NEWS AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Forthcoming

The first race planned for 2004 is at Rockingham in April.

Mar 2004

Steve Hole, editor of www.totalkitcar.com and www.total-sportscar.com, has been testing the car and you can now read his report.

Feb 2004

Our final test session of 2003 at Donington on November 1st confirmed that most of the irritating problems we had been experiencing with the prototype Napier had been resolved.

Therefore we were pleased to offer the Napier to Steve Hole, the editor of www.totalkitcar.com and www.total-sportscar.com, the first test by a journalist. Watch out for Steve's report coming soon.

26th April 2003

The Napier Clubsport on display in Broad Street Shopping Mall, as a promotion exercise for the Mall and Reading 107FM Radio.

12th April 2003

The Napier had a very promising first race - the Jaguar Car Club 100 mile Centurian Challenge at Donington Park on 12th April. It was anticipated that there could be some teething problems, but not to stop on the last lap with a seized front wheel bearing. The next outing was scheduled to be at Silverstone on May 3rd, but that meeting has been called off and the following JCC meeting is at Pembrey June 7th, so we hope to find something earlier to give the car another run.

18th March 2003

The Nissan engine thrives on revs, so it has been limited at 7,500 to preserve engine life. At 8,000 it tends to be getting very close to its safe limit. As a point of interest the power “curve” is virtually a straight line from 100bhp at 4,250rpm to over 200 at 7,800 with impressive pulling power.

1st March 2003

So far 7 test sessions have been carried out:

All with only minor teething problems arising, the worst being a wheel bearing failure on our last outing.