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30 plus Roadsters, wheel alignments checks, noise tests, Dyno power runs, SP wheel fitments, laps around Silv
hen we were kindly invited by Mark Jones of the MR2-ROC Roadster Owners Club after reading the days itinerary we accepted with much excitement
cram in four original wheels in their cars for the journey home.
With the added attraction of a lap of Silverstone race circuit in Silverstone Performances latest creation, their SP240 that was now a little more than a TTET and infact a Stage II 240bhp beast, how could we say no?
We were treated to a very wet lap of Silverstone circuit by director and racing driver Phil of Silverstone Performance, sitting in the passenger seat I must admit that I wasnt relishing the thought of fast lap of the circuit in the wet, but after a couple of corners I felt at ease with the remarkable grip of the SP240, its incredible torque and the skill of the driver, at one point we even embarrassed a Noble. For a more detailed review of the stage II SP240 read on its towards the back of this issue.
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Forum Name: Leggy Real Name: Alex Dove Approx mileage: 38k Power Mods: Custom twin exhaust, Che Manifold, Panel Filter, Markiii Inlet Expected power: 140bhp Flywheel Expected torque: unknown Power on the day: 146bhp Torque on the day: 130
Forum Name: FGRob Real Name: Rob Stanyer Approx mileage: 6900 Power Mods: Che Manifold, Blue Flame Exhaust, K&N Power Filter Expected power: unknown Expected torque: unknown Power on the day: 147bhp Torque on the day: 128
Arriving early doors in Northampton based Silverstone Performance, within the complex of Silverstone Circuit we were eagerly greeted by Mark and introduced to some of the other guys, some 30 plus MR2-ROC members who were by now already taking advantage of wheel alignment checks, SPs group buy deal on their alloy wheels, quite amusing to see some of the guys having their wheels fitted and trying to
Forum Name: Heathstimpson Real Name: Heath Stimpson Approx mileage: 31.5k Power Mods: Unichip, TRD Panel Filter, H&S Inlet, H&S Twin Exhaust Expected power: 150bhp Expected torque: 135 Power on the day: 144bhp Torque on the day: 144
It was good to see so many different variants of the Roadster from bone stock, mildy inducted to some very impressive 260+bhp turbo conversions from C2 Power, PE, Hass and TTE.
We would like to thank the MR2ROC for inviting us along to this event and look forward to more of the same this year.
Forum Name: Loadsawine Real Name: Nigel Eccles Approx mileage: 17k Power Mods: PE Turbo, MWR Charge Cooler, Top Secret De-cat Pipe, TTE Exhaust Expected power: 180bhp Expected torque: 170 Power on the day: 199bhp Torque on the day: 185
Forum Name: Chris Real Name: Chris Roy Approx mileage: 36k Power Mods: Remus Dual Exhaust and Unichip Expected power: 140bhp Expected torque: 130 Power on the day: 144bhp Torque on the day: 130