Rotary in a Westfield???

[kiwimazda]

I need to keep the cycle wings on(part of the rules)

The wheels and tires are (F) 200w 13" dia
                                  (R) 235w 13" dia

I have driven it in the dry also and I think its better suited to the wet at the mo(something that we will work on)
It looks like it will be fine for this weekends outing so we will see how we go

[kiwimazda]

Not a good day yesterday
I set my fastest time on the 1st practice run and on the second run I introduced the car to the trees at 100mph. Luckily I found a gap that was big enough to go between 2 pine trees that have written off 2 porsches in the last 3 years.Just a couple of scratches on the car and I nearly swallowed my seat with my bum.
The first timed run was good enough to put me 2nd in class and 4th overall for the day as it went even further down hill from here. The last three runs saw a spin into the infield as the car understeered badly and then an over shoot on a corner that promted a very angry 360 to get me pointing in the right direction.
The thing with sprinting is you have to get it right 1st time,there is no room for error and while it caused some( a lot ) of headache yesterday its good fun when the presure is on to performe....just like the last run of the day.
I was and still am conviced i could have won the day outright. The track temp was dropping and I decided on a risky move and put the wets on.These things are the dogs dangles and are very very sticky and as its a low corner speed venue I was hoping that they would not overheat in the dry but give me some good bite out of the turns.
I was right, good start line grip and carrying loads more speed upto the spin and overshoot corner, with those negotiated and dispatched quickly I was off up the rest of the course(you can tell whats coming) At the corner with the trees I was fair going for it and I simply over did it but this time I hit a tree. I thought there was no damage but looking at it to night, one of the suspension arms is bent(£150) bent end of  quick rack(£300) and cracked bottom of shock(£200) I am placing an order for it all tommorrow as I will be at shakespeare this saturday.
It was the right choice to run the wets but the wrong choice to brake so late.
I do have some in car footage coming in the near future so will get it up on here

[kiwimazda]

Extreme braking

[kiwimazda]

Debden the week before

[Brett]

Nice write up
I assume you were able to hammer the crease out if the seat? :Giggle

Any other casualties on the day?

[johnf]

as I will be at shakespeare this saturday

Is this a RWYB day?

Wouldn\'t mind coming along - just to watch of course.

John

[mx1311]

cool, we are going to shakey sat too as botr at pod has been cancelled, see you there!

[fil_auto]

fantastic pics bud :3gears-rh

[kiwimazda]

As far as I am aware its a RWYB

[nickbishbashbosch]

hey, do you still have the 225/580/15 slicks?
 
nicholas_bosch@hotmail.co.uk
07875385888
 
cheers, nick

[kiwimazda]

Stil have them

[kiwimazda]

Things have conspired against me and unfortunatly I wont be at Shakey tommorrow. Bit dissapointed but now the car goes under a sheet for winter and we get on with the rally car

[kiwimazda]

Never never ever again.
I got up this morning and thought why not. The car was already on the trailer and rather than unload it here I thought I will go to Shakespeare.
So I set off at 7 and got there just after 9am, unloaded and punctured one of the skinny tires I put on the race car so it fits on the trailer(it caught on a piece of steel I have been meaning to "trim" for months..Thats the second tire its claimed in 2 months:Grrr:Grrr
Scrutineering was no probs and then wait wait wait while they faffed drying the track.
At around 12.30 we finally got moving and I am thankfull that I was near the front of the Q. I took it very easy as I wanted to see what the track was like and without trying ran a 13.5
I gave it a quick once over and rejoined the Q just in time for it to start raining again. The time was now 2.30 and as it takes 45 mins to get the car loaded up I decided to call it quits as i didnt know how long the track drying process would be and with a 2+ hr drive home enough is enough
I got home about 6pm and set about taking the car off the trailer and....that peice of steel claimed another tire:Grrr:Grrr
I am confident that I could have got into the 11s but we will never know as I will not waste my cash for that malarky again. Total cost for fuel and entry to Track and RWYB and a burger etc was just over £100. I can enter a sprint for less than that and get 10+ miles...and drive in the wet
Also for the amount that they charge throughout the year and revenue that shakespear get there operating costs must be damn high so as not to be able to re invest in the facilities. I honestly thought they were kak.My opinion only
So thats it. It now definatly goes away for the winter for new 4 pots and maybe maybe a new gearbox and some carbon fibre

[mx1311]

what was your terminals?

[kiwimazda]

Cant find the slip for the full breakdown but I do know it was 108mph