Spent Tuesday and Wednesday at Wakefield Park [GEAR Club], driving the Mako Vee. Having only finished the car on Monday, and not having driven a Vee for 42 years, I was a bit apprehensive.
After a few laps of bedding in rings, brakes, ertc. it was ready for action. Soon it all became clear why I enjoyed Vee racing so much, and despite the almost gale-force winds, it was fantastic.
I managed one spin [you need to find the limit, don't you?], and running out of fuel [forgot to fill the tank], but that aside, the car was great.
Cheers,
Greg
bajachris88 ·
Photos!
matberry ·
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Good stuff Greg.
Spin, spin, spin, round, round, round.....😂
HappyDaze ·
Hey, go easy Matt......only ONE spin [360 deg.].......Haven't I told you a hundred million times not to exaggerate? 😂
sander288 ·
Thats great news Greg what sort of lap times were you getting "out of the box" and will see you racing against the other historic vees?
chequer57 ·
Great to hear you had a lots of fun, I'm now 12 years out of Vee's just need that time, money and space and I'd be out there too with one of my two that I own (both chassis' at the moment).
chequer57 ·
Photo of the car in question taken by Greg
Doug Sweetman ·
Love the mako, very very pretty race car. Bet it was a ball, even the spin !!!!
Is this a 1600 vee or old skool 1200 ?
HappyDaze ·
Doug Sweetman wrote:Love the mako, very very pretty race car. Bet it was a ball, even the spin !!!!
Is this a 1600 vee or old skool 1200 ?
All "old skool", Doug. 1200, with papers and sealed.