Are those the double adjustable protech dampers? If so where have you set your rebound damping? I have left mine as per race setup at force racing and
never adjusted them since. I play with the bump a fair bit but leave he rebound @ +5 rear +8 front. This is mainly as I'm running a soft wide
slick on the rear and the start is critical in sprinting.it enables the rear to squat off the line without rebounding too agressively but sill
transfers weight well under braking
Interesting to see where you lost time in the race one, on the exit kerb of bend 2, then gain it back as you got caught in traffic on the final bend
on the practice. Must have been 4 tenths. Can you get footage from any of the front runners to compare also?
Interesting you should say that - my best qualifying laps were:
1:13.32 (putting me 9th on the grid for Race 1)
1:13.40 (putting me 7th on the grid for Race 2)
It was in testing on the Friday that my dash said I had managed a 1:12.62…
Race 1 fastest was 1:12.93
Race 2 fastest was 1:12.73
So despite the car 'feeling' worse in Race 2… it was quicker
Race 2 is pretty boring in terms of overtaking, but from an analysis point of view, you can see I suffer badly from understeer very quickly changing
to oversteer - but from 9minutes in, I settle into it, and my steering input reduces & improves lines (too late by then to make much difference,
lol)
Yeah - here is the current champion Matt 'big balls no fear' Higginson - starting from 11th due to a failure during qualifying…
getting from 11th to 2nd within 3 laps
Late braking, race craft and a well setup car goes a long way!
The front runners were doing constant late 1:10s / early 1:11s
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Started 6th, got 5th off the line, but Paul Rogers and I had a nice drag race down Hangar Straight - his slippery number got me on the straight…
Then kept 6th all race with Tony Gaunt and Duncan Horlor all over my back end, until the last lap of the race annoyingly.
By far my 'biggest moment' so far is at 1m 03s when Paul Rogers gets me at Stowe, I run wide on the exit and my rear wheels on the
astroturf… could have been nasty, but caught it in time…
They well and truly rattled me, good on them - cracking race!
Started in 6th, my best yet… got upto 4th for half a lap, remained in 5th for three laps with Paul Rogers all over my back end… and 6th for a further
lap where Duncan walked through the door I left ajar for him.
Finally getting used to 'Village Corner' enjoyed my four wheel slide (however much sideways isn't forwards) at 12m 35s
Overall - finished 7th, very pleased for yet another circuit I've never been to in my life before
No excuses - driver error, forgot to brake and turn in… entry speed too fast, ran out of talent, yar-de-yarrr…
Bent upper front wishbone, and three snapped rose joints
Worked through friday night, ended up corner weighting it and string lining it in the scrutineering bay around 10pm, in order to get out for
qualifying.
Race was lonely, but satisfying that I was keeping a distance from DH & DW behind me, and not losing 'toooo' much time from PR &
JC
My appalling Race 2 footage from Cadwell Park… Mediocre start to begin with, followed the pack through turn 1, and managed to get on the inside of
Colin Chapman… but then I seemed to fall asleep going up Park straight and forgot to turn in for Park corner on lap one (what an idiot) regained the
track, made up some ground.
Overtook David Watson, did almost did a complete lap but not quite (he crossed the start/finish line at the same time as me) got caught behind Austen
& James… red flag came out due to Jason Stowes departure.
Restarted on the grid behind Dave Watson again, then we were told by marshals we are going to have a green flag lap… which they seemed to change their
minds and didn't tell half the grid.
I then stalled it anyway, so it didn't actually matter, so set off last last, David Wale seemed to have a worse start than me squirming around
on his own.
Made a knee-jerk overtake on Neil CB at the hairpin, but then I then came together with Ian Kempston (sorry) who I thought had moved left to allow me
to over take at Barn, but then slammed the door shut after I had committed to take him on the inside, clinking his rear right with my front left.
Then managed to catch the rest of the pack, overtaking Mark Betts, Richard Wise, Colin Spicer and settled behind Austen in 10th position…
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Superb video, enjoyed that, nice brave overtake into "Park" at about 8 minutes. You looked a fair bit quicker in that video, when
you have someone to chase down, than you did in the first race video
Cheers Paul - yes, its interesting the perception when racing, that when you're not overtaken people - its easily misconstrued that you're
sandbagging.
I enjoyed getting back through the pack - but I have to admit I was fuming with myself for my first off on lap one, then the stall…
