marc n
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posted on 2/12/06 at 04:46 PM |
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hi mave did you do all the fibreglass yourself ??? if so great job,
i cheated and let our bodywork company do it on the new bodywork. did our first lot and vowed never do it again as its so messy and time consuming
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Mave
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posted on 3/12/06 at 09:20 AM |
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Hi Marc,
yes, I did it myself. And I fully agree with you; it was a once in a lifetime effort!!
Might I suggest you should also have the GRP company take a look at the rear section? Something like a diffusor to break up the square back-end would
be nice.
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marc n
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posted on 3/12/06 at 09:33 AM |
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quote:
Might I suggest you should also have the GRP company take a look at the rear section? Something like a diffusor to break up the square back-end would
be nice.
nearly completed ![](/images//smilies/bigsmile.gif)
although not allowed it for racing![](/images//smilies/sad.gif)
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clutch_kick
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posted on 3/12/06 at 10:59 PM |
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Diffuser?? ... this keeps getting better.
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procomp
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posted on 4/12/06 at 12:38 PM |
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Hi marc with the above reference to Matthew lewis's v8 race car are you/matt intending to race it within the 750mc kits during 2007. Just
interested as there may be somthing you are not aware of in the regs.
cheers matt
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Agriv8
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posted on 4/12/06 at 12:54 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by procomp
Hi marc with the above reference to Matthew lewis's v8 race car are you/matt intending to race it within the 750mc kits during 2007. Just
interested as there may be somthing you are not aware of in the regs.
cheers matt
anything you could share on the forum ?
Will likley be assisting Mathew in the V8 build ( as he has a good choice in engines )
regards
Agriv8
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procomp
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posted on 4/12/06 at 01:41 PM |
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Hi just need to know if matt has been told by the 750mc that the car has been passed for the 2007 championship. As it stands at the moment it
isn't but could be for the 2008 season.
cheers matt
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Agriv8
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posted on 4/12/06 at 01:46 PM |
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I belive its all sorted for 2007 dont know about 2008
regards
Agriv8
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marc n
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posted on 4/12/06 at 01:59 PM |
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hi matt
yep ok for 2007, after a 90 page dossier we submitted to the 750mc board im glad to say we are all ok
a copy of which is attched
Re: MNR Vortx RT Inboard.
Please accept this letter as confirmation that, in accordance with instructions from the 750MC Board Of Directors, your application for the above car
has been considered and approved to be added to the list of eligible vehicles for the 750 Motor Club Kit Car Championship in 4 & 8 cylinder engine
configuration.
Kind regards
Robin Knight
750MC Competitions Secretary
cc 750MC Racing & Technical Committee
[Edited on 4/12/06 by marc n]
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procomp
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posted on 4/12/06 at 02:07 PM |
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Hi we have been told that that car is not legible for 2007 as it was not registerd by MNR before april 2006. This came about when we had a current
driver from the serise asking if we could build him a v8 car. when we aproched the club to ask if we would be legible for 2007 whith a v8 thier reply
was that although we are registerd with a 4cyl we were not registerd whith a v8 before aprill 2006 so would not be legible for 2007.
So when i mentiond matts new car also not being on the final list of approved cars for 2007 we were told that it would not be racing in 2007 but if
registerd by MNR whith the club and passed before april 2007 it could race in 2008.
I would assume that matt would know this given his involment whith the club.
cheers matt
(edit) ps appologies for taking the thread of topic.
PPs april should have read 1st july.
[Edited on 4/12/06 by procomp]
[Edited on 4/12/06 by procomp]
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procomp
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posted on 4/12/06 at 02:17 PM |
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Hi there seems to be some c##k up in comunication whithin the 750mc if you have been told you are legible. so please accept my apologie for causing
allarm. wWould be interested to know when you applied for inclusion to the approved list as this is a new reg for next year due to people taking the
p#ss whith body and chassis combonations.
cheers matt
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Agriv8
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posted on 4/12/06 at 02:27 PM |
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Thanks Pro comp looks like ( hoefully ) wires have got crossed somewhere Will bring it to the atention of Marc / Chris and Mathew L.
Thanks for leting us know
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marc n
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posted on 4/12/06 at 02:43 PM |
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yep crossed wires i think
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procomp
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posted on 4/12/06 at 02:59 PM |
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Hi i dont thinki will trust the 750 to do me a wiring loom then .
cheers matt
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Agriv8
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posted on 4/12/06 at 03:00 PM |
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Marc Probably over tomorow evening will try and remeber that spare memory I have for your office PC. Remnd me to take a look to see if I can speed it
up for you.
regards
Agriv8
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marc n
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posted on 4/12/06 at 03:04 PM |
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cheers iain
see you tomorrow
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procomp
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posted on 4/12/06 at 03:36 PM |
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Hi confusion now cleared up. People with friends are allowed to play other arent .
matt
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marc n
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posted on 4/12/06 at 03:41 PM |
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hi matt i know there where three other manufacturers applying but they couldnt give drawings / specifications needed within the time frame, i did four
days straight ( all nighters ) on autocad etc to put our dossier together in time
best regards
marc
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procomp
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posted on 5/12/06 at 07:49 AM |
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Hi have spoken to R.knight and RTC who say that your cars were turned down for 2007 due to late entry but were over ruled by certain people where as
others wern't . As said people with friends. It makes the regs a bit of a joke.
cheers matt
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posted on 8/12/06 at 01:54 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by marc n
quote:
understand the need to continually improve the design; that's what great QC is all about. I've looked long and hard at the new design and
have some questions and comments:
--the difficulty with judging any design, particularly one that moves, is that a photograph doesn't have the visual/spatial cues necessary. The
VortX is very low, it would be unusual to see it at the angle at which the photo is taken, so it's almost impossible to have an informed
opinion.
--it looks to me like one of the design goals was to smooth out the flow under the car, was lift or downforce one of the considerations in the new
design?
--the original nose seems to have less frontal area and a "smoother" shape, yet you said that the new shape is better in this regard. Can
you explain the differences?
It is very difficult to see the shape fully by picture as its has so many curves
the idea of the new nose was to be a bit more modern and to update the shape a little, the new nose is still available too
the new nose has less frontal area than the old will try to get a pic of the cars side by side to show ( weather permitting ) also is has a lower more
curved front top leading edge also has a flat bottom and slopes from top to bottom all this has moved away from the traditional style noses that in
some cases woulkd create lift
this combined with the new hardtop underway as we speak should give us a much slippier seven type car ready for our next high powered demo car ![](/images//smilies/smile.gif)
and its not bike engined
we do have a bonnet scoop also to help with airflow around the engine
when i made the nose i knew it wouldnt be to everyones taste ( hence keeping the old shape available too ) but when i design / make updates / mods to
the car these are usually done from feedback from customers, performance enhancing, or just because they are my cars and i can ![](/images//smilies/bigsmile.gif)
I have stopped going to most of the shows as i can honestly say that most of the cars that are exhibited at the moment are still the same as when i
first started this project three years ago, which is a real shame. Times are changing and so are customers criteria when they look for a car, and you
either take bold moves and go with the times or become stagnant and boring.
Over three years we have changed bodywork shape three times, bodywork manufacturer 4 times, chassis and geometry three times, we now have over 35 cnc
machined parts ( set to increase ) all in the quest of development and performance ![](/images//smilies/bigsmile.gif)
It helps that my work is my love ( misses would say first love ) ![](/images//smilies/bigsmile.gif)
its not just a business to me, even being as busy as we are i still get involved with all the fabrication welding etc , on a daily basis
I have been very fortunate in finding a way to make a living doing what i love and also meeting some great people who have become good freinds along
the way, and hopefully next year with club events racing etc we should all have some great fun ![](/images//smilies/smile.gif)
best regards
marc
You really seem to be moving the seven design on.
I love the look of the new bodywork and and the chassis also seems to be evolving far further than any of the other manufacturers.
PS. can i come and work for you?
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