Overview If you’re into your MX5s the word Torsen should sound familiar, this refers to one of the types of Limited Slip differential that were available on special editions and as a dealer upgrade for new MX5s. We’re specifically talking about 89′-2005 cars (Mk1, Mk2 & Mk2.5) in this article and we’ll go through all the […]
The rear bumper of an MX-5 is effectively a large parachute. The way it hangs down behind the exhaust silencer means it traps air. At best the trapped air will slow you down and at worst it will generate lift. In the name of driving fast, we want neither of these things and so the […]
I’m not new to MX-5s. I’ve now had 3 of them. The first one was an NBFL (Mk2.5) S-VT. That one met a nasty end when I used it to pick a fight with a bridge. It was no great shame though. In the 2 months I had it I kept discovering more and more […]
For the first time since August, Gwyneth finally sat with all her panels on. Granted—the wing and light cover were still painted in red oxide, but at least she looked like she was ready for the road. Whilst still up on axle stands, I started undersealing her ready for winter. As I shimmied my way […]
The Blue Peril is a late-early MK1 Eunos Roadster. It’s a 1993 build car – one of the last available in Mariner Blue; all of the 1989-1993 cars came with a 115BHP 1.6 engine. It also happens to be my colour of choice. It’s perfect in the low light of autumn or just out of […]
With Gwyneth sat all sorry for herself on the drive, we needed to assess exactly what the extent of the damage was. On the surface, we would see that the passenger headlight wouldn’t go down and that the wing was crumpled at the front, but we didn’t know what lurked underneath. It was time to […]
AutoSOLO was suggested by a new member to our Cambridgeshire MX-5 Owners Club group—Clive Grounds. Clive is also an active member of the Cambridgeshire Car Club, which runs motorsport events in the region. AutoSOLO is driving a car around a predetermined course marked out by cones, against the clock. There are various classes in Autosolo […]
We’re a little bit obsessed by differentials here. Its one of those dark arts that people rarely touch and when they need to be rebuilt, you send it off somewhere. We like building stuff, clearly we were the kids that took their toys apart and we like to think we can put them back together again […]
Wow, what a rush. Let’s just say it’s been a little while now, with many of us commenting how it has felt like such a long time since we’ve been behind the cones, so to speak. It’s certainly been a while now with the date change for the August autoSOLO – almost 2 months have […]
YouTube is on and you’re watching an episode of Roadkill. Finnegan is throwing cars around a coned track by the scruff of their neck, whilst Freiburger is typically ploughing straight over them. ‘Autocross’ they call it, and blimey does it look like a lot of fun. So you head straight to google, and you strike […]
