Recent content by stevie_b

Good vids. That GT2RS was ballistic. It didn't have the drama of the stripped ITBd Clio that I also went in, but the punch it had without even needing to change down gear was amazing. There was also an orange BMW M3 out there with an aero package (looked like a racecar) that I remember...

100 kg is quite easy - I'm nearly at 200 kg loss but that is a fair bit more work like stripping the loom of unused circuits, cutting out panels, replacing the windows, etc. To get to 100 kg loss you could do the following 'big ticket' items: Passenger seat and belts Rear Seats Carpets Sound...

Most sprints you get there for about 7am, start around 9am and finish around 4 or 5pm. In that time you've done 5 laps (at Goodwood, Silverstone Stowe, etc. maybe double that at a shorter circuit like Lydden), so over an hour off between each lap! Not exactly a great use of time which is why...

Just remembered. Even worse, the scrutineers said that they couldn't tell whether they were list 1A or 1B tyres without the 'branding' on them so I had to take the rears off to show them the insides before I could even use them on track again! :( :( :(

Very true. They should only be a few PSI above normal, so if they get very hot they will then go up even further and you can let some air out again. I was basing my advice perhaps too much on sprints - five laps (from standing start, hence cold tyres each time) and I had worn all the writing off...

And your sidewalls aren't completely gone when you come in?

Check the car is ready days before you go there. Is the oil topped up, do you have enough material left on your brake pads, etc? If you have to drop out half way through the day for mechanical problems you don't get any money back. ;) Add a few PSI to the tyres before you go out. Take a few...

I don't think it would float, so that idea is out the window!

I know the book says they are 980 kg to start with but has anyone weighed their 16-valver or Williams? Or do you know whether the 980kg includes fuel in the tank, a full washer bottle, etc.? I know I have taken about 150kg of stuff out of my car so am guessing I should be down to 980-150 = 830...

Took mine off yesterday and it weighed in at 17kg. That's not including the brackets at the front and locking mechanism connected to inside the car, which could probably lose you another kilo or so. Am probably going the fibreglass bonnet route myself as that will take me nicely over the 150...