Fault diagnosis and back pain.
A couple of weeks ago I was making space in the garage, kind of like a reverse Jenga in which you take all the...
All about racing a 1971 Triumph Spitfire MKIV 2001-Present
Bits and pieces for sale
Racing cars can cost a few bob, especially if you blow the engine up. To help raise funds I’m planning on selling a few...
So.. Zandvoort Classic 2019
Due to an unexpected extra day off in Luxembourg to celebrate Europe Day I managed to get everything loaded up on Thursday and ready...
Rust, Tea and Other Important Things
I’m heading off to Zandvoort shortly so this is just a quick post to another new and interesting Spitfire blog : https://rust-tea-and-things.blogspot.com/ It’s written...
Adding a cheap laptimer to the Spitfire race car.
For many years the Spitfire has been fitted with a Rollcenter T200 laptimer (pictured below). It works based on an infra-red timing beacon that...
Motorsport Rain Maps
Anybody who’s watched the F1 or MotoGP will know that the weather plays a significant role in determining the strategy (and the outcome) of...
Triumph Spitfire Differential rebuild
My Blackline LSD came and I was trying to sort out a way to get it fitted. However, most of the people who I...
Racing around the rules (video)
There’s some interesting discussion about interpreting the rules in this video from Historic Racing News. Enjoy 🙂
1972 Triumph Spitfire Advert
I saw this on another site and thought it was worth a repost, the sporting heritage of the Triumph Spitfire played a large part...
Luxembourg Auto Jumble 2019
Last weekend was the Luxembourg Auto Jumble, which takes place at Kirchberg. I decided to pop along and see what was going on. It...