SeanDezart
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April 12th - Val de Vienne
June 5th and 6th - Val de Vienne
October 11th - Monthléry (Frances' Brooklands)
And who knows, maybe a fourth......but a hill-climb demo. as well on the 24th May
Damp start today at Val de Vienne with a touch of fog at the end of the big straight, so one couldn't see the corner from the 200m board.
30 minutes at 08:00 this morning - we were three altogether. I was a little nervous how the Toyo Proxies would perform on a damp circuit with light rain.....but suitably predictable and I don't believe I'd have had more grip with more treaded tyres. This taught me to really get down and figure them corners and lines out.
An hour and 20 mins session at 12:30 started well and I completed one lap ok but the mornings' sessions had left some deposits here and there and coming badly out of one corner, I was on a bad line for next and completely fluffed it (see photos) !
I lost 10 minutes watching the other three cars go round until the 4x4 came to rescue me - here, I can't stipulate enough that if you are gonna do track days regularly, get yourselves fitted some proper tow eyes ! Out in a jiffy meaning less risk to me, my car and the others on the track !
I went back to the paddock with tail between legs, cleaned out the gravel from out the back, had another visual check and got right back out there for a solid hour non-stop. I was on my own as the other cars had gone in for various reasons (nothing sinister).
I got better, took a few more chances, braked later, tried going through corners in second or third and at the end feel very happy with myself as I've sussed the circuit ready for June when they'll be a big audiene.
There were a lot of nice comments made on the car, previous owners chatting too and a Spanish guy who took my details 'cos his mate in Barcelona has one and keeps breaking crankshafts !!!!!
The new gearbox was a doddle and helps the car be quicker.
There will be two videos which will include the spin off so you can all have a laugh !
If I can work out the race logic box, I can give you some lap times but using the acceleration mode on the way home on a damp road, I recorded a 0-60mph time of 5.8 secs and I can better that on a dry day and by upping the rev. limiter.
I'm off to have a shower now, a beer and make myself a nice steak and salad dinner - good day in all !
June 5th and 6th - Val de Vienne
October 11th - Monthléry (Frances' Brooklands)
And who knows, maybe a fourth......but a hill-climb demo. as well on the 24th May
Damp start today at Val de Vienne with a touch of fog at the end of the big straight, so one couldn't see the corner from the 200m board.
30 minutes at 08:00 this morning - we were three altogether. I was a little nervous how the Toyo Proxies would perform on a damp circuit with light rain.....but suitably predictable and I don't believe I'd have had more grip with more treaded tyres. This taught me to really get down and figure them corners and lines out.
An hour and 20 mins session at 12:30 started well and I completed one lap ok but the mornings' sessions had left some deposits here and there and coming badly out of one corner, I was on a bad line for next and completely fluffed it (see photos) !
I lost 10 minutes watching the other three cars go round until the 4x4 came to rescue me - here, I can't stipulate enough that if you are gonna do track days regularly, get yourselves fitted some proper tow eyes ! Out in a jiffy meaning less risk to me, my car and the others on the track !
I went back to the paddock with tail between legs, cleaned out the gravel from out the back, had another visual check and got right back out there for a solid hour non-stop. I was on my own as the other cars had gone in for various reasons (nothing sinister).
I got better, took a few more chances, braked later, tried going through corners in second or third and at the end feel very happy with myself as I've sussed the circuit ready for June when they'll be a big audiene.
There were a lot of nice comments made on the car, previous owners chatting too and a Spanish guy who took my details 'cos his mate in Barcelona has one and keeps breaking crankshafts !!!!!
The new gearbox was a doddle and helps the car be quicker.
There will be two videos which will include the spin off so you can all have a laugh !
If I can work out the race logic box, I can give you some lap times but using the acceleration mode on the way home on a damp road, I recorded a 0-60mph time of 5.8 secs and I can better that on a dry day and by upping the rev. limiter.
I'm off to have a shower now, a beer and make myself a nice steak and salad dinner - good day in all !
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