Looks like the guys at Dick turpin motors aka GBS formally know as Robin hood sports cars etc etc

Have now decided that the 2005 model lightweight was not enough and have now decide to revamp it and call it the lightweight 07 model i wonder if we will have the same dedication from the team when there are some slight problems


Here is the add from there website

BRAND NEW LIGHTWEIGHT TO BE LAUNCHED VERY SOON!!! THE NEW LIGHTWEIGHT WILL USE MANY OF THE SAME PANELS AS USED ON THE ORIGINAL LIGHTWEIGHT, IT WILL BE EVEN LIGHTER AND DIMENSIONALLY SIMILAR

THE LIGHTWEIGHT 07 WILL FOLLOW THE ORIGINAL RULE OF FUNCTIONALITY,SIMPLICITY AND COMPETITIVE PRICING- YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED-WATCH THIS SPACE



http://www.greatbritishsportscars.com/index.php

They have a new nosecone too.....

here

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hmm and it looks quite fine too

the new lightweight, even lighter...baking foil perhaps, I hope it's a bit stronger than the last attempt.


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I think I've just been sick

Do we reckon this one'll pass the SVA? Or just be a shiny new version of the old death trap?

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Where is the hood RS I can remember seeing the chassis at one of the shows last year,maybe they have been concentrating getting the lightweight sorted out.
But after the disaster over the original lightweight I would have dropped it..

I've never bought anything from a company who doesn't know about the caps-lock. Don't think I'll start now.

The 'old' lightweight was heavier than many of the steel spaceframe+grp cars at 600kg for a zetec car.

As implied ^^^^, the proof of the car is in SVA passes.

p.s. don't like the new nose either

It wouldn't be too bad if it was a light weight car though. As said, a zetec lightweight still can in at ~ 600kgs which is not in the slightest bit light, merely about average. If you want light weight, go see MNR and buy a Vortex RT+ (I think), as it has a wet weight of <400 kgs.

the only way to achieve good chassis stiffness using that method is using materials that arent lighteweight on your pocket .

a chap on the rhocar site got an early one passed thro an SVA with just reinforcement of the existing chassis .

Still , the two guys in charge who suck each others dicks for a living can merrily go on their way .

add the fatigue issue into it - and you might aswell spend on something thats of tube construction .

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not like it? or have you had a long night out...

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not like it? or have you had a long night out...

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Mine passed, no real mods!

Gets a bit boring, especially from people who haven't even built a car yet!

Simon

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i was told that the Lightweight in question failed due to poor build quality

Indeed, my comment was based on the new nosecone (i.e I'm not a fan) but I make no judgements on robinhood as was or the car because I have no evidence to go by either way!

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Well, at least they're trying new stuff. I don't like the nose personally. OK, I HATE the new nose, but somebody might like it.

I always thought that the lighwieght had very nice proportions and had the potential to be very nice little car, shame it turned out to be mostly as good as old pants!
Nosecone-------Eeeeeeeewwwww!
Floor mounted pedal box-----not bad at all.

oooh and there'll be fun fun fun till the daddy takes the rivets away

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Nosecone-------Eeeeeeeewwwww!

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