"but of course if some spanner-head has the wherewithall to spend long winter evenings tinkering ad tuning then good luck to 'em"-errr that'll be me then.

Mind you I already have a little lady that demands much attention and only the finest things in life-like Avgas-at £1.20 a litre and castrol A747-at £17.00 a litre, and that's before we get onto new pistons and rings at 300 miles etc etc. If I go monster racing it will be lucky to get a wipe over with an oily rag and few litres of unleaded.............
John