So, towards the tail end of last year, i had a track day at Mallory Park. Long story short, i got shoved off track by one of these, who decided to brake the rule about not overtaking on a bend that isn't Gerard's:
The before was pleasing:
The after was not:
Thankfully most of the damage was superficial, but after that the car never quite felt the same to me. It wasn't its fault to be fair to it, but you know how it is. Eventually the car was partially stripped, and sold on to a buddy who's own MK2 MX was in a worse state, so presented a great oppertunity for him to build up one good car out of the two.
So that left me with a racekor shaped hole.
The solution however, was quickly located and purchased:
A 40-something thousand mile, '95 Eunos Roadster 1.8, with epic service history and owner list. This car had been looked after by one of the best Mazda tuners in the country, been an ex development car by one of the best Mazda engine specialists in the country, and track-dayed by a well-known member of the MX5 community. Returned largely to stock, but with a strong heart, the wrong interior (this is a key thing, if the car had it's correct interior, it would of been a pretty decent special edition car, and i'd of been tar'd and feather'd for what i had in mind with her), and a fairly rust-free exterior. My perfect new base project.
And for those keeping tabs, i have a penchant for British Racing Green Mk1 MX5s. It felt like fate. It felt like i had to have this car, and do right by it.
Oops...
The before was pleasing:
The after was not:
Thankfully most of the damage was superficial, but after that the car never quite felt the same to me. It wasn't its fault to be fair to it, but you know how it is. Eventually the car was partially stripped, and sold on to a buddy who's own MK2 MX was in a worse state, so presented a great oppertunity for him to build up one good car out of the two.
So that left me with a racekor shaped hole.
The solution however, was quickly located and purchased:
A 40-something thousand mile, '95 Eunos Roadster 1.8, with epic service history and owner list. This car had been looked after by one of the best Mazda tuners in the country, been an ex development car by one of the best Mazda engine specialists in the country, and track-dayed by a well-known member of the MX5 community. Returned largely to stock, but with a strong heart, the wrong interior (this is a key thing, if the car had it's correct interior, it would of been a pretty decent special edition car, and i'd of been tar'd and feather'd for what i had in mind with her), and a fairly rust-free exterior. My perfect new base project.
And for those keeping tabs, i have a penchant for British Racing Green Mk1 MX5s. It felt like fate. It felt like i had to have this car, and do right by it.
Oops...