just a reminder its this weekend coming
http://www.totalkitcarlive.com/
This looks like a good day out
Jacko
its the ppc trackday on 20th so a few of us are thinking of camping thursday and friday to catch the show the day after!
Yeh sounds good. I'm taking my J15 as one of the demo cars for Sylva, doing passenger rides, and hopefully getting a few as well. I think its going to be a busy day on track!
Bump
just a reminder its this weekend coming
I am going but can not see the start time.Matty
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I am going but can not see the start time.Matty
We will have two cars doing passenger rides on the day and two cars on the stand.so come and see us for some fast laps round Blyton park
We will be there with our race truck so if anyone has any issues with there cars please come and see us.
Our workshop is only 20 mins away so if we can't fix it trackside we will do our best to go back to he workshop and gt the parts to get you back
on track or the road
Thanks Danny
I'm at Blyton for the PPC trackday on Friday and staying over for it on Saturday. I looks like they've got a decent number of exibitors...
http://www.totalkitcarlive.com/
Should be a good day.
[Edited on 19/9/13 by adithorp]
It will be interesting to see if each of the manufacturers keep a log of their lap times for comparison with each other
The PDC will be there see link below VVVVV
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The PDC will be there see link below VVVVV
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The PDC will be there see link below VVVVV
Will all the PDC team be there ? i will look out for the 3 seats in the usual place
Graham
Had a great time spitting flames out the back of the car while taking passengers round. The Phoenix got a lot of attention and I did brisk business in
the afternoon with Pax laps. I spent a long time chatting to Jeremy Philips about his new J15 and Vectis as well as him admiring the Phoenix which
made me chuffed to say the least.
Blyton is a great track for kitcars and I'll probable do their Sprints next year. There where a large number of manufactures, which was good, and
there with some issues during the day.....two Thruxtons where recovered, 1 Cobra went into the cornfield and Z Cars BEC Elise caught fire. I also
caught and passed the AB Sabre twice (he wasn't happy) and almost crashed into the back of the Grinnal (driven by Mr Grinnal) who decided, rather
than move over, to brake test me halfway down the straight. Apart from that it was all good, the car ran brilliantly all day and got lots of
comments.
Weather was good so great day out.
It was a great day. I volunteered to help Steve on the Fury stand and give a few passenger laps. I might have even converted a CEC guy to the dark
side for his next project.
It's a really good format and I think it'll get better and could be the future for kit car shows. It's weather dependent being out
door, which could be a problem. I also got the impression some people were reticent to ask for a ride.
Thanks to Jeff for the ride. Brutal power delivery and also interesting comparing the "swings and roundabouts" between high power and
lightweight cars back to back... shame you were prevented 
from taking up the reciprocal offer. (To be fair to AB they were using a customers Sabre
and treating it gently after they'd broken a gearbox on their own car)
Well done to the organisers, circuit and exhibitors... and those who came along to make it worthwhile.
[Edited on 22/9/13 by adithorp]
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Originally posted by adithorp
Thanks to Jeff for the ride. Brutal power delivery and also interesting comparing the "swings and roundabouts" between high power and lightweight cars back to back... shame you were prevented
Well done to the organisers, circuit and exhibitors... and those who came along to make it worthwhile.
+ 1 i had a great time and hope they do it another year a BIG thumbs up to all
Jacko
Just a quick one to say great to meet up with lots of you at Blyton, apologies for having to withdraw Lees race Sabre at lunchtime, this car had done
all the dyno development, track testing and racing this year and developed a 3rd gear fault. Initially we were happy to short shift around it but
later when tHe gear broke up it was game over or risk a blow up and depositing oil - which would have caused problems for everyone else. A big thank
you to Hadrian and Chris for stepping in at short notice with their own car and taking people out. Whilst their car is fitted with the stock mirrors
they probably didn't take into account the sheer power and closing speed of your car Jeff, they were very conscious of the days brief of not
driving above their limitations and risking an incident and in fairness don't have your experience on track.
For those that we're hoping to go out in a Sabre and didn't get the opportunity, we are in the process of finishing a dedicated demo car and
will be arranging some test days shortly
Loved the engineering and install of the ARB set up on your car Adi and will give you the heads up when we are out next so you can have a play
Andy
Very diplomatic Andy, nicely put.
Very diplomatic Andy, I was only teasing....Shame we didn't get a chance to chat, the chassis and the cars looked great, Jeremy Philips and I had
a long chat about the quality of the chassis. The guys driving the Sabre pulled over once they realised I was there, didn't seem to look too
often though.
There where a number of cars who's mirrors didn't seem to work, the yellow three wheeler was the worse though.
And very interested in Adi's ARB....might need you to do one like that for mine 
[Edited on 22/9/13 by jeffw]
I wish I could have attended this as to me it sounds like the ideal format for a kit show (weather dependent as already said). An imminent baby
arrival prevented me going, but if its on again next year we will be there.
No worries Jeff - I did come over to catch up but you were in conversation at the time, then it all got a bit hectic. Car look s very well sorted and
blisteringly quick, hopefully there will be a few more of this type of event where we can catch up properly. From our perspective this format makes
more sense than a static show and Steve Hole and the staff did a cracking job on the day.
Right - off to rebuild a gearbox now .........
Regards
Andy
B*gger! I thought it was just a track day 
Must pay attention.
^^^^^that was the day before!
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No worries Jeff - I did come over to catch up but you were in conversation at the time, then it all got a bit hectic. Car look s very well sorted and blisteringly quick, hopefully there will be a few more of this type of event where we can catch up properly.
Short video with Adi in the car.....113.8MPH max speed and 1.4G lateral max G. I ran out of space on the datacard and this was the only video (not to
self clear card before going!)
Jeff, do you see a difference in top speed with a passenger on board, my max was 7 mph down in a BEC ?
Jon
The speeds are GPS speeds so 'real' in that sense. Obviously having a passenger in a car will slow the acceleration but also the car is set
for me driving as far as corner weights and it was difficult to get it out the long left hander onto the straight. I would imagine with just me in
the car and on my sprint tyres it would be around the 120-123MPH mark to the first chicane.
I'll let you see the video from the sprint next year when I go back
Ahhh....sorry Jon, I realise what you are refering to now...There isn't the difference with and without a passenger you would get with a BEC.
The Phoenix is 620Kg with 280 ft lb at the wheels so another 80Kg isn't as big an issue as 450Kg BEC with 130 ft lb.
[Edited on 22/9/13 by jeffw]
A fantastic day with plenty going on.
Had a great chat with all the staff and people at RoadRunner Racing and am now in a position to drop my engine and gearbox off for test fitting.
The SR2 is a fantastic car! Even though the one I went in was set up for road, it was nice and controllable and didn't feel too soft.
Had a go in the Mega S2000 as well which was nice, but needed grippier tyres (It had R1Rs on it).
Didn't see the Elise blow up, but did see the circuit owner walking around with a 10" long M12 bolt from someones car!
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Thanks to Jeff for the ride. Brutal power delivery and also interesting comparing the "swings and roundabouts" between high power and lightweight cars back to back... shame you were prevented
Well done to the organisers, circuit and exhibitors... and those who came along to make it worthwhile.
Glad you enjoyed your Pax lap....I was too scared to get in your 'beast'....
Interesting that they where using the customer's Sabre....obviously it wasn't fitted with the optional mirrors given the reticents to move over.
No problem....I was just jealous of the car really lol. As you have two seats you may find some track instruction moves you closer to the 'stole
it' mode of transport. Did look good going round and I hope you had a great day (even with some red thing behind you ) You where a bit of a
target for me I'm afraid...something to catch and pass.
I've not put the video online Hadrian so a brown envelope with a used fiver inside gets it deleted
[Edited on 23/9/13 by jeffw]
Welcome to LCB, Hadrian. Your car looked great.
Ignore any wee taking from Jeff, he's too chicken to ride in the passenger seat of my long distance touring set-up car nevermind a full on race
car.
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No problem....I was just jealous of the car really lol. As you have two seats you may find some track instruction moves you closer to the 'stole it' mode of transport. Did look good going round and I hope you had a great day (even with some red thing behind you
I've not put the video online Hadrian so a brown envelope with a used fiver inside gets it deleted
[Edited on 23/9/13 by jeffw]
lol....black and silver
I'll get a used fiver in the post to pay you to post the video! That was number one son not me!
Ahhh....caught him twice. He was as good as gold once he had clocked the mirrors, I think he was a little shocked to be caught the first time.
This was the 2nd time when we where queuing....luckily for No1 son the datacard was full so no video of the runs in the pm.
[Edited on 23/9/13 by jeffw]