[race_prep] Our Hillclimb/sprint 205

[Mad Scientist 106]

Noooooo! You've scratched her!!!!!

 

That's racing though I suppose.

 

Unreal result though. Well done all involved.

[maxirallye 2]

Well done Colin. You think he will be more competition in the dry, I would have thought Murry had the advantage in the wet with his 4WD? Guess his big lag and aggressive power delivery were a handicap when slippery?

[welshpug 1,622]

I think you underestimate how quickly that Audi spools up, its a 1400 TFSI lump I believe!

[Batfink 201]

Nothing wrong with how it's spooling. It's very rapid. It just struggled to get on the power down as early as Colin's car when coming out the fast corners. The chassis was not setup well enough for the wet conditions. Apparently they were running 600lb springs at the rear. . When exiting the corners Murray was backing off to keep the car in shape. Colin was something like 5mph faster over the line I think he said. Colin's power under steer round the final bend and down the hill is more predicable and easier to manage than rwd or rear wheel biased cars - many ended up spinning over the line and onto the pit straight.

Edited March 18, 2013 by Batfink

[petert 550]

Stunning effort. Well done.

[clen666 2]

Sad to see it twisted up after the work put in, but great to see that it's getting thrashed properly and getting the results.

 

Congrats

[Batfink 201]

The side exit is great for spectators on the infield

[maxirallye 2]

Sounds absolutely awesome revving out and struggling for grip in the wet in your video! Mental!

[Sam 4]

Awesome car Sandy (& Colin). I'd expect nothing less

[Sandy 189]

Colin and Paul are competing at Gurston Down on April 20th.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Hopefully should be there if mines ready for the Sunday

[Sandy 189]

Good to finally meet you in person Miles! And a sort of day off was bound to do me good! It was absolutely smashing weather, but the field next to the track was recently raked and made for a dusty track, most of the front runners were about a second down on their records, so it wasn't a day we'd be able to challenge Keith Murray's stunning 32.80, but Colin's best 34.16 was as good as a match for the previous record and was top Saloon time (beating the high powered 4WD turbos, not counting the DAM 4100 6R4 in Sports Libre, which took 2/10ths out of Colin's time). The only other car in our class was Paul Webster's MX-5, posting a 37.44 best.
Being able to load the car up with no problems at the end of the day is also very satisfying, especially with Wiscombe next week and Werrington the week following that!

When Leo and I were near the top of the hill and unable to see which car was on the line, we kept thinking "is that our 205??"... but then each time we heard it... "no, THAT's our 205!". The induction bark is so distinctive and searing, I absolutely love it!

Pic of the paddock area, with some of the 4WD cars:


Short clip of Paul driving between Carousel and the finish:

[Sandy 189]

Another clip down the first half of the course, c/o Vossy.

 

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Same here, Good weekend for all I think and I'm in the joint lead for the hill's overall championship, Just need to manage the class records to get my bonus points now so finger's cross, not bad for 1150 odd KG's going uphill

 

Report is here at the moment, http://www.gurstondown.org/ even a nice pic of my old car

[Sandy 189]

Definately! Thanks for the link.

[Sandy 189]

Wiscombe yesterday (also on today). Colin set a new
class record of 41.7 and Paul's back on the pace close to him, with
42.2. A short but loud video clip:
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[alexcrosse 124]

Sounds good sandy.

[Sandy 189]

Werrington near Launceston this weekend (Colin's local one). Saturday and Sunday.

[kyepan 291]

may try and stop in to say hello, down that way on sunday.

[Sandy 189]

Hope to see you then

[nachogo 0 1 Cars]

sandy and colin you are the best !!!!!

[Sandy 189]

Haha, thanks!

 

Colin set a new class record on Werrington last Saturday in our 205,
37.7s beating his old record in his old car of 38.5s. Then on Sunday
Paul pushed it on again to 37.48s (that's what's great about them double driving together!) with this stunning run:

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[alexcrosse 124]

yes, we like a bit of low camera angle!

[TT205 42]

Excellent!

 

What kind of speeds are they getting up to there?

[Sandy 189]

Well into 5th at the cattle grid, so about 115-120mph.