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Re: GavinR's Mk2 Rally Car - FLY
Curborough Sprint Sun 21st September
Back to Curborough again for a 2 lap Sprint and after doing about 40 laps here a few weeks earlier I was hoping I'd learnt something
Tony was out again and also Dean Maddock in his Pinto powered Mk2
I knew I wouldn't get anywhere near Tony and should be ahead of Dean if I kept it on the track, so I thought I'd try changing up the gears without the clutch in an effort to gain some more speed
1st Practice was ok at 65.22s with 2nd Practice better at 64.84s, nearly down to my best time of 64.72s set in July, I was having an interesting time trying to figure out how much to lift as I changed gear
I had a gentle walk round the track during lunch with Alan and Juliet who were double driving the Mini, trying to work out better lines - Alan was keen to try and get the 1400cc Mod Prod Class record and move up the Overall Championship positions, Juliet was just out for some experience on her 4th ever event
1st Timed Run and I found a bit more speed round the first left hander after our walk, only to arrive at the next corner a lot quicker than normal, scrabbled round the next few corners, down the straight, braked a bit too late to turn in for the 2nd lap, and reached the finish in 64.42s at 90mph
Not using the clutch was giving me more acceleration down the straight but I still can't get out of the hairpin tidily, always spending too much time going sideways not forwards
Meanwhile Tony set a storming 61.55s with Dean on 67.50s, Juliet did a steady 78.23s and Alan cruised in a lap early after hearing a worrying clonk from the front right corner round the first bend
Before the next Timed Run, the Mini was stripped down to check the flywheel, clutch and everything else important on the front end but we couldn't find anything, so Juliet was told that the car was perfect and to give it a good test drive before Alan's last run
2nd Timed Run and everything worked a bit better, but I could still only manage 64.37s, comfortably behind Tony and comfortably ahead of Dean
Juliet was a couple of seconds quicker on 76.33s and Alan just went for it in his usual style, beating the record by 0.03s with 60.97s
So another good day out, but now there was no way I could beat Tony in the Championship with just Prescott to go the following weekend
Curborough Sprint Sun 21st September
Back to Curborough again for a 2 lap Sprint and after doing about 40 laps here a few weeks earlier I was hoping I'd learnt something
Tony was out again and also Dean Maddock in his Pinto powered Mk2
I knew I wouldn't get anywhere near Tony and should be ahead of Dean if I kept it on the track, so I thought I'd try changing up the gears without the clutch in an effort to gain some more speed
1st Practice was ok at 65.22s with 2nd Practice better at 64.84s, nearly down to my best time of 64.72s set in July, I was having an interesting time trying to figure out how much to lift as I changed gear
I had a gentle walk round the track during lunch with Alan and Juliet who were double driving the Mini, trying to work out better lines - Alan was keen to try and get the 1400cc Mod Prod Class record and move up the Overall Championship positions, Juliet was just out for some experience on her 4th ever event
1st Timed Run and I found a bit more speed round the first left hander after our walk, only to arrive at the next corner a lot quicker than normal, scrabbled round the next few corners, down the straight, braked a bit too late to turn in for the 2nd lap, and reached the finish in 64.42s at 90mph
Not using the clutch was giving me more acceleration down the straight but I still can't get out of the hairpin tidily, always spending too much time going sideways not forwards Meanwhile Tony set a storming 61.55s with Dean on 67.50s, Juliet did a steady 78.23s and Alan cruised in a lap early after hearing a worrying clonk from the front right corner round the first bend
Before the next Timed Run, the Mini was stripped down to check the flywheel, clutch and everything else important on the front end but we couldn't find anything, so Juliet was told that the car was perfect and to give it a good test drive before Alan's last run
2nd Timed Run and everything worked a bit better, but I could still only manage 64.37s, comfortably behind Tony and comfortably ahead of Dean
Juliet was a couple of seconds quicker on 76.33s and Alan just went for it in his usual style, beating the record by 0.03s with 60.97s
So another good day out, but now there was no way I could beat Tony in the Championship with just Prescott to go the following weekend
but the only damage was to his pride and the rear diffuser
a lot better than I expected
Gary
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