About: James Forbes

27 December 2016 - Just prior to Christmas, the organisers of the South African Endurance race series published regulations and event calendar for the 2017 National Championship which now includes a class tailored to owners of the Nash MVW3. In essence, this class will cater to sports racing cars of up to 2000 cc but…

23 December 2016 - According to the radio, it is almost Christmas but for the production team at Nash Motorsport Engineering, Christmas 2016 will be little more than a brief interlude for a festive mince pie and replenishment of welding rods. With delays of around 10 weeks in our build plans to recover, our fabrication…

21 December 2016 - Even though delays in finalisation of the chassis detail temporarily slowed production, assembly of the engines in-house by Cantwell Racing Engines has progressed as planned. Changes to the standard 2-litre 8-valve VW four-cylinder motor are limited to fitment of a performance cam-shaft by Vanderlinde Developments, a lightened flywheel, substitution of the…

19 December 2016 - Assembly of the pre-production example of the Nash MVW3 is well underway and reflects the fruits of the development testing that took place in the first half of 2016. These include modifications to the tubing for the cockpit sides that create additional arm / elbow room for both driver and passenger…