Right Boys and Girls, MoT are going to be involved in this very exciting new race car next year in the MaX5 Championship.
We are looking at a £10k plus the donor car for the entry level car which for an Aluminium honeycomb design is pretty special. Anyway, here are the specs, the first chassis is made and the body moulds being machined at this moment.
A rolling, driving chassis will be at Mallory and it is rather sexy. Come and have a look on the 12th.
A new era for a series of GT racing cars utilising current technology with a firm focus to create an affordable package with where possible “green” credentials.
Designed and conceived by Enzo Design
Built in association with Graham Hatherway Engineering.
The Ethos:
The Amillim XS is a small GT styled race car designed to be affordable and where possible “Green”. It is designed to be a budget entry level into Motorsport that can be upgraded through a class structure, and be used in other applications too.
The Body:
A lightweight GRP bodyshell has been specifically designed for the Amillim XS. The basic shape uses styling cues from the Aston Martin range of sports cars to give it a pleasing contemporary, British GT style. The reuse of the donor cars core components means items such as windscreen wiper motors, heater units, door locks and hinges are carried over reducing the primary build cost and increasing the overall build quality.
The Chassis:
The chassis needed to be both cost sensitive and upgradeable, so drawing on our experiences with the Ford RS200 an aluminium honeycomb tub has been designed, a carbon honeycomb upgrade is also available, this central tub then uses steel front and rear out riggers in the base level car, through to aluminium ones in the top spec cars, these are modular and allow the vehicle to progress through the class’s without the need to buy a new chassis or have it modified.
This modular approach has been designed specifically to ensure that service and major repairs can be carried out easily, a 20 minute target has been set for all major component replacement, as in rally designed cars, to allow cars to be repaired between practice and same day race scenario’s to maximise the vehicle use and enjoyment.
Making the chassis as a central tub with upgradeable units allows the entry level Amillim XS to be upgraded to a higher specification model and also means any major race day damage can be repaired without great expense. A primary consideration was for the required spares package needed to attend a race so a car that has started as a G1 spec car and has been upgraded to a G4 car could carry the G1 components as spares, as these parts can be re-fitted after any upgrade has been carried out a lower spec car could be put back on the grid without the need to carry a full spares package should the worst happen. The factory will also attend race days with spares and hospitality facilities to ensure full enjoyment of the package.
The Engine:
Concentrating still on the modular and cost sensitive approach a series of Engine upgrades has been worked on to spread the cost and maintains an even performance.
Entry level is stock engine, first upgrade is bolt on power only using a management system and throttle bodies so any engine failure can be easily swapped with another stock engine, next a move onto the newer VT engine again with stock and bolt on power options. From here we move to a blue printed engine supplied by Geoff Page Racing before the final option of our own design 1500cc turbo engine.
The Donor Car:
To achieve our goal it was important to find the correct donor car, it was essential to use a single donor to maintain our cost criteria. We decided on the Mazda MX5 (Miata) as a perfect source for many reasons, packaging, component availability and model range were among the obvious ones. Delving further into the car it has proven to be a well made decision as the Mazda technicians seemed to have similar goals and design ideas to ourselves making for an easy transplantable base car fitting out tuning requirements.
The Championship:
The Amillim XS will run a joint championship in 2010 with the Max 5 championship.
In association with Mazda On Track 10 arrive and drive cars will be available for both single events and full season hire.
Enzo Design will attend with both hospitality and spares all UK race day events.
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Vehicle Categories:
The vehicles will have a natural progression through upgrades to the base car in the following order. Each step will is designed to allow a gradual increase in both build budget and in repair and maintenance costs.
The following is an outline of these specifications for full details see the last section.
G1: Entry level. Base kit plus MX5 1.8 pre VT 1990 to 2001.
G2: Entry level Base kit 1.8VT engine, 6 speed gearbox and Torsen diff 2001 to 2004
G3: ( G1 based) 1.8 pre VT plus: bolt on power, suspension and brake upgrade
G4: ( G2 based) 1.8VT, Torsen diff, plus: bolt on power, suspension and brake upgrade.
G5 (G3 or G4) fitted with 1.8 VT blue printed engine, new suspension subframes
G6: (G5) Mazda engine with the aluminium central tub replaced with a carbon tub
G7: 1500cc turbo engine carbon tub.
In depth vehicle categories:
G1 denoted by a white sun stripe with red Amillim XS logos
Consisting of a central aluminium monocoque tub chassis.
A roll cage with additional pick ups to all suspension points.
A replacement GRP set of body panels in white gel finish
A glass pack consisting of heated laminated glass windscreen and plastic side/rear windows.
A set of replacement shock absorbers and rated springs supplied by Black Art Design single adjustable for bump/return with adjustable spring platforms.
A set of re-bushed modified steel wishbones.
A set of 8j front and 9j rear wheels supplied by TBA
Standard and unmodified Mazda MX 5 donor from 1990 to 2001 1800cc with plate type LSD and 5 speed manual gearbox. All components from this donor including wiring loom, pedal box, suspension cradles, and brakes will be used.
G2 denoted by a yellow sun stripe with red Amillim XS logos
As above but using the VT engine cars from 2001 onwards fitted with a 6 speed gearbox and Torsen diff, the larger brakes from the VT S models are not permitted.
G3 and G4 denoted by a white or yellow sun stripe with blue Amillim XS logos
These category cars will use a G1 base to make a G3 and G2 to make a G4 for donor car and Amillim XS kit specification…
A bolt on power increase in the form of a set of Throttle bodies TBA, bespoke inlet manifold and management system incorporating a data logger from Life Racing.
A replacement set of aluminium billet wishbones
A set of calliper stand off brackets
A set of bigger discs and pads
A set of aluminium Willwood callipers.
G5 denoted by a blue sun stripe with white Amillim XS logos
Using the G3 or G4 variant but all fitted with an exchange VT engine with a 5 or 6 speed gearbox and plate type LSD or the later Torsen type, plus:
The VT engines are built and supplied by Geoff Page Racing to an identical specification to include but not limited to:
A fresh line bored and surfaced block to *** oversize and *** skimmed
A new set of Carello H beam rods to GPR spec
A new set of Mahle pistons to GPR spec
A new set of hardware (bolts etc) to GPR spec
Compression ratio raised to 12:1 (tbc)
The standard front and rear Mazda Mx5 steel subframes are replaced with an aluminium front and rear subframe assembly.
Specialist and variant categories
The following G6 and G7 models are designed to utilise all the upgraded components of the G1 to G5 models but using the carbon fibre tub in place of the aluminium tub. Alternative car specifications will be listed here to comply with other championship regulations or for alternative forms of motor sport, these cars will carry a GT classification in place of the G followed by a number not related to the factory class structure’s for series championship regulated cars.
G6 denoted by a red sun stripe with white Amillim XS logos
As G5 but replacing the aluminium central monocoque tub with a Carbon Fibre honeycomb version.
All other components are transferred straight over from a G5 model.
G7
Built using either a carbon tub or aluminium (if specific championship restrictions apply) central tub.
Aluminium front and rear subframes fitted with billet aluminium wishbones and uprights.
Using Mazda MX5 donor for all steering, suspension geometry, 6speed gearbox and Torsen differential, pedal box, and all ancils as per the g1 to g6 range but not using any Mazda derived engine.
Engines will be our 1500cc Turbocharged unit rated at 630 bhp with a push to pass system.
Brakes will be TBA
[size=20]Come and have a look at Mallory on the 12th September.[/size]