RMA / Bedford 17th December
Discussion
aceparts_com said:
Anyone got any pics? Arena red 993TT?
Was a great day... some tastey motors and some stunning fun had.
TrackDemon will be along soon (in a week or two eheh) with his Pics I am sure
To those I spoke to on the day
to those I didnt.. well.. I was the one walking round in a T-Shirt being a 'hard man' ehhe 
willr said:
Thanks!
Need to get the brakes looked at after yesterday, but otherwise happy with the Cayman so far.
was commenting how great the brakes seemed to be.. hope you didnt chew them 
I liked the look, think black is a nice color for it.
How do you find it compared to the TT? More Chuckabke?
J
It was a good day but the noise thing is getting rediculous now! CSR 360 was too loud, then not too loud for a 1/2 hour and then too loud, then not too loud. Roadsport B was too loud, then not too loud!
There's definitely an issue about the cold weather and wind direction. I strongly suspect there's also an issue relating to the frequency response of their noise monitoring equipment.
There's definitely an issue about the cold weather and wind direction. I strongly suspect there's also an issue relating to the frequency response of their noise monitoring equipment.
willr said:
I guess you're loss was someone else's gain
What a great day. Shame RMA aren't doing the UK anymore.
Trackdemon - I never knew Honda made NSX-shaped ride-on lawnmowers until yesterday
In fairness I only ventured onto the grass once
, but seeing as you were never gonna let me past 
I descended quickly into juvenile attempts at sliding around - its a bl00dy hard car to cope with in opposite lock! Had a great dice with Don Palmer in the S2000 later on - was a good fun day. willr said:
Cayman has excellent turn-in compared to anything I've driven and is more adjustable on the throttle than the turbo. I'm pretty sure the turbo is faster round Bedford, though. No problem with brake efficiency, but they developed some rather annoying judder after a while.
Your brakes did appear to be (typically Porsche I guess) very good - you seemed able to brake way later & harder than I could (the brakes are one of the NSX's biggest drawbacks for track use). Its really annoying actually; I find myself catching people, they let me past and then they must be thinking "what the hell is he braking for already!!"
>> Edited by trackdemon on Monday 19th December 12:24
stringer_m said:
It was a good day but the noise thing is getting rediculous now! CSR 360 was too loud, then not too loud for a 1/2 hour and then too loud, then not too loud. Roadsport B was too loud, then not too loud!
There's definitely an issue about the cold weather and wind direction. I strongly suspect there's also an issue relating to the frequency response of their noise monitoring equipment.
I'll second that - I was a victim of the noise on both those cars - seems the Radical wasn't noisy enough, eh???
Mind you the CSR 260 was awesome - CSR360, huh? BLOODY HELL
- that would be something!! This was my first time at Bedford and with the CSR - 150mph on straight, WOW!
Still Buzzing from the day!
Yup I fell foul of the noise regs early doors, despite having been to several days before. Again was explained that it was probably due to air temp & wind direction. This was at 11:30am, so I spent the rest of the day changing up @ 6k rpm (apart from the back straight where I don't think there are any sound checks). Good for engine longevity and fuel consumption but that in combination with rubbish brakes made me a good deal slower than usual 
To be fair to the marshalls and Mick Miaggio, the senior instructor their hands are tied, everything has to be logged and even Palmers own cars have been thrown off his own corporate days when conditions aren't right.
The main issue on Sat was the noise meter on the short straight behind the pits and I was impressed when a scarf accidently got caught up around it.........must have been the wind blowing someones scarf around and it landed in an unfortunate place!!
It is however going to kill track days there as it's not worth the risk, our Roadsport has been fine all year there and all of a sudden it's almost 3dB over.......?
Back to the drawing board for the CSR as well........if the silencer gets any bigger we'll need another 30bhp from the Cosworth lump!
Stephen
www.track-club.com
The main issue on Sat was the noise meter on the short straight behind the pits and I was impressed when a scarf accidently got caught up around it.........must have been the wind blowing someones scarf around and it landed in an unfortunate place!!
It is however going to kill track days there as it's not worth the risk, our Roadsport has been fine all year there and all of a sudden it's almost 3dB over.......?
Back to the drawing board for the CSR as well........if the silencer gets any bigger we'll need another 30bhp from the Cosworth lump!
Stephen
www.track-club.com
but you werent doing anything amusing just then. trackdemon said:
Don't RMA have their own chaps to do photo's?
I thought that hence, I was only taking pics of my mate as I did not want to upset anyone.
Had I know that, I would have taken some of everyone.....I did get a few though,although it was a bit cold to stand taking pics, I'll blame the blurred ones on wearing gloves
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