Ian, I'm afraid that there is a ban on publishing photos before the event so we'll just have to wait I'm afraid!
However I know that Mog mag will do a full feature on it in the October issue due out shortly.
Like you Adrian, I love the Cyclone engine and think that it is well contained by the current chassis which is very different to the original whippy Morgan chassis' of old, e.g. much heavier gauge, roll-bars, inner wings in Supaform, etc.
My Roadster Brooklands is coming up for sale to make room for the new car though, but the project car has the same running gear if not the same suspension.
The project car is manual for now, but it may be altered in the future. It is not a series production car, but a one-off and as such features the foibles and taste of one individual and thus may well divide opinion.
No apologies yet, but don't blame MMC!
Peter, luckily there are some perks to being involved with the sponsors so it is not as damaging to the pocket as you'd expect.
As regards Le Gavroche, the Business Lunch is one of life's pleasures and with a half bottle of wine and water, at fifty odd quid pretty good value.
Lastly Howard, I also more than qualify for the 'old man' criteria
but do like the modern iterations in their various forms of the modern day autos with flappy paddle control too. Whilst the PDK box with its development in motorsport is a cracker, I read an article in the motoring press that said that normal autos were now so good, viz the ZF 8-speeder for example, that twin-clutch boxes were no longer necessary and would be dropped over time due to their weight penalty. We shall see, as a counterpoint in our track day car we have a dog-box and that really is a real trial to drive on the road.
Brian
