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 HappyDaze
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| posted on December 6th, 2012 at 07:13 AM |
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Formula Vee fun
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
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| posted on December 6th, 2012 at 07:40 AM |
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Photos!
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| posted on December 6th, 2012 at 08:22 AM |
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Good stuff Greg.
Spin, spin, spin, round, round, round.....
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HappyDaze
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| posted on December 6th, 2012 at 09:20 AM |
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Hey, go easy Matt......only ONE spin [360 deg.].......Haven't I told you a hundred million times not to exaggerate?
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| posted on December 6th, 2012 at 01:35 PM |
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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?
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| posted on December 6th, 2012 at 07:50 PM |
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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).
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| posted on January 6th, 2013 at 09:24 PM |
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Photo of the car in question taken by Greg
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| posted on January 6th, 2013 at 10:38 PM |
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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 ?
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HappyDaze
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| posted on January 7th, 2013 at 07:08 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 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 ?
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All "old skool", Doug. 1200, with papers and sealed.
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