Old Fat bloke getting a little quicker...

[Dollyman1850]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZWmg1zD6BY

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[anonymous-user]

Dollyman1850 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZWmg1zD6BY

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3 Min lap times?

[Dollyman1850]

TVRMs said:

3 Min lap times?

2.29 when I was matching the Elan I'll have you know ….I checked David Holroyds times and he is generally around the 2.21 mark so I am reckoning that track condition dependant I am not too far away from that 2.24 we discussed!! I think mentally I was still on Dunlop's.
What was surprising were the numbers who wouldn't venture out in the rain. The coffins on wet tyres are scary fast though. David came over to see why he struggled to get bye me and then how I managed to keep with him…Mind you he was on Dunlop's!!
Not bad for a fat lad. In a heavy car…

She certainly lifts up her petticoat down the long straight.. I was getting to about 140mph before braking going on revs and gearing!

Need some better pads, Probably Tenorlady rather than 1166's

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[pete.reeve]

Good vid Neil it's a learning curve and it take's time. can I get in your draught on the straight.
Pete

[Dollyman1850]

pete.reeve said:

Good vid Neil it's a learning curve and it take's time. can I get in your draught on the straight.
Pete

I think I'll be doing most of the following…Some bloody fast cars out there Pete.
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[anonymous-user]

Dollyman1850 said:

TVRMs said:

3 Min lap times?

2.29 when I was matching the Elan I'll have you know ….I checked David Holroyds times and he is generally around the 2.21 mark so I am reckoning that track condition dependant I am not too far away from that 2.24 we discussed!! I think mentally I was still on Dunlop's.
What was surprising were the numbers who wouldn't venture out in the rain. The coffins on wet tyres are scary fast though. David came over to see why he struggled to get bye me and then how I managed to keep with him…Mind you he was on Dunlop's!!
Not bad for a fat lad. In a heavy car…

She certainly lifts up her petticoat down the long straight.. I was getting to about 140mph before braking going on revs and gearing!

Need some better pads, Probably Tenorlady rather than 1166's

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1166s no good?

[Dollyman1850]

TVRMs said:

1166s no good?

Still on Yellowstuff…
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[anonymous-user]

Dollyman1850 said:

TVRMs said:

1166s no good?

Still on Yellowstuff…
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Explains the run off lol

[Dollyman1850]

TVRMs said:

Explains the run off lol

Nope that was the damp patch…
will buy a few sets of things to try.
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[Stevo302]

Dollyman1850 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZWmg1zD6BY

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Is that you in yours?
Well done, looks great.

[pete.reeve]

Dollyman1850 said:

I think I'll be doing most of the following…Some bloody fast cars out there Pete.
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You will find your own race in the pack and you will enjoy it.

Pete

[Slow M]

Dollyman1850 said:

Not bad for a fat lad. In a heavy car…

I won't ask about your mass, but where does the car weigh in?

Best regards,
Bernard.

[Dollyman1850]

Slow M said:

Dollyman1850 said:

Not bad for a fat lad. In a heavy car…

I won't ask about your mass, but where does the car weigh in?

Best regards,
Bernard.

Never weighed it Bernard but I would guess at 1000kg or thereabouts.

[Slow M]

That's with cast-iron cylinder heads, and a cast-iron differential case, is it not?

Best regards,
Bernard.

[Dollyman1850]

Slow M said:

That's with cast-iron cylinder heads, and a cast-iron differential case, is it not?

Best regards,
Bernard.

Yes.
But Magnesium gearbox main case and ally bell housing.
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[anonymous-user]

Sounds quite heavy?

965 standard, no interior, alloy and mag box savings, plastic sides and rear screen, loss of Salisbury diff?

Maybe 1000 with driver?

Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 29th March 12:16

[Dollyman1850]

TVRMs said:

Sounds quite heavy?

965 standard, no interior, alloy and mag box savings, plastic sides and rear screen, loss of Salisbury diff?

Maybe 1000 with driver?

Edited by TVRMs on Sunday 29th March 12:16

i'll get it on the weigh bridge one of these days. Quite a lot of long threads, an older repaired fibreglass shell etc etc.
It'll be somewhere between 950 and 1000 I would think.
I must start the weightless programme
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[Fiscracer]

Last year the BCV8 class D cars and the Class A Morgan +8s were all in the 21s, so that should be your target. Just don't try to get there too quickly ;-) Familiarity is more important than set up at this stage. Once you know what the car does when you put your toes over the edge,then maybe start thinking about tweaks