Paul Hines #259 Winter strip-down (Updated)

Paul Hines #259 has provided F1 Stockcars with a few workshop snaps of his current shale car undergoing it’s winter strip-down.

Paul Hines in action. Photo Colin Casserley.

The off season is a really busy time for us as a team, during the season you’re just kind of patching up as you go. But the off season gives us, as a team, the opportunity to really strip the cars back, re-bumper and re-nerf them, along with being able to fix / change those awkward to reach places. As well as just being able to have a good look at everything and make any alterations to the basic car design.
It’s surprising just how fast the off season goes if you take out the BSCDA / AGM weekend, Christmas and New Year, a weekend or two out with Family / Girlfriend and the NEC Auto Show. It’s pretty much a race against time to get everything ready for the first of the Qualifying Round meetings and if you want to be a contender, you’ve got to not only make those meetings, but be race ready.

The V8 Chevy getting lifted out. Photo P.Hines

Photo P.Hines

UPDATE 23.12.09

The following pictures have been added, showing the car with new nerf rails and bumpers all round as part of the rebuild.

Photo Paul Hines

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Published on December 18th, 2009 in Around The Pits
Driver: Paul Hines
Tags: Car Build

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