Rotorvic Racing 2009

Following its appearance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July 2008 the car retired to the depths of Norfolk into the experts hands of Peter Denty Racing to continue the next phase of its development. This involves a complete redesign of the exhaust system. At the festival straight through pipes were employed as an expedient ready the car for its first appearance in 40 years,however being a two stroke engine it requires carefully thought out and designed expansion boxes to unlock the power of the two stroke engines. In its FoS configuration,and being generous, the engine was probably producing no more than 70 -80 BHP, with a properly tunes exhaust system power output in the region of 160 - 180 bhp should be achievable. It has been estimated that the theoretical maximum should be between 200- 220 bhp which a would be a phenomenal and probably race winning configuration.

After a number of enquiries the project was pointed towards Professor Gordon Blairof Queens University Belfast, a world renowned authority on the design of 2-stroke engines and their exhaust systems. Prof Blair has very kindly offered his assistance to the development of the Rotorvic engine to a level unseen in its 1964 racing guise. The original exhaust system has been described as " next to useless" in terms of its tuning effect an power output. So Prof Blair has design an entirely new 6 expansion box system for the car. Work is currently underway in the workshops of Peter Denty to fabricate this exhaust system. The biggest problem is fitting it all in through the rear chassis compartment and bodywork. But it can and will be done...

The intention is to compete the system this summer (2009) and for the car to make it first 2009 appearance in September. The aim is to run it t a hill climb or sprint meeting initially.

The other development once the exhaust system has been fitted is to re-shape the rear bodywork to give it the radius curves of the original car and to remove the rather angular look of the current bodywork.

Once again there will be a new sound on the circuits!