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Post by sandys on Jan 25, 2017 11:55:27 GMT
The rubber needs to be 1a for solos and the mx5 challenge, if you're suggesting that you have 1c rubber you're a bit stuffed for sprints and solos, I am not sure they are allowed.
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Post by lowender on Jan 25, 2017 12:41:07 GMT
Yes, tyres list 1a only. Full regs: 2. The championship is open to all fully-elected members of Bristol Motor Club. All entrants must produce a valid membership card. You may join Bristol Motor Club by visiting www.bristolmc.org.uk or at a Bristol Motor Club event, including club nights. 3. Class A will include Mk1/Mk2/Mk2.5 (NA/NB) models (except those specified in Class B) and Class B will include Mk3/Mk3.5/Mk3.75/Mk2.5 RS JDM models. Classes may be amalgamated in the case of low entries and/or close performance. 4. Vehicles eligible for the championship are Mazda MX5 and Eunos models complying with Sections S10 and S11 of the MSA Yearbook (Blue Book), Roadgoing Series Production cars. In addition: a. All Classes i. Cars must use tyres from List 1A. ii. Forced induction is not permitted. iii. The standard intake manifold, plenum and throttle body must be retained and the standard ECU must be used without a “piggy-back” ECU, whether electronic or mechanical. iv. Dampers must not have separate adjustment for high and low speed damping. v. An MX5 gearbox with standard internals must be used and only standard Mazda MX5 differentials from the appropriate model may be used. vi. A hard top or soft top must remain fitted, but cars can compete open or closed. vii. MSA approved; rollbars/cages, competition seats and harnesses may be fitted to any car. b. Class A i. Cars may run any brakes from the standard mk1/mk2 range. ii. Final drive must be Mazda MX5 or Kia Sportage. c. Class B i. Cars must remain standard other than wheels, brake friction material, safety items listed above and dampers, which may be height-adjustable. |
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Post by jackyboy on Jan 26, 2017 1:17:09 GMT
Just re checked my prarrie canoe. I have 1a rubber so i am in.
Although just going through the many rubbers is 1a its quite unfair? Ranging from ditch finders to semi slicks approved for road use.
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Post by jackyboy on Jan 26, 2017 1:24:40 GMT
Ah prarrie canoe i could only do autosolo rounds any way. No safety equipment for the sprintpcs.
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Post by Rickster on Jan 26, 2017 7:54:52 GMT
Just do the Autosolos - best cheapest car fun you can have
You don't have to be in the Challenge
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Post by sandys on Jan 26, 2017 10:01:56 GMT
What rickysaid basically, you can still do well in the challenge just doing solos to be honest, but if you want to solo this year there is the Cotswold motorsport group autosolo championship, 5quid to enter, 12 rounds of which 8 count, they cross over with BMC and quite a few5 owners in it.
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Post by jackyboy on Jan 26, 2017 10:17:03 GMT
Just having a look. Would all depend on distance to events. I could get to chepstow i reckon.
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Post by sandys on Jan 27, 2017 8:29:51 GMT
Just re checked my canoe. I have 1a rubber so i am in. Although just going through the many rubbers is 1a its quite unfair? Ranging from ditch finders to semi slicks approved for road use. Its just an approved list, people turn up with all sorts, end of the day one mans passion is anothers poision, T1R are universally accepted to be a pretty poor tyre on the Mazda forums yet one of the guys who continually wins in his mk1 mx5 runs them all the time. Typically the difference between most tyres are quite small in the dry, of course when you get competitive and consistent you start to care about those tenths of a second. |
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Post by jackyboy on Jan 27, 2017 22:12:00 GMT
Who else is doing chepstow? Guessing you are ricky? I might join you.
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Post by sandys on Jan 27, 2017 22:49:05 GMT
Get an entry in to Kemble Jackyboy get some practice in.
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Post by jackyboy on Jan 28, 2017 22:48:13 GMT
Kemble??
I did not realise there was only two autosolos that id probably enter this year with BMC, about 2 hours drive away from me.. I got swept up in advertising at castle cmbe strke association charity day! Bournemouth district car club is 5 minutes down the road from me! DOH
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Post by sandys on Jan 28, 2017 22:57:48 GMT
I though you were Bristol based, Doh.
Kemble cant be that much farther than Chepstow can in it especially at motorsport o'clock.
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Post by jackyboy on Jan 28, 2017 23:02:16 GMT
its alright, i like the club and there is plenty of room for events if get the gear one day! i dont mind a bit of a trek to a couple of autoslos, as long as its sw based thats the main thing.  |
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Post by sandys on Jan 28, 2017 23:05:04 GMT
I don't really think about the travel as I realize that cool stuff doesn't just happen you have to make it happen and that often involves a bit of travel  So today I was a rockingham, 2.5hrs to ride around that ice rink in the rain, a trek but yes it was cool |
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Post by Clem on Feb 3, 2017 21:17:20 GMT
I was really looking forward to doing Chepstow before I sell my 5 ... Sadface
Glad to be that BBR200 that makes the mk3s look not so fast Sandy. Hadnt realised the MX5 class had changed this year, glad I never got too set on doing it.
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So today I was a rockingham, 2.5hrs to ride around that ice rink in the rain, a trek but yes it was cool 
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