MGOC championship - MG Midget preparation

We have now started to plan for next year...

Options for racing include: MG Midget in the MGOC series, as I've just got hold of bargain - although it's 1500, rumber bumper version..

I've sent off for the regs, but from what I've seen its all pretty basic and modifaications are limited.. Apart from the usual safety requirements. What should I be looking at modifying first for the best value of money?? I'm realistic enough to know that we'll be chugging round at the back for the first year. But I reckon that suspension, exhaust, carbs, manifold, modifications are the best way to start going quickly for value of expenditure... Am i well off the mark???

Hello Dan,
try posting this in the tech forum, you might get a better responce.
Who are you going into this with?
Are you planning on driving it yourself?

Plan is to do at least half of the driving myself - may be sharing the car depending on cash!!

Long time friend who also marshals is my partner - he's a better driver than me (just beats me at karts all the time), but drives a Caterham so he's got the practice... He's also a Mechanical Engineer - finishing off Phd at Bath uni, so he knows a bit about cars.. (or good at talking about it more like..)

It really all depends on cash - so either I get a better job (on the cards) or I hope my parents are feeling generous (unlikey (extremely)).

After seven years of marshalling - the times about right to give it a go!

I have a couple of friends who used to race succesfully in this series. One of them, Neale Blunden, won the championship a few years back - I'll try and pick his brains when I get the chance.

Steve

Cheers Steve - any info would be great...

I've moved this subject to the 'Technical Forum' - as its probably more relevant in there.