I think I managed to sum up Tiverton quite well yesterday. It’s the sort of place you go to and start to use settings that aren’t in the manual. Al – yesterday! Anyway, the day started well being the first outing for…
Due to the generosity of my mates Neale Carbis & Keith Halsey, I got a golden ticket invite to a coaching day with Lee Martin (Or should I say, six time European Champion and general fucking quick driver, Lee Martin). After a…
Off to the local for the last meeting before I kick off my 2023 Summer Season with the South West Regional at Swindon next weekend. Luckily I wasn’t deceived by the the dry day predicted by the weather forecast. I left the…
Before you get out your setup sheets, spring rate tables or pill or gear calculators, if you’re racing buggies in the UK, you need to check the weather forecast. Fortunately for me, I did yesterday, and it’s paid off nicely. Although the…
The timesheets might tell you I had an off day today. Catching a cold, burning out a motor or losing a round to a pinion with a stripped grub screw might also lead you to think this. But that’s not the whole…
Brass Effing Monkeys in Weston-super-Mare today. But cocooned in my Team 80 Fleece, it was worth it for the points. I suspected that there would be a frost or very heavy dew again in the morning, and given how cold it was,…
The Mardave Minis at Bristol looked so much fun, that I decided to get myself one and have a go. For a car that’s so brutally simple, it’s incredible how well they drive. Set just the rear ride height and dab on…
My original plans for this weekend got knocked into a cocked hat when Marlies’ Clutch went on Saturday Morning. But seeing as I had an entry for Swindon, and she didn’t need my car today, I managed to rescue some track time…
This week, I’d picked with new front steering arm pivots that allow you to change the Front Axle Heights, after I’d been finding the steering a bit wishy-washy on Mendip’s astro. And straight off the bat, in practice, I felt like it…
