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almost as fast as mine that Duncan,...give me a shout when you want it mapping again

andyscoobym3

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great news duncan, good luck with it all

ps, i still dont think you should of had to go in club pro with a daily driver,

andy h

yellowvanman

Duncan - Good luck again this year, hopefully Mike and I will actually make it to a round or two this year. (both a bit disappointed not to be competing last year)

I am also surprised you have been asked/told to move up, did you post the necessary times? (though if you are going to be quicker this year, maybe better to start in club pro than be moved mid season?)

There has always been some issues with cars in club, but a daily driver is almost the definition of a 'club' car. Even stranger when another car being built by the clinic is a pure track car, yet is in club?

dynamix

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Yeah, thats what James Nicholls said to me - they are both in pro but I understand zen's old car and new owner are in club pro along with an ex BTCC car and some seasoned pros too - it will be very tough to be competitive. I have my target times set and who knows where that will place me.

Adam - Not sure where Jon Beech will be this year - I heard he was moving up but then I have also heard he is trying to sell the car so I guess we will have to wait and see. Should give you and Fee a good shout in Club - will be close but I think Scott Robson is the man to beat in that class.

I do not plan to do much to the car (there is no budget for that) - just the same as last year in some minor evolution (and tidy up / maintenance) yet retaining the ease of driving. I am not aiming for titles so may miss one or two rounds.

With regards to being asked to move up, I don't have an issue with it - have been in club for 2+ years now and it is time. The car is driven daily though and I will retain that as even with the more focused BC suspension the 400+ miles I did in it yesterday I got out with a smile on my face

Thanks to everyone for the best wishes.

dynamix

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Yeah it wasnt the same without you there

I was within 5% of the fastest club pro car/driver at two events last year (Silverstone and Snetterton)

We will see how the newbies get on - there is a lot more to TA than some people think. I am sure it will settle down.

Optical

Are you free to divulge what this entails? Raised subframe pickup points perhaps?

Also with the dccd/solaris thing, ive been driving my dccd through my ecu trying out differnet settings. I'd be interested to see what sort of settings you like. Happy to share info too

dynamix

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Unfortunately not. They work though

JimmyP88

Hi Duncan!

Just want to wish you best of luck in TA this year, i have to say last year it was an exceptional car after my passenger ride at the ring! Thanks! Will be closely following you progress this year, may even come along to support you.

Hope to see you in amongst the front runners maybe even cross paths at the ring if you make it over there again.

Jimmy

dynamix

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Oh hi Jimmy - good to hear from you again. It was a shame there was so much traffic over there at the time - we could have really blown some cobwebs out of it

I am hoping to get over there during the summer while the track is quiet - there is a lot more in the car (and me) over there.

JimmyP88

Glad to see things will be moving forward with the car a little this year. When we got back home from that trip last year saw your car featured in one of the Jap mags, had a right good gander! Pretty amazing, TA race car, and to what is all in all a road car, that you did use every day.

We have another trip planned this year, around the begining of october i think, 1st week. Hopefully taking my new car this time too, give that some abuse over there, should all be built and nicely set up too, still a whole world away from any form of TA build.

I'll try sort something out and drag myself along to an event, be good to see the car in action this year, from the other side of the track at least.

Best of luck mate!

banny sti

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Good luck Duncan, hoping you wont need it though

Banny

RA Dunk

How did the test track go then Dunk, did you find the BC's any better/worse than the EXE-TC's?

P20SPD

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Good look Duncan for 2010. We will be there

dynamix

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Not done that yet.

So far though I am very impressed. They are firmer but you would expect that with stiffer spring rates but that is very nice at speed. Just a bit bumpier at really low speed.

a16pse

when is the first race.

RA Dunk

Have you tried them on a blast round any B roads yet, any signs of the back end jumping/skipping round bumpy corners, My Cusco one's do this f,ing nightmare TBH

The ER do look like pretty compromise to the EXE-TC's TBH

dynamix

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lots of b roads and bumpy fen roads. Great suspension test roads in my opinion ... If it is stable on these then no track will unsettle it.

What rebound / compression damping control have you got ?

RA Dunk

I'm not sure anymore TBH, I did have it written down some place but have long since forgot and lost the bit of paper it was written down on, but they can loosten fillings with ease on a bumpy road lol

Was looking for something a bit more "refined" for road use lol, I will leave these bone rattlers for some young whipper snapper lol

Optical

How come you cant just fit stiffer springs to the exetc struts?

STI_Baly

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Good Luck with 2010 Duncan keep us posted....(DOn't forget to change the footer i.e. Solaris to Syvecs)

dynamix

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It is possible but I would need to fit the exetc rear top mounts to allow STD diameter springs and helper springs and platforms at the front. These would still not allow 3 way adjustment nor allow independabt height control without compromising travel. Plus it would cost a lot more. The exetc track setup is what would be needed but that is mega bucks. The Bc ER are great value.

Arch

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Good luck for next year Duncan. I must admit that its interesting that you have gone over to BC Coilovers. I ran the RM series last year on the RA in the Scottish sprint championship and found them excellent and some of our tracks are not 100% smooth. Due to problems with the car and how late it was ready I didnt manage any hills last year so it will be interesting to see how they perform this year.

dynamix

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Well, first time on track with the BC coilovers today at snetterton in the wet.

Although they have not been properly aligned yet I have set them up to visually replicate what was there before - way off being finished though but it doesnt tramline or pull either way so cant be a million miles out.

I have played with the set up of these on the road and got them to what I thought was a good compromise set up for general road use and track work in particular. Today I managed to spend some time at Snetterton testing them and spent some time setting them up to provide a good predictable ride in the wet.

I was running T1R road tyres and normal fuel on low boost so not out for lap records but to get a feel for the composure over kerbs, on turn in, mid corner, exits etc to see where I go from here.

Unreserved judgement is that I am impressed - still. They work great and very smooth and controlled in the wet. I will reserve judgement for the dry until I have tested under those conditions but from what I have seen so far the extra stiffness of the set up is helping stability in braking as well as reducing weight transfer during turn in so it feels more planted than it did with the ex-tc in the wet. Riding the newly raised kerbs in the wet was a test to see how settled the car is on return to black tarmac. My passengers for the day seemed very impressed with the predictability of it.

No drama today but no lap records - some ten + seconds off the TA times but you would expect that in the wet. Mind you quite impressed with the T1R's in the fully wet too.

I am very excited about a dry track test next month on 888's to see whether this revelation continues.

More coming soon.

micaredwrx

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I was mighty impressed with the pax laps today, So much so that when i got home i had to sit in a darkened room for an hour to get my nerves back in order!
Did you even notice it was wet?
Seriously though, Awesome stuff. The car felt real good
PS
That really is the last time i go in it.

dynamix

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Jon - you have to come out in the dry on a 1.15 lap - i insist

Loved yours too - a bit more confidence in the new lines and you will be close to that time.

andyscoobym3

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duncan, i get the vibe that you will not be getting the full support of zen this year ? . if this is correct how do you think this will effect your times and consistancy, as i think having full support of a pro team would definatly be a plus regarding ta in general.
if kev horsley is driving this year i think he will be the one to watch just due to watching his driving style and the lap times he got at oulton in club was at least 6 secs per lap faster than any scoob in club last year.
i think your asparations for lap times this year dunc need to be based on kev horsleys 1min 31 secs at oulon

good luck with it i am sure it is possible to shave 6 secs of your time with work.

andy h

P20SPD

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Kev didnt drive last year. He drove in 2008. Sam Kerr was just over 3 seconds behind him on a lap, and i was 4.3 seconds behind him, and i know my car was down the best part of 100bhp at Oulton due to the bung and bosst peaking at 1.6 bar as opposed to 2bar.

Certainly Kev should be an interesting one to watch though.

andyscoobym3

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i know steven i never said last year mate, all i was saying is that kev horsleys lap time at oulton inperticular is a good bench mark for duncan to go for, because 1 min 31 secs in club class is astonishing in my opinion. if my memory serves me correctly i do remember that duncans best was 1 min 37 secs last year , i think its generally a good bench mark mate.

agree with your comment about kev should be good to watch though

P20SPD

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Sorry my fault, mis read it.

dynamix

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Last year at Oulton i was very nervous around 1 sector of the lap (ie the part I crashed at in 2008) and didnt ever get the confidence through there.

Difficult to fully compare year on year though.

1.31 is certainly top slot material.