Wednesday 8 June 2011

Ardent Summer Series Round 4

I competed in the fantastic Ardent Summer Series Round 4 on sunday. The track had been changed since the last event and the lovely sweep was no more :( A rather challenging chicane was at the end of the straight and it took me a while to get used to it. Good turn out though, there was 12 GTs there split of 2 heats.
Times were looking ok with a 28 lapper which put me third in the A final. Fasted lap was a 12.25, still cant seem to break into the 11 second laps at ardent! Setup hasn't changed, using slight more additive on the fronts. I am going to have to look at ways to save some weight. My car comes in at 985gms and the limit is 930.
1st final went ok, finished 3rd with another 28 lapper.
Second final not so good, got took out first corner which moved my motor. I fixed it just to get some practice in. Ended up 4th over all so not too bad but could have done with extra points. Here are a few pics from the event thanks to Robert Clark. Took some cracking pictures!!


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I did manged to break another bumper!!! So out came the Nylon 66 Sheet and one got made!!
Doesnt look the prettiest but it will do! Better than paying £18 for a new one.
I may cut it down even more to allow the foam to absorb more of the impacts.



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Jobs for before the next round:

- Clean up the bumper
- Clean the shell.
- Look at ways to save weight without spending a fortune.

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