2009-05-04 : MLR : Spa-Francorchamps : Boelsphotography.be

_Nathan_ · 05-05-2009, 12:51 PM

Slow Steve - far too slow. very low 2:56 with traffic and carrying 115kg of ballast (passenger, seat, mounts and harnesses) on utterly knackered second hand slicks. Wrong front bumper and so splitter too if that makes a difference. Theoretical best using 5 sectors was 2:50.5 which shows that

a) there was too much traffic on the timed runs
b) I need to learn to not make mistakes every 3rd corner

Massive learning curve for us now, only got the car back a week ago so we have to get as much seat time as possible.

Think the chav wing is costing speed on Kemel too i think, car was brilliantly planted at Blancimont though, in fact all the longer faster corners the car was feeling awesome, I struggled in the slower bits to be honest, need to have a think about setup.

Gears are confusing too with the different final drive, few places are a bit more awkward now like running out of 4th having to pull 5th before Eau Rouge and Phouon - end up with not only an extra upshift but also a downshift.

Need to get to a proper test day rather than track days and need to get brand new slicks on 10" wide wheels to get a setup sorted.

Shimmy was on the case for sure, good driving from him :D

05-05-2009, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by _Nathan_

Slow Steve - far too slow. very low 2:56 with traffic and carrying 115kg of ballast (passenger, seat, mounts and harnesses) on utterly knackered second hand slicks. Wrong front bumper and so splitter too if that makes a difference. Theoretical best using 5 sectors was 2:50.5 which shows that

My best video'd lap is a 2.56 as well, on worn Cups with a shagged gearbox and a passenger

It's the second lap in this vid: http://vimeo.com/2180418

What weight do you reckon the car is now Nathan? I ask because my car stripped out was 1374kg without about 1/2 tank of fuel, but in the video it was just below full, so allowing about an extra 0.76k x 30 litres = 22kg, plus driver & pax = 145kg, so total weight of the car in the vid I estimate to be about 1541kg.

05-05-2009, 12:51 PM	#1
_Nathan_ Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,099 Casino cash: $13060	Slow Steve - far too slow. very low 2:56 with traffic and carrying 115kg of ballast (passenger, seat, mounts and harnesses) on utterly knackered second hand slicks. Wrong front bumper and so splitter too if that makes a difference. Theoretical best using 5 sectors was 2:50.5 which shows that a) there was too much traffic on the timed runs b) I need to learn to not make mistakes every 3rd corner Massive learning curve for us now, only got the car back a week ago so we have to get as much seat time as possible. Think the chav wing is costing speed on Kemel too i think, car was brilliantly planted at Blancimont though, in fact all the longer faster corners the car was feeling awesome, I struggled in the slower bits to be honest, need to have a think about setup. Gears are confusing too with the different final drive, few places are a bit more awkward now like running out of 4th having to pull 5th before Eau Rouge and Phouon - end up with not only an extra upshift but also a downshift. Need to get to a proper test day rather than track days and need to get brand new slicks on 10" wide wheels to get a setup sorted. Shimmy was on the case for sure, good driving from him :D