Teesside Autodrome - Evening Trackday 16-04-2018
Arriving about 4pm on a quiet, dry, sunny evening. unpacked tools and setup the car to the prev configuration.
Neil, Frankie, Hayley, Dave & Nigel soon arrived after briefing.
16:56 Warm up lap
10/30 dampers
60/40 brake bias
95% fuel
2.5/2.4bars cold pressure
weaving & braking to get heat into the brakes & tyres.
17:05 Session 1
10/30 dampers
60/40 brake bias
95% fuel
since it takes afew laps to get the brakes & tyres upto working temps I decided to go straight out into the 1st run.
Lap times:
1:08 traffic
1:05 traffic
1:01 traffic
0:57
0:56
0:57
Remark:
3:00 out-braking the Impreza
4:00 had to under-take the MX5
- handling felt smooth & progressive
- less body roll
- rear wheels lock up less with the 60/40 bias
- still understeers at the long 180deg bend
- fresh brakes biting hard
17:32 Session 2 with Hayley
10/30 dampers
60/40 brake bias
90% fuel
2.6/2.65bars hot pressure
it was Hayleys bday so I took her for a ride onboard. the 1st session had now warmed up the tyres to working temp.
Lap times:
0:58 traffic
0:58 traffic
1:05 traffic
0:58
0:59
0:57
Remarks:
2:50 overtake peugeot 306
3:15 almost rolling on 2 wheels from hitting inside kerb
3:30 allowing Neil to pass
3:50 passing black Civic
4:00 Neil spins from braking hard into 180deg bend
5:50 random misfire at WOT down the straight
- slight hint of oversteer from the 1st corner
-tyres have now heated up to 2.7/2.8bars
18:06 Session 3 with Hayley
10/30 dampers
60/40 brake bias
80% fuel
2.6/2.7bars hot pressure
Lap times:
0:59 traffic
1:17 traffic
1:07 traffic
0:59 traffic
0:59 traffic
0:56
0:56
0:59 traffic
Remarks:
5:50 undertaking black MX5 again
8:30 Hayleys seat belt locking clip loosened
18:50 Session 3
10/30 dampers
60/40 brake bias
70% fuel
2.6/2.7bars hot pressure
going out by myself to see how all the little mod changes compared to last years times.
Lap times:
0:57
0:56
0:57 traffic
0:57 traffic
0:59 traffic
0:57
0:55
0:55
Remarks:
4:20 overtaking black MX5 which exited corner too wide
6:20 out-braking the white bmw E30
7:20 overtake peugeot 306