Castle Coombe Report
Hi, well took mine to the Action Day at Castle Coombe today.
Met Jerry aka Big Fella...Jerry you gotta finish yours for next year!
After 15 months hard work it was ace to try her out.
The straight line performance is devastating...but then came a few corners and chicanes...hmmm...
There is no doubt that for track use I need track day tyres...as I got it sideways on a couple of occasions but she recovers well so no spins!!!
Biggest issue is the brakes...the stock rear callipers just don't do enough...so it's time to get the brake issues sorted.
Another issue was engine oil temperature that rose to 120 degrees C, so the Oil Cooler needs to be re-located into an air stream to stop that. I also reckon the pump has to come off and one of the ports will need to be welded up to ensure the oil flows thru the cooler all the time...more on this later.
I struggled a bit trying to get down to second gear on a couple of occasions at the chicanes...this is down to the design of the shift cables so that needs a major improvement.
Other than that I think the guys in their Evo's were pretty impressed whilst I gunned it down the straights away from them...
Lots of issues to resolve to make it a serious track day car however...
What a day.
John
MarlinTurbo
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