Thanks everyone for your interest and support. It been great to experience the help of an owners group. I'll get an email off to CKC this week to 'big up the moggers'
anyway, here is the final lap of my second session. it was all going so well until I noticed a distinct lack of drive, but that is to be expected when a drive shaft is hanging out... was i hitting the curbs too much? may be, who knows.
Just looking at your pictures (thankfully I'm not in them ) and the effected bracket is obscured from rear view by your little MEV plate which is probably why you/we missed it. It only became obvious when Jon spotted the engine was moving a bit more that it should have been when moving things around the 2nd time.
The offending bracket and the 4 bolts are still on my other engine if you need them too - but looks like you have things in hand for that anyway.
Just sent this to Stentie at CKC, I must get letter of the month one of these days...
Dear Ian
Thank you to you and Omex for arranging the latest excellent Llandow track day. As one of the few victims of mechanical dramas, I still had a great time. I broke an engine mount & dropped a drive shaft just before lunch but despite this set back I experienced the camaraderie of kit car driving and owners clubs. It seems as soon as I broke my car that 2 local members of the MEV owners group appeared providing spare parts, important tools and technical support whilst you provided lunch. My local club, the Bristol Kit Car Club provided moral support and ensured I got home safe and sound.
Even without a car, I wasn't short of passenger laps, including in a brand new 200 bhp, Omex powered MEV Rocket.
The moral of the story is that kit car ownership isn't just about the car. The support, encouragement and friendship of local 'all make' car clubs and national 'brand specific' clubs ensure every event is more enjoyable. The humble price of the clubs is often off-set by the savings on insurance and accessories and even the subscription fee to this fine magazine is covered by the reduced price of the track day.
Thanks again - put my name down for the September event as my engine mount & drive shaft are already repaired.
Matt Wingave
Mattsmev
Orange MEV Rocket, 1.6l Zetec SE - Standard in every way
Moggers, Please let me introduce Kilv, a passionate and skilled amateur (for now) motorsport photographer who attends a massive selection of events. His web site is at sbkmotorsport.com/. You can see the pictures he took of the track day and order any one you like from his website
shameless plug over
Mattsmev
Mattsmev
Orange MEV Rocket, 1.6l Zetec SE - Standard in every way
) and the effected bracket is obscured from rear view by your little MEV plate which is probably why you/we missed it. It only became obvious when Jon spotted the engine was moving a bit more that it should have been when moving things around the 2nd time.
