Quick report on my first Time Attack event.
Started well on the saturday, doing final touches to car and getting it loaded up on the trailer.
Team Shed Motorsport where on the road....(joe, chris, me, me old man)
We dropped the car off late saturday afternoon, then went and booked into our hotel. We were greeted by all number of wonderful 'show cars' in the car park, as round 1 was held at the same time as the ITIS show.
so after a pub dinner it was time for bed. we awoke to an amazing sight... SNOW! and lots of it!
The car needed a bit of a de-ice..
Sign on, briefing and scrutineering went without problem. so it was romper suit on, ready for action..
First practice session went well, was super slippery, with some mean over steer into and out of some of the corners.
I actually was 7th fastest car overall (club class) after the first practice, tho i put this down to not everyone being out, and most people going very carefully!
The track started to dry out during the day which was nice, and speeds kept increasing, and times dropping for all cars.
The rest of the sessions went well, with no mechanical problems. I didnt manage to qulaify for the final 'super battle', not overly suprising seeing as the rest of the cars in my class were far faster.
But reviewing my overall times etc, i was fairly pleased, managing to come 6th in class, plus beat a few bigger powered cars from the F/I class. Plus the suspension on the car isnt setup properly, and i have never driven the track before. But enough of the excuses, really enjoyed the whole experience, and look forward to the remaining rounds.
a few on track pics, courtesey of Ed Cross (crossie on here and SSC)....
And a few general pictures of competitors etc....
cheers for reading!
Started well on the saturday, doing final touches to car and getting it loaded up on the trailer.
Team Shed Motorsport where on the road....(joe, chris, me, me old man)
We dropped the car off late saturday afternoon, then went and booked into our hotel. We were greeted by all number of wonderful 'show cars' in the car park, as round 1 was held at the same time as the ITIS show.
so after a pub dinner it was time for bed. we awoke to an amazing sight... SNOW! and lots of it!
The car needed a bit of a de-ice..
Sign on, briefing and scrutineering went without problem. so it was romper suit on, ready for action..
First practice session went well, was super slippery, with some mean over steer into and out of some of the corners.
I actually was 7th fastest car overall (club class) after the first practice, tho i put this down to not everyone being out, and most people going very carefully!
The track started to dry out during the day which was nice, and speeds kept increasing, and times dropping for all cars.
The rest of the sessions went well, with no mechanical problems. I didnt manage to qulaify for the final 'super battle', not overly suprising seeing as the rest of the cars in my class were far faster.
But reviewing my overall times etc, i was fairly pleased, managing to come 6th in class, plus beat a few bigger powered cars from the F/I class. Plus the suspension on the car isnt setup properly, and i have never driven the track before. But enough of the excuses, really enjoyed the whole experience, and look forward to the remaining rounds.
a few on track pics, courtesey of Ed Cross (crossie on here and SSC)....
And a few general pictures of competitors etc....
cheers for reading!
