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    Retro ford /Retro cars

    I have finally managed to upload a video its not the best as i dont know how to edit the start and finish,car was handling like a pig and as usual the gear change was a bit fussy
    http://youtu.be/iji_pGHLxQE

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    Re: Retro ford /Retro cars


    car sounds fantastic and the handling looked exciting

    great vid sort the rattle noise that gets picked up on the audio though

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    Re: Retro ford /Retro cars

    looks the nuts bruv , shame we didnt sort the shitty handling until the battery on the camera died

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    Re: Retro ford /Retro cars

    The sound is frustrating cant understand what is causing the vibration ,will have to try mounting it differently next time





    Quote Originally Posted by duncan View Post

    car sounds fantastic and the handling looked exciting

    great vid sort the rattle noise that gets picked up on the audio though

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    Re: Retro ford /Retro cars

    Great video an some great driving , could do with more than a few pointers as to how to get round brands at a less embracing pace than my first go . So looks like I need to save some pennies and try and follow you round on a day like the one in the video as the track certainly looked nice and empty as on my last time round brands and first ever track day the amount of cars made me even more nervous

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    Re: Retro ford /Retro cars

    Ian i dont think i would want to drive a car as nice as yours on track,far to easy to run out of tallent and crash it was a really good day to learn the track though as it was very quiet allthough a little slippery in the morning and very good manners by all drivers on track which is not allways the case
    Andy would be a good man for some tuition if you did want it as he is a rwd man with lots of experience of Brands

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    Re: Retro ford /Retro cars

    Think that's half the problem I am so busy worrying about crashing the car don't have the balls to use what it was built to do , and feel I have let down all the people who have helped to build the car .
    But like you say it's not worth running out of talent and smashing the car up and having nothing left , but your right about Andy or Matt could do with them sat next to me to give me a little push

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    Re: Retro ford /Retro cars

    That's a quick little car, plenty of top end power, what's under the bonnet?
    "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races" - Enzo Ferrari

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    Quote Originally Posted by RWD fords rule View Post
    That's a quick little car, plenty of top end power, what's under the bonnet?
    Its a 1600 16v x16xe i think

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    Re: Retro ford /Retro cars

    thats a little rocket jezz really nice

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    Jez, what cover did you have on the casing? The open or closed one? Also, I have noticed the plastic joints can make a creaking sound when filming, so you might wanna try hanging off the screws to make sure there is no movement. I used to have a similiar problem with mine but sorted it that way.

    Also, did you leave the screen on when recording? They use the battery big time. It's only really there for setting up and playback. If you look I the options menu, there is a option to turn off screen after 60secs. Turn it on and it will last a whole trackday. :-)
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    Re: Retro ford /Retro cars

    That will be why the battery run out then Mike ,i had the case with the holes in the back that is big enough for the screen i will have to program it to turn off like you say

    Quote Originally Posted by boXXer View Post
    Jez, what cover did you have on the casing? The open or closed one? Also, I have noticed the plastic joints can make a creaking sound when filming, so you might wanna try hanging off the screws to make sure there is no movement. I used to have a similiar problem with mine but sorted it that way.

    Also, did you leave the screen on when recording? They use the battery big time. It's only really there for setting up and playback. If you look I the options menu, there is a option to turn off screen after 60secs. Turn it on and it will last a whole trackday. :-)

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    Re: Retro ford /Retro cars

    yeah honestly it will go nearly all day without screen on. Try the case WITHOUT holes in it maybe? They are fussy but the results are good. took me a while to sort mine

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    Re: Retro ford /Retro cars

    Shame about the fuzzy footage jezz looked and sounded the nuts again watching that makes me want to put the road tyres back on the escort so i can have a bit of a fight with it again lol

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    Re: Retro ford /Retro cars

    It was quite entertaining,ive never driven it like that before ,normally the only time the back steps out is on cold tyres ,but its a learning experiance
    and its all valuable seat time in the car,should all help when i go racing
    Quote Originally Posted by mk2escortmadman View Post
    Shame about the fuzzy footage jezz looked and sounded the nuts again watching that makes me want to put the road tyres back on the escort so i can have a bit of a fight with it again lol

    Frank

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    Re: Retro ford /Retro cars

    Thats it mate all seat time is good i want to go racing next year too

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