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  • Wide Arch RWD Mid Engine Vauxhall Nova FEATURE

    We’ve been around a long time now, and we are always getting sent pictures of cars to feature – and here is one of those cars!

    Here is Tony’s wide arch rwd mid engine vauxhall nova. He’s done a complete bear shell resto including a fully rebuilt e16se twin 40dcoe weber carb fast road cam engine over 15 k and he did it all in a tight single garage over two years;

    Engine;
    Fully rebuilt 1.6 E16SE
    Freshly serviced twin 40 webber carbs
    Piper fast road cam
    Piper vernier pully
    Port and polished head
    K&N filters

    Gearbox;
    Rebuilt with a 4.18 final drive
    Lighten and balanced fly wheel
    Ebc sports clutch
    Hydraulic slave cylinder

    Exhaust
    Complete custom stainless steel manifold and exhaust system

    Suspension
    Front Nova coil overs
    Poly bushes
    Lower and upper strut braces
    Gte tie bars and anti roll bar
    Rear corsa c front coil overs
    Corsa c front subframe and set up
    Corsa c front hubs

    Steering;
    Quife 2.5 quick rack

    Brakes;
    Front ebc turbo groveed 258 mm disc and ebc yellow stuff pads
    Caviler front calipers
    Rear mk5 astra calipers
    Mk astra handbrake cables
    Pug 106 disc
    Ebc red stuff pads
    Harry hockley bias pedal box
    Hydrolic handbrake

    Interior;
    Corbeau revolution seats fia approved
    Luke 6 point harnees fia approved
    Plumbed in fire extingsher
    Full roll cage
    Solid side mounts for seats
    Black gsi dash
    Gte digital dash
    Door card re trim in black
    All brake fuel and water pipes routed in side car

    Exterior;
    Wide arch kit
    Poly carb windows
    Front with scoopes and sliders
    Single wiper conversion
    Gsi spoiler
    Painted in astra vxr oylimpic white

    Wheels;
    Cav 5 spoke
    Toyo proxie t1r tyres

    Fuel system;
    Alloy fuel tank filled with foam
    Facet fuel pump
    Fuel reg a filter king

    Misc;
    Hid headlight kit
    Been rolling road and set up buy aldon automotive

    

  • FIA GT1 World Championship round eight – Preview

    Location: Navarra, Spain: 23 & 24 October 2010

    The Sumo Power GT team heads back to Iberia this weekend, where its two Nissan GT-Rs are in action once again for round eight of the 2010 FA GT1 World Championship at Navarra in Northern Spain. The race takes place five weeks after its successful visit to Portugal for round seven, where drivers Michael Krumm and Peter Dumbreck in car number 23 claimed their first victory of the season.
    After winning the first of two races at the undulating Algrave circuit in September, the Sumo Power GT team is pleased with the progress it is making in its inaugural season of competition. However, the characteristics of Spanish circuit, with its series of slow corners and flat topography, are quite different to that of the Portuguese track and therefore, it is not a forgone conclusion that either of its Nissans will be able to repeat car 23’s Algarve performance this time round.

    Warren Hughes and Jamie Campbell Walter in car 22 will definitely be looking for better fortunes in Spain. Although their car showed good pace in Portugal during race one, their qualifying performance was hampered by a power steering problem and their second race was brought to an early end having been hit by another car at the first corner.

    This incident was a graphic example of the issues that can occur when starting from a mid-field position and therefore, the whole team is focussed on making sure that its Nissans qualify well. It then hopes this will transfer into good results for both cars, as the season has regularly seen one of them running towards the front of the field, but so far not two.

    This is a particularly significant point at this stage of the season, as Sumo Power GT currently lies third in the teams’ championship and has an opportunity of claiming second place if things go well. As far as the drivers’ standings are concerned, Krumm and Dumbreck are seventh, with Hughes and Campbell-Walter 14th, both crews looking for good points hauls this weekend in order to improve on their positions before the end of the year.

    With the Navarra circuit officially opened in June 2010, this weekend’s event will be a new experience for nearly all drivers on the grid. Therefore, to help the Sumo Power GT team hit the ground running when it arrives in Portugal, the team will be stopping on the way down for a test at the Circuit Paul Armagnac, near Nagaro in Southern France, on Monday (18th October).

    Another event for the team in advance of this weekend will be the presenting of the Tourist Trophy to Hughes and Campbell-Walter, who won the race designated for this award at Silverstone in May. After crossing the line in third place, the two Aston Martins ahead of them were later penalised, which meant that the Sumo Power GT drivers now receive the longest-standing trophy in motorsport. The presentation will be made at the Royal Automobile Club in London’s Pall Mall on Thursday (21st October).

    This weekend’s timetable at Navarra sees the Sumo Power GT Nissans first take to the track on Saturday at 10.00 for Free Practice, followed by Pre-Qualifying at 12.20 and Qualifying at 16.45. The first hour-long race gets the green light at 10.00 on Sunday, with the main Championship race, also one-hour long, scheduled for 16.00.

    Follow the team’s progress and watch both races live at www.sumopowergt.com

    Team quotes

    Michael Krumm – Driver Car 23
    “I’m looking forward to the challenge of Navarra. It’s always exciting to run on a circuit for the first time. However, it looks like it has quite a lot of slow corners, which will probably not suit us that well, but we are working hard on improving our performance in those areas. ”

    Peter Dumbreck – Driver Car 23
    “I know very little about Navarra. The one thing I have heard is that most corners are 2nd gear, which is not ideal. We have a few things to try on the car to improve things and, as we have been running in top six at most circuits, I hope we can be there in Spain as well and come away from a weekend with a good points haul.”

    Warren Hughes – Driver Car 22
    “I’ve been watching some in-car footage of Navarra and it looks like a good venue. Until we get running, it’s hard to predict how the car will suit the circuit, so choosing the right set-up will be important. Initially our focus has to be getting through to Q3 as this sets you up so well for the races and I really want to take some strong results from the last three events of the season.”

    Jamie Campbell-Walter – Driver Car 22
    “Our initial objective will be qualifying. We’ve had some disappointing sessions recently and it would be great to get both cars through to Q3. As far as knowledge of the circuit is concerned: well I’ve seen it on a map! Therefore, it’s very difficult to say what our car will be like, but we seem to go better at circuits that have flowing, high-speed corners, so this one may not be so good for us.”

    Nigel Stepney – Team Manager
    “With this being our first season, our cars are driving on circuits for the first time when we arrive for the race weekend. The same applies for us at Navarra, but because the circuit is so new at least it’s the same for all the teams this time round. The layout of the track looks like it won’t favour our cars, so a good result this weekend would be a real bonus.”

    James Rumsey – Team Principal
    “It’s going to be hard to predict the outcome this weekend as, like many of the teams, we have never been to Navarra before. Our job will be to take good, solid points-scoring finishes in each of the two races, as second place in the teams’ championship is there for the taking.”

    

  • EDC Round 5 at Snetterton

    It was the second win in as many events for Paul Conlan this weekend, when he took his Sumo Power Nissan S15 to victory in the fifth and final round of the Pirelli European Drift Championship at Snetterton. However, the biggest accolade of the weekend was reserved for Mark Luney who, after achieving a podium finish in every round this season, became 2010 Champion.

    Utilising the last sector of the circuit through the long right-hander of Coram Curve and the Russell Chicane, which leads onto the start and finish straight, the EDC drivers had a different challenge to that of round four.

    Where as the track at Cadwell Park was narrow and undulating, with Armco barriers each side, the Snetterton layout provided a flat and open course, with far more room to run-off if things got out of shape.

    As usual, eight cars were entered and would run in pairs, with the lead car alternating for each run, through a series of heats, a semi-final and a final. The outcome is decided by judges who base their assessments on lines, angles, speed and how much of a gap existed between the two cars by the end of the run.

    Heats

    The dramas started even before the competition began, when only seven cars arrived at the circuit. This elevated the eventual winner Conlan straight into the semi-finals, a bonus that also applied to Andy Cooper, when the HEL sponsored Toyota Cresta of Declan Hicks consumed two of its spark plugs and was unable to take any further part in proceedings. Therefore, there would be three pairs battling it out for the four places in the semi finals.

    First out of blocks were the Cosworth/SVA Imports Nissan 350 of Luney, together with Brett Castle, in his all-chrome Apex Racing V8 Nissan. With almost identical moments of ‘straightening’ from both drivers in both runs, the judges ordered a re-run. The first saw Luney slightly ahead as Castle had to back off entering the chicane. But if there was any doubt, the second was to decide things, when an impressive start by Castle was spoilt when he ended up spinning onto the grass, his exit forwarding Luney to a place in the semis.

    The second pairing of Peter Barber in his Swinton Insurance/Hayward Rotary Mazda RX7 against Kieran Cameron in a borrowed Nissan S13 was always destined to go one way. Although Cameron produced a worthy performance as he became more acquainted with his unfamiliar machinery, he could not match the pace and angles of Barber, who subsequently went through to the next round.

    Semi-finals

    The first of the semis saw Barber face Cooper in his Really Mean Sounds Nissan S14, who took the advantage in the first run after the Mazda driver had to straighten momentarily. However, better control whilst he was chasing in the second run was enough for the judges to award Barber a place in the finals.

    The next semi was between Luney and Conlan, which turned out to be one of the most exciting performances of the season by both drivers. Conlan led first, with the commitment from each being clearly demonstrated by the levels of smoke and amount of throttle used. They mirrored each other perfectly and, with the judges unable to decide who came out on top, the last place in the final was all down to the second run.

    At first it looked like it was going to be another epic dual between the two leading exponents of the sport, but with Luney perhaps concentrating too hard on what his rival was doing behind him, he suddenly found himself off the track and on the grass. Although clearly annoyed with himself, Luney could now only aim for third place, but was still in line for the title.

    Fifth and Third place Drift-offs

    The battle for fifth and sixth places was between Castle and Cameron, with Castle holding the edge following the first run. Although the judges could see that Cameron was doing as much as he could to stay in contention in his unfamiliar car, it was Castle that was awarded with fifth place.

    This left the battle for third and fourth, with Luney and Cooper going head-to-head – and both a reason to win: Luney wanting to achieve a podium finish in every round this season and Cooper looking to claim his first ever top-three place. A cautious approach in the first run saw both drivers straighten and the judges declared it a draw. So, when Cooper failed to initiate a drift in the second run, Luney achieved his goal of scoring his fifth podium finish of the season and, more importantly had just become 2010 Pirelli EDC Champion.

    The final

    Conlan led for the first run and, right from the start, it was clear to see that both drivers were giving it their full commitment with good speed and great angles. But as they approached the chicane, Barber got a little too sideways and suddenly, he was heading towards the Armco. Although managing to avoid the barriers, he would now have his work cut out if he was to going to pull back the deficit in the second pass.

    Leading for run number two, Barber delivered a faultless performance However, Conlan did the same and therefore the Sumo Power driver took his well-deserved second win of the season.

    The outcome of the final round confirmed Luney as Champion, Barber second and Conlan third in what had been another fiercely fought EDC season. Organisers and teams now start planning for next year’s series, details of which are expected to be announced by the end of October.

    The Pirelli European Drift Championship is sponsored by: Pirelli, Sumo Power, Kleers, Cosworth, K-Sport, SuperPro, Toyo Tires, BC Suspension, Speedhunters.com, HKS, HEL Performance, Samco Sport, Blitz and Santa Pod Raceway.

    Round Five Results
    1  Paul Conlan – Nissan S15 Silvia
    2  Pete Barber – Mazda RX7
    3  Mark Luney – Nissan 350Z
    4  Andrew Cooper – Nissan S14 200SX
    5  Brett Castle – Nissan R33 Skyline
    6  Kieran Cameron – Nissan S13 200SX

    DNS Declan Hicks  – Toyota Cresta
    DNS James Russell – Nissan Skyline R32

    To see photos from this event click here

    2010 Pirelli European Drift Championship Calendar
    24 April: Oulton Park
    16 May: Knockhill
    27 June: Brands Hatch
    1 August: Cadwell Park
    10 October: Snetterton

    www.europeandriftchampionship.eu