...Prevents particularly poor performance. (Or something like that!).

There are quite a few modifications planned for Karen's race car over the winter and to facilitate these her husband has been busy preparing the garage. Richard has built a workbench from discarded fence posts and kitchen worktop and it will soon be equipped with a vice. The workbench will probably need bolting to the walls just to make sure it can cope with the abuse it will receive whilst being used to fettle the race car's suspension ready for the MR2C in 2007.

Other modifications planned include some new distributor parts and a session on a rolling road to fine tune the timing and fuelling. This should maximise the power available from the engine as it stands. Hopefully this will solve the apparent lack of straight line speed that Karen's been complaining about.

Racing drivers, eh?