Darren and I spent a good deal of last night removing some superfluous weight from the MR2. Darren was busy with a hammer and screwdriver, removing the sound deadening material from the passenger side floor. Meanwhile, I removed the bonnet, engine, and boot catches and all the associated cables and handles. The windscreen washer bottle was also removed. This had been full during the Snetterton races, so that's a couple of kilos removed immediately!

More sound deadening is to be removed from the drivers footwell, and then the only remaining material is the thick stuff on the rear bulkhead behind the seat(s). That will be more of a pain to remove and will probably require use of the heat gun.

We plan to remove the window winding mechanism from the passenger window which should be good for several kilos. We'll have to make up some aluminium brackets to hold the window in position.

Now, if I can just persuade Karen to go on a diet...