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razza987
08-10-2006, 22:11
Hi all, had a great day sprinting at Curborough on Saturday :D
There were 4 cars in my class, Renault Clio Williams, 5 GT Turbo & MGB Roadster.
I've never been to Curborough before so my first run was the usual exploratory test of grip, ie go as fast as you can round a track you don't know!
I did a 0:43.74 first time out, followed by a 0:41.78 on my second practice run. This was a fraction behind the GT Turbo and 2 seconds clear of the MG. The Clio was 4 seconds faster and after a quick chat with the owner I figured there was something special under the bonnet...
On my first timed run I knocked 0.3 off and was only 0.2 behind the GT Turbo. I felt there was more to come, so on my second timed run I tried to take the first corner without lifting off the throttle. This resulted in a big slide at the top of second gear, I really thought I'd lost it (the embankment is only 20-30 feet from the edge of the track...) but it snapped back in line and I carried on pushing hard for the rest of the lap. Even with the slide I knocked 0.05sec off my time, so who knows what could have been, as the GT Turbo failed to improve on his time.
So I ended up third in class, not great at all but it's practice and experience!
Bring on next year!
Raz

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AntS13
09-10-2006, 08:02
decent result mate,

Give me a bell later
Squizz
09-10-2006, 08:06
Nice work Raz! :cool:

I take it Emma was playing photographer again? Sounds like you have a talent for learning the corses pretty damn quickly. Good job. ;)

Squizz
:D
CNHSS1
09-10-2006, 09:44
good to meet you mate:thumbs:
you did agood job on a first trip to the venue, conditions werent ideal, i reckon the track was about .5 to .75 slower than it had been in august, maybe more. You'd defo go sub 40s next time.
Catch you trackside next season:sxoc:
Parker
09-10-2006, 19:13
What was the Clio running under the bonnet then?

Well done BTW :clap:
razza987
09-10-2006, 21:41
Cheers all :thumbs:
Yes Emma was playing photographer, she quite enjoys it and would like me to get her an SLR, so I might have a look on eBay for a cheap one :)
Nice to meet you too CNHSS1 (Chris? :o ) & CrouchieB as well :wave: I've got a video of one of your laps, do you want me to e-mail it to you?
Parker, the Clio driver wouldn't tell me, but as he runs his own engineering & tuning company, I can only guess... :D
Raz
CNHSS1
10-10-2006, 09:00
Craig not Chris, but close enough:thumbs: Chrisbeon is sponsors company name
whos lap you got video of? mine or Crouchies? you can email it if its one of mine mate, cheers.
razza987
10-10-2006, 11:50
Craig not Chris, but close enough:thumbs: Chrisbeon is sponsors company name
whos lap you got video of? mine or Crouchies? you can email it if its one of mine mate, cheers.
Video of you, never got any video of crouchieb as he always ran shortly after me.
PM me your e-mail :thumbs:
CNHSS1
10-10-2006, 13:20
thanks for that, you have PM:)
razza987
10-10-2006, 20:12
thanks for that, you have PM:)
Video sent :thumbs:
Here's an onboard video of me for anyone who's interested, the camera was mounted a little bit low though.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/razza987/th_ToyotaMR2-CurboroughSprint.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v488/razza987/?action=view&current=ToyotaMR2-CurboroughSprint.flv)
Necromancer
11-10-2006, 07:04
nice result there mate :thumbs:

did you sort the magnetic stuff for the stickers out mate :)
CNHSS1
11-10-2006, 11:20
Cheers for emailing me the vid Razza, the car even looked clean in the vid!

incar looked good too mate.
razza987
11-10-2006, 17:17
nice result there mate :thumbs:

did you sort the magnetic stuff for the stickers out mate :)
Cheers Lee, yes I bought some magnetic sheet before I went to the States, sorry I forgot to reply! I've sent you a "for sale" sign to put up in your crewroom for me, if you wouldn't mind :thumbs:

Craig, no problem, glad you liked the vid, not bad for a digital camera!
Necromancer
11-10-2006, 17:20
dont worry about it, didnt cost me anything :D

i'll put the for sale poster up when i go back to work on nights guard this week :sleep: