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these dreams need funding, so I would like to ask a favour of you, please
look at her jewellery web site and spread the word; www.rosegardenaccessories.co.uk
She also makes bespoke designs so if you or a friend fancy something unique,
to your own tastes, then drop her an email. Now, back to the cars...
It was a beautiful sunny day at Bedford Autodrome, we had use of the full GT circuit, totalling seven glorious miles, and an open pit lane so we could go out whenever we wanted. Perfect.
As soon as we started it became obvious to me that Diana had a real natural talent for driving damn fast; most people need encouragement to get up to full track speed but Diana was there immediately. There is a lot to learn for anyone about track craft, brake points, apexes, turn in all need to be learnt, but Diana just seemed to soak it all up. We did have one big 'off', but if you don't spin when practising then you are not trying hard enough. Eventually the road car called time; the brakes faded and we hit fuel surge, but with a good feeling of success we headed home very happy.
The experience served to fuel Diana's passion for racing and a plan was hatched to race a BMW 325i E30 in a classic race series, and I set about finding a suitable car. Because we are skint, the solution was to buy a good shell and fit the right engine from a rust bucket donor car. The pictures below show the initial stages, the roll cage being built up and the first run with the new engine/gearbox. There is more on the car build on the Workshop section of this site.
Ralph
Hosier
