Morning SlowOne
Firstly, the messages you post always come across with the right tone and above all else a very caring manner.. Please don't apologies, really appreciate yours and anyone who chips in with any help.
I think the problem to date has been my car, the Schumacher, for me that is, didn't deliver this simplistic build and run which meant my car was not truly set right like others who have far more experience. Having run the Zen only twice, turned up to a meeting in Newbury and then suddenly finding myself in an A final was a big shock to be honest.
The video provides me with a birds eye view of my lack of driving skills in the better classes. As a newbie I think was throw as much speed at the track in the hope to get round without hittin anything and "that will do" but of course watching the rac, the guy who won all three of the a finals they ran has clearly no more speed than me down the straight but left me standing as you right diagnosed and for all to see.
My concept/was that if I carry enough speed to the corner hit a reasonable apex it will be good enough, how stupid to think! Haha. From your comments and watching back, the forces and energy to stop/go/change direction of these little cars is high, proportionatly and as you so rightly suggest, simply trying too hard, carrying too much speed giving the throttle too much to do and causing overheating. I totally understand this. Throwing money at the problem in this case definitely served me no favour, silly boy!!
The eagerness when you have cars/drivers perceived better than ones self it's so hard to not get sucked into racing them and not the track which creates the over zealous speed which if was applied correctly would sort the problem. Cat in the headlights syndrome! I play a sport at elite level and recognize all these emotional conflicts that competition provides which is one of the big reasons I love this hobby, and why I have to get better!! (For all those sports psychs out there, "would like to" get better)
I am certainly going to pay far more attention to the top drivers now I feel I have the car to compete with them and will be watching their every move!!
Apologies, I have not re-read this message before posting, doing it on the fly but wanted to reply.
As ever folks, many thanks and apologies if I rambled on!!
Over and out.
Stu
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