Riviting to watch only just seen this video .And it brought back great memories of my two midgets .fun to drive and you do have to drive them hard and fast into and out of the bends great engine noise and you dont have to be doing 150mph to have great fun .Thanks for the video. Maybe do soom more thank-you😁
Nice drive. Much more exciting to watch than those purpose built 200 mph racecars. What have you done to it in terms of mods? Nice to see an all Sprite/Midget race. That blue Sprite (559 LPJ) seemed a tough oponent.
Brings back many memories. I grew up driving Austin Healeys and MGs. Your Midget sounds very similar to what mine did. Hail to Lucas. The man who invented darkness. LOL. Great video. Thank you. Wow, just finished watching the whole run. Damn. You gave that little MG about as much Hell as it would take!. Nice run buddy. I run an Audi TT now and although it's AWD it reminds me a lot of my MG days. Higher in technology and far more power but, You are in touch with the road. And looking at 60 years old. 220 kph is fast enough.
Really enjoyed that - nice driving! Your brown alert moment ~5min - my Midget is forever doing that in any fast sweeping turn, it's fine in the tighter, more precision cornering, but the axle does something strange when it loads up through fast sweeping turns!
Have sinc fitted a pan hard rod. Which has helped but that corner if you get the line wrong makes the backend go light I have posted a couple of other videos
Patrick Noble I used to find something similar, I think the rear is more easily unsettled by track imperfections at speed due to the higher unsprung mass. JE
Back in my teen age years late 60s you could buy a midget for less than 1.00 dollars, over the years the engine got larger, 1500 cc,s but I never liked the shared exhaust port for cylinder 2 and 3. If they ever made a cross flow head with 8 ports, geez, plus roller rockers and roller lifers, etc and a 4 into one collector for the exhaust and dual webers, , back in my day that kind of tuning stuff wasnt around, unless you had a fat bank account, love it.
They did make some cross flows but you can’t use them in most of the racing Mine is now 1380 billet crank slipper pistons roller rockers etc not quite a lifetimes deveopement but nearly Thanks for comment
I have a 1977 MG Midget 1500 -can that be used to race or is a 1300 motor much better? I know the 1300 is the BMC engine while the 1500 was transplanted from the Triumph Spitfire in later big bumper years even in the USA. My car was first sold California. I had a 1979 and the emissions controls were worse on that one.
If you spend enough money the 1500 can be quicker but the A Series (1275) can be improved with less expense. Its basically the same as the Mini engine and therefore there are loads of upgrades First get a LCB exhaust manifold , then gasflow the head with bigger valves, then carb upgrade Chat to your local engine builder. I can recommend Peter Burgess @ Alfreton in UK he can advise but postage will be alot.
@@ianwhitt5344 I'm glad I kept my low 24k mile 1977 Midget 1500 -orange as well. I'm going to look into the LCB exhaust manifold and Peter Burgess. I assume you are using a Weber side draft conversion kit? I sold my '79 Midget but I had gotten into the engine just to fix some oil leaks so I'm pretty comfortable working on them. I understand that the trust washers are an issue with that 1500 engine. Really appreciate the response! ruclips.net/video/l1J28wSAPu8/видео.html
I posted this question on another video about the spitfire engine thrust washers: I have and MG Midget with this same motor with 24k miles on it. It's a 1977 Midget 1500 which has a Spitfire motor in it from 1975 to the end of production. I'm wondering if this whole compromised engineering can be re-engineered with a roller bearing or oil fed plain bearing set up? I also have a 1997 Porsche Boxster that has an IMS bearing that is sealed and can fail due to some of the same reasons this thrust washer goes bad -old acidic oil and non changing of oil and letting the car sit. Instead of a sealed shaft bearing there are ceramic, roller bearing and oil pressure fed plain bearing retrofits. What can be done here? I know there is a whole culture of building Spitfire engines for racing but I haven't been had time to look into it yet.
@@DerekJason3000 - At 24K on a 1500, you're prolly about 1 K from total engine failure... valve springs breaking and dropping valves into the engine, rods knocking, etc...
You can always tell a straight cut geared transmission by the gear whine. It’s music to an enthusiasts ears!
Thank you
You may like this
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Your car sounds really strong, it looks like a really well sorted car, love those type of cars, lots of feel and no nonsense.
Car was good then its now really good check out some more recent posts CSCC Magny Cour posted by Alex Whitt
Nice job with the video.. I raced these cars (scca) in the early 80's
I see no one became airborne like in some of the supercar videos
Great job
LoL "Check Pants". Been there done that in a Midget. Happy memories.
Probably the best video I’ve seen Brilliant
Great drive ..thanks for the ride along it was excellent ..
ThAnk you glad you enjoyed it. I keep uploading other interesting races
Fun to watch! probably way more fun to participate....much more enjoyable to watch than overdone NASCAR stuff....
Riviting to watch only just seen this video .And it brought back great memories of my two midgets .fun to drive and you do have to drive them hard and fast into and out of the bends great engine noise and you dont have to be doing 150mph to have great fun .Thanks for the video. Maybe do soom more thank-you😁
My son Alex has posted a couple from Magny Cour worth a look
Still racing in Uk with Cockshoot Cup come along to an event and say hi
Fantastic laps, really enjoyed that
Appreciate your comment
Still check it out occasionally
Proof you don't need huge speed to get a scare or two 😂
How true
Also racing a Citroen C1 where the same applies. Think we had 50 on the grid for a 24 hr race at Spa
Absolutely brilliant !
Thank you
Hope to post a couple of new videos this year but they all get a bit samey
Nice drive. Much more exciting to watch than those purpose built 200 mph racecars.
What have you done to it in terms of mods?
Nice to see an all Sprite/Midget race.
That blue Sprite (559 LPJ) seemed a tough oponent.
Amazing! I loved it!
Where did you start and where did you finish.
Certainly handled well through the twist and turns.
Brings back many memories. I grew up driving Austin Healeys and MGs. Your Midget sounds very similar to what mine did. Hail to Lucas. The man who invented darkness. LOL. Great video. Thank you. Wow, just finished watching the whole run. Damn. You gave that little MG about as much Hell as it would take!. Nice run buddy. I run an Audi TT now and although it's AWD it reminds me a lot of my MG days. Higher in technology and far more power but, You are in touch with the road. And looking at 60 years old. 220 kph is fast enough.
Really enjoyed that - nice driving!
Your brown alert moment ~5min - my Midget is forever doing that in any fast sweeping turn, it's fine in the tighter, more precision cornering, but the axle does something strange when it loads up through fast sweeping turns!
Have sinc fitted a pan hard rod. Which has helped but that corner if you get the line wrong makes the backend go light
I have posted a couple of other videos
Patrick Noble it will do that with too little travel on the rear bumpstop
Patrick Noble I used to find something similar, I think the rear is more easily unsettled by track imperfections at speed due to the higher unsprung mass. JE
Back in my teen age years late 60s you could buy a midget for less than 1.00 dollars, over the years the engine got larger, 1500 cc,s but I never liked the shared exhaust port for cylinder 2 and 3. If they ever made a cross flow head with 8 ports, geez, plus roller rockers and roller lifers, etc and a 4 into one collector for the exhaust and dual webers, , back in my day that kind of tuning stuff wasnt around, unless you had a fat bank account, love it.
The weak bottom end of the 1500 would never hold that kind of power... only good for about 25K with stock power in normal USA driving...
They did make some cross flows but you can’t use them in most of the racing
Mine is now 1380 billet crank slipper pistons roller rockers etc not quite a lifetimes deveopement but nearly
Thanks for comment
Nice view of the hood
My bugeye hood view is like looking down the blouse of a small breasted woman
theres life in the old Frog yet 😁
lol @ 13:50 Nice try! Though you passed that bug-eye soon after. I think you scared him into letting you by.
Thanks
I hope to post a few more videos this season
Nice job. can you get a rear view mirror for the go-pro next time.
Thanks
Have a look at
Donington 31 5 15
awesome but that isn´t a standard MG midget engine right? It sounds so different.
Basically standard but with LCB
Gas flowed head raised compression lightened pistons and flywheel
Great footage, bet you had a whale of a time!
Too right
I have a 1977 MG Midget 1500 -can that be used to race or is a 1300 motor much better?
I know the 1300 is the BMC engine while the 1500 was transplanted from the Triumph Spitfire in later big bumper years even in the USA. My car was first sold California. I had a 1979 and the emissions controls were worse on that one.
If you spend enough money the 1500 can be quicker but the A Series (1275) can be improved with less expense. Its basically the same as the Mini engine and therefore there are loads of upgrades
First get a LCB exhaust manifold , then gasflow the head with bigger valves, then carb upgrade
Chat to your local engine builder. I can recommend Peter Burgess @ Alfreton in UK he can advise but postage will be alot.
@@ianwhitt5344 I'm glad I kept my low 24k mile 1977 Midget 1500 -orange as well. I'm going to look into the LCB exhaust manifold and Peter Burgess. I assume you are using a Weber side draft conversion kit? I sold my '79 Midget but I had gotten into the engine just to fix some oil leaks so I'm pretty comfortable working on them. I understand that the trust washers are an issue with that 1500 engine. Really appreciate the response! ruclips.net/video/l1J28wSAPu8/видео.html
I posted this question on another video about the spitfire engine thrust washers: I have and MG Midget with this same motor with 24k miles on it. It's a 1977 Midget 1500 which has a Spitfire motor in it from 1975 to the end of production. I'm wondering if this whole compromised engineering can be re-engineered with a roller bearing or oil fed plain bearing set up? I also have a 1997 Porsche Boxster that has an IMS bearing that is sealed and can fail due to some of the same reasons this thrust washer goes bad -old acidic oil and non changing of oil and letting the car sit. Instead of a sealed shaft bearing there are ceramic, roller bearing and oil pressure fed plain bearing retrofits. What can be done here? I know there is a whole culture of building Spitfire engines for racing but I haven't been had time to look into it yet.
@@DerekJason3000 I'd try and stick with an A Series engine.
Peter Burgess does my A Series not sure if hes ever done the Triumph
@@DerekJason3000 - At 24K on a 1500, you're prolly about 1 K from total engine failure... valve springs breaking and dropping valves into the engine, rods knocking, etc...
Great driving, What speeds are you doing??
Max probably 110-120
Amazed no crash with #11 flatspotting his tires at 2:25... turning off across in front of you...
Close but think I was closer at chicane
Thanks for comment
Needs a couple more gears.
which engine is in your car
1275 ASeries twin SU
LCB gas flowed head straight cut gearbox
poor guy brake'd too late, lol
As I did at chicane but I got away with it
American cars: powerful, but obese...
nice car and great video but damn learn how to downshift! Painful...
Straight cut gears, have to get the RPMs just right and then shove it in.