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[Mick43]

As Jason mentioned under another thread we both got trophies today... Jason got 4th in Class A (std engine) and I got 2nd in Class B (modded engine - even though just a remap......). Jason was up against fast company and did very well... I had a time of 1'19".00 and Jason had 1'.19.04 - this would have got him 3rd fastest (and a trophy) in Class B with std car (best do that re-map Jase..).... before the last (4th run) I was 2nd with two Elises breathing down my neck 0.1 and 0.4 seconds behind... but I then improved my previous time by 1.4 secs which guaranteed me 2nd, 0.6secs behind 111R Elise...(which was fast and well driven... don't know what mods he had...). I leave the rest to Jason... Many thanks to Jason for walking the course with me and pointing out all the tricky bits... and good to meet Nick (VXT) and his mate in silver Elise... plus Jim coming over and giving support... Mick

Edited by Mick43, 02 October 2005 - 05:51 PM.

[Mick43]

waiting to go....

[Jase_MK]

Well I have to say - Brunters yesterday was just what I needed. Instead of the usual performance of taking two or three runs to get back into the swing of driving like a lunatic, after yesterday's sideways hooning I was pumped up and ready to go this morning (barely slept last night), putting in fast times right from the beginning. By the second practice run I'd already beat my PB by a second A word on the handling of the car - After some driver training, slightly wider front tyres and a geo setup it handles like I'd imagine a mid engined sports car should. Maintaining a tiny bit of throttle through the bend gives a perfectly balanced 4 wheel drift, push a bit harder and there's a hint of understeer with a bit of rear squirming, lift slightly and the car slowly moves into a gentle tail slide. Awesome fun. The whole day was pretty much spent playining with this balance through the bends with a couple of beautiful jap-style drifts (sadly I failed to catch those on tape ). The turn in speed of car also seems to respond much more delicately to how quickly I come off the brakes now which is nice. Anyway, all this messing about resulted in a few messy/oversteery runs but once I got it nailed the car was turning real quick. I think I went from 3rd, down to about 6th, then back up to 4th with one run to go and the guy in 5th 0.1 second behind me. Pressure! Lucky for me a took I shade off my time on the last run and the guy in 5th pushed a bit too hard and didn't improve on his previous time. The guys in 2nd and 3rd were out of reach really and the guy in first was untouchable all day in his Caterham Superlight superfast mentalist machine. Not sure on the final series standings for the year, they'll prob sort them out in a couple of days I guess. Top day with a great bunch of guys (and girls). Nice to meet you Nick (VXT) and also Laura Thanks for the company Mick - I look forward to a bit of friendly competition next year Got a couple of vids here if you give me a few minutes...

Edited by Jase_MK, 02 October 2005 - 07:49 PM.

[TurboTomato]

Good work chaps

[jules_s]

Jase I sooooo wanted to hassle you for a pax on saturday.....didnt want to break your rythmn or slow you down though another time no doubt

[Jase_MK]

http://www.jasoncarv..._spin_oct05.wmv (1.9Mb wmv)
(big spin)

[jules_s]

gLOL tyre squeal flapping hands........ tyre squeal flapping hands........ tyre squeal flapping hands........ *FCUK* fairplay mate

[Jase_MK]

Jase I sooooo wanted to hassle you for a pax on saturday.....didnt want to break your rythmn or slow you down though

another time no doubt

You should have done mate, it's only a bit of fun - a couple of my best times on Saturday were with James and Adam in the car (not at the same time )

[Joss]

Well done both of you! Mick, did you also think tracking on the previous day helped your performance?

[Jase_MK]

Is it just me or am I milimetres away from hitting the deck here? Thorney, where them Ledas?

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[Ratspants]

Is it just me or am I milimetres away from hitting the deck here? Thorney, where them Ledas?

I think it's time for really serious suspension on that thing

Ben

[johnnystorm]

An excellent day and very pleased to meet up with the VX'ers! Hopefully see you all for another shot at the championship next year!

[ad172]

Well done guys!! On seeing Jase blatting around the Mini Millbrook on Saturday and the PAX ride I have to say he really knows what he is doing. Got me tempted to do something similar to the SELOC sprint challenge!!

[Mick43]

Well done both of you!

Mick, did you also think tracking on the previous day helped your performance?

Hi Joss

No not really tracking at Brunters... it was more experience of tracking at Castle Combe last Monday... I had a day with a real racing driver (we shared my car) who showed me how much faster it is to be slower going in to a bend, so you can get power on much earlier coming out of the bend... (when I say slower I mean relatively speaking...

Edited by Mick43, 03 October 2005 - 07:19 PM.

[The Knobs]

Nice one Mick

[Mick43]

An excellent day and very pleased to meet up with the VX'ers! Hopefully see you all for another shot at the championship next year!

cheers Johnny... I'll be there for sure...

Mick

[VIX]

Well done Gents! Will try and cheer you on next year!


PS Looks like I've got the opposite suspension problem! There's room for a bus under there!

Edited by VIX, 03 October 2005 - 08:30 PM.

[Mick43]

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[Foxy]

Looks like you had fun guys ! Well done ! Might have to pop along for a go Mick - did you have the abs on or off?