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Re: How to loose 200kgs?....

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:21 am
by Gareth
Well, What a weekend :D

It seems all the years hard work and development is paying off, the car went really well with only minor room for improvement in most areas, other areas need a bit more full on reworking (like the steering not self centering.. :think: ). The car had plenty of power and the engine ran flawlessly all weekend. Big thanks to Vlad and Dylan for all their help in that department.

I qualified 34th out of 102 entries (only the top 40 cars get a spot in the 100 lap final), struggled with set up and shit track conditions in the heats but managed to stick it out to get a starting spot. The final was the fastest pace race for the entire weekend, it was mad :shock: Cars on fire, cars exploding body panels, the track looked like a wrecking yard that had been wiped out by a tornado at the end... Only 14 of the 40 starters finished the race with only 8 on the lead lap...I managed to keep my nose out of most of this and ended up crossing the line in 6th place :D but I did notice that theres now about two inches of toe in on the front that wasnt there before, I dont want to know whats bent :lol:

Top ten winners got prize money :punk: top 5 got trophies :hmm: so look out next year...

Thanks again to everyone who gave input through out this tread on my weight loss project, with out your thoughts and ideas it wouldn't have happened as well as it did :thumbup:

Photos to follow

Re: How to loose 200kgs?....

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:23 am
by MAGP
Good job, perseverance is everything.

Re: How to loose 200kgs?....

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 10:39 am
by vlad01
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:


:driving:



Btw, any videos of the race? I didn't end up going so hoping someone else might have some videos.

Re: How to loose 200kgs?....

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:20 am
by Chuff
Well done Biggvl.

Qualifying 34th out of 40 starts you near the back of the grid, and to only have 14 cars left at the end, and to finish in 6th place is an excellent result, and since the top 8 were on the lead lap then you were definitely in the thick of it, and a minor mishap in front of you could made all the difference.

Next year should be even better. :thumbup:

Chuff

Re: How to loose 200kgs?....

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:28 am
by Holden202T
yeah certainly sounds like there was plenty of action! 100cars, fuck the pits must have been hectic!

good result, and if a bent steering arm is the worst of it you have done really well!

Re: How to loose 200kgs?....

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 12:03 pm
by HQ355
Good job knackers ! All the hard work paying off :)

Re: How to loose 200kgs?....

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 1:21 pm
by Gareth
Hey, thanks for all the nice comments guys :thumbup:

chuff - there where no 'minor mishaps' just major fuck ups :lol:

202 - yep, two other classes racing all weekend, approx 200 cars in pits to suit 60ish...

will post pics tonight

Re: How to loose 200kgs?....

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 5:12 pm
by immortality
Gotta be happy with that on it's 1st real outing since all the mods were done. Can only get better with more seat time in the beast.... :thumbup:

Re: How to loose 200kgs?....

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 8:13 pm
by Gareth
Me and the boys practising wheel changes and going over the car the week prior to racing
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Re: How to loose 200kgs?....

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 12:19 pm
by Gareth
some of the cars in the final, just before the start, note the different types of cars racing...

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFhdOvbQRnE[/youtube]