Wednesday, 30 March Cadwell Park Full circuit Open Pitlane, 105 db £129.00
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johnsy
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Confirmed list
http://www.javelintrackdays.co.uk/trackday/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=161
should make for an interesting day!
http://www.javelintrackdays.co.uk/trackday/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=161
should make for an interesting day!
bob the builder
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looks like a good line up. think you are going to have your hands full with that fiat panda.
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pulsarboby
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thats a lot of cars booked in there:-o
your rooms all booked aswell dan, i ordered you candles & flowers for your boyfriend:lol:
we'll be there about 6ish. ive got your forms at mine so il bring them to the bar for you to fill out.
your rooms all booked aswell dan, i ordered you candles & flowers for your boyfriend:lol:
we'll be there about 6ish. ive got your forms at mine so il bring them to the bar for you to fill out.
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pulsarboby
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money lol, more cars more bucks!
i dont normally go out for the first hour or so.....let all the numptys crash into each other and then a load will have mechanical probs, by 10.30 its a sensible playing field8)
i dont normally go out for the first hour or so.....let all the numptys crash into each other and then a load will have mechanical probs, by 10.30 its a sensible playing field8)
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pulsarboby
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another trackday!
and first time out with my new car
i would love to say WOW what a brilliant day but unfortunately not:sad:
first prob came day before i was setting off as noticed a load of water in oil catch can (after the rolling road session) so h/g was blowing but wasnt too bothered as the engine was an unknown quantity straight from the nme car we had but thought it would survive the day which it did.
next big problem became apparent on the sighting laps in the morning as theres a downhill gradient entering the track...thought i could smell fuel and sure enough yes i had littered the pitlane with fuel so never got to do the sighting laps.....it appears theres a hole at the top of the tank somewhere out of reach which only leaks when the cars on a gradient.
so had to lose over half a tank of fuel before it would stop enough for me to get car on track:doh: worst still it was running straight onto the exhaust wrapping under car so was a real fire risk, but we eventually got out anyway.
done one session in the morning and car was absolutely flying (there was nothing that could get near it) but one thing i did notice is that the huge camber its running makes car very very twitchy to the point of being dangerous.
car also has serious rubbing issues on rear, ive destroyed a good set of tyres:sad:
i really need to alter my driving style to suit the car as you must do braking on a perfect straight line....if you try to brake with the slightest of turns on the steering it will lock up the front end into a skid.
this became very apparent in the afternoon when it started raining lol i almost had a bad off through the wooded section by dabbing the brake just before hairpin.
the engine management light also came on so put ecu into safe mode so car dropped a lot of power, couple this with the extreme twitchiness.....leaves a lot of work still to do on this car to get it right.
still the unforseen probs keep haunting me, i really do believe now that im jinxed with any track car, they are always things that break which you could never find till you get on a circuit then its too late as your days as good as over.
still il keep plodding on though
ive some in car footage of dans car but its not come out too well as camera was mounted too high up so can only really see the bonnet and a bit of track in front but i may download it later.
one thing i will say though is that ed has got the mapping spot on....seeing as car had blown h/g and in morning before the management light came on.....the thing was pulling like a train with virtually no lag what so ever which was the setup ive always been set on achieving.
once i get all the gremlins sorted it will be a very quick car im sure of it.
think dan had a good day despite a blow in his manifold, his driving and car setup was very good (much better than last year at cadwell) you would never think it was the same car or driver so hats off to him
and first time out with my new car
i would love to say WOW what a brilliant day but unfortunately not:sad:
first prob came day before i was setting off as noticed a load of water in oil catch can (after the rolling road session) so h/g was blowing but wasnt too bothered as the engine was an unknown quantity straight from the nme car we had but thought it would survive the day which it did.
next big problem became apparent on the sighting laps in the morning as theres a downhill gradient entering the track...thought i could smell fuel and sure enough yes i had littered the pitlane with fuel so never got to do the sighting laps.....it appears theres a hole at the top of the tank somewhere out of reach which only leaks when the cars on a gradient.
so had to lose over half a tank of fuel before it would stop enough for me to get car on track:doh: worst still it was running straight onto the exhaust wrapping under car so was a real fire risk, but we eventually got out anyway.
done one session in the morning and car was absolutely flying (there was nothing that could get near it) but one thing i did notice is that the huge camber its running makes car very very twitchy to the point of being dangerous.
car also has serious rubbing issues on rear, ive destroyed a good set of tyres:sad:
i really need to alter my driving style to suit the car as you must do braking on a perfect straight line....if you try to brake with the slightest of turns on the steering it will lock up the front end into a skid.
this became very apparent in the afternoon when it started raining lol i almost had a bad off through the wooded section by dabbing the brake just before hairpin.
the engine management light also came on so put ecu into safe mode so car dropped a lot of power, couple this with the extreme twitchiness.....leaves a lot of work still to do on this car to get it right.
still the unforseen probs keep haunting me, i really do believe now that im jinxed with any track car, they are always things that break which you could never find till you get on a circuit then its too late as your days as good as over.
still il keep plodding on though
ive some in car footage of dans car but its not come out too well as camera was mounted too high up so can only really see the bonnet and a bit of track in front but i may download it later.
one thing i will say though is that ed has got the mapping spot on....seeing as car had blown h/g and in morning before the management light came on.....the thing was pulling like a train with virtually no lag what so ever which was the setup ive always been set on achieving.
once i get all the gremlins sorted it will be a very quick car im sure of it.
think dan had a good day despite a blow in his manifold, his driving and car setup was very good (much better than last year at cadwell) you would never think it was the same car or driver so hats off to him
johnsy
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Thanks Bob,
The car certainly has come along way since the last OC trackday,
Bit gutted i only noticed the cracked manifold 2 hours before i set off, but i dont think it affected performance too much, However the ratling exhaust and high temps contributed to the loosening of atleast 4 nuts(elbow to tubby) and 2 studs with nuts (dp to elbow). Overall though i was mighty impressed with my car, the brakes especially, i think the only thing holding me back was the road tyres, atleast 80% of the cars running had track orientated rubber fitted.
But what really seemed to sort the men from the boys was the weather, im still in awe at how well the little R' coped with the conditions, i ended up doing an extra lap just because i spotted i was about to lap someone lol, it was only a MG metro
i managed to only get two 15 min videos from the afternoon session, ill try post em up. shame the footage i had of me and bob carving our way through the field did nt save,
bob , do you recall the company that was taking photo's . I think it was extreme...something-or-other
The car certainly has come along way since the last OC trackday,
Bit gutted i only noticed the cracked manifold 2 hours before i set off, but i dont think it affected performance too much, However the ratling exhaust and high temps contributed to the loosening of atleast 4 nuts(elbow to tubby) and 2 studs with nuts (dp to elbow). Overall though i was mighty impressed with my car, the brakes especially, i think the only thing holding me back was the road tyres, atleast 80% of the cars running had track orientated rubber fitted.
But what really seemed to sort the men from the boys was the weather, im still in awe at how well the little R' coped with the conditions, i ended up doing an extra lap just because i spotted i was about to lap someone lol, it was only a MG metro
i managed to only get two 15 min videos from the afternoon session, ill try post em up. shame the footage i had of me and bob carving our way through the field did nt save,
bob , do you recall the company that was taking photo's . I think it was extreme...something-or-other
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pulsarboby
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i dont know who the company was that was doing the photos dan but if you contact javelin theyll tell you who it was.
i downloaded some of the footage i took last night but 10 minutes of it is in the pitlane as there was an off lol, i havent got a clue how to edit it : /
its a pity your footage didnt come out with the both of us
i downloaded some of the footage i took last night but 10 minutes of it is in the pitlane as there was an off lol, i havent got a clue how to edit it : /
its a pity your footage didnt come out with the both of us
johnsy
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Bob i think we were in the cue at the same time, it was that orange caterham that lost it just over the mountain, you can just make it out in my vid being reversed back up the pit exit ramp lol,
i watched my vids last night but for some reason it wont even try and upload em, maybe iv exceeded my limit or the file is to big, ill have another bash at it later, quality is good picture and sound
i watched my vids last night but for some reason it wont even try and upload em, maybe iv exceeded my limit or the file is to big, ill have another bash at it later, quality is good picture and sound
johnsy
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</TD></TR><TR><TD align=left>my first ever black flag! i got frustrated behind a bmw that would nt move over so i decided to over take on the right while going over the mountain .
johnnygti-r took alot of pictures i think, so i look forward to himuploading them. Im in the process of uploadding my on board footage might take awhile
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johnnygti-r took alot of pictures i think, so i look forward to himuploading them. Im in the process of uploadding my on board footage might take awhile
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johnsy
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johnsy
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barn was getting slippier every lap, check out the rally cross lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7VAgo_xk24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7VAgo_xk24
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pulsarboby
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how did you edit the footage to under 15 minutes?
il try download my crap vid if i can do that lol
my cars all back up and running again now already for me to break again lol
il try download my crap vid if i can do that lol
my cars all back up and running again now already for me to break again lol