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19.01.2022 After missing Round 2 thanks to the organisers only advertising the event two days beforehand I went full reconnaissance mode to find out for certain when Round 3 was scheduled. Good thing I did because this one they didn’t advertise at all. Social distancing through poor administration? Still, with 37 competitors turning up it was a well-subscribed event so maybe the lack of promotion was actually an astute plan to strategically limit numbers rather than an idiotic cock-up. ...Continue reading

17.01.2022 So our good mate and true clown #peterbissell with his 'suck the guts out of life' attitude was an inspiration for us to go car racing. Pete lost his battle with CF before we could take him out for a few hot laps but part of him is always in the car with us. Literally. One of Pete's red noses is now a permanent fixture making its motorsport debut at Lakeside Park Raceway yesterday and reminding us of a guy we'll never forget. Rest in peace bro. #madmacsracingoz

05.01.2022 The 2021 tyre allocation has arrived early! The round black rubber thing so convincingly destroyed in our last event is no longer available so couldn't be replaced, so we took a deep breath and stumped up for a set of new race rubber - Nankang AR-1 semi-slicks in 205/40/17 size, for those of a technical disposition. To coin a Blackadderism they should be as sticky as that time Sticky the stick insect got stuck on a sticky bun. #madmacsracingoz

02.01.2022 The dream vs the reality. I know that while you all think us racing drivers live a life of fast cars, champagne for breakfast, yachts docked in Monaco, snorting coke off hookers, and an occasional foray on track to show off our driving skills - all true of course, except for the hookers - the reality doesn't always stack up. This week's calamity: warning lights. Or as they're referred to around here, "f@*ken warning lights". There were so many lit up in the Mini that eventual...ly they all gave up and were replaced by one big light that basically said "Oh FFS just take me to your mechanic". So we did, where #nashstreetmechanical diagnosed rear brakes (or complete lack thereof). New ones are on their way and will be fitted soon, at which time the section of hose we installed containing the coolant temp sensor that's leaked since day one will be unceremoniously ripped out and the standard section reinstalled. Yes, this means we have conceded defeat and the f@*ken gauges (close relatives to the warning lights) are going. But that's another story. Not to be left out the Renault got in on the action with some warning lights of its own, these ones indicating an apparent lack of electricity. I don't know why cars don't all just have a single warning light with a dollar sign in the middle. 8 days and we're racing again... the dream remains #madmacsracingoz #nashstreetmechanical

01.01.2022 Soooo... those f*@ken gauges, final chapter. Long story short they were finally voted off the island. The oil temp gauge was too difficult to get working so we replaced it with an oil pressure gauge, the connector for which didn't physically fit. The coolant temp gauge we did eventually get working but the connector installed for the sensor perpetually leaked. Their only reason for being was to persecute me. They had to go. And have been replaced by an electronic device calle...d an Ultragauge, which plugs into the OBDII port and gives you instant readouts on most things about the car you need to know. It doesn't leak, it doesn't rattle, it doesn't not work. Better in every way. And yet, the f*@ken gauges still had the last laugh. While removing the coolant temp sensor the brittle connector under the expansion tank must have cracked and during a subsequent test drive broke off & dumped all the coolant. If I wake up tomorrow and there's a horse's head in the bed I'll know who put it there. And an unrelated (or is it? ) problem - the flare over the left-rear guard has mysteriously disappeared. Since we have still to replace the rear brake disks, pads & sensors, plus sort the cooling system out, this may be straw that breaks the camel's back and our participation in next Saturday's event at Lakeside is looking increasingly unlikely. #nashstreetmechanical you should expect a distress call on Monday. #madmacsracingoz