Penultimate Trackskills Track Day This Sunday 16th.

[collyirwin11]

The wind and odd patch of rain made things interesting on Sunday but it was great to have plenty of track time in the afternoon! Here is a clip from one of my sessions with @jagged in the M3 showing us how to try and keep the M3 on a straight line in damp conditions

It is ridiculous how quick that thing is, and for 250hp it just shows how lightweight and handling make such a huge difference. Obviously 250 is not a low amount, but compared to some things on track its a lot less, yet would wipe the floor with them.

I will be back at the next one, this time with better brakes! ;(

I may have missed it, but what did you replace the wee 172 with?

 

[StephenDc2]

It is ridiculous how quick that thing is, and for 250hp it just shows how lightweight and handling make such a huge difference. Obviously 250 is not a low amount, but compared to some things on track its a lot less, yet would wipe the floor with them.



I may have missed it, but what did you replace the wee 172 with?

Your right, weight and handling means a lot more on track than power... a friend of mine who builds Crossle race cars for a living said that they worked out that it takes 50bhp to gain 1 second around kirkistown but then it gets to a point that the extra power doesn't help at all

I'm happy that I have a simple setup that works, I built the head myself and the bottom end is standard

 

[michael205]

I was driving the mx5 when you came past gooes and sounds great

 

[V8]

That was Donal, Greer said that was Donals normal race pace

That was actually Peter having his first run in a Seat in over two years. We were trying to recreate the issue that sidelined me in the final race the previous weekend. But Greer's correct, that is my normal race pace!