Performance

Racing Preparations

I find these suppliers very reliable:

A.H.Spares (UK) : www.ahspares.co.uk
Lindeberg Car Parts (DK) +45 38867600
MG Parts & Service (DK) +45 40585497
MiniSpares (UK) www.minispares.com
MOSS Europe (UK): www.mossint.co.uk



	Before preparing your car for competition, you have to plan what to do � and stick to that decision! Do you want an out and out racer or a combined street/race car? The racer is faster on the track, but rotten in the street. The street/race car is OK in the street � and average on the track! Your car has to meet your requirements, as any attempt to create a dual purpose vehicle, will end up in a �neither-nor-vehicle�. Many people start up with the car of their dreams, a car offered to them by coincidence or a car that just happened to be in the driveway. You will have fun � loads of fun � and the silver will probably go to someone else! If all that matters to you are your wins, I suggest you sit over for a season and spend it evaluating the classes and the competitors. Do your homework finding out which car/ model � with the proper driver - is a potential winner. You may end up with a Lotus Elite or Elan instead of a Spridget! Say you go for historic racing in Denmark in a Spridget. You end up with several different regulations to choose from: Club Racing, GT-new and FIA app. K. Personally I prefer App.K (up to �65) as the fiftyes and the sixties to me are the golden ages of motoring. Once on the track, you may as well enjoy the competition between beautiful cars. So get hold of a Homologation Form for your car. Reading this with reference to App.K, you are able to clarify, what is legal and what is not. Talk to some of drivers and learn their opinion about what really makes wonders. Once again consider your cars chances of winning even with the modifications you intend to perform. (It's a bugger to spend a fortune building a car lacking competitiveness.) If it passes this test, learn the secrets of the A-engines and how to tune the behavior of the car by swallowing some of the books below, bearing in mind that far from everything are approved by the App.K. But the theory is generic! Move on with the modifications to the engine. Remember to create a car in balance, acknowledging its ability to go fast in and fast out of the bends (steering, braking, suspension) is as important as crude power. Further never forget that weight is the enemy (Lower weight means lower stress). Have fun building your racer, and who knows - we may end up at the same grid! I enjoy these books again and again: David Vizard: Tuning the A-Series Engine (Engine building) Daniel Stapleton: How to powertune Midget and Sprite. (Preparation for racing) Original Midget and Sprite (Restauration) John Sprintzel: Spritely Years (Incl. the history of the Sebring Sprite) I have experienced the work being first class at: Hellerup Autoopretning (DK) +45 3962 5852 (Restauration and repair) MPH Service ( Poul Heickendorff) (DK) +45 20149640 (Engine building and tuning)

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