Today's progress:
Lower attachment lip for flexible airdam section bonded to the floor - basically follows the same shape as the lower edge of the bumper
bumper here:
2.6mm shiny black kaylan for the flexible section - will be attached between the floor and the bottom of the bumper
Painting the floor black tomorrow is the weather is ok, then final fitting phase
Ave it
Rob
Lower attachment lip for flexible airdam section bonded to the floor - basically follows the same shape as the lower edge of the bumper
bumper here:
2.6mm shiny black kaylan for the flexible section - will be attached between the floor and the bottom of the bumper
Painting the floor black tomorrow is the weather is ok, then final fitting phase
Ave it
Rob
At the moment, the calendar is:
1. Sat 24th April - Aintree
2. Fri 30th April - Anglesey Trackday with Book-a-Track
3. Sat 1st May - Anglesey
4. Sun 2nd May - Anglesey
5. Sun 9th May - Curborough
6. Sun 15th Aug - Curborough
7. Sat 4th Sept Aintree
Couple more dates to add yet but above is fairly certain. Its a bit congested, but having to fit it around work commitments.
1. Sat 24th April - Aintree
2. Fri 30th April - Anglesey Trackday with Book-a-Track
3. Sat 1st May - Anglesey
4. Sun 2nd May - Anglesey
5. Sun 9th May - Curborough
6. Sun 15th Aug - Curborough
7. Sat 4th Sept Aintree
Couple more dates to add yet but above is fairly certain. Its a bit congested, but having to fit it around work commitments.
Looking great.
Would it be an idea to take a mold of this prior to 'testing' it incase its perfect but doesn't survive the 'testing'
Would it be an idea to take a mold of this prior to 'testing' it incase its perfect but doesn't survive the 'testing'
got a cardboard template incase I need to make another, and a tech drawing of it with sizes
course...if it works......I could make more of them if there was the requirement.......
edit: dont think it would clear a regular engine sump though....
course...if it works......I could make more of them if there was the requirement.......
edit: dont think it would clear a regular engine sump though....
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ta - if this works, then the front floor will be remade in carbon (top)/kevlar(bottom) foam sandwich - much stronger and lighter - and the kevlar bottom will be abrasion resistant
then step 2 will probably be side skirts - thinking being that the front spoiler will reduce the amount of air going under the car and it would be good to keep the advantage and stop air spilling in at the sides to make the rear end light
last thing will be a rear diffuser
concern is the amount of weight that all this adds to the car
then step 2 will probably be side skirts - thinking being that the front spoiler will reduce the amount of air going under the car and it would be good to keep the advantage and stop air spilling in at the sides to make the rear end light
last thing will be a rear diffuser
concern is the amount of weight that all this adds to the car
Hugos
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Round 1 Results: Aintree
Cracking day on Sat at Aintree.
As always, meeting was run very efficiently by Liverpool MC with getting on for 200 entries. This was a round of the Caterham Academy racing, the Paul Matty Racing Car Champs (Lotus) and the Midland Speed Champs, so some fantastic cars about.
Car of the weekend for me was a classic Lotus F2 in Gold Leaf colours (gold/red/white) with a Novamotor engine - simply stunning. Also present was the 'Expose'; the lotus prototype for the 340R with a see-through plastic body.
Day was nice and warm.
We were in 3b with the usual 205's, an XR2, and an E36 BMW M3.....fully stripped......because he was the only entrant in 3c, he was put in with us in 3B. Great. An M3. Well we'll just have to try and beat him then
3a had 3 really well prepared minis, one being Martin Depper (ground effects mini), class record holder.
P1 - 2.71, 54.98 (121 mph) nice and steady, looking for the new bits of tarmac that apparently had been laid
P2 - 2.79, 52.52 (124 mph) turned the wick up a bit, car felt great, my fastest ever through the trap I think so aero mods might be doing something, up the damping front and rear for next run, BMW doing well so gotta go faster
T1 - 2.68, 51.31 (121 mph) - absolute stonker - personal best by 8 tenths - bring it on BM
LUNCH
T2 - 2.69, 51.30 (121 mph) - almost identical to before, new PB - ahead of the BM with one to go
T3 - 2.64, 51.10 (121 mph) - again, a cracker and there was more to come I reckon.
Martin Depper set yet another 3a class record with 51.18.
So first in class, beat the M3, and a new PB by a little over a second (previous 52.14). Unheard of to make this kind of improvement in sprinting on a course I know, so aero mods and new tyres and setup clearly doing the buisness.
Oh....on the last run of the day, my rear hatch window blew out and landed on the track...ooops.....so that needs sticking back in before the next one
Till next time
Ave it
Rob
[Results here: http://www.liverpoolmotorclub.com/aintree-spring-sprint-results/
Cracking day on Sat at Aintree.
As always, meeting was run very efficiently by Liverpool MC with getting on for 200 entries. This was a round of the Caterham Academy racing, the Paul Matty Racing Car Champs (Lotus) and the Midland Speed Champs, so some fantastic cars about.
Car of the weekend for me was a classic Lotus F2 in Gold Leaf colours (gold/red/white) with a Novamotor engine - simply stunning. Also present was the 'Expose'; the lotus prototype for the 340R with a see-through plastic body.
Day was nice and warm.
We were in 3b with the usual 205's, an XR2, and an E36 BMW M3.....fully stripped......because he was the only entrant in 3c, he was put in with us in 3B. Great. An M3. Well we'll just have to try and beat him then
3a had 3 really well prepared minis, one being Martin Depper (ground effects mini), class record holder.
P1 - 2.71, 54.98 (121 mph) nice and steady, looking for the new bits of tarmac that apparently had been laid
P2 - 2.79, 52.52 (124 mph) turned the wick up a bit, car felt great, my fastest ever through the trap I think so aero mods might be doing something, up the damping front and rear for next run, BMW doing well so gotta go faster
T1 - 2.68, 51.31 (121 mph) - absolute stonker - personal best by 8 tenths - bring it on BM
LUNCH
T2 - 2.69, 51.30 (121 mph) - almost identical to before, new PB - ahead of the BM with one to go
T3 - 2.64, 51.10 (121 mph) - again, a cracker and there was more to come I reckon.
Martin Depper set yet another 3a class record with 51.18.
So first in class, beat the M3, and a new PB by a little over a second (previous 52.14). Unheard of to make this kind of improvement in sprinting on a course I know, so aero mods and new tyres and setup clearly doing the buisness.
Oh....on the last run of the day, my rear hatch window blew out and landed on the track...ooops.....so that needs sticking back in before the next one
Till next time
Ave it
Rob
[Results here: http://www.liverpoolmotorclub.com/aintree-spring-sprint-results/
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awesome progress and step change there mate..
Great work on your part..
Aero is a great addition.. nice to see and read your development of it
do you drive with front window down at all? wondering why the rear felt the urge to depart.
Great work on your part..
Aero is a great addition.. nice to see and read your development of it
do you drive with front window down at all? wondering why the rear felt the urge to depart.
andyj
There's no F in Quality..
Nice results Rob By the way, the above link doesn't quite work properly (you need to remove the ] from the end of it
http://www.liverpoolmotorclub.com/aintree-spring-sprint-results/
Awesome
A great start to what sounds like a promising season.
Always nice to beat a benchmark that you think is perhaps beyond you.
A great start to what sounds like a promising season.
Always nice to beat a benchmark that you think is perhaps beyond you.
motorhead
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