..from day 1
2012 VX220 Euro Trip
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JimmyJamJerusalem
, Jan 11 2012 09:56 AM
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 06:14 PM
Red 5 (Parrot Boy) You where busy with your vid footage that weekend, set off early Monday morning so didn,t get a chance to say bye...hope you and the mrs got home ok and no doubt see again soon, let me know if you get a chance to try the mod I suggested.
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 08:54 PM
Hey Pete...got hours of video to go through mate. We got back in one piece..(kinda of). A top weekend and good to meet a fellow racer, shame my cars to slow to keep up with that animal you got...kin ell its fast mate...Keep me posted if you plan any more euro trips as il be up for it..thinking Spa next.
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 07:42 AM
refuelled at Grandvilliers , and have just put in 31L this morning at 240 miles = 35mpg
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 07:44 AM
Think it's closer to 20mpg for me. 
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 08:57 AM
Think it's closer to 20mpg for me.
How many ?
That is track mpg not road......
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 09:01 AM
Nope, road. I doubt very much I get more than 25mpg on the road. Trip from Maidstone to Le Mans took one total fill and two half'ish fills and that's with the ProAlloy long range tank. Another reason why this engine and ecu combo is going in the bin over winter.
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 09:02 AM
Do you think we will go back again to Le Mans next year, there was some discussion about having a change. Datewise , early August works well.
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 09:05 AM
I'd rather try something else but it'll be hard to beat the package as a whole. Shame Zandvoort and Zolder have tight noise limits and not much tolerance for those that break them, as those would be easily doable.
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 09:08 AM
Do you think we will go back again to Le Mans next year, there was some discussion about having a change. Datewise , early August works well.
Spa? Or a Stelvio trip?
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 09:23 AM
Think I'll go back if in August. Spa has always been on my list though
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 09:25 AM
Techie, too low mate especially with your 10/60
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 09:26 AM
Not bothered, oil temps are fine.
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 09:28 AM
Mmm curious, what oil temps ate you getting
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 09:41 AM
90C to 110C. The warmest I saw it on Sunday was 115C after a 15 lap session.
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 10:38 AM
Just got home late last night. I'll try to get some video footage up as soon as time allows 
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 10:47 AM
re:2013
Just noticed that its quite likely that the usual Le Mans weekend would clash with the French Frolics , 3/8-10/8/2013.
some more footage here
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 11:09 AM
another missed opportunity to drive some of the old f1 Rouen-les-Essarts circuit, which was rated up there with Spa as one of the greatest.
http://goo.gl/maps/HEqWm
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 03:19 PM
Do you think we will go back again to Le Mans next year, there was some discussion about having a change. Datewise , early August works well.
Spa? Or a Stelvio trip?
I'd be up for either of those!
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 06:01 PM
Spa gets my vote
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