2023 MV 750 Crosskart buggy

[Graham]

Might be understeer city

If it's dry me and I'd imagine everyone else will be trying to preserve tyres as there are no slicks allowed in the Buggy Ireland rounds.

I didn't realise that.

It's a good thing though, surely, for keeping costs down and also levelling out the playing field as tyre management of someone fast might beat outright pace.

 

[mike150]

I didn't realise that.

It's a good thing though, surely, for keeping costs down and also levelling out the playing field as tyre management of someone fast might beat outright pace.

Yes but they have allowed all compounds so red label super softs will be the fastest but I doubt anyone will get a day out of a set.

 

[Graham]

 

[mike150]

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Cheers for the pic, it's great

I messed up today, miscounted my laps on the first run but that didn't matter much. My driving was good...........I thought! My times weren't. The annoying thing is I don't know where I could have gone much quicker

I wasn't very happy at the end of this run one blue flag and he didn't see it!

 

[Graham]

Cheers for the pic, it's great

I messed up today, miscounted my laps on the first run but that didn't matter much. My driving was good...........I thought! My times weren't. The annoying thing is I don't know where I could have gone much quicker

I wasn't very happy at the end of this run one blue flag and he didn't see it!

A general observation, not specific to you in any way, is that I could count on one hand the number of drivers using every inch of the track.

So much time to be gained with experience of that lay out, and track driving in general.

Most drove like they were on a closed road, allowing space for clipping hedges that don't exist. More noticeable with the younger looking drivers, to be fair.

I was only there for a while, otherwise I'd have come said hello.

 

[mike150]

A general observation, not specific to you in any way, is that I could count on one hand the number of drivers using every inch of the track.

So much time to be gained with experience of that lay out, and track driving in general.

Most drove like they were on a closed road, allowing space for clipping hedges that don't exist. More noticeable with the younger looking drivers, to be fair.

I was only there for a while, otherwise I'd have come said hello.

Was I?

I always try to use all the track whilst leaving a little margin for an unexpected slide.

I did see alot of guys using grass and dirt yesterday as well as a lot demolition of chicanes. I never put a wheel wrong on any run.

 

[Graham]

Was I?

I always try to use all the track whilst leaving a little margin for an unexpected slide.

I did see alot of guys using grass and dirt yesterday as well as a lot demolition of chicanes. I never put a wheel wrong on any run.

I'll know better about your lines when I look at the photo set during the week. But you were using a lot more tar than most, I remember that.

 

[mike150]

Seems like the way to being faster at kirkistown was to ignore the plastic chicanes and not worry about hitting them.

Kirkistown was a bit hard on brakes, these pads have done 5 events and looked ok before Kirky!!!!

Put the bigger bore loud Arrow back on too as in my opinion it didn't feel like it had good pull in 6th at high revs. GRmoto off, the link pipe is 50mm OD, the GR is a 38mm ID and the Arrow is a big 51mm ID. It could be me........

 

[mike150]

Out at St.Angelo airport tomorrow, hope to make progress

Brake cooling ducts fitted front and back and gear indicator moved to the dash as it was difficult to glance at on the right, I had to extend the look for that, never simple!

Also bought a GoPro remote for the dash as I was never sure what my GoPro 10 was doing, the front screen is great but my eyesight isn't and it was too close to focus on.

 

[mike150]

Dunno if they'll do much but thought why not

That will help, ducted straight onto the caliper

Everything in the best place now

 

[gixermark]

As long as the haribo is still in reach….. you’ll be

 

[mike150]

So last time out at St. Angelo's the clutch slipped on the first run so I stopped after 1 lap to reduce damage. We adjusted ithe clutch and I went out for the second run. Now the clutch wouldn't engage sometimes on down changes and I limped around pumping it to get drive. Came in with a very odd felling clutch pedal like it was sticking...........engine clutch cylinder seal failed and had struck loads of bits of itself up the clutch line! Day over!

Got home and took the buggy over to Caskart, I blew out the line, put a new seal in and put it together. Chris checked the clutch, it was almost out of adjustment. Decided to replace it, the old one had been toasted. Changed the oil and it's good to go again. All due to a £5 wiper seal failure

Good bit was my GoPro remote is great the clips were obviously bad though.

Aghadowey on the 18th. Hope for a better time

 

[gixermark]

starting to warm up a bit... hope ya get a good dry run and get to lean on it more

 

[mike150]

starting to warm up a bit... hope ya get a good dry run and get to lean on it more

I don't enjoy getting wet but I prefer driving it in the wet, it's more enjoyable with less grip.

 

[mike150]

So.......

Bearing fell out of the steering UJ joint sometime between run 1 and 2 . Driving to the line I noticed loads of play in the steering, got out and lifted off the body and . Thought about aborting but didn't. No one had one so just had to love with it.

Run 4, battery died on leaving the pits, mates gave me a push start but in the queue the disco dash lights told me the volts where low so spun around and over to Caskart. New battery pitstop and out again.....F1 pit crew . Made the run in time.

Otherwise all went well, my driving isn't committed and definitely isn't at the start of the day but got 15th fastest time on the last run.

 

[gixermark]

We’ll have to find angry Smithers to go and grab it bybthe scruff of the neck

That looks great fun….. I bet you were wincing listening to the skid plate bashing

 

[mike150]

We’ll have to find angry Smithers to go and grab it bybthe scruff of the neck

That looks great fun….. I bet you were wincing listening to the skid plate bashing

Yup, you know me , actually put the tyres up 2 psi and the damping hardened because of it!

 

[lennyd]

If you're not bashing a bash plate, it's a waste of money