Well I had a pretty good day at Carlisle, car was better setup than last time, could take a load of corner speed.
After getting a best of 17laps 4 seconds last time I really wanted to better it and get into 18laps, the better 12T guys get fast 18lappers.
First run was ok a slowish 17lapper, lowered the ride height from whats needed at Ayr, ended up an awful lot lower which made the car very well planted and track temperature evened out from the patchy wetness it had earlier. Second run I managed 17laps 1.9seconds, new PB
Third run I drove, well erm, it wasn't good
Fourth run I was going well after one not so fast lap at the start, I had my most consitantly fast run yet, nearly all laps within 0.5 seconds and on the very fast side. Then near the end another car needed marshaling and the marshal should of waited for me to pass but instead he tried to jump over my car to get to the other one, which really put me off and I took the corner too early and flew off the high curb and across the track, loosing 2seconds, next lap I managed to go off at the end of the straight and loose another 2 seconds flooring it across the grass and just making it back on, ended up on 17laps 3 seconds
so close to that 18lapper.
Final I was 6th overall, not bad considering only me and my club mate were running 19turns, everyone else were on 12turn motors with about 20 there, we ran three finals lessening the risk of crashes, and it worked well, very tidy races. A couple had left early so there were 6 in each final with me last in the A.
Off the start line the car was fine then halfway along the straight before the first corner I got some interference, the car went off and straight into a wooden fence post
car was put back on the track with the front of the shell caved in, causing it to rub a little on the ground in some corners, nothing too bad though and I was going well, half way through I hit a curb just right to pop the shell back to normal, and so I was able to go a touch faster. 5th place had a problem and lost a little time so I moved up a place, then the fourth place guy had a small off roading experience and I had closed enough to pass him, he joined right behind me but I pulled away for the rest of the race. Ended up 4th against all 12turn guys and set my fastest time yet, 17laps and 0.4seconds, ARGH!! less than half a second away from 18laps!!! That stupid radio glitch cost me about 5seconds
Still very happy with the car, some cars probably wouldn't have survived that crash so well and with just a few adjustments it's going great. Using fairly standard setup, a bit more camber at the front, one step up in the spring rates up front, one way installed.
To say the mod guys were impressed is kind of an understatement