Driver Profiles
Car 35 Tyrone Smith
| TEAM NAME: |
MOJO Racing |
| CAR NO: |
35 |
| CLASS: |
Outright (restricted Turbo – 36mm restrictor, 1200kg min wt) |
| CREW: |
Brad, Jimbo, Homer (Dad) |
| SPONSORS: |
Dalton Automotive (use of a dyno!!), Exhaust Bros, Mojo Auto developments (me!) |
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Car Details
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| CAR MAKE & MODEL: |
Mazda MX5 hardtop |
| ENGINE: |
Mazda BP-VE 2002 VVT, std except for cast 323/Laser lo-comp pistons, & tweaking cam timing, Garrett GT25-based ball-bearing Turbo (bitsa I specc'd from a couple of different turbos), Motec M800 ecu, 36mm restrictor (about 310hp max, due to limit on airflow). 450Nm @4000rpm. |
| CAPACITY: |
1839cc |
| ENGINE BUILDER: |
Mojo Automotive Developments |
| CLUTCH: |
Tyrone-special: OS Giken / PTT hybrid 7.25" twin-plate, steel flywheel |
| DRIVETRAIN LAYOUT: |
Rear Wheel Drive, Front Engine in original location |
| TRANSMISSION: |
Standard MX5 6spd (at it's limit), std 2001 MX5 LSD |
| CHASSIS TYPE: |
Standard MX5 – 1991 NA6 with 180kg of lead "ballast" to get to min weight. |
| SUSPENSION: |
TEIN shocks/Eibach springs, Custom Made Adjustable sway bars. |
| BRAKES: |
Fr: Corvette ZR1 & Custom 290x30 discs, Rr: Std 2002 Mx5 276x10, Hawk Pads. |
| TYRES: |
Dunlop Formula Slicks 250/585/15 F & R (rims: Custom 15x9.5F, 15x10.5R) |
| WEIGHT: |
1207-1219kg (end of race versus start of race!!)…Class Minimum of 1200kg |
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Driver
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| NAME: |
Tyrone Smith |
| FIRST RACE: |
Calder – 17th Feb 2007 |
| BIGGEST SCARE: |
Craig Hill's fish-tailing tank-slapper just in front of me coming onto the straight at Calder at full noise, in the 1st round twilight race.
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| FUNNIEST MOMENT IN MOTOR RACING: |
Other drivers faces when adding ventilation to the front of the MX5 with a holesaw!
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| HARDEST RIVAL: |
Toss up between Barry Megaw & Shane Brown…both fierce & fast & ready to pass!
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| BIGGEST RACING INFLUENCE: |
Anyone who participates in club/state level racing…
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| SHORT/LONG TERM RACING GOALS: |
Go the fastest, but spend the least! (minimum of changed parts from std)
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| FAVOURITE FOOD: |
Japanese.
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| FAVOURITE DRINK: |
Iced coffee and/or scotch.
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| MOST RESPECTED DRIVER: |
Jim Richards – versatile, calm, experienced. Travis Pastrana – No Fear!!
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| OTHER INTERESTS: |
Engine Management, Tweaking interesting cars, live music/bands, Dining out.
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| THE BEST PART OF RACING UNDER 2 LITRES: |
Close racing, Inexpensive to go fast, Comraderie, Great Mates! Varity of cars, rules allow free thinking to triumph over big cheque books!
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| ACHIEVEMENTS: |
Getting Starting with a bare shell with a cage on Dec18, 2006 (first day of my Christmas Holidays), building the car myself, and finishing in the top 3 at first race meeting at Calder in early Feb07. Three race wins, 2 pole qualifying & 1 round win. Hopefully more to come!
1st Victorian Motor Racing Championships 2LtSS 2007
1st Victorian 2LtSS Championship Outright 2007
1st Victorian 2LtSS Championship in class (Turbo) 2007
1st Victorian Motor Racing Championships 2LtSS 2008
1st Victorian 2LtSS Championship Outright 2008
1st Victorian 2LtSS Championship in class (Turbo) 2008
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