TOYO’S DRIFTERS
Sep 24th
Team Toyo Tires Drift driver, Masato Kawabata has claimed the 2015 D1 Grand Prix Championship in Japan, his third D1GP championship victory. Driving the 1000bhp 35RX D-Spec Nissan GTR to another series victory with Toyo Proxes R1R tyres, a dominant season performance saw Kawabata claim the 2015 series with an un-assailable accumulated points lead.
With two wins and two podium victories from five D1GP rounds, and an outright victory against top US and international drivers in Formula Drift Japan, Kawabata clinched victory with another spectacular performance during the fifth and penultimate D1GP round at Toyo Tires’ home round of Osaka, on More >
COMMA IMPROVEMENTS
Sep 24th
The Comma website has recently been updated with a number of enhancements and additions to the Technical Support and General Enquiries sections, making it even easier to access more information.
Visitors to CommaOil.com will immediately notice a new ‘Contact Us’ panel on the home page, which clicks through to the General and Technical Enquiries section that feature the ‘Ask an Expert’ facility.
On the Product Recommendation pages, more information has been added in the rare instances where ‘no recommendation’ is shown for a vehicle. Where this is the case, a fuller explanation is provided via a link through to Frequently Asked Questions More >
WARM-UP WITH DICKIES WORKWEAR
Sep 24th
Dickies, the internationally renowned workwear brand, has an excellent range of new winter clothing available to help keep you warm in the garage, outdoors or while at work. The items are designed for warmth, comforting in often freezing weather conditions.
Dickies products are tested in the harshest environments to ensure satisfaction and comfort and their thermal products have been worn throughout cold UK winters for many years.
For more information visit www.dickiesworkwear.com ENDS.
GLORIOUS DAYTONA REPLICA FROM HAWK
Sep 16th
Latest addition to the Hawk Cars range is this glorious Daytona Coupe replica, a car that Hawk boss, Gerry Hawkridge, has always wanted to make and it, like the original, will be very much aimed at the track.
Body is handcrafted from aluminium and is pretty much nut-for-nut identical to the mid-sixties originals, including the tubular chassis, which like the body is a complete work of art.
Power comes from Ford small block V8, either 289 or 302ci and best not ask Gerry for Chevy or Rover fitments, unless you want short shrift! Gerry only wants to make these in very small More >
SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT LIMITED EDITION SEVEN
Sep 16th
Caterham has revived the spirit of one of its most illustrious Sevens – the 1.6-litre Seven Superlight – with the launch of a new special edition model.
Just 20 of the special edition cars, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the original Superlight in 1996, will be built.
The original Superlight’s production run ceased in 2004, but it heralded a new era of purposeful, track-biased Sevens designed to offer even more performance and low weight at a pared down price point.
Despite its ultra-minimalist character – even for a Seven – the Superlight went on to become one of Caterham’s most coveted models, More >
ZERO HOT IN SWEDEN
Sep 16th
The Great British Sports Cars Zero range is sold all over Europe and North America and one territory that really have grasped the Zero concept is Sweden, where the Nottinghamshire company’s dealer, KitCarSweden is doing a great job.
GBS recently received a message on their GBS Facebook page from customer, Eddie Jansson, from Uppsala Sweden, who says he has just finished racing his Zero for the season and since commencing his build in November 2013 has covered many miles in his car.
Eddie’s friend, Johan Ostling, owns a Zero too and he’s covered over 2000 miles in Sweden since May, this year. More More >
JENVEY GIVES PINTO THE BEANS
Sep 16th
Jenvey Dynamics has launched a new manifold and throttle body (ITB) kit for the Ford Pinto engine. The new kit is intended for use with 1.8-litre and 2-litre Pinto engines running without a distributor, and is highly modular by design – perfect for configuration for a range of engine bay packaging requirements or aesthetics.
The Jenvey kit provides power gains, improved throttle response and reliability, and is ideal for road, track or race use as a modern alternative to a traditional twin carburettor set-up.
“Jenvey is proud of its innovative reputation, and we invest a lot of time talking to customers to More >
VINTAGE CLARITY
Sep 16th
Most of us are increasingly aware that the poor lighting on classic and classic-type kitcars cars is a cause for concern. These treasured and much loved machines have none of the safety features we now take for granted and, especially compared to new cars, are virtually invisible on the road.
One of the worst offenders are vehicles that use the ubiquitous Lucas L549 rear lamp, where the bulb faces downwards and there is no reflector, so most of the output is wasted. The same problem stymies LED bulb designers. One conversion involves having to remove the light unit from the car, More >
TOM TOM BANG THE DRUM
Sep 16th
TomTom has launched RoadDNA, an innovative new product for vehicle localisation that will help make automated driving a reality, faster. Designed with vehicle data storage and processing limitations in mind, RoadDNA delivers highly accurate location information that can easily be integrated into the on-board system of a vehicle.
“We know that the future of automated driving hinges on the ability of a vehicle to continuously know exactly where it is located on the road,” said Harold Goddijn, TomTom CEO. “TomTom RoadDNA is the only technology of its kind (patent pending) that delivers highly accurate vehicle localisation content in an efficient and More >
SPECIAL K
Sep 10th
MJS Turbocharged K-Series under build
In recent years we’ve seen plenty of Rover K-Series engines undergoing tuning and TLC in the TKC Mag/totalkitcar workshop. As a result, I’m a big fan of the engines, particularly in VVC guise.
Lots of instant experts wring their hands about head gasket failures tales of woe, most of which is bandwagon jumping. However, the engine does have an Achilles heel but there are readily available and effective cures.
Our K-Series always go to Charlie and team at CTM Performance in Dagenham although someone else I’d highly recommend is Littlehampton-based MJS Auto & Marine, who in addition to their More >
