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[video] Oulton Park 1/9/2010
gingerprince - 1/9/10 at 09:53 PM

Had a great day today at Oulton Park, until my clutch clevis snapped just before 4pm so ending my day - happy with that though since an 11th hour change of brake calipers I'm happy to have got track time at all!

Was quicker than I have been before by nearly 4 seconds based on video I've watched back (now on R888's after sh1t rubber before), but still need to be quicker. Anyhow, usual video below: -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTsfgL3tD5M

Dangle_kt - 1/9/10 at 10:56 PM

nice video mate.

Is your real name micheal flatly?

Oulton must be nice on a dry day - it always rains when I go!

Andy D - 2/9/10 at 07:28 AM

Enjoyed that. No going back to Marangonis now eh!

gingerprince - 2/9/10 at 08:04 AM

quote:
Is your real name micheal flatly?


LOL, had to think about that one for a few seconds

quote:
Originally posted by Andy D
Enjoyed that. No going back to Marangonis now eh!


Absolutely! The stickier rubber give so much more confidence, especially to keep it flat through the kinks where before I'd be "feathering". e.g. the right-hand kink after Shelloils before the first chicane, before would be featherered in 4th, now I'm flat through there and into 5th before the chicane. Flat until just after the left-hand kink into Druids now too, same the right-hander before Cascades. Still haven't got the nutsack to take Old Hall properly though My brain just keeps telling me to slow down or the back end's gonna go!

bob tatt - 2/9/10 at 09:05 AM

used my slicks for the first time at croft on monday, took some getting used to especially on the fast corners keep thinking this is going to go round on me.
got better as the day went on still need more practise with them though.
great vid liked the little pop ups
ill wait then...

bigfoot4616 - 2/9/10 at 05:05 PM

glad you had a good day. just of out so will check out the vid later.

your's is a blade isn't it? what diff ratio have you got. i don't get out of 4th coming up to that chicane. close to the limiter but not on it

gingerprince - 3/9/10 at 03:34 PM

not sure what ratio it is - also not sure whether i'm in 5th through mechanical sympathy and could hold 4th, usually too busy to look at rev counter

bigfoot4616 - 3/9/10 at 03:55 PM

thats where shift lights come in handy. i must admit i'm not very good at the mechanical sympathy bit
when i've uploaded it i'll post a link to one of my vids from oulton last week as a comparison

gingerprince - 4/9/10 at 10:17 AM

There are shift lights on my digidash, but it's not in my line of sight so kinda useless! Looking back at the video I recon I probably could hold 4th if Iwere to throw out mechanical sympathy - recon I'm shifting up just shy of 11krpm, and braking just shy of 100mph (gps calibrated) which I have seen on my other videos in 4th on straights. Still, the point is I'm now flat through there whereas on the Marangonis I wasn't

bigfoot4616 - 4/9/10 at 03:48 PM

i was forgetting you have a digidash. like you say the main thing is you are now flat through there.
and faster overall as well

my vid from last week
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aSlY7wakUc

Andy D - 6/9/10 at 07:59 AM

quote:
Originally posted by bigfoot4616
i was forgetting you have a digidash. like you say the main thing is you are now flat through there.
and faster overall as well

my vid from last week
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aSlY7wakUc


No shortage of clear track eh!

bigfoot4616 - 6/9/10 at 10:33 AM

yes, was like that all day

andy- the rest of my oulton vids will have to wait untill i get back from holiday but i've put a couple from croft and some more cadwell vids up including one following pete round cadwell for a few laps
http://www.youtube.com/user/bigfoot150?feature=mhum#p/u

Andy D - 6/9/10 at 11:17 AM

Just watch the vid following Pete at Cadwell.. nice "save" at Barn!

bigfoot4616 - 6/9/10 at 11:52 AM

was a little out of shape there
shame pete's rear facing camera wasn't working.

better go and pack now
see you at croft in a couple of weeks