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Castle Combe track day Saturday 1 August
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grahamjc
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Had a pretty good day at Castle Combe yesterday, started off slow and rained lightly (which it wasnt meant to), Mel struggled with Avon Rise and through Quarry in the morning, but finally got it in the afternoon sessions 
had to change how we took that corner in the MX5 compare to the GTR (which we have both driven at CC). We were prety much the slowest car on the straights and the lack of power really showed on this track, but we both were faster than quite a few other cars through the corners and bends, but lost out as soon as the power was applied.
Lots of other cars though and all being faster made it a little painful....
Mels hard work was eventually paid-off in the afternoon when she finally started to get all corners and started catching a Toyota MR2 and finally got around it, by being a LOT faster into an out of Quarry, getting round on th exit For that lap she managed a 1:36 roughly, which was pretty good Have a video of the lap, just need to get it cut out and uploaded.
It then tipped it down a little later on and we went out for a few laps, managed to pass a very slow S3 and then had a monster moment on the final corner right by the big wall. Fortunately it was early in the corner, so corrected, continued round and into the pits.
MX5 handled VERY well on the day....
new seats and harnesses are great, hold you in place well so you can worry about driving the car
new suspension is really really good, used the road settings, so could probably have done with hardening up some, but a good start
new wheels and tyres...... well this must have been the best change, the yoko AD08 tyres are just fanatastic in all conditions and the change to the car is just brilliant!!!
Have a CD of some images of the car from the event, but completely forgot that we dont have any CDROMs in the house, so will need to get them copied off tomorrow at work.
On the lack of power front, there was a S2000 there and we are very tempted to move to the S2000 instead of doing the supercharger conversion. Reliability is VERY important to us....... but still not sure. Trackday at Thruxton should be interesting....
had to change how we took that corner in the MX5 compare to the GTR (which we have both driven at CC). We were prety much the slowest car on the straights and the lack of power really showed on this track, but we both were faster than quite a few other cars through the corners and bends, but lost out as soon as the power was applied.Lots of other cars though and all being faster made it a little painful....
Mels hard work was eventually paid-off in the afternoon when she finally started to get all corners and started catching a Toyota MR2 and finally got around it, by being a LOT faster into an out of Quarry, getting round on th exit
For that lap she managed a 1:36 roughly, which was pretty good Have a video of the lap, just need to get it cut out and uploaded.It then tipped it down a little later on and we went out for a few laps, managed to pass a very slow S3 and then had a monster moment on the final corner right by the big wall. Fortunately it was early in the corner, so corrected, continued round and into the pits.
MX5 handled VERY well on the day....
new seats and harnesses are great, hold you in place well so you can worry about driving the car
new suspension is really really good, used the road settings, so could probably have done with hardening up some, but a good start
new wheels and tyres...... well this must have been the best change, the yoko AD08 tyres are just fanatastic in all conditions and the change to the car is just brilliant!!!
Have a CD of some images of the car from the event, but completely forgot that we dont have any CDROMs in the house, so will need to get them copied off tomorrow at work.
On the lack of power front, there was a S2000 there and we are very tempted to move to the S2000 instead of doing the supercharger conversion. Reliability is VERY important to us....... but still not sure. Trackday at Thruxton should be interesting....
grahamjc
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Well the discussion at the end of the year will be MX5 gets a SC kit or sell MX5 and buy a S2000. I want to try and stay as reliable as possible and SCing either car brings in additional hassle and worry.
We are at Thruxton in a few weeks, bring the Z
The Mazda looks good fun.
It leans a bit but it's not a racing car - leave it alone and spend the money enjoying trackdays and corners.
It leans a bit but it's not a racing car - leave it alone and spend the money enjoying trackdays and corners.
grahamjc
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It has the MeisterR ZetaS adjustable coilovers, so just going to firm it for track and undo for road
Its great fun.... the lean before the suspension was just ludicrous.
Get an S2000, classic engine.... love them, they just lack torque, (its all rpms making the HP, they seem to lack cylinder pressure, maybe the cam arrangement bleeds it off to easily ??) seen one with individual throttle bodies on though which helps unleash even more horses.
grahamjc
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That will more than likely be the plan, but will run the MX5 until the end of the year
