Unfortunately due to needing surgery to relieve severely trapped nerves in my wrists and elbows of both arms (left arm is being done in Dec) I missed the final round of the season at Oulton Park, which was really frustrating as I'm certain the track and weather conditions would have given me a chance to build on my recent performances and maybe even podium!
So with the 2014 season now at an end my attention has very much turned to planning for next season...so what do these plans include?
Well as previously stated Jase believes the reason for the dip seen mid range in the torque curve is the 4-1 exhaust manifold currently fitted, so later this week this is being removed and the car taken up to Tony Law exhausts in Leeds for a bespoke 4-2-1 JMR manifold to be designed and fabricated using primary and secondary runner lengths as specified by Mr Moyle.
The new manifold will also help with the increased hot gases which will need getting rid of as a result of the Big Valve crossflow head that Jase is in the process of doing for me. This head will again be treated to Supertech valve gear, but this time it'll have 42mm Inlet and 35mm Exhaust valves fitted which should allow the 2ltr bottom end to breath a lot better throughout the rev range, but especially at the top end where it's currently being strangled by the std size valves!
At the same time as the engine is being upgraded the gearbox will be heading down to Mart (aka Hotgolf) to be stripped and checked over and while it's with him I'm contemplating getting a different diff fitted, as while the Quaiffe is good I feel a plated diff will be better suited to the type of abuse and use the car is being subjected to.
The next thing planned for the winter is an upgrade to the suspension setup. 'Dolly', as the car has come to be affectionately known over the season, is currently sitting on Gaz Gold coilovers. Again these are great bits of kit, but I can't help but feel that if I was running proper motorsport 3-way adjustable dampers like the rest of the Class A cars I would see a huge improvement in the handling characteristics!
The final piece of the puzzle will be a lot of aero development, in the form of a front splitter, rear diffuser and flat floor, this will the hardest of all to get right and will require a significant amount of back to back testing, however this will also allow me to get more 'seat time' in Dolly which I haven't really managed to do this season unfortunately.
I will keep this thread updated over the winter and let you know how we're getting on. My team manager and best friend Ben is currently trying to secure us some much needed sponsorship for next season, so if anyone knows of anyone or any company that may be interested please get in touch
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That's one long hill 
I then tapped the tyre wall as well....how the rest of the field flooding through managed to avoid both Ken and I as we both spun across the circuit I'll never know, but thankfully they did!
So I'm now starting to think that the noise may be induction road from the front facing ITBs!!
