gingerprince
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 09:43 PM |
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[Video] Teesside Track Day April 2008
A video from the latest trackday at Teesside - including another comedy "oops something fell off my car" moment...
http://www.stuffandting.com/gallery/cars/mycars/mk
-indyblade/video/mkindy-teesside-apr08.video
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caber
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 09:56 PM |
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What did you use this time to hold the bonnet on
Caber
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nitram38
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 10:03 PM |
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Nice Vid and I like the paddle shift 
You certainly know how to drive that circuit, but if you keep forgetting nylocs..........................
Nice karting wheel too!
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 10:20 PM |
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Good video Simon,the gearchange looked like it was working well,nice and smooth on the up change anyway.
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JUD
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 10:39 PM |
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At least you have a choice of comedy drop off avatars now... 
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MK Indy Blade
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Guinness
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| posted on 24/4/08 at 06:40 AM |
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Nice video.
You were taking a much wider line out of the final corner in the complex. I was trying to keep tight to the red & white kerb on the inside, but
your line allows you to get the power on much earlier.
Oh well, must try harder next time!
Mike
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 24/4/08 at 07:55 AM |
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Nice vid. Like the paddles
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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gingerprince
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| posted on 24/4/08 at 08:02 AM |
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The wider line definately helps there - just wish I remembered that on the long corner, I was turning in far too early on that every lap 
One thing that concerns me though. My quickest lap times seemed about 1/2 second slower than my quickest last year and I can't really figure
out why.
I was having to use the clutch on upshifts because the Kliktronic wasn't working properly clutchless, but that shouldn't equate to 1/2
second a lap should it?
Other than that I've got new tyres, which are softer and should give me much more grip (certainly gave me better feedback) - but I did notice
when they were being fitted that even though my old and new tyres were a 195 width, the new ones seemed to have less contact width, as if the sides
were tapered inwards - not sure how much effect this would have, perhaps lower pressures might help?
Only other thing is I've had the front-end apart over the winter for painting ( don't worry all the critical parts are nyloced and
threadlocked ) and then got my bro' to help me setup the geometry. Didn't have to touch the rear it was spot on, but I ended up having
to take a few turns of camber off the upper 'bones to get to -1.5ish, as it was nearer 3-4 degrees! I don't believe this would have
caused it either though because I assume I would have noticed considerable understeer with insufficient front camber?
Maybe I've just got fatter
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Andy D
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| posted on 24/4/08 at 10:14 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gingerprince
A video from the latest trackday at Teesside - including another comedy "oops something fell off my car" moment...
http://www.stuffandting.com/gallery/cars/mycars/mk
-indyblade/video/mkindy-teesside-apr08.video
Nice one Si, Was that the Guinness MK that past you just after the wing departing incident? You'd think he'd have picked it up for
you, eh? 
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