A Triumph - sort of.

Progress on the new Jon Hunt book has been rather too slow recently, sorry about that but something else has been taking up my time.  When we sold the boat last year I needed another hobby to keep me sane. In the past I've done rather a lot of motor racing and so decided that a classic car that I could do a few hillclimbs and sprints with would be rather fun.  After searching the internet, I found a really nice looking TR8 with a new 3.9 litre engine that was going at a very reasonable price. The car was rebuilt in 2004 and had hardly turned a wheel since.  Warning bells should have rung then.  To keep a very long story short, I spent all winter fettling it with various upgrades to the suspension engine and brakes to get it ready for competition and in the process had to replace every single bit of rubber in the car - ALL had perished - from suspension bushes to O rings in the carburettor.  Even then, it had loads of minor issues, primarily due to the amount of time it was idle.  However, it's now going well (apart from one breakdown on the M5 which required the AA to come to the rescue!).  I've done several events in it and am just beginning to learn how quick it really is.  On the rolling road we manage to get 215 bhp and 240 ftlbs of torque from the engine which is more than enough to make it fun on the road and the track.
So Mr Hunt's next book is now at 55,000 words and should be out in about two months.

Just arrived after a rather 'interesting' drive down from Birmingham as it was way off tune, the alternator was too small for the engine fans and it got dark so the headlights were like glow worms.

7 months later and fully fettled at its first event of the year at Gurston Down Hillclimb.  It may look the same as the previous photo but its not - you would just have to look at my bank balance to know that!!