Mechanical
The new team Tasmin race car was built by way of a full body off rebuild in 2000. The work that went into the car at that stage and development since has been impressive.
The car had 7m of chassis tube replaced with an entire chassis repaint. All bushes, shocks, brakes, bearings, brake pipes and hoses were replaced.
A Rollcentre competition roll cage was fitted complete with momo race seat and willians 6 point quick release harness.
A custom made wiring loom feeds the electrics .
The front and rear suspension has been modified with rose joints. The anti-roll bar has been custom made.
The fuel tank is custom built aluminium baffled.
As for systems and data logging, the car has been fitted with a full PI data logging dash to monitor and study such things as speed, RPM, lateral G, oil pressure, water temperature, oil temperatsure, fuel pressure, battery voltage and lap timing beacon.
As for brawn, the 2.8 V6 ford cologne engine has been rebuilt by John Smirthwaite racing of Tamworth to produce 192 bhp at flywheel. It benefits from a fast road cam and steel timing gear. The oil filter and oil cooler have been mounted remotely.
The Ford 4 speed gearbox has been rebuilt by Competition Transmission Services of Markyate and is fully blueprinted with custom drilled oilways allowing use of mt75 synthetic oil.
Moore Racing provided a custom made air box and filter.
The quick release exhaust was designed and built by BTB Exhausts of Northamptonshire and is constructed from stainless steel. The fuel system is again custom made with twin pumps, swirl pot and boxing. The wheels are race standard compmotive MO 5 spokes. The ignition system comprises Magnecore KV85 race ht leads.
The car requires very little more mechanical work before the next race, merely balancing and tuning to suit required setup for Rockingham.
Completion and testing is scheduled for Friday 30th June 2006, with cosmetic work including sponsor logos taking place on Thursday of that week.
One final decision and sigificant purchase to make before we can take to the track - Tyres. A complete new set are required and budget may well dictate the route the team take! The preferece is for one set each of slicks and wets to provide optimium grip in all conditions. However. a neutral all rounder of soft compound is looking the more likely option.
The car had 7m of chassis tube replaced with an entire chassis repaint. All bushes, shocks, brakes, bearings, brake pipes and hoses were replaced.
A Rollcentre competition roll cage was fitted complete with momo race seat and willians 6 point quick release harness.
A custom made wiring loom feeds the electrics .
The front and rear suspension has been modified with rose joints. The anti-roll bar has been custom made.
The fuel tank is custom built aluminium baffled.
As for systems and data logging, the car has been fitted with a full PI data logging dash to monitor and study such things as speed, RPM, lateral G, oil pressure, water temperature, oil temperatsure, fuel pressure, battery voltage and lap timing beacon.
As for brawn, the 2.8 V6 ford cologne engine has been rebuilt by John Smirthwaite racing of Tamworth to produce 192 bhp at flywheel. It benefits from a fast road cam and steel timing gear. The oil filter and oil cooler have been mounted remotely.
The Ford 4 speed gearbox has been rebuilt by Competition Transmission Services of Markyate and is fully blueprinted with custom drilled oilways allowing use of mt75 synthetic oil.
Moore Racing provided a custom made air box and filter.
The quick release exhaust was designed and built by BTB Exhausts of Northamptonshire and is constructed from stainless steel. The fuel system is again custom made with twin pumps, swirl pot and boxing. The wheels are race standard compmotive MO 5 spokes. The ignition system comprises Magnecore KV85 race ht leads.
The car requires very little more mechanical work before the next race, merely balancing and tuning to suit required setup for Rockingham.
Completion and testing is scheduled for Friday 30th June 2006, with cosmetic work including sponsor logos taking place on Thursday of that week.
One final decision and sigificant purchase to make before we can take to the track - Tyres. A complete new set are required and budget may well dictate the route the team take! The preferece is for one set each of slicks and wets to provide optimium grip in all conditions. However. a neutral all rounder of soft compound is looking the more likely option.
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