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  1. Sparrowhawk

    EK9 Racing in MSVT Trophy this season (2017)

    Quick update ahead of the race at the weekend, we had an excellent Track Day yesterday at Brands Hatch. My Dad was there to do his ARDS test, which he passed! So hopefully we will be racing together if not this season, then next season. Not sure a track day warrants a 'write-up' but this was...
  2. Sparrowhawk

    EK9 Racing in MSVT Trophy this season (2017)

    Hi mate. Yes the car is all ready to go. I'm also getting a little bit of track time tomorrow at Brands Hatch, hopefully that will make up for the time I lost at Silverstone haha. See you at Rockingham on Saturday!
  3. Sparrowhawk

    Lightweight DC2 K20 Build - Dyno Day Update!

    Car looks superb. You must be itching to get it on track. Look forward to some pics of it doing its thing
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    EK9 Racing in MSVT Trophy this season (2017)

    No worries guys we were glad to help. Hopefully see you at Rockingham
  5. Sparrowhawk

    EK9 Racing in MSVT Trophy this season (2017)

    So the car is now sorted and ready to race again. After advice from a few different people we decided to stick with an OEM Exedy clutch kit, rather than upgrading to a carbon-kevlar item. The thinking here was that with less than 200hp the standard clutch should be sufficient, and it makes...
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    George's EK9.

    Not a bad car history! What do you have planned for the 9?
  7. Sparrowhawk

    EK9 TURBO BUILD 423 BHP

    Cracking thread. That's one of the coolest engine bays I've seen on any car
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    Elliott's B20 Vtec EK build

    Lovely car, loads of work gone into it. Really like the grey engine bay. Good luck with the mapping :nice:
  9. Sparrowhawk

    B18c EK2 Irish Touring Car

    Wow this car scrubs up well!! It looks mega mate. Good luck at Mondello Park, looking forward to an update.
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    Matt's 512bhp EK9 project

    Wow, what a car. Really enjoyed reading the thread. Also watched a couple of your in-car vids, you're a pretty handy driver :nice:
  11. Sparrowhawk

    EK9 Racing in MSVT Trophy this season (2017)

    Round 3 - Silverstone National Circuit It was another eventful weekend at Silverstone.. we really enjoyed ourselves, but this time without such a happy ending. We set off after work on the Friday evening, excited to be visiting the home of British Formula 1, and looking forward to finally...
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    EK9 Racing in MSVT Trophy this season (2017)

    Only two days til Silverstone now. We are racing on the National Circuit, which is fairly short, but also quite a wide circuit - should be plenty of room for overtaking (and being overtaken of course!). Really looking forward to driving on such an iconic circuit for the first time. To get me...
  13. Sparrowhawk

    EK9 Racing in MSVT Trophy this season (2017)

    My friend Matt got this great shot of the car in the last race at Snetterton. Silverstone is just a week away now. It's the national circuit, the one the Touring Cars use. I've not driven it before, so will be similar to Snetterton in that I'm expecting to qualify quite far down - but...
  14. Sparrowhawk

    EK9 Racing in MSVT Trophy this season (2017)

    @ellb123 Thanks mate. I will get the full spec of the car up at some point. Yes I'm planning to do all of the rounds in MSV Trackday Trophy this year. The only one I may miss is Donington in August because of a prior commitment, undecided at the moment. The full calendar for the races is...
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    EK9 Racing in MSVT Trophy this season (2017)

    As promised, some pics of the inside of my car. The main weight-saving at the back is the fibreglass bootlid, which can clearly be seen here. The metal one weighs so much, and with the addition of polycarb windows, the weight-saving is huge. There are also some portions of metal cut from the...
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    EK9 Racing in MSVT Trophy this season (2017)

    Hi mate. Yes we do have to use an onboard camera. I've not done anything with the footage though. If I have some spare time I might edit it down and put a bit on YouTube
  17. Sparrowhawk

    EK9 Racing in MSVT Trophy this season (2017)

    Round 2 - Snetterton 200 Circuit It was an eventful day of racing, and a brilliant weekend at the MINI Festival at Snetterton. There was wind, there was rain, there was even an outdoor cinema viewing of the Italian Job. And lots and lots of cars. Luckily both me and the 9 survived in one...
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    EK9 Racing in MSVT Trophy this season (2017)

    I had the race car on the dyno this week at Torque Developments in Lakeside (Essex). It is a superb set up there and I highly recommend them for anyone who needs some dyno time. The guys were easy to speak to and very knowledgeable. The technician doing my car had a simply epic race-prepared...
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    EK9 Racing in MSVT Trophy this season (2017)

    Of course. No racing is 'cheap', but this is certainly one of the most cost effective ways to go racing. You pay a one-off fee of £99 to join the MSV TT series. Then you pay £329 each time you go racing. For that you get a 30-40 minutes Practice/Qualifying session, and then a 45 minute Race...
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    EK9 Racing in MSVT Trophy this season (2017)

    I really recommend it. The process of getting your National B race licence is really straight-forward. MSV Trophy is the ideal way to start because you aren't tied in for an entire season, you can pick and choose which Rounds you want to enter. And there is a real mix of cars and skill levels...
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