Press Articles
Riteh Racing Team, May 2019
Plastigauge was delighted to offer our support to Riteh Racing Team, a Formula Student team from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Rijeka, Croatia. The team was founded at the end of 2007 and consisted of only eight members. Today it is one of the largest and most successful student projects in Croatia. The team deals with designing, constructing and producing a prototype racing car with which to compete in global... read more »
BCoT Project MX5 2016
Plastigauge is proud to support the talented Vehicle Technology (Motorsport) students at Basingstoke College of Technology, who have launched a project to refit and race an MX5. Their goal is to raise £2000, which will get them the parts they need and cover the expense of some track days. Although the second year students have had some racing experience with the College's MR2 Racing Team, this new project will give them the opportunity to prepare... read more »
Classic Bike magazine 2014
This article featuring the use of Plastigauge PL-A during a Honda CB400 Four engine rebuild appeared in Classic Bike magazine (Bauer Media) in October 2014. Words: Rick Parkington. Pics: Gary Freeman & Rick Parkington. Classic Bike article read more »
Brighton Speeds Trials 2012
On Saturday 8th September the Plastigauge team headed down to Brighton seafront, just a short drive from our premises in Arundel, for the 107th annual Brighton Speed Trials. As a company we are proud to support this historic event which provides the opportunity for car and motorsport enthusiasts to indulge their passion on the sunny south coast at the oldest... read more »
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics magazine 2011
This article appeared in Classic Motorcycle Mechanics magazine (UK) and Redaktion Oldtimer Praxis magazine (Germany) in July 2011. Words and pics: Phillip Tooth – www.torquewrite.com Shell out on new bearings When this Honda 400/4 crankshaft needed new main and big end bearings we used Plastigauge to make sure that it would spin freely in the crankcase. When your big ends start knocking and your footpegs start vibrating it’s time to... read more »