Sprint/Hillclimb Car Rebuild
24 May 2008, 12:03 AM
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24 May 2008, 09:07 AM
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Looking awesome John. 
I am concerned though about how busy Craig's going to be in between events, what with all that extra width, and seeing pics of you in action..
I am concerned though about how busy Craig's going to be in between events, what with all that extra width, and seeing pics of you in action..
24 May 2008, 11:26 PM
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Excellent day today, far exceeded my expectations. Finished the car at 02:30 this morning and due to double booked tow car issues, was up at 04:30 to take the car down to Kames, never even been out of the driveway. Considering this our niggles were minor, couple of loose nuts, a loose bolt and a wee wiring issue, that once bounced off someone else in the clear light of day was easily resolved. A second bleed of the brakes as I though the pedal was a bit long and we were off........
Kames Anti -Clockwise Record: 79.13
First Practice, never driven car, car never been driven
turned in an 80.something. No wheels fell off, well chuffed.
Second practice under the record with an 78.78
What was intended to be a shakedown/Nutup day was shaping into something else.
Ran both practices without Diff controller to see how the car handled in it's raw state, no corner weighting, no damper adjustment, no roll bar tweaking, no fecking about with Active Centre Diff. Car was really Tail happy but on the same note perfectly controllable, really enjoyable if maybe not the quickest way round. Fitten Diff controller after lunch, and First Timed run in the cars life and we have a Record in the bag, 78.46s. I'm pretty certain I would not have been capable of getting the old car round there in that time, even though it is way more familiar to me. Car was a bit understeery in turn in with the centre Diff set where I ran it all last year in the other car, but the power on oversteer is still there. Liking it.
Second timed run wound the diff back a bit, understeer now virtually gone, and nipped another .05s off record. Car is also launching much better, which is probably attributable to a combination of things.
All in all, could not have been a better day.
---john---
Kames Anti -Clockwise Record: 79.13
First Practice, never driven car, car never been driven
turned in an 80.something. No wheels fell off, well chuffed.Second practice under the record with an 78.78
What was intended to be a shakedown/Nutup day was shaping into something else.
Ran both practices without Diff controller to see how the car handled in it's raw state, no corner weighting, no damper adjustment, no roll bar tweaking, no fecking about with Active Centre Diff. Car was really Tail happy but on the same note perfectly controllable, really enjoyable if maybe not the quickest way round. Fitten Diff controller after lunch, and First Timed run in the cars life and we have a Record in the bag, 78.46s. I'm pretty certain I would not have been capable of getting the old car round there in that time, even though it is way more familiar to me. Car was a bit understeery in turn in with the centre Diff set where I ran it all last year in the other car, but the power on oversteer is still there. Liking it.
Second timed run wound the diff back a bit, understeer now virtually gone, and nipped another .05s off record. Car is also launching much better, which is probably attributable to a combination of things.
All in all, could not have been a better day.
---john---
25 May 2008, 08:46 PM
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10 June 2008, 06:20 PM
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10 June 2008, 11:19 PM
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11 June 2008, 11:00 PM
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The 2nd sprint norris won, and 3rd knoxville won mate,
12 June 2008, 12:03 AM
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Paul i have no real knowledge, just surmising based on rumour and hearsay. One thing is certain, both Norman and the car are quick !!
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18 June 2008, 09:16 PM
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Cheers, won't cross the border again till TOTB, that'll probably be the only venture down there this year now. Hoping to do some more diverse stuff next year, IOM weekend and some of the hills.
Not very interesting but here's a pic after some fettling at the weekend
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/h...4/CarFront.jpg
Not very interesting but here's a pic after some fettling at the weekend
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/h...4/CarFront.jpg
