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 BiX
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| posted on March 5th, 2014 at 08:40 PM |
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Miniman in 'Race' magazine
There is a good article in race magazine about mini mans buggy. Ugly yet effective is how it's described.
The mag is a good read too.
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| posted on March 10th, 2014 at 12:34 PM |
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where? what mag?
i`m famous :-)
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BiX
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| posted on March 10th, 2014 at 01:11 PM |
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http://racemagazine.com.au/
great local magazine, focusing on the technical side of club/state level motorsport.
very good read, includes good coverage of hill climb and Improved Production.
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BiX
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| posted on March 10th, 2014 at 01:16 PM |
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Glen Torrens also gets a mention in another article, about challenging a Porsche in the 1000m drag race.
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| posted on March 10th, 2014 at 01:46 PM |
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just went & bought a copy, . what a great mag!!!
Big Thanks to Neil Roshier, well written & great pics
But as soon as i work out a decent reverse gear , i will do motorkhanas :-)
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BiX
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| posted on March 11th, 2014 at 08:57 AM |
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I have been reading it for about 3 years, they have some good high end articles (the Merc SLR GT3 Car) plus club level stuff like your buggy.
High recomend it to any club level racer.
A few years ago, they did how to build a LSD for a motorcylce engined car (full step by step), plus articles on aero and composites.
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| posted on March 11th, 2014 at 09:51 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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A few years ago, they did how to build a LSD for a motorcylce engined car (full step by step), plus articles on aero and composites.
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now that article i could certainly use :-)
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| posted on March 11th, 2014 at 10:26 PM |
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Nice work mini man,loved the read..I'd be stocked to get my car featured in the mag...
Fabo
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| posted on March 19th, 2014 at 11:07 AM |
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Thanks Fabo, yeah i`m a little Choofed to say the least, Neil did a great job making it look even better than it is really :-)
My poor results at the Mt Cotton AHC that day were reflective of a shredded diff (among other things) so after that meeting we took it out & stuck
a Quaife diff in there & ran 10th outright at Noosa hillclimb the following weekend,,, & altho it was much better i still think a tighter
Plate type LSD may be the go, just have to get around to fitting one up to the beast
some bigger front wheels/tyres would certainly help too, maybe 13"x10" slicks would be better suited
& maybe a turbo & 4x4 system would be even better :-)
cheers everyone & i know it`s not VW but i`m glad there`s not too many people sh!tting on me/it about that point,,, i`m getting my kombi Ute going
again shortly so at least it will be transported to & from the race tracks again with a VeeDub :-)
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| posted on March 26th, 2014 at 06:15 PM |
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Called once, emailed twice... trying to get some info on a subscription but no cigar... 
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