Kirkistown 27/7/2008 Afterthoughts & Gossip
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whitestarlet
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i take it since you a posting here Jay you nursed the wee trackstar home??
forgot that this was on so was only able to get down for a wee while!!
forgot that this was on so was only able to get down for a wee while!!
Jay
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Quite an eventful day all in all! 
On one of the first sessions I passed Wee John's and Ted's track corolla buried into a tyre wall. Actually had to dodge an escaping tyre rolling across the chicane. Smiles all round and the battlescars look great so no real harm done. It was a sign of the madness to come.
Later on in the day I got a 80mph ringside seat to Trevor's flying mx5 stunt. Debtors is an unforgiving corner and I've never inspected a mazda undercarriage at such speed before. That was an insane moment. In fact possibly the most insane moment I've had on that track!
The Mines ECU offered a lot to the trackstar. Fuelling was perfect, running .8 of a bar on the TD04 she was turning into a contender. Enjoyed a ton of 'hot' laps until I finally managed it - she popped a piston.
I'm going to put my hands up and admit it was my own fault. Yes the engine is old but it was the sheer abuse that killed it. Guess it's make or break time for the little EP80 now. We'll see what happens..
Failing that it was a stunner of a day, plenty of banter was enjoyed and no regrets. Wouldn't have missed it for the world.
I got zero pics but I'm pretty sure Nanglebadger had the camera out a few times. Cheers for seeing me home dude.
Jay
On one of the first sessions I passed Wee John's and Ted's track corolla buried into a tyre wall. Actually had to dodge an escaping tyre rolling across the chicane. Smiles all round and the battlescars look great so no real harm done. It was a sign of the madness to come.
Later on in the day I got a 80mph ringside seat to Trevor's flying mx5 stunt. Debtors is an unforgiving corner and I've never inspected a mazda undercarriage at such speed before. That was an insane moment. In fact possibly the most insane moment I've had on that track!
The Mines ECU offered a lot to the trackstar. Fuelling was perfect, running .8 of a bar on the TD04 she was turning into a contender. Enjoyed a ton of 'hot' laps until I finally managed it - she popped a piston.
I'm going to put my hands up and admit it was my own fault. Yes the engine is old but it was the sheer abuse that killed it. Guess it's make or break time for the little EP80 now. We'll see what happens..
Failing that it was a stunner of a day, plenty of banter was enjoyed and no regrets. Wouldn't have missed it for the world.
I got zero pics but I'm pretty sure Nanglebadger had the camera out a few times. Cheers for seeing me home dude.
Jay
lets get the thankyous out of the way!
Leanne... for going with me and tolerating the kitten and buyin dinner...
Jay... For letting me copilot on the kamikaze engine blaster fairground ride...
Trev... for proving to me that single seaters arnt unbeatable.. blue flag anyone?
Ted and Wee John... For taking Leanne out in the rubber munching corolla...wire tyres anyone?
and thanks to everyone I met and spent a while chatting to!
Glanov, deffo get her up some night mate, id love to spend a while on your car, its already exceptional!
Paul? your SR is in exceptional condtion! a true beauty and a great alternative to a Glanza S!
heres what pics I have from the day, I saw Nanglebadgers camera and put my camera phone away, 5mp or not lol!
I got a good video from the session that killed the Trackstar! pass the bandages I think she cut an artery!!!! there was oil EVERYWHERE, the mirror, underside of bonnet, bulkhead the heap! it looked like the breather was a new exhaust opening lol! good work Sir!
heres what little pics I have, and a wee video too before I was told I wasnt allowed a camera on track [booooo] [/boooo]
Beautiful bridgeported RX7. A deadly tool as can be seen from the video.
vid to follow!
Leanne... for going with me and tolerating the kitten and buyin dinner...
Jay... For letting me copilot on the kamikaze engine blaster fairground ride...
Trev... for proving to me that single seaters arnt unbeatable.. blue flag anyone?
Ted and Wee John... For taking Leanne out in the rubber munching corolla...wire tyres anyone?
and thanks to everyone I met and spent a while chatting to!
Glanov, deffo get her up some night mate, id love to spend a while on your car, its already exceptional!
Paul? your SR is in exceptional condtion! a true beauty and a great alternative to a Glanza S!
heres what pics I have from the day, I saw Nanglebadgers camera and put my camera phone away, 5mp or not lol!
I got a good video from the session that killed the Trackstar! pass the bandages I think she cut an artery!!!! there was oil EVERYWHERE, the mirror, underside of bonnet, bulkhead the heap! it looked like the breather was a new exhaust opening lol! good work Sir!
heres what little pics I have, and a wee video too before I was told I wasnt allowed a camera on track [booooo]
[/boooo]Beautiful bridgeported RX7. A deadly tool as can be seen from the video.
vid to follow!
GTti
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Thank god you hadn't 'raised the bonnet', other wise that oil would have been all over the windscreen!
Great video, would be nice to see some good in car equipment in your trackstar Jay. A hand held phone in a passenger seat certainly doesn't give a real perception as to how quick you're going in the video. There's nothing like hearing the crisp note of the turbo spooling, knowing exactly when you're on the throttle etc.
Great video, would be nice to see some good in car equipment in your trackstar Jay. A hand held phone in a passenger seat certainly doesn't give a real perception as to how quick you're going in the video. There's nothing like hearing the crisp note of the turbo spooling, knowing exactly when you're on the throttle etc.
Jay
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That's a hugely valid point - one that I mentioned to Alan whilst we were assessing the damage.
My wing mirror was covered in old. If that had been on my windscreen it would have made things a lot more dangerous. Makes me worry about you lads running with raised bonnets. Please don't. .
we were fortunate even to get that snippet of video, as shortly after going out, we were told that we wernt allowed to use a camera. seems a bit overly 'pc' given its a track lol...
they told it was for our safety, but were totally content with the large handheld AFR box which could have clubbed us round the face and was precariously tangled around the handbrake lmfao!
I was considering purchasing a bullet cam to stealth fit to a starlets bonnet vent, but given the reality of yesterday it might be a short term purchase.
The real expense seems to be the cost of capturing the video. though my new laptop and a video capture card may be the way around it.
whens that next track day visit Jay???
Trevor might be a feasible guinea pig on second thoughts, plus hes DAMN fast and provided a few possible prize winners from youve been framed lol!
I salute you good sir for your epic driving bravado!
they told it was for our safety, but were totally content with the large handheld AFR box which could have clubbed us round the face and was precariously tangled around the handbrake lmfao!
I was considering purchasing a bullet cam to stealth fit to a starlets bonnet vent, but given the reality of yesterday it might be a short term purchase.
The real expense seems to be the cost of capturing the video. though my new laptop and a video capture card may be the way around it.
whens that next track day visit Jay???
Trevor might be a feasible guinea pig on second thoughts, plus hes DAMN fast and provided a few possible prize winners from youve been framed lol!
I salute you good sir for your epic driving bravado!
GTti
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You want one of the little solid state recorders which you can plug your bullet camera and microphone into.
http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/solid-state-mp4-recorder.htm
http://www.dogcamsport.co.uk/solid-state-mp4-recorder.htm
