jason Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 I would just like to give the guys at WIM a big thankyou. I took my race car down the other week to get the setup looked at, as i'd been plagued with handling problems for the last 3 races i'd been in. It was discovered I had 2' toe out n/s/r and 24' toe in o/s/f :angry: , also i had to much negative camber for the caster I was running and not enough suspension travel before hitting the bumpstop - the only way to fix the camber was raise the suspension.. I managed to get both rear wheels toeing in to about 15' using a trackrite. i suppose I had better mention this is a metro with a vvc engine, to raise the front i had to fit washers to raise the front suspension, as it uses hydragas at the moment, after raising it i set the tracking to parallel. Anyway after all this work and advise, I took the car out testing on the international circuit silverstone on friday. Brand new a048's made it interesting in the greasy conditions with 3 spins at Brooklands. On Saturday, i was racing in the Birkett 6 hour relay. The car behaved impecably with only a spin on my second lap at copse - cold tyres. The car handled a dream and i just pushed it harder and harder, with a 1.45 lap time as my fastest before i got pulled in. Our team RAFMSA Team Help for Heroes won the race, and i don't think we would have, without the advice, after checking geometry out. :angry: jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted October 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 news report from the race on bfbs http://cdn.streamcdn.com/cdn.asp?c_id=bfbs...fn=271008-2.wmv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 well done must be nice to be famous :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Fantasic report, thanks Jason... I'm chuffed as nuts the "RAFMSA Team Help for Heroes" won the overall. I think you will agree a complete image of the chassis, even in areas that are not adjustable can help produce a better car, if only to explain some handling traits. Oh and thanks for your help with my pc, the software was irretrievable so i had it shot in the end :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted October 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Fantasic report, thanks Jason... I'm chuffed as nuts the "RAFMSA Team Help for Heroes" won the overall. I think you will agree a complete image of the chassis, even in areas that are not adjustable can help produce a better car, if only to explain some handling traits. Oh and thanks for your help with my pc, the software was irretrievable so i had it shot in the end :angry: cheers tony, i will be back with the car next year with adjustable camber on the front and adjustable rear toe and camber running coilovers. i did have a camera on board, which i set up in the morning. then it decided to reset itself so the image out of the windscreen is over exposed. i had a little spin on the first lap - cold tyres :angry: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkg_pZXjNcQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Having the chassis adjustable opens so many windows as i'm sure you are aware, i do get frustrated when the chassis is locked. Nevertheless fair play to you and the team for such a result..... you must be well chuffed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted October 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Oh and thanks for your help with my pc, the software was irretrievable so i had it shot in the end :angry: what was the outcome? did they come and reinstall it again and insist it was microsofts fault again and not theirs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Oh and thanks for your help with my pc, the software was irretrievable so i had it shot in the end :angry: what was the outcome? did they come and reinstall it again and insist it was microsofts fault again and not theirs? It's all here> http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/ind...ic=3492&hl= lock, stock and if they don't get my customer data bank back, "two smoking barrels". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted October 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 a short clip of me going round abbey http://www.babsthesheep.co.uk/vids/birkett/2.wmv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Very tight line and a healthy weight transfer, although i suspect she's on the stops ..... nevertheless for a FWD that's superb oversteer...... unlike the BMW in the background that's suffering a severe "push". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Welcome to WIM, nice motor you have...looks tiny with the beemer in the background! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Welcome to WIM, nice motor you have...looks tiny with the beemer in the background! Stuffed it though didn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted October 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Welcome to WIM, nice motor you have...looks tiny with the beemer in the background! Stuffed it though didn't it amongst other exotica - mind you the britcar bmw was a different matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 congratulations mate...... good ol BFBS..... how did you get into this event Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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