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#61 User is offline   Dogsbody 

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Posted 04 June 2012 - 07:36 AM

Sounds like it was great fun :beer:
The only thing which puts me off the "Ring" is if it got bent...trying to get it home.

Sub 9 minutes in a Butch Hairdressers Car is very impressive.
Ross was in the mid 9's I think with his full fat one :unsure:
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 10:03 PM

Great stuff Ross sounds an amazing trip, glad the car went well after all the hard work put in

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 04:47 PM

do you have any fitting instructions for the roll cage? ive just bought one the same and havent got any Posted Image .

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Posted 02 September 2012 - 03:22 PM

02-09-12– UPDATE

Hi All! As it's been ages since I last wrote anything on here I thought id just doa quick update on what ive been upto with the Racing Puma.

Since the Nurburgring trip the car has been cleaned and stored in my dads workshopwhere it stayed for a while, but has been out for a couple of notable things.


Firstly,ive been featured by Performance Ford Magazine, which was exciting! After a fewchats with the guys there I managed to arrange for them to come to my work place to take some photos and have an interview.
The full feature is meant to be out this coming Thursday (6th September)so I wont spoil it, but here are a few 'behind the scenes' pics! (can u guesswhere we are?!)


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Im really looking forward to reading the magazine to see how the car looks! Theguys from the magazine were really nice, and I was even lucky enough to have exclusive use of the track so I could give them a few full chat demo laps ofhow the car handles, it was awesome!

The other main thing ive done is my first taste of genuine motorsport.

I competed in the Lotus Hethel Sprint, which was basically a series of timedlaps, against a whole range of other more exotic machinery, such as old LotusF1 cars, Ferrari's, TVR's, various single seaters and a range of hot hatches.

My class had a couple of Clio Cup race cars, a Lotus Elan, 106 Rallye, and a fewother things. I eventually came second in class, to a new generation Clio race car, so I was pretty happy with that. Here are a few pics of the car on track


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So that's about all for now.
I do have a trackday booked at Cadwell Park in October, so will do a full reporton that with some Go-Pro videos to match.

Thanks for reading.

Oh, and look out for me in this month Performance Ford Magazine, available in allgood service stations!

Ross

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Posted 23 September 2012 - 09:48 AM

UPDATE - 23-09-12

Morning all!

Well its been an interesting month for me and P1, we had out 15 minutes of fame byhaving a feature published in this months Performance Ford magazine. I was really pleased with how it came out. It is always a little embarrassing thissort of thing, but what the heck, im proud of it!

Here are some pictures from the photographer which were not used in the magazine,there are some really nice ones in there:



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it was a cool day meeting the PF guys, and I was lucky enough to be able to blagthe Lotus test track for the photoshoot which was a nice perk of the job!

P1 is tucked up in the workshop once again, but will be coming out again inOctober for a trackday at Cadwell Park, I cant wait!

There will be some GoPro videos coming from the day.

As for the next steps, well im looking at some Poly windows to replace the glass,and by removing the window mechanisms I should save a decent bit of weight in the process.

All in all im still really happy with the car, it's a great little toy.

Cheers for reading

Ross

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Posted 23 September 2012 - 10:42 AM

Wow.. it looks sooo different inside to standard :huh: seats are pretty stunning!..

can you link me to the cadwell details..may be able to come...

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Posted 23 September 2012 - 06:32 PM

Godd to hear of the progress fella :)

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Posted 26 October 2012 - 10:27 AM

UPDATE – 26-10-12

Hi everyone.

Its been a little while since Iwrote a proper update so here is the latest on P1.

The Performance Ford article waspublished, and although this sort of thing is always a little embarrassing Iwas really pleased with how it came out.

For those who didn’t see it here isa copy.

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Im happy with it, and it’s a nicething to add to the history file of P1.

Since the photoshoot the car hasbeen out on track again. This weekend just gone I took it to Cadwell Park andhad a fantastic day. The car was perfect and the track was amazing, its almostlike the car was built for this circuit, with its elevation and camber changesits easy to understand why people call it a mini nurburgring.

Anyhow, here are some pics from theday

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And obviously here is the obligatoryvideo of a couple of laps



http://www.youtube.c...0VttXxG7KhruE8w



I had a great day, met some nicepeople and generally really enjoyed myself.

But that’s the last outing of theyear for P1. Its now back in the workshop for the winter. Over the next fewmonths im going to replace the glass with polycarbonate windows, cut out allthe old brackets, door skins, window mechanisms, and get the car as light aspossible.

So that’s all for now, thanks forreading.

Ross



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Posted 26 October 2012 - 11:20 AM

Nothing to be embarassed about you should be really proud about what you have achieved....

Can you tell me what difference the ported head has made as I have just finished a rebuild engine with the head done? Im just really curious about what power can be released. That particular car will not be finished for a few weeks.

Good luck with your motoring and will check in on your progress.........

Cheers

Ally

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Posted 26 October 2012 - 12:33 PM

I love Cadwell, not been there for a few years now, last time was in the XR2i.

Can't wait to see you at a Tin Tops round next year ;)
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Posted 26 October 2012 - 06:34 PM

Well done on the feature, car looks great.

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Posted 11 August 2013 - 08:53 PM

Well it's been ages since I updated this post and there have been a few little changes to the car over the last few months so here goes. First of all I've managed to save some more weight by removing the windows, wing mirror motors, all the wiring, door skins and side impact bars. All together that's a saving of about 20kg's. I replaced the windows with some pre made polycarbonate items from http://www.acwmotorsportplastics.co.uk and I cannot recommend these enough.
The company is great, really good to deal with and the product is great, nice quality and a great fit.
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So with the windows fitted we went to snetterton for a sneaky Trackday on the 300 circuit. It was a wet day but still lots of fun. I did get a video of the last two laps of the day when it was just drying out.
http://youtu.be/0eZybn1a5GQ
So I still love the car, it's so much fun. It lives in the workshop most of the time, then we drag her out and after a quick service it loves being thrashed around the track all day, never misses a beat, and then goes back in the workshop. It's brilliant.
I've also got another new toy, a nice little Boxster S 3.4. It's lovely, but the puma is still the most fun. I'll never sell this car, it's just far too good!
Thanks for reading.
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Posted 11 August 2013 - 09:27 PM

Great to read the affair continues and still having a blast.
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Posted 12 August 2013 - 07:18 AM

nice line up you've got there :good:

I'll try and join you on a track day again when your going...keep in touch..

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Posted 12 August 2013 - 10:17 AM

Great to see this project updated and hear of it's progress as it was one of my favourite.

Keep up the good work.

I'm sure if this was properly mapped it would make better use of the head work.

Cheers

Ally

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Posted 12 August 2013 - 01:01 PM

love the video from cadwell :cool: - keep removing the weight! ;)
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Posted 28 August 2013 - 12:29 PM

Good to see this getting better and better. I love those windows :)

Looks like a great feature in PF too, very well done to you!

Alex

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Posted 22 September 2013 - 10:59 PM

Nice to read! Seen this topic a while ago but never commented...

The effort you put in to it is great... and the outcoming is a great car....

Only I expected a Evora S of some kind... not a Boxster ;)

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