Well, here is yet another entry into this lovely blog page =]
So, today is Monday the 12th May, and how is my mini coming on?
Well, very well actually!!!
Yeah, Andrew has taken all the front off and rebuilt most of it in 4-5 hours (I was amazed as he has never touched a stock car before) and now all that is waiting to be done to it is a few alterations to the steel-work. Extra protection is needed in front of, and over the wheels and that is about it really!
Also today we went to Andy's to buy a new radiator for the car!
So, all being well I will be racing next meeting to try and maintain my championship lead!
Much thanks and appreciation to all who have offered to help and have helped, it hasn't been taken lightly!
Dan #492
Monday, 12 May 2008
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
Senior Mini Update - 7th May
Well, hey again guys!
Well, today I took time off college in order to get my car sorted out,
it ends up I needn't have bothered. When I arrived at John's garage I was met by a engine and a engine-less car!
He had managed to take the engine out of the mini quicker than I could tie my laces (well).
So, how does it look you may be asking?
Well, the truth is...it looks fixable! It is bent like hell etc. but most of it should straighten up thanks to Andrew volunteering to rebuild it!
So, if things run as smoothly as planned, my Senior Mini may just be battling out there again next meeting (fingers crossed). Even if it will be so twisted it handles like a free-falling monster truck from a cargo plane!
So that is the update of the day =]
Happy Blogging!
Well, today I took time off college in order to get my car sorted out,
it ends up I needn't have bothered. When I arrived at John's garage I was met by a engine and a engine-less car!
He had managed to take the engine out of the mini quicker than I could tie my laces (well).
So, how does it look you may be asking?
Well, the truth is...it looks fixable! It is bent like hell etc. but most of it should straighten up thanks to Andrew volunteering to rebuild it!
So, if things run as smoothly as planned, my Senior Mini may just be battling out there again next meeting (fingers crossed). Even if it will be so twisted it handles like a free-falling monster truck from a cargo plane!
So that is the update of the day =]
Happy Blogging!
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
Senior Minis - My Racing Career On Hold?
Well hey there guys!
This is the first blog I have ever put up on this site, basically my intention of this first blog is to explain to people what work is needed to be done on my stock car (as many people are asking me the question).
First off, for all those that don't know me, I'm Dan, I'm 17 and live in Cumbria, United Kingdom.
Since I was 11 I have been participating in stock car racing. I started off in ministox which are kids between ages of 10 and 16 and have now moved up into the Senior Mini class which is, as it says, for seniors (17+ years).
So, three races into the season and I found myself nicely at the top of the leader board by 20 points and this was great seen as my car is made on a very limited budget (shell cost about £150 and the engine £150) a lot of time and effort was also spent in preparing this car, which, as my father has a full time job and we live on a cul-de-sac is pretty hard to do.
Anyways, away from the jibbering. The last meeting at Warton was on the 4th May. I turned up after our 2 and a half our journey down ready to go racing. My racing day was cut extremely short as I got launched into the steel wall by a fellow racer.
So, after I got pushed off the track and pulled into the pits it was clear straight away just how hard I had hit the wall and how much damage the car had suffered. The front of the car was ripped completely off, both the front and rear sub frames have been badly twisted and the damage to the engine is yet unknown. This made our tempers fly for quite a while as we knew that we just don't have the sort of money, time or space available to fix this damage meaning ultimately my racing career could in fact be over as easily as that.
However, this is where there may just be some light at the end of the tunnel for me. My girls dad is an agricultural engineer and has contacts all over and has very kindly offered to rebuild the front of the mini with box-section that he can easily get hold of from Moss Bay Metals. This therefore means that engine permitting, my mini might be back out for action sooner rather than later!
So, this post is designed to keep those who are interested in how my "rebuild" is going informed! Tomorrow I am taking the day off school in order to take the engine out so we can get rebuilding the front A.S.A.P.
Just before I leave I just want to let you all know that there are no hard feelings at all between me and Mick, we have shook hands, he has apologized and offered to help me out if needed (that's real racing spirit) which is more than I can say for some people in the past! I also would like to thank all those who have shown concern for my own well-being these last couple of days, my phone has been fairly busy! Makes me feel 'special' haha. I am fine in myself, my back is pretty bruised and very stiff and my neck is swelt, but what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger! And in the end, it's character building!
Thanks for reading,
Dan Hurst
#492
This is the first blog I have ever put up on this site, basically my intention of this first blog is to explain to people what work is needed to be done on my stock car (as many people are asking me the question).
First off, for all those that don't know me, I'm Dan, I'm 17 and live in Cumbria, United Kingdom.
Since I was 11 I have been participating in stock car racing. I started off in ministox which are kids between ages of 10 and 16 and have now moved up into the Senior Mini class which is, as it says, for seniors (17+ years).
So, three races into the season and I found myself nicely at the top of the leader board by 20 points and this was great seen as my car is made on a very limited budget (shell cost about £150 and the engine £150) a lot of time and effort was also spent in preparing this car, which, as my father has a full time job and we live on a cul-de-sac is pretty hard to do.
Anyways, away from the jibbering. The last meeting at Warton was on the 4th May. I turned up after our 2 and a half our journey down ready to go racing. My racing day was cut extremely short as I got launched into the steel wall by a fellow racer.
So, after I got pushed off the track and pulled into the pits it was clear straight away just how hard I had hit the wall and how much damage the car had suffered. The front of the car was ripped completely off, both the front and rear sub frames have been badly twisted and the damage to the engine is yet unknown. This made our tempers fly for quite a while as we knew that we just don't have the sort of money, time or space available to fix this damage meaning ultimately my racing career could in fact be over as easily as that.
However, this is where there may just be some light at the end of the tunnel for me. My girls dad is an agricultural engineer and has contacts all over and has very kindly offered to rebuild the front of the mini with box-section that he can easily get hold of from Moss Bay Metals. This therefore means that engine permitting, my mini might be back out for action sooner rather than later!
So, this post is designed to keep those who are interested in how my "rebuild" is going informed! Tomorrow I am taking the day off school in order to take the engine out so we can get rebuilding the front A.S.A.P.
Just before I leave I just want to let you all know that there are no hard feelings at all between me and Mick, we have shook hands, he has apologized and offered to help me out if needed (that's real racing spirit) which is more than I can say for some people in the past! I also would like to thank all those who have shown concern for my own well-being these last couple of days, my phone has been fairly busy! Makes me feel 'special' haha. I am fine in myself, my back is pretty bruised and very stiff and my neck is swelt, but what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger! And in the end, it's character building!
Thanks for reading,
Dan Hurst
#492
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