Who wants my space? - Snetterton Wed 29th April.
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I can't make it now!
This Wednesday with Javelin. The day is listed as full.
Give them a call if you'd like my space (please say you are taking my space, Robin), as they have opened it up for someone else to book now. £139. Their number is 01469 560574
http://www.javelintrackdays.co.uk/trackday/index.p...
Thanks
This Wednesday with Javelin. The day is listed as full.
Give them a call if you'd like my space (please say you are taking my space, Robin), as they have opened it up for someone else to book now. £139. Their number is 01469 560574
http://www.javelintrackdays.co.uk/trackday/index.p...
Thanks
I made it in the end! I was in the red Elise with a honda lump in it 
Other than the three hour window of wet tarmac the weather was brilliant in the end. I was a sissy and sat it out with a copy of evo. I'd picked the car up the night before with a complete new suspension setup and it was feeling quite twitchy, so I decided to stick with dry tarmac...
I did nearly blow the engine on the last session. A spring snapped on the gear lever mid session, meaning it wanted the gear lever to naturally sit across by 1st and 2nd. I found out about this when I shifted from 5th to 4th at about 100-120 and it was actually 2nd!!! I caught it as I was slipping out the clutch and thought it felt wrong. I tried twice, seeing 5k rpm each time before going to 3rd. The rear locked up a little. Hopefully no damage was done, it drove home fine and I’ve booked it in for an oil change next week.
Other than the three hour window of wet tarmac the weather was brilliant in the end. I was a sissy and sat it out with a copy of evo. I'd picked the car up the night before with a complete new suspension setup and it was feeling quite twitchy, so I decided to stick with dry tarmac...
I did nearly blow the engine on the last session. A spring snapped on the gear lever mid session, meaning it wanted the gear lever to naturally sit across by 1st and 2nd. I found out about this when I shifted from 5th to 4th at about 100-120 and it was actually 2nd!!! I caught it as I was slipping out the clutch and thought it felt wrong. I tried twice, seeing 5k rpm each time before going to 3rd. The rear locked up a little. Hopefully no damage was done, it drove home fine and I’ve booked it in for an oil change next week.
Edited by robinandcamera on Friday 1st May 14:25
I did wander over to look at the car wondered what was in it but you were not about saw the give away badge, it went very nicely.
I did a few wet laps (just to see) then it was a big deluge and came in for a longish lunch, track dried up pretty quick in the PM though, only my second trackday with the Elise and starting to get a feel for it and where the traction edge is, only a couple sketchy moments, at the end of Hamilton, to fast and bad line all over the place, then at bombhole in the wet no traction at all.
I really enjoy Snetterton it's shame it's such a trek for us.
Great day.
I did a few wet laps (just to see) then it was a big deluge and came in for a longish lunch, track dried up pretty quick in the PM though, only my second trackday with the Elise and starting to get a feel for it and where the traction edge is, only a couple sketchy moments, at the end of Hamilton, to fast and bad line all over the place, then at bombhole in the wet no traction at all.
I really enjoy Snetterton it's shame it's such a trek for us.
Great day.
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