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MG Maestro EFi
 This car
was bought by Marquis Motorsport late in 1999 to ensure that we got back to the
track quickly in 2000. Built as a Maestro Challenge car way back in 1988 this
car has seen a long competition history, mainly in Maestro racing. During the
last few years with it's previous owner it was used as a reliable rally car to
earn the necessary license upgrades to allow entry into the year 2000 London to
Sydney Marathon, which the father and son team completed in their Lotus Cortina.
Back to Racing with Marquis Motorsport. During the early months of 2000 this
car was stripped and rebuilt using the suspension parts from our white maestro
and taken for a quick shake-down at Lydden - competing in a sprint! After a half
expected engine blow-up at Snetterton we installed the engine from our previous
Maestro, along with the closer-ratio gearbox from the rally set-up. The car was then
developed well through the early part of the season to run as high as 6th in
MGOC races. We also entered some sprints and hillclimbs for fun, the most
memorable being Wiscombe Park where we beat an MG Maestro Turbo in our class,
much to the disappointment of it's owner! Other events were less exciting due to
the fact that we ran on road tyres in a class which allows slicks, unfortunately
our budget wouldn't stretch to such exotica, and straying from a fully road
legal set-up would require us to have an MSA log-book.
Specifications:
| Body |
5 door Maestro EFi with Roll cage. |
| Interior |
Seats, carpet, headlining and plastic trims removed,
complete dash retained housing standard instruments. Racing seats with
6-point racing harnesses, racing pedal extensions, pull cables for plumbed-in fire extinguisher and battery cut-off switch. |
| Engine |
2 Litre "O-Series" engine re-built to championship
regulations by Marquis Motorsport.
Modifications include 30 thou oversize pistons, increased compression
ratio, adjustable cam pulley, adjustable fuel pressure regulator, racing
exhaust system.
Power output: More than 120 bhp. |
| Suspension |
Modified to championship regulations by Marquis Motorsport.
Leda adjustable shock absorbers, polyurethane
bushes, anti-drop bushes on front struts, strut braces front and rear,
standard anti-roll bars front and rear. |
| Brakes |
Standard front discs and rear drums, competition front brake
pads, competition braided steel brake hoses, up-rated brake fluid. |
| Weight |
980Kg |
| Performance |
0-60: less than 8 sec.s. Top speed around 120mph. |
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