Racing Blue ph1 ITB : 2010 track season updates

[Barron]

Thursday 27th May 2010

New seat fitted as well as new harness. Seats are made from slightly different material (no longer make the same material as the old one).

Friday 28th May 2010

13:00
With the track day at croft on monday looming the car needed a few bits addressing at RStuning. First thing was a new throttle position sensor, map changed to suit aswell as a few changes to the map after OMEX had messed it up updating the firmware version.

18:00
With the car mapped and the TPS fitted, paul took Adrian out for a test drive. All was going smooth until 4k rpm in 3rd gear then suddenly the car lost drive and made a rattley noise, the clutch had gone. After 2 and a half years and 8 trackdays it had finally given up. I had noticed the clutch rattling recently but thought it was the release bearing, it was only a matter of time for this to happen. The RAC was called and got a tow home from leeds.

Saturday 29th May 2010

09:00-12:30
Luckily we have spares lying around ready in case anything like this happens so we got through early in the morning with a new clutch, new gearbox and flywheel (gearbox and flywheel just in case). When we removed the old one the clutch inside just fell out as you can see in the photos. The new clutch was fitted and the car now drives very well. The new throttle positon sensor has helped massively and the car has never driven better.
Just in time for Croft :star:

Big thanks to Paul at RStuning as well as Steve from C&S Gearboxes

 

[f0xy]

Where did you get the cage padding from?

Ive tried 3 different types now and they all just tear/rip/fall apart after a week or two of use!

 

[Barron]

Where did you get the cage padding from?

Ive tried 3 different types now and they all just tear/rip/fall apart after a week or two of use!

Got that stuff from a company who were at Autosport show selling bits for grass track racers. No idea of the same but it only cost me £10 for 4m so not bad.

 

[f0xy]

Ah cool. Better keep looking then..

Im assuming the engine isnt the new one, not got it back from APD yet?

 

[Barron]

Ah cool. Better keep looking then..

Im assuming the engine isnt the new one, not got it back from APD yet?

nope the original engine. Engine is still at APD, it has been 5 and a half months now. Takes the piss tbh.

 

[Andrew Cooke]

who cares if its awkward to get in and out of?
think i would rather be safer once i was in the car tbh

having being lifted out of a race car on a board I can tell you that it's in your interest not to make it too hard for the first aiders to get to you and lift you out.

 

[hughesclio]

having being lifted out of a race car on a board I can tell you that it's in your interest not to make it too hard for the first aiders to get to you and lift you out.

thats a fair point but the cup racer cage has that cross on the left hand side which is where the drivers sit so surely that must be the best compramise in difficulty in getting in and safety?

 

[Andrew Cooke]

thats a fair point but the cup racer cage has that cross on the left hand side which is where the drivers sit so surely that must be the best compramise in difficulty in getting in and safety?

they do, but they don't have it on the passenger side. I had 3-4 people sat inside the car and working on getting me out. My cage is pretty simple (single door bar, single diagonal), but sat there in a neck brace you think about the guys bent double working around those bars. There was a possibility of lifting me out on my seat, how possible would that be? I'm not saying that there is a right or wrong answer, just that enclosing yourself in an impenetrable iron box isn't always the right thing to do.

 

[Jay Payne]

especialy if its on fire!

 

[Tom@JMS]

That's a lovely build from what I've seen, especially interior wise. Boys should be proud of yourselves.

Hopefully you get the engine back at some point, I'm sure it will be worth it!

 

[Nick172Cup]

Gorgeous seat, just ordered one of them myself! Be nice to see this hopefully at one of the trackdays i'll be at this year. Top marks on all of the work!

 

[T0M0]

Great Project lads it really is.

 

[Tony Hunter]

That cross over does look a bit high,nice to see it running at last.

 

[hughesclio]

they do, but they don't have it on the passenger side. I had 3-4 people sat inside the car and working on getting me out. My cage is pretty simple (single door bar, single diagonal), but sat there in a neck brace you think about the guys bent double working around those bars. There was a possibility of lifting me out on my seat, how possible would that be? I'm not saying that there is a right or wrong answer, just that enclosing yourself in an impenetrable iron box isn't always the right thing to do.

now you have pointed it out it does make sense and something i hadn't thought about tbh
im always up for learning

 

[Nafoff]

good work guys....looks like your good and bad luck is similar to mine
hope the engine will be worth it.

 

[Barron]

Survived a days abuse at Croft today, look forward to croft again on sunday.

Carl

 

[jamie rigby]

why do you do croft so much?

 

[Barron]

why do you do croft so much?

as we live 20 mins from it

todays track day was an open pit day and next weeks is RSOC sessioned day

Carl

 

[Whiteley]

why do you do croft so much?

For the same reason you do Oulton all the time!

Good work chaps

 

[jamie rigby]

For the same reason you do Oulton all the time!

Good work chaps

c'mon croft aint as good as oulton lol

 

[Barron]

Some not so good pics, most of them are of Bazzon driving i believe.

 

[Neal 182]

c'mon croft aint as good as oulton lol

No it not as good as Oulton but worth a trip was there today and it's a 3 hour drive both ways for me

 

[Bazzon]

.

 

[leeroybrown]

WOW...GOB SMACKED

Some effort been put in here sunshine.

You must be bendy to get into those seats...its like a challenge from the crystal maze to get in I bet

 

[Bazzon]

Some more pics thanks to Nez_1980's (on FlickR) (Neil)

 

[Adamio]

Looks awesome, can't wait to see the updates with the new engine in

 

[Snakey]

That looks amazing... top notch effort

 

[Bazzon]

Cheers, We hope to have the engine sometime in the near future......

We are looking for a Set of 15inch light weight track wheels currently, if any one has any spare?

 

[Neal 182]

didn't it show up today then

 

[Bazzon]

Nope.

There are some Pics of your car on Neils Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nez_1980/sets/72157624054494723/

 

[Neal 182]

Nope.

There are some Pics of your car on Neils Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/nez_1980/sets/72157624054494723/

I now but do I really wont pic of it

 

[Barron]

12 Cup racer slicks = £120

 

[maynard]

bargain!

much life left on them?

 

[Barron]

bargain!

much life left on them?

i havent had chance to check them over yet but even if i only get 1 day out of each set, thats £40 a day.

Carl

 

[Barron]

After surviving a good day at croft last monday it was time for another croft day. This time RSOC track day. I started and did the first two sessions, although the track was damp the car performed very well challenging some very powerful cars including a couple of evos and passing a few cosworths with ease. The rain came down a little more and it was Bazzons turn. About 4 laps in an escort cosworth lost its backend through the fastest part of the track (jim clarke esses) Bazzon was following and let off not to make contact with the cosworth. The result was the car going sideways through a field sideways at approx 80mph. The damage was a knackered AST coilover on the front, two wheels damaged and a scrap R888. Accidents happen so today i got up nice and early and removed the shock which has now been sent to AST/powerstation and the wheels are going to be repaired (if possible tomorrow).

Car should be sorted by the end of the week

Carl

 

[chrispy.clio]

Oooops, glad you didnt prang the Cossie though!

 

[Bazzon]

Oooops, glad you didnt prang the Cossie though!

Thats what scared me, Lesson learned the hard way but the car is still alive so its all good.

 

[chrispy.clio]

Any luck with the new engine?

I thought it was going to be ready on sunday or is it this coming sunday?

 

[Barron]

Any luck with the new engine?

I thought it was going to be ready on sunday or is it this coming sunday?

haha its been going to be ready for the past 6 months mate.

Craig 100% promises me that it will be delivered this weekend. If not i think ill get whatever hes done back and finish it myself.

Carl

 

[Cro]

Jeez thats crazy carl did it hit a kerb or something?

Can't believe you didn't build the engine yourself anyway tbh