hillclimb and sprint championship

Competition PZ · February 13, 2011, 11:15:46 AM

Yeah had pointed it out

Very few pics of the \'8 in action

Been told the metallic grey is a problem for the auto focus even on the best cameras !
Lots of the "pro" guys shots are out of focus !!!

I\'d been saying it was because *I* was too fast for them to catch

MAN that Doune shot, I reckoned I was barely squeezing between those barriers. Look, TONS of room. Aiming to add 10mph through there this season

Casey · February 13, 2011, 03:42:11 PM

Quote from: kiwimazda;742351.......As for some of the RX8 guys they have been to FDMC with a veiw to getting involved with sprinting and solos (seanP ?)

Brian, yep, seanp and myself are now paid up members of the FDMC

We\'re hoping maybe one or two more rotary guys might join before March 20, the date of an FDMC Autosolo which seanp and I plan to "have a go at". Just going along for some fun, and to see what these events are like.

Peter, I really hope you can sort out the issues with the RX8OC and return to posting over there too.

Competition PZ · February 13, 2011, 04:30:12 PM

You\'ll enjoy the Autosolo and if it then gets the juices flowing then a sprint or hillclimb is another experience to try in a more challenging environment. Nothing focusses the driving like armco barrier and grass banks

Not going to be back Casey. Been made clear I\'m not wanted. Been told it\'s not my place to make demands of the committee. Que Sera

However, the club stand space I\'d negotiated for Ingliston Sprint is still there. Just it will be empty unless someone wants to take it up. Come up for a holiday and sprint on one of the historic tracks ( shame it\'s not the best part of it nowadays

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One warning on a standard \'8. Keep the oil topped up on every run. I\'d an end of day run where the level light came on whilst braking into a tight hairpin. Think it was pickup problem. Since then I keep it up and nothing again. May be co-incidence, but a word of warning. Anyone else experienced oil pickup or aeration on the standard \'8 pan ?

RotorHeid · February 13, 2011, 05:04:59 PM

Quote from: Competition PZ;742440One warning on a standard \'8. Keep the oil topped up on every run. I\'d an end of day run where the level light came on whilst braking into a tight hairpin. Think it was pickup problem. Since then I keep it up and nothing again. May be co-incidence, but a word of warning. Anyone else experienced oil pickup or aeration on the standard \'8 pan ?

and done a new buffer plates for one of my costomer\'s RX8

Test Drives Unlimited · February 13, 2011, 11:37:54 PM

You are sadly missed Peter

Am glad you are on here though

Casey · February 13, 2011, 11:53:05 PM

Quote from: Competition PZ;742440One warning on a standard \'8. Keep the oil topped up on every run. I\'d an end of day run where the level light came on whilst braking into a tight hairpin. Think it was pickup problem. Since then I keep it up and nothing again. May be co-incidence, but a word of warning. Anyone else experienced oil pickup or aeration on the standard \'8 pan ?

Interesting; no-one I know of at any of the trackdays has ever suffered this problem, but I will change my briefing notes to suggest that participants keep their oil topped up to near the full mark. TBH, I think most of them do anyway, at least at the start of the day. By the end of the day it is typically down to less than halfway between the markers, but I tend to top mine up at the lunchbreak to keep the oil in the top quarter range.

AMH · February 14, 2011, 10:33:24 PM

Peter as you\'re from Scotland and like a bit of hill climb I just wondered if you know Johnathan Rarity?

Competition PZ · February 15, 2011, 11:06:40 PM

"happy feet" .... don\'t know him personally.
We\'re studying his videos closely now we\'re sharing a single seater ... different lines/speeds

Iain, found some vids I\'d taken at Golspie I\'d not uploaded.
Stuck them on your for sale thread

.... http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showpost.php?p=743089&postcount=42

AMH · February 16, 2011, 09:17:16 AM

Quote from: Competition PZ;743091"happy feet" .... don\'t know him personally.
We\'re studying his videos closely now we\'re sharing a single seater ... different lines/speeds

Yep it\'s Mr Happy Feet!

I work with his wife Carol - small world.

RotorHeid · February 16, 2011, 03:26:15 PM

Quote from: Competition PZ;743091"happy feet" .... don\'t know him personally.
We\'re studying his videos closely now we\'re sharing a single seater ... different lines/speeds

Iain, found some vids I\'d taken at Golspie I\'d not uploaded.
Stuck them on your for sale thread .... http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showpost.php?p=743089&postcount=42

What!! sharing with Jo?( no way) so you\'ll be in the same class as me...

Competition PZ · February 16, 2011, 05:56:29 PM

Jo and Adam are sharing, no ?

Mine is with mate who got frustrated at me running last year.
We\'ve competed classic rallies for a number of years and during it had a few "love to do single seaters someday" over the beers.
So when he decided he\'d join this year he took it on himself to find a single seater !
It will be shared with his son mainly, but I\'ll do the Sunday events.
So the PZ will still be out there ..... I\'ve some PBs to beat

RotorHeid · February 16, 2011, 06:38:19 PM

peter, for your eyes only,

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