What a weekend! The last races of the season at Snetterton were two of the best – a great and fitting end to the season. So what happened I hear you ask? Following a couple of failed attempts on track at Cadwell Dan and Ollie had some work to do before Snetterton. Ollie had a problem with a throttle sensor which was easily rectified but Dan’s problem was more fundamental… a short time after Cadwell Dan discovered a heavy box in the corner of the garage containing odd implements. What could these be? These conspicuous metal objects seamed to fit nuts ...
It was a day of mixed fortunes at Cadwell Park on Saturday for the penultimate meeting of the Peter Best Insurance Challenge Championship, but certainly a day to remember! The usual suspects chose to confuse us all with a bit of a switch around for this meeting. Rob Spencer was waiting for his group C V8 to be straightened, and chose to bring out his group B V8. Barry ‘Vic Reeves’ Holmes switched to Simon Cripps’ group B 4 pot, leaving Terry Holmes to peddle his group C V8. Another interesting entry was Peter Andrews in Rob Huff’s group B 4 ...
The Mallory Park circuit in Kirkby Mallory was the scene for some great racing with the Peter Best Insurance Challenge Championship over the weekend. The most noticeable achievement for Team Neaves racing was that we all finished this time! Driving up on the Saturday night the weather was looking decidedly iffy; the rain was truly torrential. But it cleared for our arrival to the circuit, which meant we would be able to make our way to the circuit bar in relative comfort. ;) As we were taking the cars off some of the BCV8 boys came for a bit of a nosey ...
Setting the scene Since I started circuit racing back in the early 90's I have always raced with the PBIC in its various forms. In the early days it took a while for me to get into the action but when I did it was fantastic. For me the lure has always been good close racing, the thrill of winning through good driving. In the later years, as I've moved up the classes, I've found it near impossible to obtain the same performance as Midgets and V8 powered cars. Simply, you can't get the power out of the B Series engine. Couple ...
Team Neaves have designed and manufactured triple cylinder pedal boxes for the MGB. The pedal box aim’s to provide improved braking performance with reduced pedal travel. Having twin cylinders does away with the long pedal experienced by many racers who use larger 2 or 4-pot front callipers and allow proper bias adjustment rather than just limiting the flow to the rear as many of the inline systems do. The Box is specifically designed to bolt straight into the car using the original pedal box holes, there are a couple of holes that will need to be drilled into the box once fitted, but this is an easy DIY job that anyone should be able to do. The pedal box kit supplied by TNR will comprise of the base unit, pedal swivel bolt, pedal spacers and cover.
CALL: 01428 682677
EMAIL:ollie@teamneavesracing.co.uk
The bias mechanism, remote bias adjuster and a modified brake pedal (on an exchange basis) can also be supplied at an extra cost.
The boxes and cover will be provided with a satin black finish, other colours available on request.
Here at Team Neaves Racing we do not profess to know everything about the MGB nor are we “know it all’s”. However we do know that when the MGB is lowered from it’s factory ride height the steering geometry suffers. The steering arm’s arc and the wishbone arcs need to be synchronised to help reduce bump steer, if the steering arms are left in standard form you can expect a lot of tow in when the suspension squats. In some cases as much as 5° tow in per wheel!.
The geometry can be much improved by re-aligning the steering arms, this is worked out on an individual basis. Once a few simple measurements are supplied we create a 2D model of your suspension and map out the suspension movement over 3”, we can then provide you with a scaled drawing showing the movement and camber gain (or loss). Once we have plotted the suspension we can work out how much the steering arms need to be re-aligned by to reduce bump steer as much as possible, we can then accurately re-align your steering arms using our special jig. The arms will then be re-painted and returned to you along with a scaled plan of your suspension movement before the steering arms were modified and a plan showing the new movement of your suspension. Other drawings can be done on request as well as camber graphs and simple to understand spread sheets.
The below cost includes modifying of steering arms (supplied by customer) and before and after drawings printed onto A4 (larger plans can be provided at extra cost)
CALL: 01428 682677
EMAIL:ollie@teamneavesracing.co.uk
All steering arms will be returned painted Satin Black, other colours available on request.
