05/09/2023
Pleased to have worked with Ian at ISJ Engineering on this project
Congratulations to Ricky and Hefin on a fantastic 43rd o/a on the Rali Ceredigion! It's the result of a massive investment by all concerned, crew, service team and engineering in the background that began before last year's event.
Though there'd been some odd troubles on the way to the finish on the recent Tour of Epynt, it was a bit of a shock to find that the block and crank weren't going to do the job again as the forward thrust washer was wiped out!
My thanks to David at Knight Engine Services for boring the new block and Chris at Chesman Motorsport for the crank balance, both at next to no notice. That got us the major parts to assemble. Also thank you to my brother Neil James. Without him, the engine wouldn't have got built in time! 😳 A remarkable story of effort continued with Rhodri collecting the engine and working all night to get it fitted and started. By last Wednesday the engine had done about 4 miles in some sort of anger!
Thanks Ricky for sticking with it! I'm delighted and proud to have made a contribution!
(Road rally spec 2.0 Zetec Blacktop with the correct Mondeo inlet and throttle body. Controlled by the MBE9A4 ECU.)
Photo from Aneurin James 👍