Spotlight on Sprinting

Car - Mk 6 Jedi - Mk 6 Jedi

Owner - Stephen Chaplin

Class entered - D14 Racing Cars upto 1100cc

Year - 2006

Engine - Suzuki GSXR 1000 K5

Gear Box -Sequential 6 speed as supplied by Suzuki, upgraded clutch

Suspension - Adjustable AVO shocks

Brakes - AP 2 Pot all round, groved discs

Future - Club Sprinting, plus double driving with my son in his Mini Cooper

Owner - Stephen Laing - Stephen Laing

How long sprinting : 15 years + ( campaign history:- Westfield 2litre Punto, Caterham 1700 Crossflow, Exige Mk1, Caterham R500)

Car – Caterham R500

Year - 2009

Purchased: 2011

Engine – Ford Duratec 1998cc Caterham spec.

Gear Box -Sequential 6 speed

Suspension and brakes – Caterham R500 standard issue

Class entered – A8 Road going Kit Type and Replica Cars (Appendix 1 ) of 1701 cc and over including motorcycled engine cars of any capacity. ( Appendix 1 = Caterham, Westfield, Sylva, Fisher and Lotus 7, Elise, Exige, and 340R, Vauxhall 220, X – Bow and similar types/derivatives of these cars)

Future – Continue to enjoy Sprinting,

Car: Rellard /Reliant-Allard : Rellard /Reliant-Allard

Year: 1968

Engine: Ford V6 Essex

Gearbox: Getrag 5 Speed

Suspension/brakes: Reliant Scimitar standard

Future: carry on with all forms of motorsport, inc Trials/hillclimbs/sprints

The poor relation of motorsport? Not real racing! That’s how sprinting has been described to me by people who know very little about motor racing apart from their fortnightly diet of F1, with the added bonus of Suzy Perry. Sprinting has been around for many years, offers a variety of clubs and circuits all over the country. Thousands compete from the local level right up to the MSA run National Championship in a massive variety of machines from Ex formula 3 single-seaters to a standard Mini from the 1980s and everything in between. Over this season I will be on the lookout for the machines that we enjoy at classiccarmag.net their details and owners out there competing with car and driver against the track and the clock. Where better place than my local circuit the historic and fast track of Goodwood to seek out these machines, trailered or driven by their owners, no 40 ton artics or extendable motorhomes in this paddock. Owner/driver/mechanic is the norm but if you are lucky like I was you had some help from a trusty mate who didn’t mind getting his hands dirty. The paddock is always a friendly place with help if you need it from all areas especially your competition, every effort made to get every car out for their runs. With a multitude of classes, variety of cars and various amounts of driver skill and experience there is a place for anyone looking to enter the world of motorsport.- Austin 7 Ulster 750cc- Mark Groves- 1930- 7 years- Modified production- Standard block all else modified- Standard- Sort of standard/everything uprated- Race/sprint and enjoy- Ford Anglia 105e- Graham Kendall owned for 12 years- 1960- 3 years- Sports Libre- 1.6 Toyota Twin cam ex MR2/twin 45 del auto carbs- Ford 2000e 4 speed/ Toyota bell housing and cover/ Ford centre courtesy 105 speed- Front Mk 2 Cortina, Quaffe Diff- 12 years /Bad crash 2008 forced change to front end and space frame design- Volvo Amazon 1998cc/owner Kevin Diamond- 18 months- 1967- 18 months- Production saloon up to 2.0L- High lift cams. Balanced and lightened- Standard 4 speed- standard braked, competition pads, stiffened front Bilsteins, poly bushes- More sprints/hillclimbs, suspension overhaul, fit twin Webber carbs- MG MGA Coupe- Martin Phillis- 1958- 17 years- Road going modified- Peter Burgess built 1950cc MGB- Mgb with overdrive- Lowered stiffened front end with MGB V8 brakes- Just to keep on racing for as many years as possibleChris GallacherReliant Sabre Six- 1964- 2553cc straight six Ford- Ford standard- Road rallies, sprints and hill climbs - Rob Farley- SSC Stylus Classic (self built)- 1997- 2.0 Zetec- Quaife type 9- Heavierly modified fr and rear adjustable/coil overs- No plans to retire driver or car Rob King- Ford XR2- 1989 owned from new- Standard apart from Twin 40 Webbers and up rated exhaust- standard- Spax units- Up rated pads and discscarry on the same, life long partnersTim Cole (father) Sarah Munns (daughter) Mini1978Full race 1380ccStraight cut with LSDFully adjustable4 pot calipers and ventilated discThe car is completed, the family carrying on in sprinting Richard Carter (father) / James Carter (son)- Scimitar GTE SE5- 1972 (car built from several 2007-2008)- Essex 3.0 fuel injected- four speedmodified Avo coilovers- Front and rear modifiedWin More Championships: James SmithIf you want to add your own car to this article them email us at info@classiccarmag.net.Tags: Spotlight on Sprinting