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    The rover 75 is to heavy and the bmw lump is not that good or easy to tune. I have a mg zs180 which is slowly being tweaked and added to on track days - I have fun and it's not that embarrassing. I met the mg cockshoot race cars at donington last July and the knowledge and help was superb and what it came across to me was just spend a little to start as your going to write it off as your experience is low. Then just buy other people's racers cars as they move up through the ranks it's the most cost effective route - the mg race series has excellent races for the Zr and zs plus mgf where you can tune the old l series lump cheaply and put on the slip dif from the brm or 620ti and its a pocket rocket. So moral of story just get racing and not get bogged down in car specs and parts - enjoy Alan

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    Quote Originally Posted by gignwah11 View Post
    The rover 75 is to heavy and the bmw lump is not that good or easy to tune. I have a mg zs180 which is slowly being tweaked and added to on track days - I have fun and it's not that embarrassing. I met the mg cockshoot race cars at donington last July and the knowledge and help was superb and what it came across to me was just spend a little to start as your going to write it off as your experience is low. Then just buy other people's racers cars as they move up through the ranks it's the most cost effective route - the mg race series has excellent races for the Zr and zs plus mgf where you can tune the old l series lump cheaply and put on the slip dif from the brm or 620ti and its a pocket rocket. So moral of story just get racing and not get bogged down in car specs and parts - enjoy Alan
    Well Alan tell you what you've given me a lot to think about there.

    Think I'm going to have to think this one through.
    Thanks for your input.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gignwah11 View Post
    and put on the slip dif from the BRM ...
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    Well I've decided and made up my mind.

    I've spoken to a friend on the phone that does a lot with Motorsport in Angelsey.
    It was a long chat and I'll get straight to the point.

    Asks me to go outside and look at my car, thinking to myself what is he on about, again he said the same thing.
    Well I did go out side as he said and he asked to look at the car and look all around it, interior engine everything.

    To start off with I didn't quite get what he ment, but I relised after what he was trying to do.
    He wanted me to look at it and think, do i really want to race my OWN car.
    The work I've done the parts I've replaced.

    The graphics that make the car mine sort of thing, plus can't forget walnut trim and steering wheel.
    No i couldn't, its my car and I wouldn't want it to be damaged or scrapped.

    I still want to give it a shot, but I'll buy other CDTI for cheap as chips, that's failed an MOT then use that one.
    If I can't make it in July, well there's always next year.
    Cars can be a pain in the backside, The hybrid has had quite a few jobs done I can say it was money well spent.
    Am I going to give up when ever a problem occurs the answer
    NOT A CHANCE IN HELL
    THIS IS ONE CAR I WILL KEEP TO THE END

    LONG LIVE THE ENTHUSIASTS

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lord Hybrid View Post
    Well I've decided and made up my mind.

    I've spoken to a friend on the phone that does a lot with Motorsport in Angelsey.
    It was a long chat and I'll get straight to the point.

    Asks me to go outside and look at my car, thinking to myself what is he on about, again he said the same thing.
    Well I did go out side as he said and he asked to look at the car and look all around it, interior engine everything.

    To start off with I didn't quite get what he ment, but I relised after what he was trying to do.
    He wanted me to look at it and think, do i really want to race my OWN car.
    The work I've done the parts I've replaced.

    The graphics that make the car mine sort of thing, plus can't forget walnut trim and steering wheel.
    No i couldn't, its my car and I wouldn't want it to be damaged or scrapped.

    I still want to give it a shot, but I'll buy other CDTI for cheap as chips, that's failed an MOT then use that one.
    If I can't make it in July, well there's always next year.

    I think you would be much much much better off buying a car already prepared for racing.
    the MGCC Trophy series for example has classes including virtually road standard spec. What is your race experience?? Do you already have a licence?? What is your track experience??

    It's a dangerous place to be when starting out with no experience, for you, but more so for all the others out on track. Maybe a good idea to do some MGs On Track track days with a proper instructor if you haven't already done so.

    why not come up to MG Live in June at Silvestone, it's the MGCC annual event, and it's a race weekend, with many ZRs and some ZS competing in different race category's. Have a chat with some of the race guys and girls (but not just before or after practice / qualy / race/ scrutineering etc. I am sure that they will have time for you. Use it as an information gathering and learning excercise. Several from MGCC racing have gone on to bigger race series ( read much bigger budgets) including BTCC http://www.mgcc.co.uk/trophy/ex-trophy-stars/


    Start small all and slowly and grow as your ability and budget allows

    just my advice, as a frustrated racer myself (lacking both talent and budget) so I have marshalled and now photograph it instead (for MG Motor UK, MGCC and TSCC)

    even just oust marshalling you will be in a position to learn a lot
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    Food for thought here
    http://www.mgcc.co.uk/trophy/


    Class D is for race prepared ZR 160 road cars that can be built for around £3,000, possibly the cheapest entry level tin top able to race on all the UK’s top circuits.

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    Quote Originally Posted by colintf View Post
    I think you would be much much much better off buying a car already prepared for racing.
    the MGCC Trophy series for example has classes including virtually road standard spec. What is your race experience?? Do you already have a licence?? What is your track experience??

    It's a dangerous place to be when starting out with no experience, for you, but more so for all the others out on track. Maybe a good idea to do some MGs On Track track days with a proper instructor if you haven't already done so.

    why not come up to MG Live in June at Silvestone, it's the MGCC annual event, and it's a race weekend, with many ZRs and some ZS competing in different race category's. Have a chat with some of the race guys and girls (but not just before or after practice / qualy / race/ scrutineering etc. I am sure that they will have time for you. Use it as an information gathering and learning excercise. Several from MGCC racing have gone on to bigger race series ( read much bigger budgets) including BTCC http://www.mgcc.co.uk/trophy/ex-trophy-stars/


    Start small all and slowly and grow as your ability and budget allows

    just my advice, as a frustrated racer myself (lacking both talent and budget) so I have marshalled and now photograph it instead (for MG Motor UK, MGCC and TSCC)

    even just oust marshalling you will be in a position to learn a lot
    Do you know what your right very right and the 260 members as well.

    The only experience I have is driving a Rover 25 on the track which I did do a lot of work on.
    Did about 3 track days, nothing competitive and did have sought of a lesson, when Brain was still around with his Jag XJ6.
    That's really and I don't have a racing licences at all.

    I'd like to race in an MG brand car, or a Ford split loyalty's there.

    The link looks really cool, Didn't know they did that.

    Sounds like something I can focus on.

    Regards to marshalling how do Get into that. ?
    Cars can be a pain in the backside, The hybrid has had quite a few jobs done I can say it was money well spent.
    Am I going to give up when ever a problem occurs the answer
    NOT A CHANCE IN HELL
    THIS IS ONE CAR I WILL KEEP TO THE END

    LONG LIVE THE ENTHUSIASTS

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    Ref the Marshalling, where is you local circuit or even hill climb location?
    Are you prepared to travel? I believe the MGCC has some of its own marshals that travel to the MGCC races
    have a look on the circuit websites, there's often a marshals link and I am sure that Marshalls are never turned away.

    afterall, no Marshalls = No Motorsport event.

    mate of mine and his wife are Marshalls at Castle Combe, and I believe as you gain experience you get the opportunity to Marshall at bigger and bigger events. As a result they have done F1, BTCC and ihre Indy500

    igs all there for the doing
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    Quote Originally Posted by colintf View Post
    Ref the Marshalling, where is you local circuit or even hill climb location?
    Are you prepared to travel? I believe the MGCC has some of its own marshals that travel to the MGCC races
    have a look on the circuit websites, there's often a marshals link and I am sure that Marshalls are never turned away.

    afterall, no Marshalls = No Motorsport event.

    mate of mine and his wife are Marshalls at Castle Combe, and I believe as you gain experience you get the opportunity to Marshall at bigger and bigger events. As a result they have done F1, BTCC and ihre Indy500

    igs all there for the doing
    This sounds better and better the more I hear and read about it.
    Do I have to have training to be a one, plus as well i know its silly question but what does exclaty involve?
    Cars can be a pain in the backside, The hybrid has had quite a few jobs done I can say it was money well spent.
    Am I going to give up when ever a problem occurs the answer
    NOT A CHANCE IN HELL
    THIS IS ONE CAR I WILL KEEP TO THE END

    LONG LIVE THE ENTHUSIASTS

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lord Hybrid View Post
    This sounds better and better the more I hear and read about it.
    Do I have to have training to be a one, plus as well i know its silly question but what does exclaty involve?
    Training will be given.
    theres many types of Marshalls eg in the pit lane as well as at various posts around the circuit


    this is another good way to get into Motorsport http://www.mgmetrocup.co.uk/index.html

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