Motorsport Images

Festival of 1000 Bikes

2010-07-11T18:58:00.002+01:00

This bike deserves a post of its own -its a copy of the one that powered George Formby around the Isle of Man in the 1935 film No Limit.

Festival of 1000 Bikes

2010-07-11T01:02:00.001+01:00

The event was over three days and held at Mallory Park - I opted to go on the Saturday which was for classic road bikes. There was a good turnout and the weather was fantastic with long periods of sunshine. There were some great classic machines on display with some truly odd machines. As ever I will be placing images on the main website but here are some examples.

I also gave the camera on my HTC Desire a tryout and I was quite pleased with the results, details on the forum.

Motorsport Images Forum

2010-07-05T19:42:00.002+01:00

I started the forum on the main website a week ago, I intend it to concentrate on motorsports photography but anything automotive/motorsports is ok. However its been a tough start, not helped by redesigning the website and changing the default domain extension resulting in the sites page rank plummeting to 1.
So far theres only a small handful of registered members. The forum categories have been kept to a minimum and will be expanded as the forum hopefully develops. There is plenty of work to do and all ideas or suggestions are welcome. So when you've finished reading this why not visit the forum, register and try it out, if its not for you nothings been lost?

Honda VFR400 NC24

2010-05-28T22:49:00.006+01:00

Nearly there! Just a couple of brackets to make and also fit an R6 regulator rectifier. The original Honda unit is fitted and working ok but they are notoriously unreliable and the R6 unit is a popular mod. Currently looking out for a suitable connector and plug so that I can wire it into the existing harness without cutting it.
Pleased to say that it fired up after a little persuasion and sounds absolutely fine. Shouldn't be too long before its on the road now.

Honda VFR400 NC24

2010-04-28T22:55:00.008+01:00

The NC24 is nearly finished!! The wheels, frame, engine covers, calipers etc have been powder coated and I have replaced most of the nuts and bolts which were badly corroded.The clutch has been converted from cable to a hydraulic system using a NC21 slave cylinder unit, push rod, sprocket cover and a VFR 750 master cylinder and lever.

A new link pipe and carbon end can was obtained from Performance Racing Parts in Louth for a good price. The mudguard, panels, tank and fairing have been resprayed in the Lucky Strike endurance colours by Dream Machine and I'm expecting delivery very soon.

Honda VFR400

2009-07-27T22:25:00.008+01:00

Can't believe its a year since I last posted. The Husaberg is nearing completion and shouldn’t take too much time to complete – the engine has been rebuilt by Taffy (Berg enthusiasts will know!) and the remaining work is easy enough.

Now I've got myself another project – a Honda VFR400 (NC24). I saw it advertised in my local corner shop and a day later it was in my garage.

The Honda has been a little neglected and has stood for around 8 months. A quick check revealed a badly corroded collector box, a bent subframe and the usual peeling paint, corroded nuts, bolts etc.

Removing the engine without any help was a real challenge. Fortunately I found a step by step guide on one of the VFR400 enthusiast websites – Duncan's Web Pages. Basically the procedure involved a wooden trestle, a pair of folding ladders in an A configuration over the bike, a trolley jack and ratchet tie-down straps.

I’m now in the process of sourcing the necessary bits and pieces and have already come to the conclusion that finding a decent exhaust collector box is going to be the greatest challenge.

750 Motor Club, 20 July 2008

2008-07-26T22:14:00.006+01:00

This has to be one of the best clubs for close racing and Sundays event did not disappoint. Redgate proved a challenge for many competitors with a number of cars taking a trip through the gravel - although no one got beached. As ever pictures will shortly be on the main website at Motorsport Images

Goodwood Festival of Speed

2008-07-12T20:02:00.007+01:00

So much to see and do, I thoroughly enjoyed this years Festival of Speed. The organisation was faultless, even leaving the venue was managed and painless - Donington Park and others please take note!
No-one could fail to be impressed by the Land Rover sculpture which consists of a serious amount of steel. At one point in the day it was "conquered" by two climbers.
I've posted some pictures from the event in the main website.

Husaberg project

2008-03-05T22:15:00.005Z

It seemed a good idea at the time - I've just bought a 94 Husaberg 350 as a project, thats it spread over the garage floor. First job was to strip it down, check the frame for cracks and get it powder coated. Sure enough there are a number of cracks, tho' nothing major and it will be an easy weld job. I'm pretty worried about the motor, there was no coolant in the radiator and I know it has been run just before I got it.
Dave Clarke Racing seems to have plenty of parts for this model but I can't find much info. Any pointers as to where I can find specs, details etc would be great.

Dirt Bike Show 07

2007-12-09T22:10:00.000Z

The Dirt Bike Show just gets better and better. It was well worth the journey down a wet and congested M1. I didn't spend much I just bought a few tools, but it got me fired up and I've already started a winter rebuild of my KX250.

WTTC - Brands Hatch

2007-09-27T21:31:00.002+01:00

This was surprisingly, my first visit to Brands and my first experience of hospitality. Great racing and the view from the start line suite was perfect, not to mention the food.
Marcus Carniel suffered this start line accident during the Porsche Open/Porsche Club Championship Race - more images in the gallery.
Many thanks to Paul at Lotus on Track.

Minis - Donington Park

2007-08-07T23:08:00.002+01:00

Great racing at Donington Park last weekend with plenty of sun for a change. As usual the Minis provided some close racing and plenty of action. In this incident the mini hit the concrete so hard it lost its block! The driver involved although obviously dazed was unhurt. More images can be found in the gallery.

MacBook Pro

2007-08-07T22:42:00.000+01:00

Its now running perfectly - will have to keep a close eye on it.

MacBook Pro

2007-07-26T20:15:00.000+01:00

Well - its running fine now. At least I should be able to get thro the mass of images that need processing before I take it in.

MacBook Pro fan problems

2007-07-16T21:32:00.000+01:00

The left side fan of my MacBook Pro suddenly developed a loud ticking noise the other evening. I phoned around and was told that there were no known issues and it was suggested by one Apple reseller that it could be due to an insect which had crawled inside. The fan has now stopped working.
A quick search confirms that others have experienced this problem. I will have to visit my local Apple store. The result of buying a "revision a" model I think - I had to exchange my original one after only two days due to a curling lid. Theres a moral here..