Karen Phillips Racing: Karen's Car.

Karen's Car.

Published Wednesday, February 08, 2006 by Karen Phillips Racing | E-mail this post

Here's a picture of Karen's car as a pristine standard Mk1 MR2. The car was purchased from our good friend David. It's through David that we learnt of the MR2 Challenge when it began. We were originally thinking of racing our 200SX, but it would have been in a class up against some monster machinery. The MR2C looked like the best form of motorsport for a novice, in terms of cost and close/fun racing. Thus our decision was made...

Two of our first items arrived yesterday in the mail. A Momo steering boss which will allow the use of a slightly smaller steering wheel, and an FIA/MSA approved LED rain light which is one of the required items to make the car legal for racing.

We're now awaiting the arrival of uprated suspension, brake pads and brake lines, plumbed-in fire extinguisher kit, electrical cut-off switch, bonnet-pins, safety stickers, etc. After that we need to get the rollcage, sunroof panel, seat and harness!

My job with the help of some good friends, will be to strip the car of its interior and fit as many of the new components as we can. We might have to farm out some of the jobs we can't manage, such as the rollcage install and the suspension fitting and alignment.

I can't wait to get started. Karen's looking forward to a minor power upgrade, and the handling/braking improvements.

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About Karen Phillips

Karen races her Impreza WRX in the Classic and Sports Car Club (CSCC) Modern Classics series, with her husband Richard as a 2nd Driver. The races are mini-endurance events involving a driver-swap. Karen has previously raced in the Nippon Challenge, a race series for Japanese and Asian cars. Karen has been racing since 2006, having started in the MR2 Challenge.
Please check this site regularly for updates on Karen's progress through the season and developments with her race car.