Early Morning Blog

I usually do these things after work, but it's our barbeque this evening so probably won't have time.
6003VC our Macau Spit engined (Kastner 2ltr) Vitesse started without a hitch this morning after its 6 month rest at home in the garage. Did the usual last night changed the battery for a live one, put some fresh petrol in, and had the battery booster thing ready and waiting. A couple of stabs on the throttle and the thing started on the third try. I had forgotten just how noisy it was specially at 5.30am in a cul-de-sac! I tried to pull away as quietly as spitting triple 45 DCOE's with trumpets,a 6-3-1 manifold feeding an ancient straight through exhaust, and a full race cam allowed! Anyway 10 min later I was at work after a rather invigorating blat through the empty Warwickshire countryside, make note, must do that more often. It seems a shame to pull the engine out, but its going in the ideal home, our Kastner replica GT6, and the Vitesse really needs to return to its rebuilt MK1 triple SU 2ltr, it really was sweet in that form, the MK1 is a lovely engine, specially at 7,500 rpm!!
Anyway enough of this, I need to do some more purchasing, see you later at the barbeque all you locals.