peugeot RCZs for the track test. This involves the tester to do Two laps to show how they want you to drive but in my case it was showing me the circuit as I had never been there before which turned out not to be the best idea! Everyone else had either been before or had a mornings instruction! I got to grips with the circuit pretty quickly because I had too haha even you only get 3 laps practice with instruction and then 2 laps which is assessed. Then it's the moment of truth.......... I passed

For the driving assessment they expect you to drive smoothly and accurately by hitting the clipping points and not using lots of kurbs also knowing the racing lines and braking points with no oversteer or understeer or tyre squeal and at about 80% driving effort and not 'all out' but you are expected to go at a reasonable pace to show you can actually enter a race. And this was done whilst a open pit lane trackday was on so watching the mirrors for the radicals and kit cars!

Next up is completing my trailer test which is booked for the 3rd of July so I better get practicing and I'm also on the look out for a trailer. Also need to decide which PPE to get to get as theirs loads to choose from. Unfortunately i'll also be putting the 205 up for sale once the coil pack problem is fixed as it doesn't fit into any race series which is a shame as its a very good car on track!

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I'm wanting to join either the BRSCC Mazda mx-5 championship or the Ma5da Racing series, been to watch them a few times and was impressed with how close the racing was from the front to the back of the grid!

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Cheers Eddy,

Still a lot to buy like a trailer for a start so then I can find and collect the new car (mx-5) buy race suit, helmet, boots, gloves and even once I've got that I need a decent spares package as the races are triple and quadruple headers per weekend so if I have a smash it can be fixed, also need a tent to sleep in or might blag a camper van for the weekend, also need a gazebo for working on the car in the rain and a GoPro to catch the action and bad driving! Oh and the races are on tele realistically looking to get everything sorted for a race weekend at the beginning of August, failing that mx5s are at croft in September which is a track I've actually been to but really want to race before that so I best crack on and get some gear ordered.

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Get off my Ebay haha
Just watching trailers on Ebay and they are all s**t! I wouldn't mind having one like your mates tho.

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Fex-Ex man turned up at work with something interesting today













Found myself wearing it for most of the working day

Once I got home I found that postman Pat had left me something too







I now need to decide of I want an OMP race suit or Alpinestars!

My 205 is now in the for sale section if anyone is interested, I've found I car and I need to make space for it.



Very true! Spent a fortune to get where I am now for instance buying a thirsty 4x4, sorting the garage (even tho its more of a shed) and race licence has cost a few quid as I had to travel a lot. Can't see next year being cheap either as ill be racing all over the country and about 7-8 weekends to pay for.....it's going to be expensive! I might post up what I've spent just to show others that are interested what it costs to start. Ill keep and eye on your thread to see how you get on.

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It's worth looking at Hiring a Trailer, thats what I did and to be honest it worked out cheaper, No maintenance and always a nice new one, well under 12 months old, No need to store it as they take up allot of room and unless you have locked storage easy to steal.
Check your insurance too for the correct cover

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Well then, a while since I updated this. As far as the 205 goes I've rolled it out of the garage and back in, can't seem to suss what is wrong with it, swapped the coil pack over to ones which I knew we're working (from a working cylinder) and it still doesn't fire on two of the cylinders furthest away from the cambelt, anyone know what is next to check? as the coil packs and plugs are fine.

On another note I've ended up getting a race team (AK Automotive) to build me a Mazda MX-5 to race in the Mazda MX-5 championship.http://www.brsccmazda.com/

Started life like this last week:



And today it is getting painted ready for my first race at Anglesey next weekend, full supported by AK Automotive.

This meant I had to get myself kitted out, and thanks to Grand Prix Racewear for a very quick delivery even though they had a bit of stitching to do



Also had to get a GoPro because the championship I'm running in requires it in case of any disputes for incidents and its also needed for television as the races are broadcast on Motors TV and full length races on YouTube. And I'll post all my races on my YouTube channel. It will also come in handy for tuition from the other drivers in the team.

I was also planning on getting a trailer but won't need one for a while as the lads that are looking after the car will be transporting it to the races for me in the 7.5ton race truck or trailer it on the back of the motorhome. I've also managed to blah a camper van for the weekend.

Got a test day on Friday before the race so I can get used to RWD as I've never had it before and never driven a MX-5! A spare slot on Saturday means we have been allowed a free-practice before Qualifying for the first time so I should be up to speed by then. If anyone is at the track at the weekend comeover and say hi and have a brew, I'll be number 188.

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!

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