Had a great day out at RAF Odiham today which was very well organised by Farnborough & District MC. This is the first time Odiham has been used in 30-40 years for motorsport so we were all on our best behaviour.
Very fast circuit was laid out and this was my fastest lap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1-vh8CcfTU
FTD was 1.21 sec by one of the single seaters (20 secs faster than I was !). There was a Puma engined Striker going very quickly and Rob Farley in his Stylus who seemed to struggle with the number of cones
And this is me killing cones during practise I slowed down as I thought the cone was still under the car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqOecxhCxNw
RAF Odiham FDMC Sprint 3rd Sept 2011
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Re: RAF Odiham FDMC Sprint 3rd Sept 2011
Looks a nightmare to learn, Jeff -- but rather exciting.
Glad the wishbones are sorted. Guy had a lower left failure braking for Mansfield a couple of years ago (lots of run-off, luckily). Mel reinforced the spec for motorsport -- no problems since.
You'll be pleased to know that my Westy friends have arranged for you to have a bit of competition at Brands.
All best
David
Glad the wishbones are sorted. Guy had a lower left failure braking for Mansfield a couple of years ago (lots of run-off, luckily). Mel reinforced the spec for motorsport -- no problems since.
You'll be pleased to know that my Westy friends have arranged for you to have a bit of competition at Brands.
All best
David
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Re: RAF Odiham FDMC Sprint 3rd Sept 2011
H'mmm , cones were definitely a problem for me . Most coned corners were instinctive after a lap or two but I found anticipating some whether left or right or how tight or open , just left me blank so approaching pretty fast meant me diving for the widest exit through the cones . I registered no time twice at the exact same point , just one left/right kink before the finish . Very annoying as the 2nd time was a good fast run everywhere else . It's a bugger getting old I assumed I'd be last in class but then managed to string together the two last runs at 144 something then 143.14sec's , which was 3 sec's slower than the winning 6R4 slickshod . That got me 2nd in class from four who were all quicker than me until my last ditch effort on the final run --- hard for me to absorb so many coned corners held as a picture in my head - my normal way of anticipating the next entry
Brilliant days fun all the same
Brilliant days fun all the same
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Re: RAF Odiham FDMC Sprint 3rd Sept 2011
Rob
I have exactly the same problem of senility when it comes to learning coned corners. It's a bit of an issue when you're a B19 member!
Still, it's Brands on Saturday -- at least there you can see the corners (except Paddock, of course), and you have to remember only four anyway ....
David
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I have exactly the same problem of senility when it comes to learning coned corners. It's a bit of an issue when you're a B19 member!
Still, it's Brands on Saturday -- at least there you can see the corners (except Paddock, of course), and you have to remember only four anyway ....
David
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Re: RAF Odiham FDMC Sprint 3rd Sept 2011
Was is interesting (to me at least) is that, when I put sectors into the datalogging and have all 5 runs in, my theoretical fastest would have been a 1.38.5 (against 1.41.1 for real). I divided the circuit into 4 sectors and I was fastest on the first and last sectors on the first practise run ....having never seen it before. Very strange.
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Re: RAF Odiham FDMC Sprint 3rd Sept 2011
Data logging I'm not sure I'd know what to do with it if I had it When I sit in the car there's a round thing in front of me which seems to help if I move it in time and when I can see clearly through my glasses , then I can straighten my right leg to ease the siatica ( however that's spelt ) ------- bingo it goes along a bit quicker -------- just not quick enough to stop Jeff taking the urine
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Re: RAF Odiham FDMC Sprint 3rd Sept 2011
good stuff guys looks like the weather held off and looks like all went well
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Re: RAF Odiham FDMC Sprint 3rd Sept 2011
Jeff ---- I didn't realise your data and video could learn and map an unknown circuit Looking at your trace around that lap I can see why and where I lost direction. Our FDMC track map shows a definite short link between the last two RIGHT and LEFT loops but on track the last loop follows immediately ------ which is what threw me
I can see now how useful your video kit is
I can see now how useful your video kit is
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