This Sunday the time had finally come: the final race of the Roadster Challenge as part of the German Timeattack Masters was on the agenda. Despite all the failures and problems this season, Erika was well prepared and ready for the race after the last track day. So we traveled to the Nürburgring on Saturday evening with Erika on the trailer and moved into [...]
Race 5: Nürburgring GP circuit (12.10.2025) Read Post »
After I had the engine failure with Erika in Oschersleben, the time had finally come this weekend: the first trackday with a new engine! So we set off for France on Friday evening. After we had set everything up, we were ready to go on Saturday morning after the drivers' briefing. Unfortunately, Erika exceeded the volume limit of 95 dB.
AMS Trackday in Chenevieres Read Post »
After all the problems from the test drive on Friday were supposedly fixed, Erika was ready to go again for the TimeAttack run. The first and second practice sessions were scheduled for Saturday. Unfortunately, we didn't get a single lap in the first practice session. After the triple left-hand bend, the accelerator pedal suddenly stopped working, the
Race 2: Oschersleben (14.-15.06.) Read Post »
On Friday, I finally set off for Oschersleben to drive my first laps with Erika. My driving time started in the afternoon. At the beginning everything felt quite unfamiliar, the noises in the car, different vibrations, smells and also the heat that comes through much more here than with Helena. The driving behavior is also completely different, but it was still
Polybauer Trackday Oschersleben Read Post »
Soo, long time no update 😉 A lot has happened since the last race. The next race is just a few days away. I'm pleased to be able to say at the moment that I'll be taking part in the second round of the Roadster Challenge in Oschersleben with "Erika", the MX-5 NC that has been converted into a racing car. Erika was
Erika is ready for action Read Post »
This Friday, it was finally time to head to Hockenheim for the first race of the German TimeAttack Masters this season. Super excited and full of anticipation! Due to Erika being out of action (RC Club 2WD class), Helena (RC Club NA class) was loaded onto the trailer instead, and we arrived right on time shortly after 8 PM at the […]
Race 1: Hockenheim (04.04.-05.04.) Read Post »
Unfortunately, there is currently a suspicion of another bearing failure on Erika after the attempted tuning. Therefore, I will switch to my "regular NC" (Helena) for this weekend's first race and prepare the car as best as possible on short notice. As a result, I will not be competing in the RC 2WD class, but instead in the RC NA class.
Vehicle change: Erika not operational this weekend Read Post »
Friday This weekend things continued right away. Unfortunately, the dry sump tank still hadn’t been delivered. So we focused on other things for the time being. On Friday evening, we quickly mounted the intake trumpets of the individual throttle bodies and also checked and roughly adjusted the throttle cable. A few screws still needed to be adjusted for that. Afterwards, we were able to [...]
Seat and other small parts Read Post »
Friday: This weekend, it was finally time: I was able to pick up Erika's engine from SPS Motorsport! So, right after work on Friday, we headed over to Altendiez to receive it. Since it took several people to load it into the back of Chris's A4, we were a bit skeptical about how
It's hard to drive without an engine Read Post »
In the meantime: So, now, about 1.5 weeks after the previous post, things continued this weekend. After the car was towed to the workshop on Monday (10.02.) as described, the decision was more or less made on Friday (14.02.) to have the engine prepared for installation by SPS Motorsport so that everything stays on schedule until [...]
Erika: The main thing is that she looks good... Read Post »
