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Originally Posted by T4miy4 Guy
Yeah gotta say it was a good night last night!abit dusty to say the least but a great sized venue, good surface happy days!.
I particulary found the round when everyones wheels fell off funny as! well mine (ripped of its wheel hub clean off thanks Si! lol), little chris`s (front end explosion) and Marks rear end brake! all at the same time classic!.
Good turn out so a big thanks to all involved  and some really good racing. Also i was loving James BJ4 it looked awesome, very planted and quick but Shank`s durango looked on the money too ultra low!
It was good to have team Dugra back on form also,but you ate your words Vince lad! lol
Andy |
Well i didn't do too bad considering, i finished 5th in the B final but it was so close between us all anyone of us could have placed 2nd, but Andy flew with 20 laps to the rest of the fields 19.
TBH i'm still getting to grips with the whole buggy set up, i haven't touched it in a race since last year outdoor bury and with bald stock tamiya tires i think i did quite well
for indoor i need a lower CoG, anti roll bars, a stiffer set up and grippier tires me thinks, and well done to Andy
I have to also Thank Andy / Team Durga for him keeping my car going. Durga + Fire door = broken :-s it was funny but we deffo have to make sure the track stays where it is and not move around so much.
I blipped the throttle on the back straight right behind a car that lost it which hit the track guttering, this flicked the other side of the gutter right into my path and sent my car cart-wheeling down the straight at full speed with no ability to stop and slammed into the fire door.
A few track suggestions
Overlapping and clamping the guttering together with bolts/wing nuts of some kind so they are in a compete chain so if you hit one it would take more effort to move as they would be all connected and would't stick out if some one hit them.
Second i would suggest using fire hose pipes filled with sand and place these on the backs of corners (or under the guttering) to give the corner areas weight so they don't move, much better than solid iron weights (but a good improvisation since it was a massive car killing deterrent for cutting the corner, lol)
Final suggestion something solid for the edging of corners maybe small cones with sand in or 1/4 or 1/2 discarded car tiers so the very tip of the guttering has a weighted end to the corner and gives it a clear definition and less opportunity to cut and get moved about.
All in all a great night and a great venue. Thanks for organising it
Hope to see you all again soon
Thanks
VV