AK
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direct link to timing here (PDF)
http://www.tsl-timing.com/attack/2010/104070.pdf
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AK
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some vids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqN8mpMWMnw Final (in car)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCShNi_Ny4I 1 lap in final with data overlay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQvsRAHZdhE Practice
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DannyB
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Good vids, you started thinking about next season yet then, surely you'll have a lot more sponsors at your door with offers aswell?
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Fee
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I'm going to be bumped up to Club Pro next year.....so out with some super fast cars!
Will need to get a new cage to meet the regs to start with
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Cole
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is it alot more expensive in club pro fee
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Fee
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I suppose it just depends on how competitive you want to be
The entry fees are more, but other than that, I could just run with the same budget as this year, but I just wouldnt be competitive.
We'll see
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AK
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Here is her qualy with driver and rear camera inserts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Hu_icFLus
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AK
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quote:
Originally posted by SetH
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Originally posted by AK
hi to everyone I saw today, tthat helped today, and i ignored today...  Was very busy most of the day[Edited on 10-10-2010 by AK]
Was good to finally meet you after like 10 years or something 
Could tell you guys were busy so hope we were not acting like groupies
Na.... you should have popped back into the pits. 
You are surprisingly well spoken for a deviant
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AK
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quote:
Originally posted by chrex
Well done guys! The pace i saw at Oulton at the first round was superb, and im glad you managed to keep it up, and that the car seemed to finally give you a good run without a problem to lose you the results you needed!
AK, you need to get the Impreza out there too now, and aim for the 1-2 
Congrats anyway, great result!
yup - the key was consistancy!
The engine has been faultless all year and still feels very strong! Credit to RB Motorsport for building it and Wallace Performance for looking after it and mapping (Mainly Russ when he was there)
Impreza - Is in getting mapped, aligned and some leccy gremlins checked over just now. It may be down at Oulton in Nov. Either it or the Skyline.
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Graham88
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Excellent stuff, well done guys
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Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
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Originally posted by chrex
Well done guys! The pace i saw at Oulton at the first round was superb, and im glad you managed to keep it up, and that the car seemed to finally give you a good run without a problem to lose you the results you needed!
AK, you need to get the Impreza out there too now, and aim for the 1-2
Congrats anyway, great result!
yup - the key was consistancy!
The engine has been faultless all year and still feels very strong! Credit to RB Motorsport for building it and Wallace Performance for looking after it and mapping (Mainly Russ when he was there)
Impreza - Is in getting mapped, aligned and some leccy gremlins checked over just now. It may be down at Oulton in Nov. Either it or the Skyline.
Is Oulton a definite for you now then?
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AK
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not for me 
I'm away to Africa (Congo and Angola) on friday - who knows when I'll be back 
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Mike
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Ah bugger So it all depends on when you get back?
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AK
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Fee is booked on
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Cole
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will she be giving a passenger ride or 2 lol
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AK
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yup... all folk need to do is ask
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Cole
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oh goody be good to go round the track with someone who can drive ( puts on flamesuit lol)
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tom130691
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as if steve didnt win in the lotus i love that car, used to work for him
[Edited on 12-10-2010 by saxo_tom]
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AK
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what do you really mean by 'as if steve didnt win' ?
He didnt win  He came 2nd on the day and 2nd overall.
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Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by AK
yup... all folk need to do is ask
Oulton...passenger rides.......
 meeeeee please!!!!
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Cole
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are you coming ben
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Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by Cole
are you coming ben
Well I've not got a car worth taking on the track any more but I'll probably pop over for a look.
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Cole
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cool there is a fair few spectators coming now by the looks of things
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antnee
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
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Originally posted by AK
yup... all folk need to do is ask
Oulton...passenger rides.......
meeeeee please!!!!
ME 2!!
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Fee
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My write up from Snetterton, with pics and videos
http://www.trackscotland.co.uk/timeattack/2010/2010round5.htm
After a long 3 month wait, the final round of Time Attack 2010 had at last arrived. Sitting second in the championship with such strong competition I knew that I had to give it everything to be in with a chance of getting 1st place. The car was still working after Cadwell Park, so apart from a service and a long overdue clean it was kept in the garage untouched and unused. I did not want to risk breaking anything before Snetterton.
After a week of sleepless nights, an 11 hour drive down to Norwich and a trackday to re-learn the circuit, the last race of the year was upon us.
Straight away I felt completely out of practice with the car - three months is the longest time I have gone without driving it. The fact that I was a bag of nerves probably didn't help matters! I was braking too early and going round the corners much slower than I knew I could. In the warm up session my gearbox started crunching (again!) going into 4th and 5th gear and I told myself to take it easy for the first two sessions of the day so that it would hold out for the qualifying and the final where the crucial points could be earned. I finished the session in 4th place, behind Walter Morris, Scott Robson and Warren Kelly. Not fast enough, but I still had more to come!
Things didn't go much better in the practice session. I kept missing gears, crunching when I did manage to get it in gear, the brakes weren't feeling great and my tyres were barely lasting one hot lap! Luckily I had convinced Adam to whip his newer brake pads out of his Impreza to take down as spares for me. I was tempted to take the whole car as a spare but that just seemed a bit excessive! The new pads were fitted and brakes bled for the qualifying session and I switched to my slightly newer tyres which would hopefully last a bit longer. I was still sitting 4th in my class so I knew that now was the time to pick up the pace.
Out in the qualifying I could feel an improvement in the brakes and I was starting to build confidence in my braking points. The tyres were only marginally better though, despite being brand new at the last round. I seemed to convert to Adam's driving style...crazy, off the track in the mud and pretty much all over the place! I was struggling to pull together one clean lap - the nerves were definitely getting to me. To stay in with a shot of the top spot I needed to beat Scott. Half way through the session I noticed Scott's car pulled in at one of the Marshall's posts on the circuit with Scott standing watching everyone going by. I cannot imagine the frustration he must have been going through. I got into the pits at the end of the 15 minutes and was told that his engine had given up the ghost (possibly). I then found out that Walter was possibly out too because of engine failure. I had finished 2nd in my group, with only Warren Kelly ahead of me. 4 crucial points in the bag. The car problems seemed to be contagious though, and I soon found out (despite my pit crew trying to keep it a secret from me) that my car had decided not to start up! Doh! All the wiring was checked, coil packs were inspected, the plugs were sparking but 3 of the brand new week old plugs had cracked down the ceramic body. Thankfully Marcus Webster came to the rescue with 6 new HKS 9s which seemed to solve the problem and get the car going again. Phew!
The time for the final came and I was still a nervous wreck! I knew there was something not quite right with the car and with so many cars breaking over the course of the day I knew that nothing was safe. I was recommended to do one steady fast lap to get the championship in the bag just in case something broke or turned into Adam again and took it off the track! I'm not very good at taking it easy, but I could see that it was the sensible thing to do. After my 'safe' lap I stayed out having some fun chasing Warren's winning time. It wasn't to be though and I finished in 2nd place on the day. I think I would have been coming home with a wrecked car trying to beat Scott if he had been in the final.
My 2nd place earned me enough points to take the Club Challenge 4WD 2010 championship. I am over the moon with the result, and glad I can now sleep at night again!
A big thanks to everyone that has helped out with the car over the year:
Wallace Performance for looking after the car and me when I've been at the rounds on my own!
Russ Paton (now left Wallace Performance) for mapping the car, and for tweaks and advice at many of the rounds
RB Motorsport for building an engine that has lasted longer than any of my previous ones!
All my other sponsors for their help along the way - DDM Engineering, Motorwerks, Opie Oils, Clark Motorsport and TrackScotland
Kev, Simmie and Mic for helping get the car started again in time for the final session of the day
Colin Telfer (Scott's mechanic) for helping with hose fittings to fix a fuel leak
Marcus Webster for the spark plugs
Dan Comber (motorsport management student) for his help in the pits at Brands Hatch
Warren Kelly for giving me 'momentum'
Marco 'Sparco' Haig for the ice-cream at roasty-toasty Brands
John Stewart (Flat Out Photography) and Rich Sams for all their great shots at each round
The Time Attack organisers for another great year and for my jumbo trophy!
All my competitors, for making it so bloomin' stressful, but exciting at the same time!
Videos:
Practice - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQvsRAHZdhE
Qualifying - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Hu_icFLus
Final - incar - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqN8mpMWMnw
Final with data overlay - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCShNi_Ny4I
All my write ups from the year are here -
http://www.trackscotland.co.uk/timeattack.htm
[Edited on 12-10-2010 by Fee]
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