Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013 (w/ piccies of damage)
Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013 (w/ piccies of damage)
First trackday. Great fun.
I had some tuition and here are the before and after results...
I had some tuition and here are the before and after results...
Last edited by pingu on Wed 03 Apr, 2013 01:09, edited 2 times in total.
Pingu
Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013
Nice video Pingu, the camera bracket makes sense now. Glad you had a good day, the weather looked good for you too.
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Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013
Were's the vid.not showing on my fone.
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Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013
nice one.......giving them tyres some stick
Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013
Great video, nice 5 sec improvement after tuition, must have been alot of fun
Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013
Looks great fun - very significant improvement in the lap time and balance of the car - well done
Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013
Some piccies of the damage to the old jallopy...
The side of the car was peppered with chuckies when I went in a gravel trap ...
as was the wheel. The whole wheel looks like this...
My car is not a garage queen, so I'm not too bothered. I'd rather do more trackdays than get the paint sorted .
The paint will get sorted, but it is low on the priorities.
The side of the car was peppered with chuckies when I went in a gravel trap ...
as was the wheel. The whole wheel looks like this...
My car is not a garage queen, so I'm not too bothered. I'd rather do more trackdays than get the paint sorted .
The paint will get sorted, but it is low on the priorities.
Pingu
Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013 (w/ piccies of damage
your not doing it right if you dont spend a little time in the gravel
i copped a few on mine when i took a bit of a detour to visit the marshal ...
how did the tyres / brakes hold up..?
i copped a few on mine when i took a bit of a detour to visit the marshal ...
how did the tyres / brakes hold up..?
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Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013
i would not sleep if that was minepingu wrote:Some piccies of the damage to the old jallopy...
The side of the car was peppered with chuckies when I went in a gravel trap ...
as was the wheel. The whole wheel looks like this...
My car is not a garage queen, so I'm not too bothered. I'd rather do more trackdays than get the paint sorted .
The paint will get sorted, but it is low on the priorities.
i will always be a garage queen
Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013 (w/ piccies of damage
I got it right three times . Once was with the instructor. That was a proper off - I ended up with the car sat on its belly. The other two were detours across the grass, one sideways .swamper wrote:your not doing it right if you dont spend a little time in the gravel
Tyres are good, but the fronts' outer edges are badly worn (not illegal). I've not measured the wear, but I'm expecting to have lost at least 1mm.swamper wrote:how did the tyres / brakes hold up..?
Brakes (redstuff pads on front, the rest is OEM) were not good. I had to brake long and easy. They didn't like hard and late. Also, I need to check the discs for warping.
Great fun, though and I can't wait for the next one - possibly Marham on 20 Apr.
Pingu
Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013 (w/ piccies of damage
you could tell you was pushing it.....
are you going to change the pads next time..?
i used up both rears and 1 of the fronts......it was an expensive day
more info next time please with pics if you dont mind...
are you going to change the pads next time..?
i used up both rears and 1 of the fronts......it was an expensive day
more info next time please with pics if you dont mind...
Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013 (w/ piccies of damage
No, this was pushing it. I was stuck behind the Lotus for three laps. I thought they were going to let me past, then . I get past, then start pushing on...swamper wrote:you could tell you was pushing it.....
Pingu
Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013 (w/ piccies of damage
excellent...that blind hill with the right hander at the top of it looks a bit ..with a couple of twitches
looks like you had your fair share of numpties as well..
cheers for posting...most enjoyable
we should start a video thread !
looks like you had your fair share of numpties as well..
cheers for posting...most enjoyable
we should start a video thread !
Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013 (w/ piccies of damage
This is not my video and may be deleted.
One of my three offs.
2:06 - I'm four cars in front of the camera car and start to drift left onto the grass.
2:09 - I'm on the grass.
2:14 - I rejoin the circuit and three cars overtake me on my right.
2:24 - I indicate right and move over to allow the camera car to overtake on my left.
Use slow-play/pause-play to see what happens...
One of my three offs.
2:06 - I'm four cars in front of the camera car and start to drift left onto the grass.
2:09 - I'm on the grass.
2:14 - I rejoin the circuit and three cars overtake me on my right.
2:24 - I indicate right and move over to allow the camera car to overtake on my left.
Use slow-play/pause-play to see what happens...
Pingu
Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013 (w/ piccies of damage
puncture ?...cant see it very well
Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013 (w/ piccies of damage
No - just ran out of talent .swamper wrote:puncture ?...cant see it very well
Pingu
Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013 (w/ piccies of damage
Next time you're up for a pad change pingu I'd 100% recommend Ferodo DS2500s. You'd certainly see a huge benefit on the track but they're great for the road too.pingu wrote:I got it right three times . Once was with the instructor. That was a proper off - I ended up with the car sat on its belly. The other two were detours across the grass, one sideways .swamper wrote:your not doing it right if you dont spend a little time in the gravel
Tyres are good, but the fronts' outer edges are badly worn (not illegal). I've not measured the wear, but I'm expecting to have lost at least 1mm.swamper wrote:how did the tyres / brakes hold up..?
Brakes (redstuff pads on front, the rest is OEM) were not good. I had to brake long and easy. They didn't like hard and late. Also, I need to check the discs for warping.
Great fun, though and I can't wait for the next one - possibly Marham on 20 Apr.
Looks like you had a great time, I am very jealous!
Re: Donington Park Trackday 29/03/2013 (w/ piccies of damage
I don't have good experience of DS2500s, I got really bad judder with them and the dust is really bad. I prefer EBC Yellowstuff which are a good pad and cheaper too, or the high priced Pagid RS29.