MrLizard Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Today Abbey and TLM rolled the car out as a shakedown at brandshatch for our race next weekend. The car has had a lot of modifications since we last went out but the two major ones from my experience today has to be the torq and the diff. I cannot explain just how much difference a really well configured diff can make, we have tried three now and this plate diff is amazing Day started at 6:30 - Greeted by sunshine a clear sky and a flooded garage and two dedicated marshalls sweeping the water out we knew we were off to a good start Mark and Jamie from Abbey arrived shortly after and we had the tools/car unpacked and ready to go. Today was really about trying to gather data and learn what the car can do with different setups so we know which choice to make weather dependent for the race and also to give Mark and I some time in the driving seat. We kept laptimes the best of which was 54.9 (which is only 9 tenths slower than our slick tyre time - with the old diff) We did have a couple of issues through the day but nothing Abbey couldnt handle. Slight issue with a front bush that is attached to the banana arm (is that right?) Towards the end of the day the heavens opened and we saw rain, snow and even lightning, though the lightning turned out to be Rosie taking pictures of Marks face with the flash on... We have a new camera in the car now which is much better. It showed up just how different mine and Mark's driving styles actually are, laptime wise we were very similar putting in an array of 56 sec laps building up to handful of 55 second laps, after it rained we also put in very similar laps, though the car was almost uncontrollable as we wanted to run it with a fairly dry setup to see how it would fair if it rained mid race! Mr Mark Abbey in session 3 putting the car through its paces. This one is of me in session 2 having some fun after Mark stiffened the suspension up and changed the bump settings, the car seemed to enjoy eating the curbs Please check out our facebook page and we will be updating with progress as we go, we are trying to report on things as they happen at the track now! http://www.facebook.com/tlmotorsport Huge thanks to Abbey for today, without their expertise we would not have got the times we did or had as much time on track, the car has progressed to a really good stage now and we have a clear path of what we want to do next! Ta Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Nice one Cool write up and great vids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Nice one, Steve... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Thanks guys, was a cracking day, really looking forward to next week and getting the whole team involved with the strategy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Looks like an excellent days work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Certainly was, better than being in the office Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Good to hear the progress made - will be following your progress with interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 I was wondering how Mark test drove the customer cars he's worked on at Abbey. Good luck next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 If it works with mark in the car it will work with anyone else in it We are taking different gears around the corners and still getting the same times... Next week we hope to be able to extract the gps data from the dash so we can really see where we both lose/gain time on each other! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 what wing is you run mate? Looks amazing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Thanks Neil it certainly helps and i must admit it does look nice Its a carbon fibre Ings+1, typing this on my ipad but here is a link that 'might' work http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ings+350z+spoiler&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=XfqUUOOBFMyX0QXXhYCABg&biw=1024&bih=672&sei=Y_qUUP2FEqHE0QXotoCoCg#biv=i|21;d|PWgpWqj8LkqThM: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Supplied and fitted by abbey of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Cheers mate, that is infact one I looked at! Nice sales tact lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Haha what can you do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Nice write up - saw your FB posts last night - looks a good day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Was a fantastic day vik Looking forward to next week now and praying the power steering fluid doesnt boil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Was a fantastic day vik Looking forward to next week now and praying the power steering fluid doesnt boil When are you out on track, Steve... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 we are out on track this friday m8, then race on Sunday you thinking of threatening to turn up m8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 we are out on track this friday m8, then race on Sunday you thinking of threatening to turn up m8? That might be a possibility, I’ll keep you in the loop, it would be good to meet up again, it’s been a while... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 we are out on track this friday m8, then race on Sunday you thinking of threatening to turn up m8? What time on Friday will you be at Brands, might come down for a peek if that's ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 It has indeed been a while be good to see you, glrnet we will be there from 9-4, you are of course welcome to come down m8 and say hello. No passenger rides unfortunately as its a test day not a track day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Is the race ticketed or just a turn up and watch thing? What time(s) is it on Sunday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 race is ticketed on Sunday, qually is at 10am - race is at 13:45 (there is racing all day though) £13-£15 on the gate unless you can pass for under 5 years old. Be good to see you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLizard Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 new tyres, not slicks but at least they look stickier than the federals Should be able to get some data out of the dash to compare but we have also swapped the springs out on the coilovers to see just what punishement the car can take on these tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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