Of we go into 2006 then, and what a fantastic year it looks set to be...
That is, until I started fitting my new Wilwood brakes at the beginning of the month. Honda decided that it would be a good idea to leave the connectors on the ends of the brake pipes exposed to the elements, so that 16 years down the line when someone needed to fit new hoses, it was going to turn into a complete mare of a job. So much so that I gave up and called Tom at TGM, who came and collected the car on Saturday.
I'll have to wait until next weekend to play with it, but fingers crossed everything will come good. It will be 3 weeks since I drove it. In fact I've only used it for 3 days so far this year!
In other news, I fitted a blue (!) Airmass exhaust manifold which has freed some torque, and I spent a week replacing all of the suspension bushes, springs, dampers, control arms and the road wheels with new parts back in November. All I can say is that driving the CRX now, is just sensational!
All of this is in preperation for an action packed year, kicking off at Silverstone on February 10th. I'm joining the team from TGM and some fellow Honda owners, along with the Lotus on Track club, for an open pit lane day using the full GP layout. I can't wait! In-car video will be posted shortly afterwards.
After that there's events at Millway in Andover, Llandow near Cardiff, an Autosolo event in Guildford, various CRX meets and whatever else comes up.
More updates to come...