Recent content by GregF

Well, have finally decided to leave Oz and move to the good old US of A with my American wife and our two spoilt Beagles - plan to arrive Feb/March 2011. The US DOT has told me I can't bring my beloved Maserati with me, so my baby is up for sale, along with the house and all our 240v...

Not 100% sure Mark, but I think the chase car is the Caterham R400 (Lotus 7 type 2 seater) - weighs about the same as a box of tissues and has a 2Lt 210BHP 4 pot - 0-60MPH in about 3.8sec! It is clearly out gunned on the straight bits, but the little Caterham is absolutely awesome under...

Here is the video - if this doesn't make you get your 40 out of the garage, nothing will! Enjoy! Road and Track 2007 | Track Videos | Videos | evo

Paolo Have a look at my post - EVO Article - the links are there. Cheers Greg

Just opened the current issue of the fantastic UK EVO Magazine (issue 105) and there is a great feature - Road & Track Car Of The Year. Amongst the contenders, is a Hi-Tech GT40 - not familiar with this manufacturer, but boy, did they all love it. It was up against the cream of the crop...

Be the first one at lunch at the next GT40 Meet. Scooter is for the wife to follow you and pick up the bits that fall off. Click here if youre brave: Jet Beetle Merry Xmas to all! Cheers G

I think that any "genuine" GT 40 would have a very hard time keeping up with most of the replicas I have seen so far, and few could out brake them! A few good lines come to mind for any of the snobs out there: How about - Those who have all the answers usually don't know what the...

Thanks Chris - I'm very familiar with this type of chassis - I'm more interested in the pro's and cons of the two different construction methods ie: box section Vs tubular. Cheers Greg

Getting closer to a decision now, but a question for you engineers out there: All the spaceframe chassis I've seen so far seem to use box section, as opposed to using tubular construction. I guess using box sections, it would be easier to work with, cheaper and a hell of a lot easier to...

...if it quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck......! Only its mother could love that. G

It's posts like these that really bring home the quality of both this Forum and its members. If nothing else, this tragic accident has certainly confirmed a roll cage, full harness and on board fire system for me. When you think of the light weight, low height and power to weight ratio, it...

Dave Have you seen the "Tragic accident in Germany post"? Has certainly confirmed a roll cage for me. When you think of the light weight, low height and power to weight ratio, it only takes one idiot on the street or track to wipe the smile off your dial. One member likened driving a '40 to...

Good link Jim - although looks like an alloy 5.4 DOHC is going to be harder to find than an honest politician. Cheers Greg

As I understand it, it all depends on drive line loss ie: gearbox, tyre size/pressure etc. which is different for every car. As I understand it, about -15-20% is the ball park. If you talk to three different dyno operators, you usually get three different answers - bit like Economics graduates...

Pete Just wanted to say thanks and congratulations on one terrific build and the time you took to document it all. Spent two hours last night going through all your pages and got a real good feel for what to expect. It's quite clear I will have to have a very serious think about the DRB...