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ibizacupra

15-01-2006, 11:33

Badgerwagen embarks on the 2006 Castle Combe National Windscreens Saloon Car Championship.

Entered the full Championship for 2006 in Class B in the ibiza.

Regs and dates released last Monday:
Sat 25th March -closed meeting no paying spectators, only "guests" of Castle Combe allowed ;) - MSA Rule as CCombe now run things all themselves no BRSCC so technically to MSA its a new club hence this closed 1st race rule.
Monday 17th April
Monday 1st May
Monday 29th May
Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th June-double header
Saturday 5th August
Monday 28th August
Saturday 16th Sept
Saturday 7th Oct

**Sponsorship sought to help run the car through the year. **

Come along and enjoy the racing.

regards
bill

Beaker™

15-01-2006, 12:02

I'm sure me and Olly will be there! Good luck!

ibizacupra

15-01-2006, 12:18

cheers

Madmile

15-01-2006, 12:23

I will pop along and have a look Bill. Whats the competition like...car wise.

RobDon

15-01-2006, 15:46

Could someone *please* video some of Bill racing, sounds like a great championship!

GTi T

15-01-2006, 16:23

Best of luck to you Billo

Wouldnt mind coming to at least one of the races if i can make it...think its quite far though heading from Manchester way :(

Tom

Pabs

15-01-2006, 16:36

ditto robs comments - I would love to see some videos, as I probably wont be attending myself.

Good luck Bill :)

dan-ish

15-01-2006, 17:49

Good luck think you should be at the sharp end of the grid:)
I'll try and get down for one of the saturday races

WeeJase

15-01-2006, 17:57

i'll try and pop down,need a fit bloke in lycra to hold a brolly over you bill?
i have now just ruined tea time for everyone :)

ibizacupra

15-01-2006, 18:12

i'll try and pop down,need a fit bloke in lycra to hold a brolly over you bill?
i have now just ruined tea time for everyone :)

images of you in lycra...
:D

:-o

ibizacupra

15-01-2006, 18:14

I will pop along and have a look Bill. Whats the competition like...car wise.

Car I know of..
Keith Murray in his a4 1.8T quattro again (sale fell thru apparently)
another ibiza, a leon cupra, a calibra 4x4, evo, 206 pug, Focus RS........... 42 max allowed and I think 30+ have signed up at or before autosports..

going to be hectic.

Ant FR

15-01-2006, 18:17

sounds expensive

F2 Stu

15-01-2006, 18:18

i'll try and pop down,need a fit bloke in lycra to hold a brolly over you bill?
i have now just ruined tea time for everyone :)

:wtf: :ban:

coops

15-01-2006, 22:39

looking at those date I presume the 'ring trip is off this year?

Gizmo

15-01-2006, 23:20

Car I know of..
Keith Murray in his a4 1.8T quattro again (sale fell thru apparently)
another ibiza, a leon cupra, a calibra 4x4, evo, 206 pug, Focus RS........... 42 max allowed and I think 30+ have signed up at or before autosports..

going to be hectic.

Isn't there a 4WD class this year so you wont be up against Murray, the EVO or any Imprezas ?

Regular there for last 5 years or so so will keep an eye out for you.

Terry in RS Focus is a mate of mine.

Good luck :clap:

ibizacupra

16-01-2006, 08:04

looking at those date I presume the 'ring trip is off this year?

more than likely yes. :(
miss my fave scottish sprint @ kames too.

ibizacupra

16-01-2006, 08:08

Isn't there a 4WD class this year so you wont be up against Murray, the EVO or any Imprezas ?

Regular there for last 5 years or so so will keep an eye out for you.

Terry in RS Focus is a mate of mine.

Good luck :clap:

I know Terry.. nice bloke.
He is in part, some of the reason I am having a go myself this year. We both had fun playing track days previously, he stepped up a notch and went racing with it. RESPECT.

New for 2006 is Class A 4wd 1800-3000cc class, so yes technically class wise I wont be racing the likes of Keith. That said, I will be, or trying at least. 4wd is'nt the advantage its hailed to be other than off the line, which is an easy 2+secs gain by corner 1. :doh:

Class B is last years class A, 2wd 1800-3000cc class. Thats the one I am in.

for those interested the regs and stuff are here> http://www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk/circuitchamps.htm

regards
bill

Ruddmeister

16-01-2006, 08:57

New for 2006 is Class A 4wd 1800-3000cc class, so yes technically class wise I wont be racing the likes of Keith. That said, I will be, or trying at least. 4wd is'nt the advantage its hailed to be other than off the line, which is an easy 2+secs gain by corner 1. :doh:

I see Autosport Mag has a class a EVO 5 RS for sales in it Bill, only just over £20k and you can play in the class above. ;)

Will try and pop up to one race myself

m0rk

16-01-2006, 09:00

Ruddmeister

16-01-2006, 09:06

Reading the regs, it's unclear about body mods. on one paragraph it says 'must remain intact' then another it says you can widen your arches by 75mm

Yep seems unclear Bill was saying last week that they also say 'car to maintain OE track width' but you can fit up to 25mm spacers on each wheel

ibizacupra

16-01-2006, 09:38

Reading the regs, it's unclear about body mods. on one paragraph it says 'must remain intact' then another it says you can widen your arches by 75mm

they should make their mind up really!

It also says that if any other materials are used they should be the same as OE, so no plastic wings - I wonder if that'd include your arch spats?

Hoping not cos mine are bonded on now..
muddled regs, which read as if they have evolved over the years (which they have)

I am going on the basis that the accessory spat parts are from SEAT, not composite wings (which is a shame cos I have em).

Squeazing in 8x17 rims in ET28 with 245 tyres fills them..!:-o

lower ball joint can move max of 13mm to alter camber/track, top mount can move max of 25mm radius from OE, wheel size is free, up to 25mm fixed spacers allowed, but no change in track width allowed :confused: with the exception of the previous mentioned mods.

Olly20VT

18-01-2006, 21:51

As shifty said me and him will pop up with you as much as pos, i'll also have a go with a vid camra for you and everyone on here, im also hopping to do a few laps on FREE FOR ALL days.
All the best bud. :thumbup:

hopkinsgm

19-01-2006, 20:28

Sounds like someone's been busy developing what was already a pretty nutty car... :) Maybe see you in action down at Combe sometime when i'm back in the country.

F2 Stu

19-01-2006, 20:32

Where you been hiding Glyn? :wave:

hopkinsgm

19-01-2006, 20:39

In an electronic sense, mostly on a couple of the less crowded VW forums and the Alfa Romeo Owners Club forum. In a physical sense, spent most of last year working in UAE and am now holed up in Libya until sometime in April. There's mutterings about some work coming up in St Lucia too, but I hope to spend the motorsport season in the UK - I've been neglecting my duties with Bristol Motor Club for too long... And now I can get a reasonable rate connection over here, I may be popping on here a bit more frequently...

ScottyP

20-01-2006, 09:59

(off topic) Welcome back mr H! :)

ibizacupra

20-01-2006, 13:52

Sounds like someone's been busy developing what was already a pretty nutty car... :) Maybe see you in action down at Combe sometime when i'm back in the country.

long time no speak m8

been travelling

ibizacupra

28-01-2006, 10:38

Phat rims on now.
8x17 ET28 Compo CXR's with 245-35-17 rubber - oh yes :)

http://badger-5.com/bin/new-ibiza-engine/ibiza-ns-rear.jpg
http://badger-5.com/bin/new-ibiza-engine/ibiza-ns-side.jpg
http://badger-5.com/bin/new-ibiza-engine/ibiza-os-rear.jpg
http://badger-5.com/bin/new-ibiza-engine/ibiza-os-side.jpg

Getting there slowly.... time running out.. :doh:

Olly20VT

28-01-2006, 10:44

hopkinsgm

28-01-2006, 10:50

Looking nice and imposing there Bill... Drifting a little o/t here but does anyone else recall the days when Bill was able to refer to the Ibiza as his "sensible road car" and you could just about believe him? ;)

CupraR-Rog

28-01-2006, 11:50

The S8's the "sensible road car" these days... so I'm waiting for the supercharger / twin turbo / nos conversions on that now!!

Bill, will see how many of those calendar daes I can make - be good to watch you win!! :D

ibizacupra

28-01-2006, 14:14

:blink: i thought you were going to roll them and weld exstentions on? or have you done that and covered it with the plastic ones?
The pics look like youv just put the plastic ones straight on.
OR were you just postting pics of the wheels?
Wich look very nice by the way.

They are rolled and chopped behind these spats. Not just stuck on... that would be too easy and zero benefit for me as squeazing in the ET28 8x17's with the 245-35 tyres is mission #1. Accomplished at the moment.

Suspension all new is to come... ker ching. :doh: and not planned for. :no: :cry:

The spats are bonded on, no return lips on them and the arches rolled flat behind and trimmed off also on the fronts.

Spherical camber/caster top mounts are on there also so geo if fully adjustable. More caster and camber now.

Rears are STILL running my +15mm spacers too :D

This is how it will look for Combe, but probably lower at the front with the new KW's when they're done.

ibizacupra

28-01-2006, 14:16

chrisbond69

28-01-2006, 15:51

looking mental ill be there to cheer u on, yes your beyond all help looks like uve got mega deep pockets

Beaker™

28-01-2006, 16:37

Seen the arches/mahoosive wheels in the flesh today. Looks stunning :thumbup:

Olly20VT

28-01-2006, 16:37

aaarrr i see, that makes sens, i did wonder. looks good, bet it will handle well now, on rails me thinks. i'll also be there as much as pos, keep me posted on the dates as i have a memory like a goldfish.
Looks well nice

m0rk

28-01-2006, 16:39

How 'robust' is the CC racing normally?

Presumably you'll be amongst a pack rather than out on your own (in either direction)

Have you got a source of panels/paint - and what about race insurance incase you do a proper job & need a reshell?

RobT

28-01-2006, 17:20

looking good matey, friggin huge tyres

ave it

Rob

Ruddmeister

28-01-2006, 17:26

Those wheels are massive, looks like huge ground clearance now......you doing off road in it ;) :cartman:

ryan_s3

29-01-2006, 09:21

Excellent bill,Just need some competition livery now,will you have a fixed number,surely 5?

ibizacupra

29-01-2006, 17:15

race numbers are 55 (as close as I could get I think)

Ride height is high at the mo, limited by front dampers being too long... so new race built KW's on their way. Minimum ride height on regs is 75mm excluding exhaust or brake ducts.

I dont remember any big incidents, but there is contact on occasion and getting mixed up in someone elses accident is a real risk. Terry Thorne's RS Focus got shunted off last year by someone missing their braking point and using him to slow down... rear 3/4 damage thru no fault of his own... Comes with the territory I guess, but its one thing I fear most. I know how I can drive and have rarely come off track thru my mystake, but in a pack of racers..... god only knows what will happen.

Motivation is to get car prep'd to lap faster than anyone else, qualitfy well, and minimise the in-pack shenanigans......... sounds great typing it sat here LOL... one the day.. EAK!

m0rk

29-01-2006, 17:19

racing by positive thinking!

have you done your ards test yet? is it 10 sigs before you can remove the X target?

CupraR-Rog

30-01-2006, 21:37

race numbers are 55 (as close as I could get I think)
Dear Customers,

Please note that Badger5 Ltd will shortly be changing its name to Badger55 Ltd. This is in order to keep the company name in line with the car's racing number...

:p

ibizacupra

01-02-2006, 08:24

racing by positive thinking!

have you done your ards test yet? is it 10 sigs before you can remove the X target?

ARDs on the 23rd Feb.
10 sigs yes... but at least my car is the right colour to stick a black X on to. :)

yellow good for something I spose. :p

ibizacupra

03-02-2006, 19:40

Some Flames now fitted to the ibiza... might scare off unwanted tailgaters perhaps.

http://badger-5.com/bin/movies/flamer-kit-Aiiiii.MPG

and it got a wee bit hot.

http://badger-5.com/bin/movies/ferking-hot.MPG

Remember children.. always use a good oil and never hot switch off.... (like mine when it stalled on the dyno a few times :doh: :censored: )

dan-ish

03-02-2006, 21:16

Christ thats testing my welding:blink:

Triple D

03-02-2006, 21:28

Is that the turbo glowing?

dan-ish

03-02-2006, 21:56

Is that the turbo glowing?
Jabba manifold and I gues the down pipe (my welding)

ibizacupra

04-02-2006, 09:28

Jabba manifold and I gues the down pipe (my welding)

I have double layer heat wrapped the DP Dan as it passes so close to the wastegate actuator, and double wrapped the actuator also with silver reflective heat material too... AND also have an aux air fan blowing down over the actuator to try and keep things cool.
The picture does'nt do the colour justice. It was even hotted than it looks.

The whole exhaust, manifold to tailpipe internal (I kid you not) were glowing...... cherry full exhaust system, bright orange mani and turbo, and bright orange rear box internals inside tailpipe!

It will never see this load in real life.
I am going over it this weekend when I finish some customer jobs to check things, as its got some issues now. :cry:

dan-ish

04-02-2006, 09:35

The whole exhaust, manifold to tailpipe internal (I kid you not) were glowing...... cherry full exhaust system, bright orange mani and turbo, and bright orange rear box internals inside tailpipe!

I wonder if blue flame will still give it a life time garrente reading this:blink:

Glenn

04-02-2006, 10:46

Have you got some form of bracing on your exhaust hanger rubbers, Bill? I've melted them before with less heat than that - at Combe as it happens.

cpufreak

04-02-2006, 11:36

bill: I seem to remember you removed your front crash bar in order to fit the giant FMIC you have...

have you been able to refit it?

ibizacupra

04-02-2006, 12:11

Have you got some form of bracing on your exhaust hanger rubbers, Bill? I've melted them before with less heat than that - at Combe as it happens.

Mine are supplemented by jubliee clips around the rubbers. Not melted them since. (did this a few years ago)

Jetta used to melt rubber hangers for a past time so did this early on on the ibiza

ibizacupra

04-02-2006, 12:11

bill: I seem to remember you removed your front crash bar in order to fit the giant FMIC you have...

have you been able to refit it?

no. and not tried either..
also has oil cooler sat in the front too so even less space.

ryan_s3

04-02-2006, 13:22

Do you need to run a uprated oil pump bill?

ibizacupra

05-02-2006, 19:07

no. never come across one for 20vt.

need to run sensible level.
Heat is the enemy.

fixing the f*cking thing again today.:wtf:
Not f*cking Happy.[:@] :censored:

m0rk

05-02-2006, 19:15

what's broken now?

Will the car last 20 mins flat out?

ryan_s3

05-02-2006, 21:16

Whats happened bill?Flamer kit took it's toll?

ibizacupra

05-02-2006, 21:23

what's broken now?

Will the car last 20 mins flat out?

at this rate... nope. :no:

Repairs req'd now.

am I happy?

:headhurt:
:no:

ibizacupra

05-02-2006, 21:27

Whats happened bill?Flamer kit took it's toll?

Rear silencer internals were glowing orange

serious heat.

melted things

good eh?

:cry: :doh: :banghead2 :banghead:

[:@] [:@] [:@] [:@] [:@] [:@]

Triple D

05-02-2006, 21:31

Rear silencer internals were glowing orange

serious heat.

melted things

good eh?

:cry: :doh: :banghead2 :banghead:

[:@] [:@] [:@] [:@] [:@] [:@]
At least you know where the limits are now though, Bill!

ryan_s3

05-02-2006, 21:34

not good ,sure you will sort it mate,do you still have the boost controller hooked up?knock it down a bit?

Olly20VT

05-02-2006, 21:57

Sorry to here that bill, didnt realize it was that bad when we spoke the other day. give me a shout if you need a hand. (after iv finished fighting with my car)

ibizacupra

05-02-2006, 23:10

At least you know where the limits are now though, Bill!

I know where the limits are and they were well and truely exceeded.

Orange & yellow colour exhaust metalwork is >950'C which is the max limit.

[:@]

ibizacupra

05-02-2006, 23:12

not good ,sure you will sort it mate,do you still have the boost controller hooked up?knock it down a bit?

not a question of boost, a question of sustained load on a dyno = Excessive heatload.

The boost was going to be turned down at top end ironically until things started going pear shaped.

ibizacupra

05-02-2006, 23:34

Sorry to here that bill, didnt realize it was that bad when we spoke the other day. give me a shout if you need a hand. (after iv finished fighting with my car)

cheers for the offer Olly.
been working on the poxy thing all day today, repairing bits, when I should be doing the things I HAVE to do to make it race ready.

Time pressures prevail.

Triple D

06-02-2006, 00:00

I know where the limits are and they were well and truely exceeded.

Orange & yellow colour exhaust metalwork is >950'C which is the max limit.

[:@]
I didnt mean that to sound patranising bill, just saying:( That is bloody hot though:-o

ibizacupra

06-02-2006, 08:04

I didnt mean that to sound patranising bill, just saying:( That is bloody hot though:-o

No offence taken... but I am not in a great frame of mind about it as you can imagine. I was'nt running the dyno or loading it so hard.

The melted wastegate actuator is not acceptable given the precautions taken in insulating it from radiant heat and cooling fan just to blow over it.

Not a way to run a turbo car on a dyno. What else has been damaged. (bearings on PE?)

m0rk

06-02-2006, 08:14

any idea of EGT (or what the w/g actuator is made of to give an idea?)

hope the poor tubby is OK

ibizacupra

06-02-2006, 09:07

any idea of EGT (or what the w/g actuator is made of to give an idea?)

hope the poor tubby is OK

EGT gauge is on top of the dash so well in view when sat driving it.
I was'nt watching it, not sat in car, but apparent EGT's were 880'C under load.... however when you see everything glowing front to back, bright red/orange up front... on cast iron, you dont have to be a rocket scientist to see that might not actually be true.. >1200'C to glow/melt

Fitted std actuator back on to get it running with controlled boost, and luckily the turbo spools as fast as it did previously it seems, so I am hoping the exhaust housing has'nt distorted.

fingers and toes crossed.

max_torque

06-02-2006, 13:25

EGT gauge is on top of the dash so well in view when sat driving it.
I was'nt watching it, not sat in car, but apparent EGT's were 880'C under load.... however when you see everything glowing front to back, bright red/orange up front... on cast iron, you dont have to be a rocket scientist to see that might not actually be true.. >1200'C to glow/melt

i wouldn't get too worried, i think that 880 degC is probably genuine, the difference here is that you have also heated the exhaust line componentry up to this temp (cast iron will be cherry red by 900 degC). Normally the short duration / cooling effects of typical on-road / track WOT operation will of course increase the exhaust gas temp to these values, but probably not the main mass of say the exhaust manifold. Focus RS for example ran at a maximum pre-turbine temp of 930 degC and durability engines did this for 180hrs continuous.

turbo should be fine at a continous 900degC, as long as the oil feed is maintained and is not excessively hot it's self (try to limit oil temp to less than say 150 degC measured as the oil enters the engine post filter etc)

ibizacupra

06-02-2006, 14:09

i wouldn't get too worried, i think that 880 degC is probably genuine, the difference here is that you have also heated the exhaust line componentry up to this temp (cast iron will be cherry red by 900 degC). Normally the short duration / cooling effects of typical on-road / track WOT operation will of course increase the exhaust gas temp to these values, but probably not the main mass of say the exhaust manifold. Focus RS for example ran at a maximum pre-turbine temp of 930 degC and durability engines did this for 180hrs continuous.

turbo should be fine at a continous 900degC, as long as the oil feed is maintained and is not excessively hot it's self (try to limit oil temp to less than say 150 degC measured as the oil enters the engine post filter etc)

That is a bit of a relief to read Paul... I thank you for that. :cheers: :thumbup:
Now I must get my SPA guage running so I can see oil pressure/temp :hide:

F2 Stu

06-02-2006, 19:38

Who's dyno was this on?

In my expereince stainless will bend like a banana reaching those temps:(

Fl@pper

10-02-2006, 21:02

help here too if needed - only 15 mins down road

PS- would external wastegate be allowed ??? solve actuator melting ? got one at work thats looks as good as new and ive seen it 3 times at least looking white hot - eeeek

Madmile

10-02-2006, 22:19

External wg would help with heat issues both for wg and turbo exhaust housings.

ibizacupra

11-02-2006, 11:05

no ports for it tho

Madmile

11-02-2006, 12:44

Port into the manifold, so new manifold. Someone prob already has it in hand i would think.

Your car back then Bill and all ok.

ibizacupra

11-02-2006, 16:01

its back.
wastegate actuator rebuilt with modded badger bushing now.

not the greatest idea using plastic busing for rod. phosphor bronze one now in there.
back and running.

Triple D

11-02-2006, 18:43

its back.
wastegate actuator rebuilt with modded badger bushing now.

not the greatest idea using plastic busing for rod. phosphor bronze one now in there.
back and running.
Thats good to here Bill, Do you have any tests coming up before the season starts?

ibizacupra

11-02-2006, 19:27

next sat @ Combe with TTOC

not much to test tho :( waiting on parts

F2 Stu

11-02-2006, 20:23

Was reading the feature in this months TRC about the series. sounds like a corker of a series:)

Fl@pper

11-02-2006, 21:33

Port into the manifold, so new manifold.
why not modify the old one ?

Madmile

11-02-2006, 21:48

why not modify the old one ?

Because Jabba like my money.
:cry:

dan-ish

12-02-2006, 10:32

next sat @ Combe with TTOC

not much to test tho :( waiting on parts
Suspension still not arrived?

ibizacupra

12-02-2006, 12:06

Suspension still not arrived?

:no: sadly..
KW are not terribly fast.

will run on my PSS9's and spring rates.. but I miss my top mounts already.. turn in shite now (std).
Surprised how quick I got used to the eccentric top mounts and geo I tried it with 1st, and now on std geo (same camber) its not anything like as good on turn in.

maybe I got that guess right on the top mount caster. more to be had which I might try. need testing time.. and things to test of course :doh:

got to buff my tyres.. and mount the S03's onto the other CXR's too... time is the enemy.

ibizacupra

19-02-2006, 23:15

http://badger-5.com/bin/combe/180206-ibiza-combe.jpg

couple of digicam vids
http://badger-5.com/bin/movies/combe-180206-ibiza.MPG

http://badger-5.com/bin/movies/combe-180206-ibiza2.MPG

Dom16v

20-02-2006, 00:06

cool, I'm a regular spectator at coombe, will keep my eyes peeled!

Madmile

20-02-2006, 09:05

Bill did you get to compare your car to the gt30 Ibiza.

ibizacupra

20-02-2006, 13:34

Bill did you get to compare your car to the gt30 Ibiza.

I did yes..
It was very very close.
GT30R power is too much for fwd on road tyres (even really wide ones)
Turning his boost down got him faster out of chicanes with my laggy motor.

Going to be some very close racing me thinks.

Beaker™

20-02-2006, 17:17

Looked very impressive out there on Saturday :thumbup: Didnt get hardly any good pics though i'm affraid :shrug:

http://img499.imageshack.us/img499/3913/image000010wv.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/o72glf.jpg
http://i1.tinypic.com/o72grq.jpg

James G60

21-02-2006, 22:48

Looking Good Bill! Yes you & Tim looked very closely matched when on track together. Those tyres were a bit off-putting on the 1st chicane because they were so tall! ended up using lots of grass on the exit once! ooops!

I see Combe have managed to sort public admission with the MSA for March 25th which is a bonus!

Good luck with the developements & see you there :)

ibizacupra

22-02-2006, 00:02

cheers James.
heard about the 25th thing. Good job too.

BenS1

23-02-2006, 13:15

So what tyres did you find were the best in the end Bill?

And whats the story with your latest engine problems? What happened?

I'm sure this is already covered in another htread somewhere.... I'll have a look.

Cheers
Ben

ibizacupra

23-02-2006, 20:48

S03's worked well.

ibizacupra

23-02-2006, 21:39

did my ARDs course today.
Passed. (phew)

Was pleased with instructors marks. (straight A's :D ) & 100% on written.

one more thing to tick off the many things on my "to do" list.

getting closer.
:)

ryan_s3

23-02-2006, 21:41

well done bill!!

ibizacupra

23-02-2006, 21:44

well done bill!!

Thanks..
I heard today that there might be an Owens monstor EVO coming into the c'ship? You know guys there... is this true?

Going to give Keith some competition if so.

ibizacupra

26-02-2006, 19:56

badger-wagen engine running again... not driven so who knows if its back to health again.

melted/cracked parts removed and new ones modded to make them fit properly.

rebuilding driveshafts before I drive it.. and fit new KW suspension which should be with me in the next day or so.

dan-ish

26-02-2006, 19:58

Hope everthing's o.k on the engine front.
When's your next test session?

m0rk

26-02-2006, 19:58

more melty than that w/g guide, or was it refitting that?

ibizacupra

26-02-2006, 20:29

Hope everthing's o.k on the engine front.
When's your next test session?

not got one booked yet... but its posisbly in the week before race #1... and I would rather more time before test and race day. might need to go somewhere else to test to shake down if I cant do combe. (£250 for official test day) vs £120 for a track day which is my preference.

engines running. cant say much else about it at the mo.

I ran over the welds on the DP with the TIG to flow in over the joins etc. Retapped the lambda bosses as they shrunk a bit after tig'ing round them.
heatwrapped it again to save the wastegate actuator from being cooked. modified actuator now with phosphor bronze bush in there now. Got the knack now of how to fit the DP in... LOL. took me a while, but sussed in the end. it was on and off and on and off... LOL.
Gaskets now used throughout.

A shocking mis-alignment on the turbo to manifold machining on the new manifold. Fecking useless machining error which left a 6mm step between mani & turbo. Glad I used gaskets to line them up. Blummin perthetic fitment had I just bolted it up together. Great quality control - NOT
Ported the mating parts whilst we had the opportunity.

Cant wait to get the driveshafts rebuilt and on there with new KW's to see what its like.

ibizacupra

26-02-2006, 20:39

more melty than that w/g guide, or was it refitting that?

new w/g was fitted a week or so back by JS. Since then its drove like a bag of shite, stalling/hunting/laggy. Did a combe day last saturday and my feelings were confirmed in the way it drove, spooled up (or did'nt spool up as the case may be).

I removed the hot side last sunday. melted housing, cracked manifold. The usual melty melty shite. Been here before. 3rd time now. Not impressed & not happy.

Replacement parts supplied and now finally fitted, after much fettling and a couple of setbacks (like a stripped exhaust stud). New parts on there, fitting properly (1st time ever I suspect now I have compared them, old to new to modified new).

Exhaust mani is a complete sh1t to fit or remove in the car. Could have been so much nicer to fit had more thought gone into it at the beginning. Daft it was not done.

Took the opportunity of fitting my race engine mounts this afternoon seeing as I was under there. Well taught... next to no movement at all now when trying to move motor on its mount. (I cant move it at all) - rear mount looked a bit tired having slack in it. Been on there a couple of years. (FR mount it was, now race ones throughout) - not too much coupling thru of engine vibes to cabin either.

dan-ish

26-02-2006, 20:41

At least it sounds your getting on with it.
Down pipe's very tight I know hopefully the last time you'll need to remove it though.
Are the kw fully adjustable?
Are you uprating the shafts?

ibizacupra

26-02-2006, 20:47

At least it sounds your getting on with it.
Down pipe's very tight I know hopefully the last time you'll need to remove it though.
Are the kw fully adjustable?
Are you uprating the shafts?

Yea, getting on with it... but am annoyed as the time I have spent on repairing could have finished the car ready for pre-scruitineering. :doh:

Kw are 2 way adjustable coilovers. not allowed to run remote resevoir jobbies, so these are my next best guess. Spring rates they have advised are alarming... will have to see how well they work. Race outfit in germany spec'd & built them so fingers crossed they know what they're doing.

Shafts I am just using stock ones with regular replacement GKN joints. They wear rapidly tho. Getting blumming expensive.

waiting for the g'box to expire tho. :hide:

RobDon

27-02-2006, 18:32

Are you worried about race reliability Bill? Do you regret taking this racing on? I hope it all works out for you, will be great seeing you hoofing round (hope someone video's some of your racing!).

ibizacupra

27-02-2006, 18:44

Are you worried about race reliability Bill? Do you regret taking this racing on? I hope it all works out for you, will be great seeing you hoofing round (hope someone video's some of your racing!).

Race reliability should be fine... killing it on a dyno has caused the recent problems.

EGT's on track are ok.

Race season is less track time than just a couple of track days, and mine has survived an awefull lot of track days of abuse previously.

Biggest concern for racing is being taken out by someone else. That would be a problem houston. :-o

ibizacupra

08-03-2006, 23:17

This week I have been mostly fitting my new KW Race Suspension.... feck me its low/short dampers! Max droop is my old ride height on pss9's!

Cable pulls installed into scuttle... which is a pig to remove btw! - Battery cut off and fire extinguisher pull.

Plumbed in 4 nozzle extinguisher into cockpit and engine bay.

Tonight drilled and filed my bonnet and fitted pins & removed cable release mech off it and latch.

Hatch to do next. (which looks like a pig of a job)

Suspension setup, battery cut off wiring, P-clipping to do.
Sticker it up.. get it checked and onto next stage.

Knackered.. Deadline looms

F2 Stu

08-03-2006, 23:24

take it you're removing the numbers when out on the road?

hopkinsgm

09-03-2006, 06:32

From a legal position, there's not a lot of choice Stu...

ibizacupra

09-03-2006, 08:31

take it you're removing the numbers when out on the road?

remove/cover up yes.

m0rk

09-03-2006, 08:51

I don't think it's illegal, just a requirement by the MSA..... as good practice.

RobT

09-03-2006, 08:55

piece of black electrical tape used to cross out number when on highway - done this for 3yrs, no issues

ibizacupra

09-03-2006, 11:08

piece of black electrical tape used to cross out number when on highway - done this for 3yrs, no issues

was planning on doing the same Rob..

hopkinsgm

09-03-2006, 11:18

Yeah, OK, using a strip of tape over the numbers is enough... What I meant to type (but didn't :redface:) is that you're not supposed to display competition numbers on the road - I believe because the powers that be think it incites folks to race. Same sort of reasons why they don't like to see you wearing a lid in a tintops...

jenk

09-03-2006, 12:00

how about magnetic numbers, easilaly removable then :D

ibizacupra

09-03-2006, 13:21

how about magnetic numbers, easilaly removable then :D

and essentially rub-off-able to I think.
I have considered this but will stick with stick on's me thinks.. (and am broke now too so cheap is good too )

James G60

09-03-2006, 14:48

Yeah I'd stick to the stick on type...

Magnetic ones have a tendancy to fly off at high speed!!

& as you say Bill much cheaper too :)

hopkinsgm

09-03-2006, 15:20

...Magnetic ones have a tendancy to fly off at high speed!!...
If the magnetic L plates I had when learning drive are anything to go by, about 40 consitutes high speed then... Hopefully Bill's going to be going a teeny bit quicker than that...

ibizacupra

09-03-2006, 15:35

maybe 45-50mph... if I am doing well..

Ruddmeister

09-03-2006, 15:39

Any new pic's Bill (when you have 5 mins ;) )

jenk

09-03-2006, 16:36

bad suggestion then :hide:

ibizacupra

09-03-2006, 16:41

Any new pic's Bill (when you have 5 mins ;) )

Not had chance yet...
It will be posted with its livery/stickers and stuff as soon as its complete.... which will be, erm.... God I'm running out of time! :doh: :cry:

CupraR-Rog

09-03-2006, 17:41

Not had chance yet...
It will be posted with its livery/stickers and stuff as soon as its complete.... which will be, erm.... God I'm running out of time! :doh: :cry:
Less time posting on forum = more time for ibiza!! We'll understand when we see the pics!!

ibizacupra

10-03-2006, 08:10

working till past midnight most nights on it..
now has bonnet and boot pins in place.

cable pulls to connect and battery cut off next and I hope its up to the regs then..

wash it, t-cut it, sticker it up with c'ship decals and then onto next stage which is get is pre-scrutineered.

ibizacupra

12-03-2006, 23:11

partly stickered up with c'ship decals now.. looks the part.
KW's on there and test driven... :think: not too bad at all. Need a test day ASAP to see for sure tho.

battery isloation/kill switch was a complete 'mare to sort. Needed all terminals wired to actually kill engine. :doh: ign cut req'd on mine as well, as main battery power feed cut & alternator drop resistor. (was'nt simple at all in the end on mine Rob :( ) - Done now tho thank feck.

Remainign to do is additional brake bias reduction to the rears. Got to stick some extra valves between m/c and rear end to bring back the lever adjusters into play. Too much rear brake on mine still. Spin tastic @ Combe last visit when leaning on them. :doh:

even polished bits of the car!

Beaker™

12-03-2006, 23:35

My my, you have been busy. Should all be worth it though :thumbup:

cpufreak

12-03-2006, 23:44

nice bill.

glad it looks like its all coming together.

look forward to seeing it in action!

James G60

15-03-2006, 13:46

ibizacupra

15-03-2006, 15:50

Whats the regs looking like for the front bumper holes Bill?

Had a Thought - Probably just as against the rules...

Remember Ian Birch's S3 LUPO? Had the Letters cut out on the numberplate & meshed black so it looked like a number plate, but the bumper was cut to match behind, so similar to having bumper holes but not as obvious.

Probably a bad Idea, just a thought - bending the rules maybe...

I can find nothing in the regs which says you cant. only reference to the max bonnet apature being 30sq cm *which was a type, meant to read 300sq cm*

James G60

15-03-2006, 16:10

Ahh thats ok then!

Will have to wait & see I suppose... Some guy on the Castle Combe Forum reckoned it might be a problem but I can't see anything saying it isn't allowed either.

I suppose you can always take a plate to cover it in emergancy - In case Brian Cox starts complaining ;)

Olly20VT

15-03-2006, 19:37

Whats the regs looking like for the front bumper holes Bill?

Had a Thought - Probably just as against the rules...

Remember Ian Birch's S3 LUPO? Had the Letters cut out on the numberplate & meshed black so it looked like a number plate, but the bumper was cut to match behind, so similar to having bumper holes but not as obvious.

Probably a bad Idea, just a thought - bending the rules maybe...

Had the same idea for my road car but never got round to it.
Nice work bill, might pop up on the first race, iv heard that they are leaving the gates open and if people hapen to walk in and watch then so be it. just a rumour.

James G60

15-03-2006, 19:42

Olly,

You will have to pay mate. They have permission now from the MSA for spectator admission as usual - but you will have to pay unfortunately!

No doubt will be a good day though so well worth it! :)

ibizacupra

16-03-2006, 08:38

James G60

16-03-2006, 09:42

Yep - been following the pre season debates ;)

Ahh - good luck tomorrow! Hope everthing works well together! Got nothing on, so might pop in on my way to old sodbury & have a gander:)

ibizacupra

16-03-2006, 12:30

http://www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk/documents/250306proventrylist.pdf

Only 2 x Class A cars at the time of publishing.. probably some late entries to come.

Going to be busy.

:)

CupraR-Rog

16-03-2006, 12:53

Class B: 2wd 1801cc to 3000cc
44 Tim HANLON Trowbridge Driver Seat Ibiza Cupra 1780 Seat/Hanlon Race
55 Bill BROCKBANK Stonehouse Badger5 Seat Ibiza Cupra 1800 Seat/Badger5
62 Julian ELLISON Devizes Swindon Volvo Racing Volvo S40 T4 1855 Volvo/Dialynx
63 Brian COX Hove Driver Peugeot 206 GTi 2000 Peugeot
64 Tony DOLLEY Cannington Driver Peugeot 206 GTi 2000 Longman
65 Ilsa COX Hove Driver Peugeot 206 GTi 2000 Peugeot
67 Terry THORNE Bristol Driver Ford Focus RS 1998
68 Nick MIZEN Bristol Driver Rover 220 Turbo Coupe 2000 Rover
70 Roy MILLER Cherhill Real Machines Racing Volkswagen Vento VR6 2800 Volkswagen
82 Ben URQUHART Yeovil Driver Peugeot 205 GTi 2050 Peugeot
84 Carleton WILLIAMS Bournemouth Driver Peugeot 205 GTi 1905 Peugeot
85 Kevin BIRD Ditcheat Driver Seat Leon Cupra R 1800 West Tuning
86 Angus DAWE Newbury Red Mist Sportscars BMW M3 2999 BMW
88 David URQUHART Yeovil Driver Peugeot 205 GTi 2050 Peugeot
90 Nick CLARK Newark Team 24BPH Vauxhall Vectra GSi 2500 Driver
99 Ian CRAIG Whittlesey Ultimate Cars of Cirencester BMW M3 2998 BMW
interesting grid line-up!! Any ideas how modified the other cars in the grid are? i remember you mentioning the ibiza and leon... Will have to see if i'm fit & well enough to drive down and see this...

ibizacupra

18-03-2006, 08:45

you not been well Rog?

CupraR-Rog

18-03-2006, 16:14

you not been well Rog?
wrist operation mate - pain in the @$$ not being able to drive, use the playststion or anything :( Add to that a little bit of whiplash from when I was rear-ended a couple of weeks back...

edit - and one hand swollen to nearly 2x the size of the other still with restricted finger movement - should I be worried??

CupraR-Rog

20-03-2006, 00:02

How did testing go Bill??

Chris Eyre

20-03-2006, 10:19

Just a quick note to wish you all the best this weekend Bill.
I'm sure the entire Club GT Aiii brigade are behind you on this one :)

Will hope to attend a race sometime this season, but shows etc on hold due to car building at this end.

CupraR-Rog

20-03-2006, 12:34

How did testing go Bill??
Answering my own questions now!!

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=82557

New gearbox then, eh Bill?? What's going in this time? (16v? Stock Cupra?)

Hope everything's sorted for the weekend!

ibizacupra

20-03-2006, 22:24

erm yea... another box. :doh:

not exactly the thing I was hoping to happen in the week before race #1.

these things are sent to try us I spose. :cry:

CupraR-Rog

21-03-2006, 14:24

Better to happen before race #1, rather than during it!!! ;)

And you have been waiting for this one to go for a while...

ibizacupra

21-03-2006, 14:37

Better to happen before race #1, rather than during it!!! ;)

And you have been waiting for this one to go for a while...

dunno really.. I can race without 5th if I had to.
ces la vie

CupraR-Rog

21-03-2006, 14:39

Fair point... hadn't thought of it like that actually!

ibizacupra

21-03-2006, 15:03

replacement box being fitted thursday, rebuilt etc.
thankfully I have a spare to build up from again.
was'nt planning on having to do so tho so soon.

thinking about the size of 5th vs the torque expected from it, with ~370lbft or thereabouts, its asking a lot.

first few gears have a torque limiter in-built..... ie lack of traction/grip. 4th & 5th do grip so full engine torque makes its way to the tarmac.

235/245 section tyres putting some reasonsable tyre to the track.

poor things got its work cut out.

andyb

22-03-2006, 15:47

good luck for the weekend Bill :)

m0rk

22-03-2006, 18:37

http://www.msttiming.com/meeting.asp?event=61268&source=ccrc2006&eventtype=ccrcclub

ibizacupra

23-03-2006, 10:59

Blimey!
talk about big brother watching you....

No pressure! :cry:

m0rk

23-03-2006, 11:20

It'll be doing live lap by lap timings & updating all the while

So we'll know when you had a sucky lap

ZBOYD

23-03-2006, 11:28

:D Good Luck Bill.

May the Brake Horse Power be with you.

ibizacupra

23-03-2006, 11:55

may the god of transmissions be on my side too...

RobT

23-03-2006, 12:05

Ave it !

CupraR-Rog

24-03-2006, 10:25

Good luck Bill!!

Still hoping to be able to come down and watch...

Make sure you check your mobile throughout the day as well - no doubt it'll be melting with supporting text messages all day!!! ;) :p

ANDY BLUNT

25-03-2006, 18:02

BADGER 6TH,from 14th on the grid.A excellent result concidering qualifying problems mate,just think where you would be with issues sorted.What happened to Keiths A4?Nice one :cheers: Andy

ryan_s3

25-03-2006, 18:19

Well done Bill,where is the other beezer? What the hell is under that rover 220's hood?

Olly20VT

25-03-2006, 18:26

a very wet and cold day, but well done what a clime up you did, grate to watch, hope your happy with the risolt you should be IMO

Beaker™

25-03-2006, 18:28

Yeh well done mate, looked VERY wet out there!

http://i2.tinypic.com/s66jvk.jpg

Gizmo

25-03-2006, 20:08

mark sheerin

25-03-2006, 20:38

respect to Bill...to be honest my only experience of Combe is on my newly aquired Toca racing driver 3 on ps2 and to be honest its scary on the pooter never mind in real life...lots of fast corners and almost blind into the chicanes .... must be nervy in real life

traumapat

25-03-2006, 20:50

thanks for showing the pics.

bills car looks good. can anyone tell me what the black x is about under the rear light?

congrats bill. :clap:

Gizmo

25-03-2006, 20:54

thanks for showing the pics.

bills car looks good. can anyone tell me what the black x is about under the rear light?

congrats bill. :clap:

Its the novice badge. You get to wear it for 10 races.

traumapat

25-03-2006, 22:04

ta :D

Chris Cupra R

26-03-2006, 00:09

he he was a great day out apart from i had to swim back to my car...

soo yeah good on ya bill.. nice result concidering the weather! AUGH

cya next race

Gizmo

26-03-2006, 09:10

We should have an SCN meet at the next race if theres enough of us. Certainly seen a few around the circuit.

I normally park with my Scooby mates (I've got a black LCR now) at Bobbies chicane.

Gizmo

26-03-2006, 09:23

BTW it was a wet race (my pics are from practice)

http://www.gizmo555.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/cc250306/DSC_1120er.JPG

Don

26-03-2006, 13:23

IS that a car or a hydofoil?

Good work Bill - onwards and upwards!

ZBOYD

26-03-2006, 13:52

Its a 4 wheel power shower :yes:

johnyellowcupra

26-03-2006, 18:12

I was there too , it was good racing despite the rain:D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/valentine1/Cars%20Planes%20and%20Boats/motorsport/IMG_2026a.jpg

Here is Mr Badger coming up on a bmw m3 in 6th place
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/valentine1/Cars%20Planes%20and%20Boats/motorsport/IMG_2038.jpg

Here he is a lap later with the m3 in the background in 7th :clap:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v480/valentine1/Cars%20Planes%20and%20Boats/motorsport/IMG_2053.jpg

Olly20VT

26-03-2006, 18:14

there must have been a few of us there then, i think we should have a small meet next time

cpufreak

26-03-2006, 18:15

nice photos + Good work bill - good to see the hardwork paying off.

F2 Stu

26-03-2006, 18:24

Thats interesting, the car is on 16"s

ibizacupra

26-03-2006, 18:54

Excellent result.

Bit of bad luck for my mate Paul Ashton (silver Scoob) with flat battery on installation laps.

Heres a few of my pics -

http://www.gizmo555.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/cc250306/DSC_1043erb.JPG

http://www.gizmo555.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/cc250306/DSC_1051erb.JPG

http://www.gizmo555.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/cc250306/DSC_1060erb.JPG

http://www.gizmo555.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/cc250306/DSC_1068erb.JPG

some great pictures there... thanks for posting em..
Shame about your m8... wondered wtf was going on on the formation lap when he went so slow... did'nt want to pass, but then when I pulled level with him could here his misfiring etc. :( He must have been gutted. Feel very sorry for him.

ibizacupra

26-03-2006, 18:57

Thats interesting, the car is on 16"s

I swapped back onto my 16" for the new(ish) eagle F1's on em.
FANTASTIC rain tyre. :D Well happy with them.

Car looked on stilts on em tho.. LOL not exactly a low rider with ride height set for my big wheels.

ibizacupra

26-03-2006, 19:30

Well ! What a day yesterday was. [B)]

So much to take in on what goes on, within a race meeting.. Soooo many briefings it was unreal! 1/2 of them were cos of it being Combe's first "Race Club" meeting, organised solely by them and not the BRSCC.

Missed my 1st drivers briefing.. :doh: forgot completely about it :hide: but found out there was another at 10am... which I did'nt miss. (note to self, READ the final instructions and make yourself a To Do list with times)

I only got home back from JBS at 02:15am that morning (not one night had I finished before 12am) after a crappy drive up to Chesterfield on motorway congestion from hell on a Friday after noon. New spare g'box was installed and new CC software uploaded (last minute or what... :cry: )
Added the final stickers/numbers and left for home just after midnight. Raining/pouring down all the way. Bode well for saturday race meeting - NOT

Sun stripe got wiped off on the way home in the rain and wipers.. :doh: so had to suss a new c'ship sponsor sticker and red class stripe for the windscreen top when I got there.

I have to say a MASSIVE BIG THANKYOU to Nigel (Jaycee Precision Engineers) & Tony my neighbor for being TOP TOP blokes helping me with the car both before on the many many late nights and all thru yesterday whilst I was running around from briefing to briefing like a blue arsed numptie. Also thanks to James (JBS/Custom Code) and Leigh (JBS) for the support on the day and night(s) before.

Qualifying was dissapointing... only managing a crappy 1m21s lap and 14th on the grid. Somewhere in the last minute frenzy of getting the car to race one at all, we seemed to have misplaced 10psi of boost :doh: LOL - At least the quali was dry. My worst fears tho were realised... I was exactly middle of the pack and a very wet race loomed.. Oh Sh1t! :hide:

I was so very glad we had blagged/borrowed an ezi-up tent thing as the weather turned very sour at lunch time... severe wet weather & torrential rain ensued. Not sure if our tent was popular cos of well wishers or any port in a storm with the weather being so bad. I would like to thank ALL the many people who popped by to wish me all the best. It meant a lot, it really did, and I THANK YOU ALL for that. :D :clap:

Not long before we were called up, and no let up in the weather we changed from my 17" rims back to my road wheels/tyre. Good old Eagle F1's... The best wet road tyre IMHO.

Called into the assembly area in grid order. pi$$ing down outside. Was I so veyr glad I had my heater and fans intact :p when looking around at the ultra stripped out race cars around me fogged up to hell. Me - mist free :D

We had a shortend race from 12 to 10 laps due to the weather, but had 2 formation laps due to quali being dry and race being wet. (boy was it wet! :blink: )

On the formation lap, the guy in front of me with a Scooby seemed to be getting slower and slower to the point where the field in front of him were dissapearing.. Erm, do I stay or do I go... not supposed to pass. I pulled up level to him and could then hear his motor misfiring so figured he had big problems to pulled by and caught up the rest of the pack (as did everyone else stuck behind me LOL)

Form up onto the grid, trying to remember my position. :think: Sit there, in 1st gear... look up for lights.. OH Nuts! where are the light? Ahhhhh! I could'nt see the gantry lights as I was sat low and close to the grid car in front so had not clue when race start was... bugger bugger bugger... 5 sec board.. saw that, then watched for the front boys to go... which they did then................ off.......massive wheelspin.... damn.... grab 2nd... massive wheelspin (not actually moving very fast forward) and a whole bunch of people passing me all around.. grab another gear... miss it.. grab 4th, bog it but.. hell that'll do. Now I am at least closing in on the cars in front, but now I cant see a blummin thing. So much spray and cars.. Where's the corners? where's quarry. :-o

Watching my mirrors to see if I am cutting anyone up in the turns, check for gaps, which looked ok. Lap one, and now settling down a bit. Field seems to be opening up now, and I can catch stuff up easily.

Starting 14th, dropped to 18th on end of lap 1.. Great! :no: (I am blissfully unaware of any of this btw, only thinking keep it on the track, finish the race stupid!)

Cars running badly during the laps... but its a race so I aint stopping. I guess we did'nt sort it out like we hoped. Damn those last minute rushes.. no good can come of them. Catching cars, passing them, under braking, under traction, thru corners and under power.... ibiza was good everywhere apart from the power dept.. (*which is prolly not a bad thing considering how wet it was)

The more cars I pass, the more difficult the drivers seemed to make it.. blocked a few times by some of the better more experienced drivers, but just went the other side of em.. :D and drove by under braking, powering by, traction out of the corners etc. It was good good fun. Really getting into it. I had rear brake balance issues in the quali so had nigh on turned off the rear brakes, but into quaryr more than a few times, locked it up, stalled engine, then had to grab for gears to slow the thing down with the wheels turning.. was a little bit edgy, but all in control for the most part. Cars balance felt nice. very predictable.

2 laps to go and goign round old paddock.. engine wswitched off then on then off (dashboard going on and off) oh no!!! fecking master switch was playing up... so had to lean across to waggle it and hold it still and finish the next few corners one handed.. :wtf: Phew! it seemed to stay on now. Up to that point I had passed a few motors, an M3 being the last one and the car in front was maybe catchable if I went silly, but catching and passing are different things, so looked at the gap I had pulled on M3 and the gap to chase down the Ventra (it turned out to be) and thought 2 laps.. keep it sensible. Finish race, get signature and thank your lucky stars the car's intact. Which I did. Chequered flag... WOOHOOOO! :D Finished.

Returned to the crew, MrsB, Nige, Tony, James, Leigh... and they told me where I had finished.. 6th they said.. Hmmm in class I said... No overall! Had dropped back to 18th on lap one, then got back up to 6th. :D well chuffed Wayhay... Well happy given how bad I had quali'd and started dropping loadsa places. Got some point on the board too. 5th in class. :D

What a rush!

The car has some real potential.. now I really know. Given how poor its actual running was on the day, the relative performance is there to be had now we have some 3 weeks to suss it out in our own time.

Bring on race #2, Bank Holiday Monday, Easter Weekend.

:clap:

WeeJase

26-03-2006, 19:41

i was on the edge of me seat reading that bill :D
how different to a track day is that?no bugger letting you passed :)
btw not used them on track,but i found uniroyal rainsports to be better than f1's for wet grip.

ryan_s3

26-03-2006, 19:46

Nice commentry bill,sounds like there's loads of potential there.When is the next race!

ibizacupra

26-03-2006, 19:54

i was on the edge of me seat reading that bill :D
how different to a track day is that?no bugger letting you passed :)

I was on the edge myself m8... typing it brought it vividly back to me.. WOW!

I was less nervous than I thought.. thankfully.

I do remember when catching up some of the more experienced guys, catching them with a reasonable extra pace... and they pull across in front of me.. Waaayyy I thought... but then just smiled at myself, Its RACING Stupid! In the few times they pulled that manouver I just drove the other side of em, managing to maintain my momentum. Squeaze me down into tower corner for example but I kept on down the inside of them, easing by under braking, taking the corner, and pulling away once thru.

I think I was fortunate in some respect to get where I did in the wet. It always seems to seperate people a lot more so than the dry. Big respect to the top guys and winner tho.. by god his wet times were good.

It was unlucky for Keith Murray having mechanical problem and having to drop out. He was going to win the race easily. Tomcat Rover won in the end, and had been on pole anyhow. He is a very quick driver/car combo.

Interesting to note, after quali, almost every car was pulled into parc ferme for closer scrutineering for eligibility. There had been much mumbling and moaning in the run up to race one, after Keiths A4 dominated last years season. Bumper mods in particular were being scutinised. No additional holes are allowed, however a LOT of cars, TomCat winner included, had big holes in the bumpers.. holes and all.

I had removed and blanked my previous holes to make mine legal and here they all were illegal. Hmmmm. :think: All the 206's had cut down rear bumpers (some sort of aero mod I am told), so it will be interesting to see what transpires if anything. Rules are rules after all.

ibizacupra

26-03-2006, 19:55

Nice commentry bill,sounds like there's loads of potential there.When is the next race!

;)

"Bring on race #2, Bank Holiday Monday, Easter Weekend."

mark sheerin

26-03-2006, 20:00

biggest difference between driving on road or track and actually racing is the fact you have to trust the guy in front when you drive 3 inch off someones bumper and hope they don't lose it..safe braking gaps are just a distant memory.

ibizacupra

26-03-2006, 20:06

Glenn

26-03-2006, 20:06

Great result Bill. :clap:

I wondered if you were having problems in Qualifying...now I know why. Prebble in the Tomcat was really going some, no surprise to find he was on pole.

I was up at Quarry for the race and saw you got a bit swallowed in the pack from the start. Thought initially you might be treading carefully due to the conditions - can't win the championship in the first race but stacking the car could end your season early? However once things had sorted themselves out, it was clear how much more the Ibiza had than the cars around it, especially exiting Quarry. Seemed like you were taking a place per lap. You got a mention from the commentator about how well you were moving through the field.

Was standing next to a group of "Murray-haters" - cheering when his A4 packed up but not supporting any other driver as far as I could tell? :wtf: Shame the other SEATs didn't make the race.

Also worth mentioning was the Easytrack E30 BMW series - superb racing & entertainment, worth putting up with the weather for that alone.

Looking forward to the next one.

ibizacupra

26-03-2006, 20:10

F2 Stu

26-03-2006, 20:49

Think I'll attend that Easter Monday meeting.

Do goodyears not do a wide enough tyre for your CXR's?

ibizacupra

26-03-2006, 21:02

Think I'll attend that Easter Monday meeting.

Do goodyears not do a wide enough tyre for your CXR's?

yea prolly m8... but I dont have endless ££ on 17" rims/tyres and my 16's are narrow enough to cut thru the standing water better than aquaplane wideuns.. my thinking anyhows.

worked well I thought.

ibizacupra

26-03-2006, 21:08

National Mobile Windscreens Castle Combe Saloon Car Championship - PROVISIONAL RESULT - RACE 8
POS NO CL DRIVER NAT CAR TIME LAPS GAP MPH BEST
1 91 B Gary PREBBLE Rover 220 Coupe Turbo 15:43.777 10 70.56 1:32.100
2 87 A Steve TURVEY Subaru Impreza Turbo 15:47.385 10 3.608 70.29 1:31.889
3 88 B David URQUHART Peugeot 205 GTi 16:01.013 10 17.236 69.30 1:33.368
4 68 B Nick MIZEN Rover 220 Turbo Coupe 16:20.281 10 36.504 67.94 1:34.955
5 90 B Nick CLARK Vauxhall Vectra GSi 16:23.388 10 39.611 67.72 1:36.447
6 55 B Bill BROCKBANK Seat Ibiza Cupra 16:41.502 10 57.725 66.50 1:36.370
7 99 B Ian CRAIG BMW M3 16:47.972 10 1:04.195 66.07 1:37.896
8 65 B Ilsa COX Peugeot 206 GTi 16:51.838 10 1:08.061 65.82 1:38.786
9 64 B Tony DOLLEY Peugeot 206 GTi 17:03.239 10 1:19.462 65.08 1:40.113
10 86 B Angus DAWE BMW M3 17:04.571 10 1:20.794 65.00 1:39.358
11 62 B Julian ELLISON Volvo S40 T4 17:18.949 10 1:35.172 64.10 1:40.433
12 82 B Ben URQUHART Peugeot 205 GTi 15:52.750 9 1 LAP 62.91 1:40.550
13 71 A Mark HARRISON Mitsubishi Evo 8 16:00.619 9 1 LAP 62.39 1:39.982
14 17 D Oliver LEWIS Peugeot 106 XSi 16:01.582 9 1 LAP 62.33 1:42.113
15 33 C Tony HUTCHINGS MG ZR 16:07.826 9 1 LAP 61.93 1:42.021
16 36 C Nigel MARSH Vauxhall Corsa 16:17.679 9 1 LAP 61.30 1:42.586
17 24 C Wayne OSBORNE Peugeot 205 GTi 16:30.851 9 1 LAP 60.49 1:46.698
18 70 B Roy MILLER Volkswagen Vento VR6 16:31.530 9 1 LAP 60.45 1:45.058
19 50 C Clifford TANG Honda Civic 16:41.562 9 1 LAP 59.84 1:36.765
20 60 C Paul GARDNER Citroen Saxo VTS 16:50.507 9 1 LAP 59.31 1:49.259
21 10 D Matt SKIDMORE Rover Mini 17:17.860 9 1 LAP 57.75 1:50.840
Not Classified
1 D R POYNTER-BROWN Vauxhall Corsa 9:05.192 5 D.N.F. 61.07 1:43.564
89 A Keith MURRAY Audi A4 Quattro 6:13.058 4 D.N.F. 71.41 1:31.610
84 B Carleton WILLIAMS Peugeot 205 GTi 7:13.120 4 D.N.F. 61.50 1:42.589
47 C Simon SPEARING Peugeot 205 GTi 5:32.530 3 D.N.F. 60.08 1:41.313
19 D Eddie BENTON Rover Mini Cooper 6:23.921 3 D.N.F. 52.04 1:56.497
66 A Paul ASHTON Subaru Impreza Turbo 0 D.N.F. N/A

Fastest Lap
89 A Keith MURRAY Audi A4 Quattro 1:31.610 4 116.99kph 72.69
91 B Gary PREBBLE Rover 220 Coupe Turbo 1:32.100 4 116.37kph 72.31
50 C Clifford TANG Honda Civic 1:36.765 4 110.76kph 68.82
17 D Oliver LEWIS Peugeot 106 XSi 1:42.113 4 104.96kph 65.22

Car No's 66 & 91 still need working transponders. Start Time : 17:06
Weather : Cloudy / Wet End Time : 17:22
Copyright © 2006 MST Sports Timing Ltd. All Rights Reserved Printed : 17:26 Saturday 25 March 2006

F2 Stu

26-03-2006, 21:56

yea prolly m8... but I dont have endless ££ on 17" rims/tyres and my 16's are narrow enough to cut thru the standing water better than aquaplane wideuns.. my thinking anyhows.

worked well I thought.

Certainly cant complain with it being your first race, an icky poo car and a fruaght preperation.

gary bocking

26-03-2006, 22:23

Well done Bill. not a bad result at all for your first race, car looks very purposeful all stickered up! :funk: :clap:

ibizacupra

26-03-2006, 23:08

once it was a "sensible road car"

anyone remember that? :)

cpufreak

26-03-2006, 23:16

once it was a "sensible road car"

anyone remember that? :)

:)

and I said I wasn't modifying the S4 when I bought it.

Its an addiction.

Maybe someone should start up an AA-like organisation to deal with it...Mystery Modders..or something.

ibizacupra

26-03-2006, 23:45

serial modders afliction (SMA)

mark sheerin

26-03-2006, 23:46

If you were to enter the series again from scratch with a clean sheet which car would you pick?

ibizacupra

27-03-2006, 00:00

If you were to enter the series again from scratch with a clean sheet which car would you pick?

depends on which class I woudl like to win.
something 1.8T light and 4WD... so possibly an A3 quattro/S3, haldex controller and some 500bhp or something.

For class B - I have the right tool now I think. (hope)
Would maybe consider Golf IV or Leon if I could get one as light (legally)

hopkinsgm

27-03-2006, 07:30

..."sensible road car"...
Damn, you beat me to it! ;) Hope to see you at Combe on Easter Monday.

Ruddmeister

27-03-2006, 08:25

ibizacupra

27-03-2006, 08:56

Well done Bill 6th is excellent considering the issues you had, hope it's dry next time (bigger wheels and 10psi extra), do you still have the boost controller? thinking if it's raining again it may be good to dial out some of the power....

I do still have the controller... which looks like was the thing messing up on the day. removed it since and hey presto car does what it should. some unwanted interaction between new ecu code and old controller. will be sorted tho as I do want to retain the controller function for wet conditions. it will be well handy.

At least we have some time now before next event to sort all that out now.

weight reduction will continue in the mean time on the car. (still has most of the sound proofing tar on the floor still, and speakers/crossovers etc) - not exactly a lightweight car yet.

Ruddmeister

27-03-2006, 08:58

weight reduction will continue in the mean time on the car. (still has most of the sound proofing tar on the floor still, and speakers/crossovers etc) - not exactly a lightweight car yet.

although maybe the full heater controls will stay in for the time being ;)

ibizacupra

27-03-2006, 09:06

although maybe the full heater controls will stay in for the time being ;)

hell yea. they are still in as a deliberate action.
seen too many igloos driving and having to pull off in wet conditions before.

visibility vs the extra weight.... I'll go for seeing where I am going any day of the week.

Chris Eyre

27-03-2006, 10:32

Great result there Bill, esp. considering the lowly 18th lap 1 position. Fantabulous write up also.

I dont get it with people not liking Keith Murray's performance. He has a fast car, and in the wet its going to be quick.. power + Traction.

I read the entire Combe thread on this and it’s a fine line imho. Keith had to ditch the front bumper because it had nothing to do with the A4, or permitted wheel arch extensions. It’s RS4, so it had to go. The issue I can see with the RS4 wing is whether they permit him to get a bigger diameter wheel in there – since the lower lip on the RS wings may be higher. Extending out by 75mm (max) would be from the lower lip outwards, or from higher up the arch, outwards? Doesn’t say. Anyway, sounds like the 206s aren’t perfect either.

Lack of boost a definite advantage I would have thought – well worth considering having a wet weather map, or getting the no-worky boost controller sorted.

Heater is mandatory in my book – I never understand anyone who ditches theirs. We’re hardly in the Med!

Give me a shout re: getting brackets and particularly sound deadening out (needs warming).

Need spot weld drill (from Frosts - Mach Mart ones no good), nibbler, belt sander, heat gun, freezer scraper and thinners. May have a spare day around Easter (G. Fri?).

CupraR-Rog

27-03-2006, 11:39

ibizacupra

27-03-2006, 12:09

Great result there Bill, esp. considering the lowly 18th lap 1 position. Fantabulous write up also.

I read the entire Combe thread on this and it’s a fine line imho. Keith had to ditch the front bumper because it had nothing to do with the A4, or permitted wheel arch extensions. It’s RS4, so it had to go. The issue I can see with the RS4 wing is whether they permit him to get a bigger diameter wheel in there – since the lower lip on the RS wings may be higher. Extending out by 75mm (max) would be from the lower lip outwards, or from higher up the arch, outwards? Doesn’t say. Anyway, sounds like the 206s aren’t perfect either.

Lack of boost a definite advantage I would have thought – well worth considering having a wet weather map, or getting the no-worky boost controller sorted.

Heater is mandatory in my book – I never understand anyone who ditches theirs. We’re hardly in the Med!

Give me a shout re: getting brackets and particularly sound deadening out (needs warming).

Need spot weld drill (from Frosts - Mach Mart ones no good), nibbler, belt sander, heat gun, freezer scraper and thinners. May have a spare day around Easter (G. Fri?).

Cheers m8. :)

heater and scraper were used to do the passenger floorpan bit where I bolted the fire extinguisher bottle. The rest of the car to be done.
slow job as you know. heat is the key.

Some metal to be removed too from a few things. Will look out spot weld drill. :thumbup:

re Keiths car... wings *should* be ok... up to 75mm allowed per wing extention from wheel centre line upwards. Bumper.. yea, they have clarified the regs, but very few people seem to have adhered to them. Do their points still stand as they are not within technical regs for the c'ship. :think:

I had to undo my bumper mods and remount my oil cooler elsewhere due to the holes I had added last year. All rose joints apart from my top ones, now engineered out into other bushed specials (thanks to Nige @ www.jaycee-ltd.co.uk )

Pugs all had rear bumper mods, 205 had front bumper cut out in the middle for oil cooler, Vectra had bolt on touring car spoiler (same sillohette?), winning tomcar rover had big extra enlarged holes in its front etc etc etc. All outside of the technical regs. Will anything be said or done? Given the combe forum moans about keiths eligibility early by a few of the other runners, who also have illegal aspects to their cars... makes you wonder what the point of the regs were if not upheld. Bizarre, and frustrating when you have had to modify your own car to meet the regs, where others dont without recourse.
:confused:

Not sure what the Combe official bods will do, but they sure took a long interest in several of the cars post quali... but not mine)

It was unlucky for keith he had mechanical gremlins.. he was most likely to win.

ibizacupra

27-03-2006, 12:10

Wish I could have made it down on the day to watch this :(

Be interesting to see the improvements next race!!

As for "sensible road car", isn't that the S8 now??

*Rog ponders if there's a racing category for modified S8's...*

S8 has too big an engine.. LOL
would have faster than the ibiza tho I think on the day. :D

4Wd traction baby...

Chris Eyre

27-03-2006, 12:23

Pugs all had rear bumper mods, 205 had front bumper cut out in the middle for oil cooler, Vectra had bolt on touring car spoiler (same sillohette?), winning tomcar rover had big extra enlarged holes in its front etc etc etc. All outside of the technical regs. Will anything be said or done?

Given the combe forum moans about keiths eligibility early by a few of the other runners, who also have illegal aspects to their cars... makes you wonder what the point of the regs were if not upheld.

Bizarre, and frustrating when you have had to modify your own car to meet the regs, where others dont without recourse.
:confused:

Sounds to me that it's the usual put up/shut up protest situation :( but a mention on the Combe forum 'for clarification' may be enough to raise awareness and get clarification for all :). Sooner rather than later imho. Points are rarely retrospectively adjusted - once cars are away on trailers, no one can be vetted.

ibizacupra

27-03-2006, 12:27

Sounds to me that it's the usual put up/shut up protest situation :( but a mention on the Combe forum 'for clarification' may be enough to raise awareness and get clarification for all :). Sooner rather than later imho. Points are rarely retrospectively adjusted - once cars are away on trailers, no one can be vetted.

It has been done, but I wont be holding my breath as not much "action" seems to occur on there despite the many hot air huffing & puffing posts made.

Brian Cox's engine went bang as he entered parc ferme... loadsa smoke. :(
Pugs seemed quite fragile most of last year. Very stressed atmo motors. Was surprised they were'nt faster in the wet than they were. I cant imagine I had much more power than them given the lack of boost I had on the day, but they were relatively easily passed, once they stopped swerving & blocking me :hide:

Got some work to do to get the ibiza as quick as the tomcat rover which won.. his best lap times were 4 secs faster than mine! WOW!

combe chat>> http://www.racecar.net/castlecombeforum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=3

mark sheerin

27-03-2006, 12:28

welcome to the world of racing..even inkarts which are supposedly all the same cheating abounds a recent high profile case saw a father/team owner banned and fined £60,000 for dodgy engines

Chris Eyre

27-03-2006, 12:42

It has been done, but I wont be holding my breath as not much "action" seems to occur on there despite the many hot air huffing & puffing posts made.

It's too public for Combe to ignore. They put the forum up, and they have to now manage a much more transparent situation. They will be judged by that. EDIT: just read the Combe thread: sit tight - your post is too obvious to be ignored.

Brian Cox's engine went bang as he entered parc ferme... loadsa smoke. :(
Pugs seemed quite fragile most of last year. Very stressed atmo motors.

They bought the 206s at the start of 2004 - their old 306 was at a Brands track/test day in Feb '04, and sooner or later... BANG. 250+ Longman bhp (conservative est.). Expensive grenades.

Got some work to do to get the ibiza as quick as the tomcat rover which won.. his best lap times were 4 secs faster than mine! WOW!

Prebble's the guy with the lap record I think: 1m 16.694s. Any idea what he's putting out? Aerodynamic car - helps a bit. He must be winning on weight and suspension, unless he's gone potty with the power output. What suspension's he got to cope with the Combe bumps?

Saul

27-03-2006, 13:05

great effort bill

lol @ not being able to see the lights

weather looked awful, do you still have the adjustability on the move for boost? thinking when you get the car fully on song and if/when it rains again

Ruddmeister

27-03-2006, 13:34

weather looked awful, do you still have the adjustability on the move for boost? thinking when you get the car fully on song and if/when it rains again

see post #196 :p

I do still have the controller... which looks like was the thing messing up on the day. removed it since and hey presto car does what it should. some unwanted interaction between new ecu code and old controller. will be sorted tho as I do want to retain the controller function for wet conditions. it will be well handy.

At least we have some time now before next event to sort all that out now.

weight reduction will continue in the mean time on the car. (still has most of the sound proofing tar on the floor still, and speakers/crossovers etc) - not exactly a lightweight car yet.

Saul

27-03-2006, 13:45

bah :p

Ruddmeister

27-03-2006, 13:46

bah :p

:lol: :cartman:

ibizacupra

27-03-2006, 13:49

Prebble's the guy with the lap record I think: 1m 16.694s. Any idea what he's putting out? Aerodynamic car - helps a bit. He must be winning on weight and suspension, unless he's gone potty with the power output. What suspension's he got to cope with the Combe bumps?

Its a light car.... and a quick driver. seriously commited. :clap: :worship:

PipSqueak111

27-03-2006, 14:10

What suspension's he got to cope with the Combe bumps?

Ask any official at Combe - it doesn't have bumps, it has undulations ;)

Chris Eyre

27-03-2006, 14:32

Ask any official at Combe - it doesn't have bumps, it has undulations ;)

And a jump of course.... Quarry :roflmao:

BenS1

27-03-2006, 15:22

From 18th to 6th.... that must of been great to watch! I'm guessing you're not allowed to mount a camera inside (Plus you wouldn't want the extra weight)? The footage would of been excellent!

Glad it all went well, and look forward to hearing about the next race. Hopefully you'll have your 10psi back again and your 'special' (Rocket booster?) mod ready!

I hope I can make it up and see a couple of the races at some point.

Cheers
Ben

ryan_s3

27-03-2006, 17:16

Any idea what power the rover has?Will it still be a 2.0litre?
Thought on a start again situation you would go for a rs evo rather than a3 quattro.

ibizacupra

27-03-2006, 18:59

Any idea what power the rover has?Will it still be a 2.0litre?
Thought on a start again situation you would go for a rs evo rather than a3 quattro.

dunno re EVO... not ever driven one so cant say.
your probably right.
it should be the right tool.

dunno why Owens was'nt on the pace tho.

rover will be 2ltr turbo yea.

ryan_s3

27-03-2006, 19:27

dunno why Owens was'nt on the pace tho.

Probably Mark's driving but i didn't say that!!!

ibizacupra

27-03-2006, 19:50

Probably Mark's driving but i didn't say that!!!

he is well slow.. as slow as me LOL in quali.. and worse in the wet.
he span!

ryan_s3

27-03-2006, 19:59

i did tell you about the civic or whats left of it.

James G60

27-03-2006, 20:31

Ohh is the Civic not looking good these days?

I was told he was racing the Owen Developements evo just to annoy the others - but that never appeared to happen!

What happened to the Civic then?

ryan_s3

27-03-2006, 20:42

Crashed at Rockingham,it's dead.

James G60

27-03-2006, 20:45

Ohh dear, come to think of it I may have heard that...

Chris Eyre

28-03-2006, 11:46

Give me a shout re: getting brackets and particularly sound deadening out (needs warming).

Need spot weld drill (from Frosts - Mach Mart ones no good), nibbler, belt sander, heat gun, freezer scraper and thinners. May have a spare day around Easter (G. Fri?).

Just been through the regs: I cannot see anything which allows the removal of sundry unused bracketry inside or outside the car, cheese-cutting etc. It talks about interior 'trim' removal and welded-on brackets aren't trim in anyone's book.

Fine to take out sound deadening, roof lining etc. Put the spot-weld cutter purchase on hold - you can't use it imho.

ibizacupra

28-03-2006, 15:49

Just been through the regs: I cannot see anything which allows the removal of sundry unused bracketry inside or outside the car, cheese-cutting etc. It talks about interior 'trim' removal and welded-on brackets aren't trim in anyone's book.

Fine to take out sound deadening, roof lining etc. Put the spot-weld cutter purchase on hold - you can't use it imho.

Comparing the rules & regs with the cars on race #1, I have to wonder if anyone actually reads em. :confused:

James G60

28-03-2006, 21:27

Yes you do have to wonder... Lots of Pugs with half their rear bumpers cut off & the vectra with big hole in the front bumper.... (although he only seemed to think his spoiler was illegal)

Seem to have their own version of the regs to work by!

RobT

28-03-2006, 21:57

ibizacupra

29-03-2006, 08:10

If you disagree with their 'interpretation' of the rules, then register a dispute with the MSA, everyone has this right - if no one challenges them they will continue to get away with it - far too much piss taking shite goes on in racing whilst the good honest folk stand by.....well it dont have to be so........new years resolution, dont take shite !

I dont want to rock the boat.. am a newbie.. but its bizarre having put a lot of effort into trying to meet the regs (as worded), but interpretation does always come into it.

:shrug:

Onto race 2 and hopefully a dry one... with some power and grip.. fingers crossed.

CupraR-Rog

29-03-2006, 12:33

mark sheerin

29-03-2006, 13:14

I dont want to rock the boat.. am a newbie.. but its bizarre having put a lot of effort into trying to meet the regs (as worded), but interpretation does always come into it.

:shrug:

Onto race 2 and hopefully a dry one... with some power and grip.. fingers crossed.
I would weigh up the decision first..lets be honest if a car is more than say two secs a lap faster than you then making it have airholes covered up or a std front or rear bumper put back on is not going to mean you are suddenly lapping in the same laptime..a lot of this is gamesmanship.
Try not to create too many waves and enjoy yourself..I would only complain if you were in a battle to win the championship and your nearest rival was cheating..and only if I could prove it.
What about 'special fuel' is that checked for etc etc..just enjoy this season and keep your ear to the ground..you never know you might be able to fudge the line between legal or not yourself by keeping quiet...

ibizacupra

29-03-2006, 14:36

optimax fuel in mine. no boosters.
I dont want to rock the boat... some of these guys are long standing competitors. I have seen "their" attitude to a newbie who is on their pace.. (Keith Murray), as they protested his car as illegal for bumper and wider wings.
Regs have been confirmed since last year in some respects to this point, but some of last years competitors are still running to last years spec cars.

I'll keep focusing on my car and see what the end result is. (with one eye on the regs, and any potential "protests" headed my way if I get competitive)

F2 Stu

29-03-2006, 16:25

It happens in all motorsports really like the flexi F1 wing debate thats going on at the moment, If your bitching about sombodys aero package as it isn't in the spirit of the rules - but otherwise totally legitimate, you really need to concentrate on what your doing and nobodyelse.

Keep your head down and get stuck in is what I say.

ibizacupra

29-03-2006, 17:36

Keep your head down and get stuck in is what I say.

yep, I intend to.
looking forward to race 2, hoping its a dry one.
Cars working well with James busy mapping it on CC.
more airflow than I have ever seen before according to the logs.

:)

mark sheerin

29-03-2006, 18:11

sadly in this country you can never expect a dry race..I did a season in karts once and the first dry race I had all year was in November...:(

ibizacupra

29-03-2006, 18:40

last years season was mostly dry.
I live in hope. :)

James G60

29-03-2006, 19:54

Yes Dry Races would be nice!

Not the best day for spectating either!

Meant to ask Bill, is the guy you know in the Focus RS racing this year?

ibizacupra

29-03-2006, 22:58

Yes Dry Races would be nice!

Not the best day for spectating either!

Meant to ask Bill, is the guy you know in the Focus RS racing this year?
yea, Terry.. he was in the next tent to us with the scoob (paul)

He had some bad luck from the company who did work on his engine :( so was not able to run.
Sounds like he got right unlucky. Cracked/split water jacket in the head or something? Dead unlucky cos he lost his entry fee to make things worse pulling out so late.

ibizacupra

30-03-2006, 20:00

righto...

some video if badgerwagen as shot by Paul in his Scooby during qualifying.

flame_tastic..

{right click and Save As please its 40MB file }>> http://badger-5.com/bin/movies/race1.wmv

Gizmo

30-03-2006, 20:07

righto...

some video if badgerwagen as shot by Paul in his Scooby during qualifying.

flame_tastic..

{right click and Save As please its 40MB file }>> http://badger-5.com/bin/movies/race1.wmv

Now where have I seen that before :whistle:

Will pop in and say hello at next race Bill. Was sheltering in Pauls tent next door to you at last race :rolleyes:

GTi T

30-03-2006, 20:58

Awesome

I wanna see some better footage of yours though Billo [B)]

Keep up the good work and good luck for round 2

I really want to get to one of the races :funk:

ibizacupra

30-03-2006, 21:19

Now where have I seen that before :whistle:

Will pop in and say hello at next race Bill. Was sheltering in Pauls tent next door to you at last race :rolleyes:

hiya..
I did pop into pauls tent in the afternoon.... during the showers..

nice pictures btw.. :)

ibizacupra

30-03-2006, 21:19

Awesome

I wanna see some better footage of yours though Billo [B)]

Keep up the good work and good luck for round 2

I really want to get to one of the races :funk:

well hoping there's some dryer weather for round 2 and some video camera's are whirring in the dry.

CupraR-Rog

30-03-2006, 23:29

righto...

some video if badgerwagen as shot by Paul in his Scooby during qualifying.

flame_tastic..

{right click and Save As please its 40MB file }>> http://badger-5.com/bin/movies/race1.wmv
Next we want to see video of badgerwagon storming through the field (cars that is, not the grass in the middle!!), with footage taken from badgerwagon cameras!!

Come on Billy Boy, fit a camera in your wagon!! Please??

ibizacupra

31-03-2006, 08:32

I probably will... as it will be usefull for me to see how and what it looks like, review footage in the event of any incident etc...
I have to ask Combes permission I believe.

Ruddmeister

31-03-2006, 09:01

Nice bit of action Bill, flame thrower working well and the Scoob struggling to catch you.

Assume that was your car after 2m08secs locking a wheel going into quarry?

ibizacupra

31-03-2006, 10:56

Nice bit of action Bill, flame thrower working well and the Scoob struggling to catch you.

Assume that was your car after 2m08secs locking a wheel going into quarry?

yea i think it was me... rear bias was skewed all one side rear.... turns out one of the bias valves had sheared off internally. replumbed & kev@jbs working his magic sorting & replumbing. 1st reports seem +ve.

when qualifying on sat, the brakes kept turning the car right... which was 'orrible.

turned rears off (nearly) afterwards for the race... locking fronts after but that was me not car.

confidence was low in brake balance, so if thats sorted I will be able to push harder under braking, with a predictable car under me.

hoping it all comes together for next race.

mark sheerin

31-03-2006, 11:32

Going by the video and not proclaiming to be an expert here but Paul appeared to be taking too much speed into the chicanes especially the second one....just a little less speed through would tidy his exit up nicely and probably take a third off his laptimes..I know it sounds daft but slow is sometimes faster..There was one bit in the vid when he was closing in on Bill only to lose about 10-15 meters again just on one bad chicane...rest of the laps seemed good maybe if being hyper critical a tad more precision in the right hander after the start to turn the two corners into one long one instead of treating them as two seperate apex's make a line that flows through both..yes I know its harder out there actually doing these things but I just thought I would mention my opinion anyway....I'll get my coat

ibizacupra

31-03-2006, 12:31

lol..
thanks mark I'm sure he will appreciate. :)

novice racer like me. sadly did'nt get to race due to car probs. :(

you can tell i was not overly happy with my brakes as Paul reeled me in under braking, and thats certainly not normal in my experience. Rarely outbraked anywhere with a car working as it should beneath me.

Paul was certainly using a lot of the rad and rumbles.. maximum attack mode.

max_torque

31-03-2006, 16:48

m0rk

31-03-2006, 17:03

I was going to say I thought 4wd = grip, but I guess not if you've melted your tyres.

some pretty 'orrid driving on 'warm up' laps and not much leeway given. Shows that money can buy you a race car, but not talent.

ibizacupra

31-03-2006, 17:06

hey guys... he's new, same as me... and just stepped up from track day fun into racing proper.

I think the driving style will adapt during the year after some races, and seeing how others do it & go faster. maybe a tad too enthusiastic at times now thats all.