Owning a C5 or C6 Corvette might be the ultimate dream for many sportscar enthusiasts, but for the handful that achieve the dream they may also experience a hidden nightmare. A well-known and longtime problem with many Corvettes is the amount of heat transferred through the console (directly above where the exhausts run) into the interior which can make the cabin area quite uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the solution is simple. DEI has just released a selection of tailor made tunnel shield kits for C5 and C6 Corvettes that will reduce console and interior temperatures as well as serving as a barrier to unwanted road noise. The Tunnel Thermal Shields are made from 10mm thick embossed aluminum that has been bonded to a hightemp, finely woven, needle-punched glass fibre composite material. The shields can withstand direct temperatures up to 955°C and feature an aggressive self-adhesive backing that holds tight even at temperatures exceeding 232°C.
The shields are available as a single Trans Tunnel Plate Heat Shield, a 4-piece Trans Tunnel Side Shield kit, or a complete 5-piece set (C5 # 50530 & C6 # 50532).
All parts have been CNC-cut for a perfect fit and ease of installation and the can be fitted without removing the Transmission Tunnel Reinforcement Plate.
Prices start at £79.46 and range up to £187.09 plus shipping and import tax.
Kits for the C7 Corvette models will be available soon.
On most cars the camber at the rear is fixed. However Burton Power now has a simple solution for Ford Fiesta Mk7 models (including the ST180) to increase the rear camber by an extra 1.5° per side.
The simple modification will provide optimal wheel contact with the ground as well as improving the handling, steering response and suspension precision.
The Rear Negative Camber Plates are simply fitted between the wheel hub and rear beam. The camber is altered with minimal change to the wheel track.
Suitable for Ford Fiesta Mk7 2008-2017 and Fiesta Mk7 ST180 1.6 EcoBoost 2013-2017.
Order as part number PC0977 at £101.95 (inc VAT) per pair.
for further details contact Burton Power on 0208 554 2281 www.burtonpower.com
Late November …. It’s cold, it’s grey, it’s dark at 4 o’clock, the world’s in a mess… not really much to be cheerful about… save for one thing. It’s time for the annual pilgrimage to Essen for the Essen Motor Show. All of a sudden the glass is half full, not half empty. It’s still cold and grey, but Christmas is coming and at last there’s something to lift the spirits. It’s time to meet up with Europe’s best tuning-meisters at the Essen Motor Show… and here’s a selection of what we saw this year:
The new BMW M2 – and the colour changes! How do they do that?
Our friends at Prior were back with some tasty treats…
On most modern power conversions the original distributor is redundant and can be removed. However on the Pinto and Cosworth YB engines the distributor cannot be completely removed unless a dry sump oil system is installed, because the original type of oil pump uses the drive provided by the distributor.
This new compact Distributor Delete Unit from Burton Power provides a neat and easily installed solution to drive the oil pump.
Order the Distributor Delete Unit as part number FT297 at £120.00 (inc VAT).
Webcon is delighted to announce that its own production manifolds for 2 x Weber IDF on the Ford Pinto engine are now available.
100% cast and machined in the UK, MM2351 can be fitted with twin 40, 44 or 48IDF and is essential for anyone wishing to recreate a Group 1 Escort, or for general Pinto tuning where space is too restricted to allow fitment of twin Weber DCOE
MM2351 is available at £325.24 plus VAT
Available directly from Webcon and from appointed Webcon dealers around the world. For further details contact Webcon UK on +44 (0)1932 787100 or visit www.webcon.co.uk
M-Style can now give the BMW F20 1-Series LCI (‘Life Cycle Impulse’ – BMW’s term for facelift model) the look of the M2 Competition F87 with this dramatic new front bumper kit.
The bumper itself is made from PU-RIM (the same material that most OE bumpers are made from) which is flexible, tough and durable.
The bumper features the angular styling and three lower grilles seen on the M2 Competition and looks particularly good when teamed with the gloss black M2C grille that is also included in the package. The kit also includes plug-in modules for the foglight delete.
M-Style ‘M2 Competition-look’ Front Grille Kit for BMW F20 1-Series LCI: £525 inc. VAT.
M-Style is also able to provide painting and fitting services at competitive prices.
For further details e-mail info@mstyle.co.uk or call 0208 598 9115
BEGINS Saturday 19th November and we wanted you to be the first to hear about the amazing deals Mini Spares has lined up!
The Black Friday Online Sale* will continue until midnight Monday 28th November and they will be offering massive savings on many of your favourite products from their catalogue to keep your Mini running smoothly and looking great!
The impressive collection of DTM trophies at Johann-Abt-Strasse in Kempten has been enriched by two precious trophies: René Rast took third place in the drivers’ championship for ABT Sportsline at the DTM 2022 finale in Hockenheim. Kelvin van der Linde and Ricardo Feller also secured third place in the team championship for Team ABT Sportsline.
ABT Sportsline has been competing in the DTM for 23 years and this is the 16th time that the team from the Allgäu region has finished the drivers’ championship in the top three. Once again, ABT Sportsline was the best Audi team and also had the biggest share in terms of points in securing the DTM manufacturers’ championship for Audi. ABT Sportsline recorded two victories and seven podium finishes in the 2022 season, with the three additional points for pole position going to an ABT driver six times.
DTM Hockenheimring 2022
Foto: DTM/ITR/Christians
In the end, René Rast was only 15 points short of winning his fourth DTM title. In his last race for ABT Sportsline for the time being, the German, who lives in Austria, once again showed an impressive performance. On Saturday, Rast preserved his title chance with a hard-fought fifth place, although the Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II was inferior to the competition in terms of performance and had no chance on the straights of the Hockenheimring. After a correction to the Balance of Performance (BoP), Rast took pole position in qualifying on Sunday and second place in the race. However, the train towards the championship had already left.
On the day his younger brother Sheldon became DTM Champion, Kelvin van der Linde managed a remarkable recovery from 19th on the grid to fifth. In the first race on Saturday, a puncture had cost him a possible podium. Van der Linde finished the season in ninth place in the drivers’ standings.
Ricardo Feller experienced a pitch-black weekend. On Saturday, the Swiss was involved in the multi-car pile-up that led to the race being red flagged. The repair of his damaged R8 took until late at night. On Sunday, a puncture deprived the Swiss of a conciliatory end to his first DTM season, which Feller finished in 15th place.
ABT Sportsline has already experienced a lot in 23 years of DTM, but the situation before the finale of the 2022 season at the Hockenheimring (Saturday and Sunday both from 1 PM CEST live on ProSieben and ran.de) is unusual even for the team around Hans-Jürgen Abt and Thomas Biermaier. The top five drivers are only 16 points apart in the overall standings before the last two races – and they all drive different makes of car. In purely mathematical terms, there are even ten drivers who can still win the prestigious drivers’ title. The teams’ and manufacturers’ championships will also be decided at Hockenheim.
Team ABT Sportsline, ABT Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II (#3 Kelin van der Linde)
For Team ABT Sportsline there is already a small reason to celebrate when the first of the two final races starts at 1:30 PM CEST on Saturday: It will be the 300th DTM championship race that the team from Kempten will tackle. ABT Sportsline is the only DTM team that has been competing in the popular racing series without interruption for 23 years and has a correspondingly large number of supporters who will be keeping their fingers crossed for the team at Hockenheim – including high-ranking representatives of its 17 partners, who will all be represented at the season finale with their managing directors or top management by invitation of ABT Head of Sports Marketing Harry Unflath.
Not only Kempten and the Allgäu region will be rooting for Team ABT Sportsline this weekend: most of the spectators in the grandstands at the Motodrom will also be rooting for René Rast and his ABT Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II with start number 33. Of the top five favourites, Rast is the only German driver and, as a three-time DTM Champion, undoubtedly the best known. In addition, numerous Audi employees from the nearby Neckarsulm factory are expected at the Hockenheimring, who wish for one thing above all: that René Rast becomes DTM champion for the fourth time on Sunday.
The 35-year-old from Minden, who lives in Bregenz, Austria, has another advantage: he is the only one of the top five favourites who already knows how to win the DTM in the final race at Hockenheim – he has already done so twice, both times to the chagrin of ABT Sportsline, by the way: in 2017, he snatched the title away from ABT driver Mattias Ekström virtually on the home straight by turning a 21-point deficit into a three-point lead and crowning his first full DTM season with the title straight away.
Having secured his second title early in 2019, Rast engaged in a fierce title fight with then ABT driver Nico Müller at the finale in Hockenheim in 2020 to mark the end of the Class 1 era. The Swiss won the first race on Saturday, but Rast then clinched his third DTM title with a victory on Sunday.
Rast also wrote a small piece of DTM history at the end of the 2018 season at Hockenheim: he managed to set a new record with six victories in a row. After a difficult start to the season for Audi, Rast almost managed to make the impossible possible with his two wins at Hockenheim and become champion once again. In the end, he was only four points short.
After a strong first season in the GT3 race car, Rast goes into the final weekend of 2022 just twelve points behind. A total of 58 points will still be awarded at Hockenheim.
