Blackberry Corrado G60 Turbo Race Car

[junkie 0]

No way Glenn. Where's it gone buddy? You not going over seas anymore.

 

So what's this programme mate?

[HummuH 10]

Videos from the 2nd race weekend:

 

Sports & Saloons Quali:

 

Sports & Saloons Race 1:

 

Sports & Saloons Race 2:

 

 

1. I need new brakes. Passenger side front disc keeps warping for some reason, likely a sticky piston. Calipers may need a rebuild.

2. I need to man up in the first few laps!

3. I need a new start procedure.

4. I need a longer 2nd gear.

 

Had a good tussle in the first race and accidentally side tapped the Fisher Fury at one point, oops!

[HummuH 10]

Wow, haven't updated this in a while.

 

Now got a trusty 20vT under the bonnet courtesy of Jabba, Quaife Tran-X diff and new AST coilovers. Mighty fine job they did too.

 

Here's a wee vid from the weekends racing at Knockhill having some fun with another Corrado, Escort Cossie and Impreza.

 

[GrahamU 5]

great vid, whats the spec of the engine now you have a 20vT

[HummuH 10]

Was a custom build from Jabba so spec list is huge but highlights are:

 

Forged JE Pistons - 82.5mm

Scat H-beam Rods

Gasflowed Head

Inconel and Nimonic valves

Uprated bearings and bolts all round

Elring Bottom End Gaskets

Baffled Sump

Turbo - IHI VF22 Hybrid

JabbaSport Exhaust Manifold - Ceramic and ported

Turbo Intake Pipe - CNC Adapter & Silicone Intake

New Turbo Downpipe

550cc Injectors with adaptors

Bosch 044 Uprated Fuel Pump

Emerald K6 ECU running switchable maps

 

Engine was built to take high power but with the intention being to run it at lower power to keep reliability for racing. After run in, it was mapped to approx 370 bhp and 360 lb/ft torque. Now things have loosened up a bit, it feels a bit more punchy and I will try and take it up to c. 400 bhp over the winter.

[coullstar 0]

Nice, need to get down for a look sometime.

[HummuH 10]

Nice, need to get down for a look sometime.

 

Pop down any time. Out at Knockhill this Saturday for a wee test, 6pm to 8pm. Same day as SLS and British Sprint Championships so a full day of action on.

[HummuH 10]

Not a huge amount to report.

 

Some general tidying up, refresh of the brakes, experimenting with set-up, tyre sizes, types etc.

 

Good news is the car is getting faster, new PB at Knockhill at the weekend:

 

A quick pic before we headed off to the track:

 

[sexybourbon 0]

Really love this , can you tell me the tyre sizes please thats pretty much exactly how i want mine to sit with that profile

Glad your getting quicker

[seanl82 23]

Good work and good vid. Love how your quicker cornering than a 4wd Scooby! :thumbleft:

[VAG-hag 0]

Cool! Love to see rado races. :)

[HummuH 10]

Really love this , can you tell me the tyre sizes please thats pretty much exactly how i want mine to sit with that profile

Glad your getting quicker

 

Thanks. I'm running 205/45/16 on 7 inch ET20 with 5mm spacers front and 10mm rear. AST coilovers.

 

Good work and good vid. Love how your quicker cornering than a 4wd Scooby! :thumbleft:

 

On slicks.

 

Cool! Love to see rado races. :)

 

Thanks, check out the channel there's loads on there.

[Jim 1]

Corrado's always look excellent done up as racing cars - this is no exception. Love it!

 

I have a vague recollection I might have seen this thing at a track day in the rain at Mallory Park in 2007? It was a force to be reckoned with and was outpacing most other stuff on the track..

[clumpy1 11]

Excellent just watched the video very impressive keep it up :thumbleft:

[sexybourbon 0]

Perfect i run 7s all round so that makes getting the right size tyre for the look i want easier cheers buddy

[HummuH 10]

Wee pic from the weekend keeping the Supercopa at bay:

 

[coullstar 0]

The best thing is it looks relatively standard compared to the splitterd and winged other cars.

 

Going to start mucking about with aero?

[HummuH 10]

The best thing is it looks relatively standard compared to the splitterd and winged other cars.

 

Going to start mucking about with aero?

 

No, no plans to go all aero on it. If I did, I'd have to change the class that I race in which would mean moving to slicks, composite panels etc. No point and personally I feel a better set up is worth more time than any aero on a saloon at Knockhill.

 

Plan is to "Berg Cup" the car this winter which will allow me to increase the track at the same time as some further weight reduction and engine enhancements.

[coullstar 0]

Fair enough. Berg cup corrado sounds ace. Heres the one thats been done, hope your Germans good - http://www.speedweek.com/bergrennen/news/27605/Oberhallau-2012-Part-12.html

[HummuH 10]

Yeah, been following Manfred's car for quite some time, if I can get mine half as good as his I'll be over the moon!

[HummuH 10]

A couple of updates, first one from Cadwell Park:

 

NSSCC - Cadwell Park 30th/31st August 2014 - Race 1

 

A few of the Scottish Saloons regulars made our way down to Cadwell to race with the DDMC Northern Sports & Saloons at the British Karting GP at the wekend. We were joined by a few other SMRC cars and NSSCC regulars, Paul Brydon's M3, Andrew Morrison's Supercopa and Colin Simpson's Marcos.

 

 

Had a good start and got to 3rd but red flag reset the grid and a Metro filled the open space ahead of me on the restart. Another good start but had to back off due to car in front. Finished 4th after a good race keeping a 4x4 Sierra Cosworth behind.

 

This was about to cause a bit of a brown pant moment:

 

 

Race 1 Video:

 

[video=youtube;PBnQmPy-Js0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBnQmPy-Js0=24

[HummuH 10]

NSSCC - Cadwell Park 30th/31st August Race 2

 

Started 6th again in 2nd race. Good start and got into 3rd after the Metro failed to show for the start. Held 3rd place fighting off the fastest Citreon Saxo in the world and a 4x4 Sierra Cosworth. Saxo got me at Mountain after I went a bit wide.

 

Then this happened:

 

 

Got very sideways going into Park when braking from 130mph chasing the Saxo. Just held it and went on to the grass. 10 seconds into the "is my car broken" phase, left the door open for the Cossie to go through. Had a good tussle with him for the last couple of laps which included me rear ending him when he missed a gear going into the final corner. Finished 5th.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geZOkv7p5aQ=24

 

Great weekend, great track, great weather and great company. Well worth the trek down and probably just pips Oulton for my favourite away track so far.

[HummuH 10]

SMRC Knockhill - 14th September 2014 Race 1

 

 

Qualified 6th with a 57.86, delighted, new PB. Poor start to the race allowed Andrew M in the Supercopa to get a bit of a lead which I kept constant and couldn't peg it back. Got down to 57.67 in the race and finished 6th.

 

[Jim 1]

These updates are great :) I'll try find some time to catch up on some of your vids this evening!

[HummuH 10]

SMRC Knockhill - 14th September 2014 Race 2

 

With Robert Drummond's Cossie falling to a broken drive shaft I had an open gap in front of me on the grid. Got a good start and got ahead of my nemesis, Andrew M in the Seat Leon Supercopa. Spent the whole race defending my position as you'll see from the lines I was taking. Had an interesting moment with some MX5 back markers (5.45 in video) and then made a stupid mistake and missed 3rd gear coming out of the hairpin when approaching the last lap board (10.45 in video). This allowed Andrew M to draw up beside me and hold the faster outside line into Duffus. Almost lost it at the hairpin on last lap when braking a bit too late.