CATS @ Bury?

[JackWood]

So how did the Cats go at Bury this weekend? Any results? Is Chris' Setup still the one to have?

[Chrislong]

Hey Jack,
Yeh the Cat SX won. Andy Jones drove really well and he was using my setup, but I think with a diff rather than a one way.

Whereas I qualified 7th, then broke it off the line. One of those things, I was actually really quick and suprised I was down in 7th, really enjoyed the car and the track - unfortunate clip of a car off the line and cracked wishbone where there ballstud mounts..... oh well....

I was also playing with my setup, and Jonesy proved I would have been quicker not changing it. So its going back...

I know also that Graham North did well, and so did Ste Pierce. An unfortunate start saw G-mag and Ste collide, and I collected G (Days of Thunder / Days of BLUNDER) and that how I was out, G was out at that point too.

[Northy]

There was also Vernon, Coates, lil Ben and me in the A main with SX's

G

[Chrislong]

Originally Posted by Northy

There was also Vernon, Coates, lil Ben and me in the A main with SX's

G

Wow, domination. I was there and didn't spot 6 Cat SX's in the A!

[JackWood]

So having not been to a meeting in, oh 22 years (last one was an indoor in Davenport in Stockport that my Grandad took me too), does everyone normally openly discuss set-ups and things? Or is all cloak'n'dagger, nay tell the man next ta ya, type thing?

If I wanted to attend a meeting like Bury (it is local for me) where do you think the best place to go and practice would be so I don't make a complete arse of myself the first time I get there?

I have so many questions, hope you don't all mind.

[Chris Doughty]

Originally Posted by JackWood

So having not been to a meeting in, oh 22 years (last one was an indoor in Davenport in Stockport that my Grandad took me too), does everyone normally openly discuss set-ups and things? Or is all cloak'n'dagger, nay tell the man next ta ya, type thing?

If I wanted to attend a meeting like Bury (it is local for me) where do you think the best place to go and practice would be so I don't make a complete arse of myself the first time I get there?

I have so many questions, hope you don't all mind.

turn up and ask anyone, pretty sure everyone will be willing to help you out and share setups and stuff...

its not touring car racing :P

[Chrislong]

Come on Jack, get over to the club. Bring pen and paper too as your bound to forget some answers. ha ha.

Off-road is probably the most open and friendly meeting you'll come too, anybody will tell you anything, there is no hidden secrets or voodoo to discover. But just don't be afraid to ask atall as we don't know just what you know and what you need help with at a risk of sounding patronising.

As for practice, if you can co-ordinate your left and right, your reaction speed and learn that giving it more throttle means you will crash more until your co-ordination improves, then you'll already be quicker than probably the bottom final.... so I recomend using 2 or 3 cones, go to a park, and zig zag through them. As you get better then bring them tighter, and start to go faster. Your aim while doing this is to stay on the racing line rather than just avoiding the cones..... you'll soon learn that too much throttle makes it impossible to stay on line.