Bit of a rollercoaster of a day..
Initially Barry's engine was supposed to have touched down on Saturday but no word was heard until today (Tuesday). Chased back through Barry who chased his courier who then contacted Phoenix who then contacted me, phew!
It turns out the engine was stuck in customs and being held in dock. Spoke to the shipper in Glasgow - customs'excise charge was going to work to almost £2K.. argh!
This was because they had used the invoice which showed the insurance value rather than what I had paid. Straight back onto phone with Barry who will duly send the correct invoice for the subsidised value paid. That's being faxed straight over to the lovely Elaine who has been great so far,
Hopefully tomorrow I can pay the cpl of hundred owed and once cleared then Phoenix guys can trip over to Prestwick to collect the engine as planned.. I'll be glad when the engine is safe n sound in the workshop.
On a brighter note - spoke to Martyn @ MVS - carbon bits coming along nicely - he has a cracking Group-C type wing that'll do the job and he hopes to tackle the front end over the winter. Rear diffuser is more or less good-to-go will be deivered over next few weeks. We also discussed a second skin roof panel come scoop that would ram air straight into the Da Vinci 2-bore. This wouldn't be very high but would work a treat...max air flow - minimal drag. The panel could be a complete section inc. engine cover.. Ultima eat your heart out. No massive rush as no plans to get the car into Gary's until end of Jan-Feb anyway.
Medical for race license all green - ards booked for November. One more check-box ticked!
Spoke to Rob Barnes - possibility we may have to replace the marguard front screen to comply with timeattack regs - should be confirmed by New Year.
Off to design a mock-up for Tom for the new website www.phoenixesprit.com
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