T Break thread 2023

[E.B]

Originally Posted by justracing

McLaren?

Hmmm I thought I saw hints of GT40 in it. Is that a gull wing door in the pic?

[delta]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

Something interesting being built in the workshop next door
Attachment 76633

Ultimer?

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by E.B

Hmmm I thought I saw hints of GT40 in it. Is that a gull wing door in the pic?

10 out of 10 E.B I would think that by the time it's finished it will have cost a few bob ?. The guy that it belongs to is aiming to drive it down to Le Mans this year. I think he might be fitting a tow bar for the fuel bowser

[justracing]

Originally Posted by delta

Ultimer?

Ultima, now there's a blast from the past. Bob Light used to race one down at Castle Combe in their GT championship years back when I used to go there regularly, awesome car that looked fast standing still!

[grantp]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

10 out of 10 E.B I would think that by the time it's finished it will have cost a few bob ?. The guy that it belongs to is aiming to drive it down to Le Mans this year. I think he might be fitting a tow bar for the fuel bowser

Engine and gearbox probably fake. Likely a 1ltr 3 pot under it with CVT trans. Enough output to drive the electronics for the V8 noise simulation kit... and avoid the tow bar/fuel bowser.

[Gerard C]

EB, may be it will finish the race will a gullwing door or more likely a flying door, many of the GT40s' doors are secured with tape. Period correct if I remember well.

[Gerard C]

Just imagine the view on the engine bay and the carbs ramp though the mirror. Gorgeous!

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by grantp

Engine and gearbox probably fake. Likely a 1ltr 3 pot under it with CVT trans. Enough output to drive the electronics for the V8 noise simulation kit... and avoid the tow bar/fuel bowser.

I think somebody is going to get into a bit of trouble if this turns out to be a 3 cyl Polo engine

[Alfaholic]

I see that a series of races are being arranged for early model Corvettes this year, including one at the Silverstone Classic. Perhaps a chance for Gerard C to replicate his most famous manoeuvre

[Paul D]

Originally Posted by justracing

Ultima, now there's a blast from the past. Bob Light used to race one down at Castle Combe in their GT championship years back when I used to go there regularly, awesome car that looked fast standing still!

Ultima GTR I think was its full title. I used to help run one for a French guy who raced it in the NWSSCC, so it was mainly at places like Oulton, Cadwell, Anglesey.

It was a very impressive machine: seven litre small-block Chevy pushing out 700 horses, it was fast. I mean, fast! It weighed almost exactly a ton, so you can work out the power-to-weight for yourselves. It was an absolute beast of a machine, sequential 'box, dustbin lid brakes, huge slicks, aero, everything. It was one of the few machines I've seen racing that actually looked fast even when viewed from some distance away as a spectator. God knows what it must have been like inside the thing - scary, I imagine.

Ooohhh... I'm getting all excited now just thinking about it! Sadly, though, I never got to drive it. This was around 20 years ago, and I'm not sure whatever became of it after he stopped racing it.

[GORDON STREETER]

Here it is !

[E.B]

Interesting article about the Ultima and its racing history (race series sponsored by Ted Marlow's Civil Engineering company.)

with lots of pics:
https://www.ultimasports.co.uk/History/1983

[delta]

We had an Ultima in for a suspension set up just before Christmas. I was really impressed with the build. Not heard from Bob Light for years. Top bloke and top engineer and driver.He went on a built the Stealth. Awsum car.

[Gerard C]

Thanks a lot Alfaholic, I'd say the year was 2008 or may be 2009, I was so young and had to collect experience… Make me think that I never sent the bill for the cutting grass. Knowing the 'Vette mpg, its skyhigh!

More seriously, I was impressed but the warm welcome we all had and the very serious and polite scrutineering. Something we should learn here…

[Gerard C]

Re the Ultima we have one here and agree with delta, the build is serious. Thanks for the pics EB.

[midgetman]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

Something interesting being built in the workshop next door

Attachment 76633

Really I can't see the difficulty in guessing what this is given the file name of GT40.jpg

Edit: Or is this just a Tapatalk thing that shows the file name?

Sent from my AC2003 using Tapatalk

[Paul D]

Let's be honest Max - even without the file name, no true petrolhead should have too much difficulty in identifying it!

The shape of the door top, the twin fillers above each front wheel, the dashboard... oh, and the fact that a GT40 front clam is clearly visible on the left of the photo!

This is the Ultima I was involved with, not quite as easily identifiable to most as is the GT40, but what a machine nevertheless:

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by E.B

Interesting article about the Ultima and its racing history (race series sponsored by Ted Marlow's Civil Engineering company.)

Godd example for the quizz, how many cars were banned fo being too fast? We have one driver banned from Andros Trophy for the same reason, Yvan Muller. He's back with EV's.

[Tel 911S]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Godd example for the quizz, how many cars were banned fo being too fast? We have one driver banned from Andros Trophy for the same reason, Yvan Muller. He's back with EV's.

Good question Gerard .
The Nissan Skyline was one banned from saloon car racing .
And most of the Group B rally cars were .
Vague memory of Markku Alen testing at Imola in a S4 Delta setting times that would have put him on the second or third row of the grid for the formula 1 GP.

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by midgetman

Really I can't see the difficulty in guessing what this is given the file name of GT40.jpg

Edit: Or is this just a Tapatalk thing that shows the file name?

Sent from my AC2003 using Tapatalk

I was thinking about renaming the JPEG to Trabant, but I would have forgot where I had filed it
There was a guy in there today mapping the ECU and they wanted to get it running. but I had finished working on a customers car and had to take it for an MOT so I don't know if it actually ran. I did say to them "make sure you have some big "usable" fire extinguishers handy" especially with no air filters fitted !!

[E.B]

Originally Posted by midgetman

Really I can't see the difficulty in guessing what this is given the file name of GT40.jpg

Edit: Or is this just a Tapatalk thing that shows the file name?

Sent from my AC2003 using Tapatalk

Actually just checked and it must be a Tapatalk thing.... I dont use Tapa and it just shows as a tentenths attachment number 76633. No GT40 ref at all.

[John Turner]

Originally Posted by Alfaholic

I see that a series of races are being arranged for early model Corvettes this year, including one at the Silverstone Classic. Perhaps a chance for Gerard C to replicate his most famous manoeuvre
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Attachment 76653

For more info, see here:

https://www.70yearsofcorvette.com/

[Paul D]

Originally Posted by E.B

Actually just checked and it must be a Tapatalk thing.... I dont use Tapa and it just shows as a tentenths attachment number 76633. No GT40 ref at all.

It came up on my computer with a GT40 file name too - not Tapatalk or anything else, just bog-standard desk-top.

If I hover the mouse over the image, I get a box that shows:

Name: GT40.jpg
No. of views: 24
Size: 2.65MB
ID: 76633

[Lancsbreaker]

Originally Posted by Paul D

It came up on my computer with a GT40 file name too - not Tapatalk or anything else, just bog-standard desk-top.

If I hover the mouse over the image, I get a box that shows:

Name: GT40.jpg
No. of views: 24
Size: 2.65MB
ID: 76633

Oh, you young people with your "hover the mouse" tricks



Yeah mine does the same, but I just looked at the pic and scrolled on for the discussion

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

I think somebody is going to get into a bit of trouble if this turns out to be a 3 cyl Polo engine

I see a spacer between the fuel line and the exhaust but may be he'd better put a bigger shield imo.