Hello,

On Sunday morning I collected my new race car and trailer, very exciting!



After racing the Caterham and Elise the 140bhp 320i is going to be sssslllloooowwww but it should be fun on a grid with near identical cars.
I've booked a trackday at Brands on Monday to see what it's like and will report back. It's very tidy, probably too nice for racing being rust free and more than I wanted to pay (owes me £8500 so far), but it's nice to start with a good one.





The current stable, Beths Panda 100HP was too dirty to warrant a photo

Looks very smart, Dave.

That Compact looks like it's got its work cut out

Yes, in that photo I had all the spares in the back including a diff, set of wheels, boot lid and numerous boxes of metal bits taken off during its race car conversion. I'm hoping the back of the car won't be quite as low as that on Monday!
It's rated at 1600kg to tow a braked trailer, with about 190bhp (2.5 straight 6), it had enough oomph on my way home, but not as good as a diesel. I can't justify or have room for a dedicated tow vehicle so it will have to do.

Look great Dave, let us know your plans.

Thanks Jonny,

I'll be entering all the PBMW rounds except the first one which clashes with CSCC (PBMW calendar not yet public).
In addition I will be sharing the car in various 2 driver races with friends, most likely in MSVR Trackday Trophy, so if any of you fancy sharing a race let me know and I'll work out a price.

I'd imagine the racing will be very close, Dave. Quite different to the sort of thing I'm used to.

Yes, different for me too, I've never raced in a one make championship before.

With that number plate, I think you will eat up the opposition

I hope it doesn't have what some one-make series have in terms of sharing paint. Especially because you guys at CSCC are very good with this.

I know, a shame I can't race with my own club. I've read lots of positives about driving standards in PBMW, it was an important part of choosing this championship.

Looking good Dave, post up the rounds you're going to here, maybe we can drum up some local support :-)

Thank you, the provisional calendar that I can do is as follows:

2. 20/21 May – Brands Hatch GP
3. 3/4 June – Silverstone National
4. 1/2 July – Silverstone GP
5. 19/20 August – Brands Hatch Indy (German Festival)
6. 23/24 September – Donington Park GP
7. 14/15 October – Snetterton 300

It would be great to have some support at any round.

Would love to Dave - a couple of issues:

1. I'm nowhere near your standard
2. I'd be crapping myself for the whole race as its not my car....

Def up for some support Dave - let me know when dates are confirmed.

1. You're pretty speedy mate and I've only got quicker through practice.
2. That's part of the fun!

If all is well I can help out at Silverstone races. I'll get them in the diary as soon as possible

Thanks Nobby, the races I can make are:

20/21 May - Brands Hatch GP
3/4 June - Silverstone National
1/2 July - Silverstone GP
19/20 August - Brands Hatch Indy
16/17 September - Donington Park GP
14/15 October - Snetterton 300

I had my first time driving the car on Monday at Brands. A slippery but fun day, video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1bb0jfyRYM&t=152s

Was wondering why you were taking such a wide line because it didn't look as wet and slippery as it obviously was....

It looks as though it's reasonably benign handling

What a great looking car! I sincerely hope I get to watch you drive it in anger, Dave. Not to mention some more Swinging Sixties action in 2017.

I was out a couple of weekends ago at Silverstone in the race car. Once again a very slippery trackday, great fun, just the one spin at the very end of the day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs8fryxDbFk&feature=youtu.be