Great company, great weather at a fantastic circuit, we show you how our first trackday went with the new gazebo and setup. All was good until this happened!
I am retired and 85 but I was a corner/flager worker at Watsen Glenn for about 8 years and my job I got transfered to England and worked Silverstone for 2 years Love the old cars morgans and such I do get and enjoy your channel Thanks and keep it up!!
They used to have a genuine Le Mans winning, actual one GT40 in the front reception at the Ford axle plant in Swansea, Ken Atwell Ford engineer there took a mould from it to make the first GT40 replicas. And also there was the London to Mexico MK1 winning Ford Escort which production Kent 1600 engined Ford Escort Mexicos were named after. They used an 1840 overbored Kent for that event. Couldn't use the Twin Cam nor BDA engine due to fuel quality reasons on the way. More reliable engine for the various conditions.
Just love the way the kit car sounds and fair play to Isaac for giving it some, can I ask if you use both brake and accelerator at the same time in the corners, makes the car squat down while keeping your foot in it unless its so rigid on the suspension
Excellent video. The track graphics and respectful personal aspects over lunch, chats with FIL and friends. A refreshing difference to much on RU-vid. Philip 🇳🇿
Issac was on it… nice job. Lovely to see Combe, emigrated in 1992) but grew up in the village across the valley, Dad was always a Scrutineer there so we were always at the events helping out. Sat on the tyres below where you were filming camp corner sat next to Bob Higgins in the late 80’s as Gugelman was racing in the FF2000’s and Bob said, he’ll be in F1 soon. Do you inflate your tyres with nitrogen? Will save you having to adjust the temps as they warm up and cool down.
Nice to watch the onboard. Better than nice... Noticed on the downshifts, Lee blipping and Isaac just ramming them home. What's quicker? (Not asking what's kinder.) And on the upshifts, do any of you simply push it into the next gear as you shut the throttle and immediately open like you would do on a motorcycle? Clutchless upshifts. 🟧 Gazebo 🟧 As I said, I could see it from the M4.
Awesome! That thing looks like massive fun to drive. You were dead right about you being much smoother too. Isaak did look to be pretty quick but, on the edge a bit more to do it and hasn't got the flow of it down quite right yet. Familiarity with the cart and the track plus experience and he'll be hard to beat in a comparable machine, eventually. I see you did get the side wall for that gazebo too, excellent idea getting them. I used one out at a RC plane flying field these days, shelter from our country Australian sun in summer and great protection when raining but, not so great on it's own when it's raining and windy, put the side walls up and perfecto. I'm definitely not calling the cart slow but, I did expect the speeds and acceleration to be higher. On my BMW S 1,000 R one time I'd been stuck behind this string of cars for miles through the mountains, all riding each others butts so no room to pick them off 1 or more, it had to be all (about 10 of them) or nothing. I knew there was a bit of straight around the next bend so already knocked it down to third so only 1 more and into it if clear and despite a truck coming the other way, I knew it could do it so knocked her down to second and right to the red line (about 12,000rpm) in each gear and it's 165 hp took me from the 70 kph behind them to 285 kph as I tucked back! That somewhere around 180 mph for you non metrified, it even surprised me, I didn't really expect it to gain THAT much speed in that short stretch! I'd love ripping that cart around, as is would be great but, more power would be nice, it is still pretty awesome as is. You had nice weather too, that figures. You bring what you wish you had the times it's been wet so, naturally, it won't ever rain now, at least, not till the time you don't bring the gazebo, then it'll be Noah's flood again lol.
Always get your tyre pressures right for the air and track surface temperatures. What works in winter will be too overinflated in Summer. It's all physics. Don't want the used tread to be bulging in the middle with the warmer temperatures. Defeats the point. Shows up more in lightweight cars, as I found out from my classic Mini days. They are more sensitive to different temps - CR65 5.00 x 10 Dunlop racing tyres on rally tarmac. Yokkies is the thing now, 10 inch.
For drive by noise failures need to sus out where their mic is, it the focus has a side exit exhaust facing the mic but the merc a rear exhaust the focus would fail more than the merc👍
As others have said, on my caterham with A052 Yoko's (185/60R13/205/60R13) i start with a base cold pressure of 18 front and 20 rear. Good video but looks like the bug for more power is starting to bite.....we all been there
The kit sounds awesome but youre right about being underpowered. Evrn with a newer motor the aero (brick on eheels) will limit uour uop speed though. Drop you tyre pressures some more. My Fury R1 is on the same tyres and similar weight and the optimum is frnt 17psi and rear 18psi cold.
I think if you want to go have good fun in this car you need to upgrade the engine. I would recommend a Honda 2000 transplantation . lay it on its side if you have to and it will give you all the willie you need stock and last a lifetime .
You were pissing them on the corners, but you desperately need more grunt for the straights. Yes, time for an engine transplant, all alloy aluminium with a proper gearbox. 240bhp should do it, with suitable back axle and drive shafts and strengthened rear suspension.
Sorted the cossie, it went absolutely fine. Actually ended up going over to the motorsport college at the track and they turned up a 5mm spacer for joe. Worked a treat
@IssacBarum Sounds obvious but take a drivers course at the track, you'll be surprised at how much you can learn that can help you master that circuit and will apply to others too. Nice driving, can tell you're enjoying it but blip those downshifts 😎👍
