Whats happening to the MX5 racing??

corners · Postby **corners** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:34 am

zero00 wrote:MX5 Track Day at Lakeside Monday 21st January, would be GREAT to see 'Scooter' there!! That's if you can get 'Scooter' past the pensioners on Bribie Island!!

I don't think I will see the day when tbro is at another club track day...

Cal · Postby **Cal** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:59 am

I was hoping to get my dad to the 1st track day of the year in the MX5, but he is in NZ that week. Where is the calendar of events?

corners · Postby **corners** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:05 am

Cal wrote:I was hoping to get my dad to the 1st track day of the year in the MX5, but he is in NZ that week. Where is the calendar of events?

viewtopic.php?f=71&t=29236&start=300

mazmad · Postby **mazmad** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:35 pm

MattR wrote:In the mid 2000's when there were some real sports sedans running, a coupple of cobras, some Porkers and a very quick and expensive chook cooker the category was at what I would consider its strongest with good tv coverage on speedweek, and from this the one hour series grew which also helped the sprint series.

Ok I gotta ask - what is a 'chook cooker'?

Cal · Postby **Cal** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:34 pm

Rotor

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:48 pm

corners wrote:
zero00 wrote:MX5 Track Day at Lakeside Monday 21st January, would be GREAT to see 'Scooter' there!! That's if you can get 'Scooter' past the pensioners on Bribie Island!!

I don't think I will see the day when tbro is at another club track day...

Yes...
Roger, it seems like you talk and chat with tbro a fair bit, but have you actually asked him what happened the last time he took Scooter out on a club track day?

tbro · Postby **tbro** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 1:27 pm

Factory built, lets set the cat amoungst the pigeons :shock:

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!! but will 3.5lts be enough!!![/size]

Price $100,000US

Cheaper than a Honda/Lotus and gt3 997

http://www.lotuscars.com/sites/default/ ... 20Spec.pdf

toppertee · Postby **toppertee** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 2:11 pm

tbro wrote:

Factory built, lets set the cat amoungst the pigeons

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!! but will 3.5lts be enough!!![/size]

Price $100,000US

Cheaper than a Honda/Lotus and gt3 997

http://www.lotuscars.com/sites/default/ ... 20Spec.pdf

Want to go 1/2s Tbro?

Cal · Postby **Cal** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:01 pm

That's hot. Do want!

corners · Postby **corners** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:05 pm

Any one seen this?
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/01/he ... -quickest/

zero to 300 kmh (186 mph) in an average of 13.63 seconds

Cal · Postby **Cal** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:33 pm

corners wrote:Any one seen this?
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/01/he ... -quickest/

zero to 300 kmh (186 mph) in an average of 13.63 seconds

tbro · Postby **tbro** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:04 pm

Been a while,

So Bathurst this weekend and the usual suspects seem to be a bit thin on the ground. Last years 2f championship car is sitting in a garage :shock:

Where Qlders are usually the majority of Mxs in any Major event for Prodsports, at this event 10 MX5s are there but only 5 Qlders (Brendan racers at qld events)

The competion to the mxs are
Moslers,Viper, 997 cup cars, GT3 cup cars, Lambo, the usual Honda supercharged Exiges and rover Exiges, RX7s, GTR35s, Ginetta, Corvettes and a bloody Silva.

Mind you an 2B mx came 25th outa 48 so not to bad, but one got lapped twice :roll:

3 retirements out of 10 entered so the mxs aren't lasting or are they beening pushed too hard or are the stewart engines just better :lol:

Seeya
Terry

gslender · Postby **gslender** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:18 pm

Are all those cars in the same class? I mean wouldn't a NA engine under 1.6 class be fairly easy for a MX NA6 to be competitive? Or is they're no class and they all compete as if they are the same engines of equal capacity?

tbro · Postby **tbro** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 8:11 am

gslender wrote:Are all those cars in the same class? I mean wouldn't a NA engine under 1.6 class be fairly easy for a MX NA6 to be competitive? Or is they're no class and they all compete as if they are the same engines of equal capacity?

I hope your talking about the MX5s all being in the same class?????????

A 1.6 would stand sfa chance at Bathurst, look at the cars you would being racing against, the QLD cars are the cream and by far the quicker and more reliable cars.

Scooter and Crewmans little silver car were lapping Lakeside in the 64 sec bracket during racing, real racing not track days.
Now I don't believe and I think Paul would agree whilst our cars were great race cars at QR and Lakeside
that they would survive being flogged to death trying to race at Bathurst,let alone qualify. Maybe with Ash Lowe,
who is a freak driver who can qualify anything might be able but certainly not me!!!

As for classes the MX5 are in basically 2 classes 2B and 2F, but in the prodsport racing can be in 2C and 2E.
These cars from Qld, ALL have Gary Stewart motors,(whom I sure everyone who races one will tell you he does the "best") so would all be making in the range from 220 rwhp down to "just" 180rwhp, so are bloody quick cars but are competing against the big boys now.

So is it worth trying to keep racing MX5s and hoping for results??

Yep, but only in 2F and only if they can stop farking around with the rules.

Seeya
Terry

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 8:56 am

tbro wrote: [These cars from Qld, ALL have Gary Stewart motors,(whom I sure everyone who races one will tell you he does the "best") so would all be making in the range from 220 rwhp down to "just" 180rwhp, so are bloody quick cars but are competing against the big boys now.

A 2F/2B Natural Aspirated making 220 rwhp can you tell me the build of the Gary Stewart engine please.