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CONTENTS April 2004

 

REGULARS

HYNESIGHT

The editor reflects on the recent snow, driving in it and on it as well as ice racing in Paris . There’s

also an apology for one feature not appearing and a competition to come next month.

 

NEWS

Big news this month is the new Fisher Fury Menace, plus the advent of the lightweight, bike power Striker, sheet metal work for beginners and a whole lot more.

 

YOUR SAY

The real first Vindicator surfaces, someone’s after a closed cab, Range Rover based kit, another one has problems with a K-series powered Blitz and a plan for a one-off microcar.

 

CLUBS

Iain Ayre looks over the latest club news and forward to the summer. Shows here and in the USA , Le mans , the Le mans Classic and fixing a T-boned Dutton.

 

 

FEATURES

LIGHTEN UP

Westfield ’s new Duratec demonstrator is a dedicated track-day car. Fine on the track, less than perfect on a wet road but it’s still one hell of a Westfield .

RIGHT SAID FRED

Three-wheelers have seemingly been out of fashion in recent years but the advent of a novel one-off

that could see production could well create a spark for real performance trikes.

THREE-WHEELER REVIEW

If you like the idea of a three wheeler, we’ve done a quick round up of what’s available from mild to wild and from small change to small fortunes.

SHOW SEASON OPENER

2004 marks the 14 th year of the European Sports and Kit Car Show. There’s still not much European about it but it’s a good, medium size event for newcomers to see what all the fuss is about.

THREE CAR TRICK

Stuart Taylor Motorsport are making an all-out attack on the RGB bike-engined championship with a three car team embodying dynamic developments that will benefit the whole Stuart Taylor range.

 

A TWIST IN THE TAIL

David Hill gets to grips with the Duratec-engined Quantum X-Treme and samples the Cyclone Power, bike-based V8 and its superb transmission.

 

LOOKING BETTER

Last month it was‘Working Better’ as we described the mechanical improvements to the Sylva Mojo 2. This month it’s ‘Looking Better’ as the new nose appears.