PollyMobiles Rebuild

h701micra · Apr 11, 2015

pollyp said:
just a brief update summary.

these last two trackdays has been the best bday fun eva and the car setup has been successfully dialed in to perform how I like it.
I'm back home now still in one piece, me n the car really really worn out.
there's a huge amount of video n data to collate n assess over the few days

It took long enough to do it but got there in the end

Now make those flipping notes

MicraPRO · Apr 15, 2015

This is one of those times where I'm waiting for your posts on this @pollyp can't wait to watch your footage from the track

h701micra · Apr 15, 2015

MicraPRO said:
This is one of those times where I'm waiting for your posts on this @pollyp can't wait to watch your footage from the track

Videos are already on his YouTube account Tom

MicraPRO · Apr 15, 2015

h701micra said:
Videos are already on his YouTube account Tom

Ooooh right!!! Cheers!

pollyp · Apr 15, 2015

MicraPRO said:
This is one of those times where I'm waiting for your posts on this @pollyp can't wait to watch your footage from the track

I've been editing, uploading & analysing the huge amount of video footage & notes n data for the past few days hence no posts yet cos I haven't finished analysing everything.
all the videos were finished n uploaded yesterday as andy says (i recommend the directors cuts

) but have yet to write description as well as finishing my notes.

will post my report all in one go soon once all the vids, descriptions, photos, full assessment are in place. that way it keeps it all neat & organised in one place rather than posting fragments asap and having it scattered inbetween ppls posts.

pollyp · Apr 15, 2015

ok to keep things in order on topic,
on my last post about the catch can, I reprinted the mount with the screw tensioner at the far end to make it more rigid. Mounted it on the morning before setting off and it’s a lot stiffer.

After blyton park I thought it would catch a lot but found not a lot had condensed?

Investigating further, what I found was that for the hot oily vapours to cool & condense inside the cans, the metal cans themselves would also need to be kept cool in the first place, like breathing on a stone cold windscreen in the morning, simple physics.

Now previously I briefly tied the PCV catchcan near the cooler area behind the LH headlight while the PCV breather catchcan was mounted on the boost pipe behind the hot radiator.

The hot air from the radiator would actually heat up the PCV breather catchcan and so if the can was no cooler or actually hotter than the oil vapours, nothing would condense inside.

Meanwhile the PCV catchcan in the colder airstream behind the headlight away from the radiator stream was a lot cooler than the hot oil vapours therefore 25ml of oil vapour had condensed on the cool walls after 300m

On the current configuration mounted down low right behind the rad, both cans would be heated up by the hot air on or off track

so when I opened them afterwards, the PCV catchcan only caught a little bit

and the PCV breather catchcan none at all cos they were both too hot

The weak fibrous strands of 3d prints doesn’t work very well with slippery oil vapours and would break apart so I’ll need to look into a more solid construction.

Thought about using this glass coffee jar which was the right size n shape and can see the content through the clear glass. The flat lid will have a 90deg elbow screwed on to clear the bonnet.

Either mount the pair on a metal bracket here behind the headlight

Or best place is in front of radiator to get really cold and condense as much vapours.

h701micra · Apr 15, 2015

Still not convinced by the glass Paul. Did you look any further into the 'cool box'?

pollyp · Apr 15, 2015

h701micra said:
Still not convinced by the glass Paul. Did you look any further into the 'cool box'?

won't know till I try it eh.

not looked yet, been busy just writing these long reports, posting it now any moment...

l_jonez · Apr 15, 2015

Most catch cans will have wire wool ( or similar) before the outlet port to help separate oil from the vapor

h701micra · Apr 15, 2015

pollyp said:
won't know till I try it eh.

not looked yet, been busy just writing these long reports, posting it now any moment...

It's just glass. I don't like glass. It cracks and things

Daniel_ · Apr 15, 2015

What about using a big water trap from an aircompressor?

Filled with steel scrubbers?

pollyp · Apr 15, 2015

2015-04-09 Blyton Park

Set off from early 5am, arrived 8am on a nice calm sunny day. It was already ½ full and don’t see any micras so parked amongst the civics, caterhams, lotuses, trailers, etc registered, began unloading when Alex arrived, hullo

We both moved n parked at the end, unloaded, swapped over to 595RSR, set cold pressures same as last time in November 2.5/2.7bar f/r, always so much to do but not enough time. 9am drivers briefing then went for a sighting lap.

9:30 Outer Circuit Sight Lap -----------------------------------------------------------------

Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: 595RSR 2.5/2.7bar F/R
Weight:60% fuel, me & dad

Warmed up the tyres n brakes and then recheck & correct the tyre pressures.

10:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: 595RSR 2.5/2.7bar F/R
Weight:60% fuel, me & dad

Misc changes:

Brake bias 75/25 F/R
Topped up oil that was lost on way to blyton park

During:
Track Condition: dry & hot

Track feedback:

loose item sliding around the floor
high grip
high traction
unable to lock rear tyres with 50/50 bias
heel & toe hard braking for The Wiggler not slowing enough (soft shoes & touching throttle)
after swapping input shaft & new LSD, the synchro for 3rd/4th gear are now engaging faster

Track Times:
1:31 traffic
1:27

Was annoyed by some loose object sliding around the floor so pitted soon after, found it was my foot pump hiding under the seats which I thought I’d lost in the morning.

@07:37 whilst activating the suspension cam I noticed some oil spray on the scuttle panel & windscreen & smelt oily exhaust vapours, oil catch can?

Opened bonnet and OH FCK! Missing oil cap and ruined oil stains all over the once tidy bay

immediately shut off engine incase it was dry.

So I’ve been blasting around Blyton with no oil cap eh. How the heck did that come off and where is it? Then realised I musta forgotton to tighten the cap after topping up after the sighting lap Doh! Such a dumb mistake.

I felt like James May in that topgear episode with the cheap porsche challenge yrs ago where he had carefully restored the 944 tidy engine bay for the porsche adjudicators, stiggy blasted it round the track only to find this mess afterwards.

Checked oil level and thank god it’s still bout 60% so I’ve been lucky (saved by the annoying foot pump) that I didn’t run out of oil and ruined the engine.

Urm so I can’t find the cap anywhere, highly unlikely to find on track, Alex doesn’t have a spare and I can’t run without it…call Andy, but he’s already left on the way to the track.

He arrived, we sorted Alexs car out, me n andy went out to afew scrappys to grab an oil cap, musta been the fastest time I’ve been straight in/out of one, andy almost got carried away from looking at all the potential goldmine lol. Refitted oil cap and ready to go.

pollyp · Apr 15, 2015

12:17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: 595RSR 2.5/2.7bar F/R
Weight: 50% fuel, me & andy

Misc changes:

Fit new missing oil cap

During:
Track Condition: dry & hot

Track feedback:

high grip
high traction
high speed steady understeer
high speed rapid directional change creates oversteer to aid turn-in
heel & toe hard braking for The Wiggler not slowing enough (soft shoes & touching throttle)
braking with whole foot over pedal improves braking force
not enough servo assistance
long brake travel
moved to 50/50 brake bias
½ throttle steady turns would understeer
high braking force
occasional rear tyre skid @50/50 trail heavy braking
legs need more seat support
seat cusion near RH thigh collapsed to bare metal frame & hurting my hips

Track Times:
1.26
1.22
1.23 traffic
1.31 traffic
1.26

13:40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

After lunch, went out with dad.

Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: 595RSR 2.5/2.7bar F/R
Weight: 25% fuel, me & dad

Misc changes:

Loosened throttle cable to lower position & avoid pushing both brake & throttle pedals during heel toeing.

During:
Track Condition: dry & hot

Track feedback:

slightly improved brake/throttle position
good high speed left turn grip
moderate right turn grip
better braking entry
high speed rapid directional change creates oversteer to aid turn-in
at high speed Port Froid = keep 100% WOT to lock front LSD, quickly turn steering 1m before apex to shift & settle weight transfer, stiff rear dampers will induce oversteer to help change direction rapidly when we reach apex
almost out of fuel

Track Times:
1.32 traffic
1.36 traffic
1.25 traffic
1.22
1.22
1.35 traffic
1.30 traffic

14:20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The red saxo driver I was keeping up with was surprised & impressed.

Mentioned bout my understeer, found that they ran same tyres but at a lower 2bars whereas I was running 2.5/2.7bar and trying to keep the wear of both wheels within the thread patch and causing understeer.

Since the front needs more grip, I began to lower it to 2.2/2.7bar f/r and see if it improves mid-corner

Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: 595RSR 2.2/2.7bar F/R
Weight: 10% fuel, me & sam

Misc changes:

Saxo driver with same tyre advised lower tyre pressure towards 2bar.
Reduced fronts to 2.2bar to help understeer

During:
Track Condition: dry & hot

Track feedback:

improved front turn in
double pumping brakes has no effect so pedal is still within MC travel
brake pedal too low, also pushing throttle and not slowing down enough
need refuel

Track Times:
1.24 traffic

Forgotten to refuel with 5L reserve

pollyp · Apr 15, 2015

15:10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: 595RSR 2.2/2.7bar F/R
Weight: 25% fuel, me & sam

Misc changes:

Refuelled with 5L reserve

During:
Track Condition: dry & hot

Track feedback:

found that 100% power before mid-corner locks the LSD and pulls the front end towards apex earlier
rapid steering changes before the apex at high speed induces a faster moment of inertia and helps turn-in
slightly improved brake/throttle position
Alexs lighter K11 can brake later
Trail braking 1st corner understeers
Trail braking last corner oversteers with 50/50 bias
During high speed RH trail braking when it oversteers, do not excessively countersteer left towards grass AND downshift badly which relocks the LSD to unsettle the car with the new steering angle and results in sudden LH snap onto grass. Further braking whilst skidding left just makes it worse. Instead, apply WOT or both braking & WOT to vector thrust the vehicles direction and point steering RH towards apex.
100% braking in straights, ease trail braking during entry then WOT before apex.
Understeers once tyres working harder and hot pressure increased above 2.3/2.9bar

Track Times:
1.23 following alex
1.27 following alex
traffic & skidding off
1.26 traffic
1.24 traffic
1.22

0-60 approx 9s

Quickly out of fuel, went out with Alex to refuel at services

16:30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Refuelled and took Alex around. Lowered the front down to 2bar to see if it reduces understeer more.

Before:
Setup:
Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: 595RSR 2.1/2.7bar F/R
Weight: 60% fuel, me & alex

Misc changes:

Refuelled 15L
Further reduced front pressures

During:
Track Condition: dry & hot

Track feedback:

Good high speed turn-in & neutral mid-corner balance & rapid directional change
Aggressive high-angle fast steering during WOT through Port Froid helps speed up turn-in directional changes
Either brake fade or brake pedal too low & touching throttle so overshot The Wiggler

Track Times:
1.24
1.26 traffic
1.36 traffic
1.22
1.22

16:50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

With the setup mostly dialed in, lets see how it handles with no passenger weight and light fuel load.

Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: 595RSR 2.1/2.7bar F/R
Weight: 30% fuel, driver only

During:
Track Condition: dry & hot

Track feedback:

More rapid acceleration & deceleration from reduced weight
80kg driver weight on RH made it understeer during high speed slow steering right-left s-bend
very aggressive fast steering rate on high speed right-left s-bend makes it oversteer more
low speed turn-in & mid-corner is sharper
left foot braking during WOT when exiting left bend not very useful cos it won’t break rear grip to induce oversteer when most of the weight is transferred backwards under high acceleration pushing on the rear tyres and rear discs are not powerful enough.

Track Times:
1.21
1.20
1.27 traffic
1.40 traffic

0-60 approx 9s

After:
Tyres: 595RSR
2.1/2.7bar F/R Hot
2.0/2.6bar F/R Cold

Laptimes: Outer Circuit

10:00, 595RSR 2.5/2.7bar, passenger, 60% fuel =
1:27

12:17, 595RSR 2.5/2.7bar, passenger, 50% fuel =
1:26
1:22
1:26

13:40, 595RSR 2.5/2.7bar, passenger, 25% fuel =
1:22
1:22

15:10, 595RSR 2.2/2.7bar, passenger, 25% fuel =
1:22

16:30, 595RSR 2.1/2.7bar, passenger, 60% fuel =
1:24
1:22
1:22

16:50, 595RSR 2.1/2.7bar, driver only, 30% fuel =
1:21
1:20

my laptimes have been pretty consistant and progressively improved as I got more confident with the car & track, as fuel got lighter and especially with no passenger weight.

Oh another thing I found at the services on the way home whilst checking oil, was the missing oil cap on top of the turbo compressor housing

Checked the new spark plugs after first day at blyton, look nice n clean.

Changed to 15w40 oil & filter to see if it stops morning smoke, nope.

Assessing the 595RSR, outer loaded shoulders getting worn the most.

Front right

and there's this deep gash in it from somewhere

Rear right

Rear left

Front left

pollyp · Apr 15, 2015

here's clips of Alexs runs

pollyp · Apr 15, 2015

will post report of 2015-04-11 later on cos got m8s coming over for my late bday at the moment

eiregti · Apr 15, 2015

That gash in the last picture looks like the tire delamination that a lot of the 595rsrs suffer from

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Skinner_87 · Apr 15, 2015

Great vids Paul!!

Looks like a lot of travel on the brake pedal

pollyp · Apr 15, 2015

2015-04-11 Blyton Park

arrived at Blyton in gusty cold rain downpour that’ll clear at lunchtime.
It’s a nice oppurtunity to tune for the wet as well as dry conditions.

Instead of getting my hands wet n freezing changing from t1r to 595rsr n back again later, I decided to keep the t1r on, tune it in the damp wet (since I’ll be running the deeper toyos if it rains in germany and federals if dry) then change to 595rsr once it’s dry.

9:04 Outer Circuit Sight Lap -----------------------------------------------------------------

Rather than run ½ tank and fill up several times, decided to brim up full for less hassle (later found she drinks faster than usual

)

Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: T1R 3/3bar F/R
Weight: 100% fuel, me & dad

09:40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Started off with my normal pressures and 50/50 bias with passenger & full tank n see if it understeers or oversteers.

Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: T1R 3/3bar F/R
Weight: 100% fuel, me & dad

Misc changes:

Brake bias 50/50 F/R

During:
Track Condition: damp & cold windy

Track feedback:

Rears locking at 50/50 bias
Trying to WOT & lock the LSD mid-corner with T1R in damp makes it power understeer
Dial more front bias, less rear locking
Can only slowly feed throttle through corner without power understeer
Trail braking = understeer
Not enough confidence in low front grip to go WOT through high speed Port Froids

Track Times:
1.42 traffic
1.34
1.32
1.30
1.30
1.30
1.36 traffic
1.31
1.41 traffic

After:
Tyres: T1R 3.3/3.25bar F/R Hot

10:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ran same setup with only driver weight, improved turning & braking but brakes began to whirr and foot camera fell off.

Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: T1R 3/3bar F/R
Weight: 90% fuel, driver only

During:
Track Condition: damp & cold windy

Track feedback:

Groove disc very slightly whirring
Brake pedal too low
High speed s-bend better turn-in
Pedal camera fell out

Track Times:
1.32 traffic

0-60 approx 11s

10:30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Taped the foot cam back on and lowered front pressure to help understeer. Track was drying so the tyres improve.

Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: T1R 2.90/3bar F/R
Weight: 75% fuel, driver only

Misc changes:

Secured pedal cam

During:
Track Condition: intermediate drying & cold windy

Track feedback:

High speed Port Froids with WOT = understeer
Good braking, no rear lockup with 50/50 bias
WOT low speed exit good grip

Track Times:
1.29 traffic
1.41 traffic
1.25
1.24
1.26 traffic

0-60 approx 11s

After:
Tyres: T1R 3.1/3.1bar F/R Hot

10:45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sun was now drying the track and getting slightly better but these weak T1R are a lot more unstable than the 595RSR and just understeers.

Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: T1R 2.90/3bar F/R
Weight: 50% fuel, driver only

During:
Track Condition: dry & warm

Track feedback:

WOT exit turns good
High speed understeer
Brake pedal too low
Good brake force
No rear lockup at 50/50 bias

Track Times:
1.23
1.26 traffic
1.24
1.27 traffic

0-60 approx 9s

pollyp · Apr 15, 2015

11:50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

With a dry track, time to change to the sticky 595RSR. Left cold pressures same as last time. Feels so much better n stable

Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: 595RSR 1.9/2.4bar F/R Cold
Weight: 25% fuel, me & dad

During:
Track Condition: dry & warm

Track feedback:

Grooved disc whirr becoming noticable
Slight high speed Port Froids understeer
Good brake force
Occasional slight rear lockup at 50/50 bias
WOT low speed exit good grip

Track Times:
1.30
1.25
1.27 traffic
1.24
1.22
1.21
1.21

Laptimes: Outer Circuit

09:40, T1R 3/3bar, passenger, 100% fuel =
1.34
1.32
1.30
1.30
1.30
1.31

10:30, T1R 2.9/3.0bar, driver, 75% fuel =
1.25
1.24

10:45 T1R 2.9/3.0bar, driver, 50% fuel =
1.23
1.24

11:50, 595RSR 2.1/2.7bar, passenger, 25% fuel =
1:30
1.25
1.24
1.22
1.21
1.21

once again consistant improvements as the track dries and especially changing to a gripper 595rsr, I reached the same 1:21 best time as last time, even with a passenger onboard.

13:33 Eastern Circuit Sight Lap -------------------------------------------------------------

Refuelled during lunch, found she actually does 16mpg on track at full chat

We would now change over to the Eastern circuit layout so had to go for a sighting lap

Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: 595RSR 2.0/2.7bar F/R
Weight: 100% fuel, driver only

During:
Track Condition: dry & warm

Track feedback:

Notice louder brake disc whirring plus slight whirr during right turns

14:30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The louder whirring noise was concerning, checked the disc and ABS ring n wheel bearing but they’re all fine? Adjusted pressures to 2.0/2.7bar f/r and found the brake pedal locknut was loose causing the pedal to drop abit. Lifted the brakes back up and loosened the throttle cable to drop the pedal lower.

Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: 595RSR 2.0/2.7bar F/R
Weight: 100% fuel, me & andy

Misc changes:

Bias 50/50
Readjusted loose brake pedal shaft
Loosen & lowered throttle pedal
Check if wheel bearing or ABS ring was whirring, all ok

During:
Track Condition: dry & warm

Track feedback:

Brakes bite much higher, can apply more pressure without touching throttle
Brake pedal briefly became very high, then return to normal height
Brake probably faded later on?

Track Times:
1.33
1.28
1.42 traffic

1.32 traffic

1.30 traffic

1.28 traffic

1.31 traffic
1.27
1.28
1.29 traffic
1.26

I luv this eastern circuit layout, such a thrilling challenge.

15:30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Brakes were too high so lowered it abit and went out with colin.

Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: 595RSR 2.0/2.6bar F/R
Weight: 75% fuel, me & colin

Misc changes:

brake pedal slightly lower

During:
Track Condition: dry & warm

Track feedback:

Brake pedal slightly too low
Good brake force
No rear lockup
Good high speed direction change
Last corner front tyres always squeals
Bumpy curva grande always squealing on braking limit
Once tyre loses traction, locks & squeals after hitting bump on curva grand, it understeers if still trail braking. Must reapply brake & steering to regain traction

Track Times:
1.47 traffic

1.28 traffic
1.25
1.28 traffic
1.26
1.29 traffic
1.29 traffic
1.26

After:
Tyres: 595RSR 2.3/2.8bar F/R Hot

Tyre pressures is a continuous chain reaction.
Correct the pressure, they work better & harder whilst within designed spec, gets hotter, pressure builds till handling degrades, recheck pressure, rinse & repeat.

15:50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Moved brakes abit higher to what I like. Went out with lower fuel and no passenger, it felt good n confident. The worn seat was abit painful but was exciting keeping up with this fire spitting black mx5 with a honda engine.

Before:
Setup:

Dampers: 15/30 F/R
Tyres: 595RSR 2.0/2.7bar F/R
Weight: 50% fuel, driver only

Misc changes:

brake pedal slightly higher

During:
Track Condition: dry & warm

Track feedback:

Grooved disc rumble noise from totally worn inner LH pad
Good brake pedal firmness point
Slightly squishy brake pedal

Track Times:
black flag cos of bonnet
1.22
1.26 following mx5 honda
1.24 following mx5 honda
1.24 following mx5 honda

0-60 approx 11s

Laptimes: Eastern Circuit

14:30, 595RSR 2.0/2.7bar, passenger, 100% fuel =
1:33
1.28
1.27
1.28
1.26

15:30, 595RSR 2.0/2.6bar, passenger, 75% fuel =
1:25
1.26
1.26

15:50, 595RSR 2.0/2.7bar, driver, 50% fuel =
1:22
1.26
1.24
1.24

Getting consistantly faster as I learnt the layout and fuel got lighter. Reached peak best at 1:22 with no passenger but got held up behind the black honda engined mx5.

It’s been a successful few test days at blyton.

Driving back home with cold brakes, the grooved discs were now really really whirring loudly and brakes don’t bite as hard.
Later found at home that the inner LH pad has actually worn down to bare metal to metal! Woops
These grooved discs are a cheese pad grater, need to change over back to smooth oem discs

pollyp · Apr 15, 2015

eiregti said:
That gash in the last picture looks like the tire delamination that a lot of the 595rsrs suffer from

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no idea, just a clean straight tear across the face, pot hole? or when I skidded off into the gravel/tarmac at the last bend with sam? it's the highly loaded front RH tyre on an anti-clockwise track.

pollyp · Apr 15, 2015

Skinner_87 said:
Great vids Paul!!

Looks like a lot of travel on the brake pedal

yeah I'm not happy with the C3 M/C, will need upgrading once again in few months

pollyp · Apr 15, 2015

dad took some photos on the first blyton trackday and its interesting looking at the weight transfer

launching out the pits, how the rear squats down

corner entry

mid corner

corner exit under WOT, the RH fully loaded and most of the weight going on the rear right wheel pushing it into the arch and the rear left wheel is made to mimic the motion by the multilink beam axle and stiff swaybar to resist roll upto a point till it lifts up. most drivers commenting how much my inner rear wheel always pops up on every corner

I like these motion blur shots he took

eiregti · Apr 16, 2015

pollyp said:
no idea, just a clean straight tear across the face, pot hole? or when I skidded off into the gravel/tarmac at the last bend with sam? it's the highly loaded front RH tyre on an anti-clockwise track.

Not sure what causes it to be honest. CoV on AOC had a similar issue running the same tires daily. It seems a very common issue with them. A quick Google would probably give more information

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pollyp · Apr 16, 2015

yeah I'm seeing some reports from few yrs ago bout a bad batch round europe. some say tis only the tread not carcass.

h701micra · Apr 16, 2015

So when we doing it all again Paul

Huggy444 · Apr 16, 2015

pollyp said:
no idea, just a clean straight tear across the face, pot hole? or when I skidded off into the gravel/tarmac at the last bend with sam? it's the highly loaded front RH tyre on an anti-clockwise track.

Happened on the Avon CR500's I was running a few events a go, have just carried on and they've been fine

it is odd though

Low Rider · Apr 16, 2015

Haha, I was laughing over my morning cuppa at you chucking it into that high speed left hander with the tyres squeeling Paul.

r-reg-sr · Apr 16, 2015

amazing skill doing that^
I want to swap him out for that bird with 2 ear studs in the F1

you get me?

pollyp · Apr 16, 2015

h701micra said:
So when we doing it all again Paul

time will tell. got wedding to sort out first in May, preparation & fixing stuff in the meantime and then we'll resume circuit R&D afterwards before my trip to germany.

pollyp · Apr 16, 2015

Huggy444 said:
Happened on the Avon CR500's I was running a few events a go, have just carried on and they've been fine it is odd though

it's the 1st I've seen this before, I'll see how it goes over next few tracks. not read bout anyone with the same cracks having a blowout on track.

pollyp · Apr 16, 2015

Low Rider said:
Haha, I was laughing over my morning cuppa at you chucking it into that high speed left hander with the tyres squeeling Paul.

r-reg-sr said:
amazing skill doing that^
I want to swap him out for that bird with 2 ear studs in the F1 you get me?

u mean when I skidded off or that awsome fast right-left Port Froids? twas loads fun when it works out well. luv how u just have to force her into the corner (urrm that sounded really wrong haha) and believe she'll make it stick.

lewis?

SuperUno · Apr 16, 2015

Two great reports there

Couple of things, where do you mount your suspension view camera? And the shoes you are wearing are quite wide so that won't help the catching the throttle / brake pedal issue. Proper driving boots are quite narrow.

Also you are FAR less aggressive behind the wheel than I am....!

Huggy444 · Apr 16, 2015

The smoother the better!

Less aggressive steering input allows for weight to move around, basically giving better traction

SuperUno · Apr 16, 2015

I wasn't saying that being smooth is a bad thing....

This shows my feet at work on an autotest.

Huggy444 · Apr 16, 2015

SuperUno said:
I wasn't saying that being smooth is a bad thing....

This shows my feet at work on an autotest.

Ohh feet wise, my bad
Steering smooth is lurvely, I guess pedals you can be harsher with

pollyp · Apr 16, 2015

SuperUno said:
Two great reports there

Couple of things, where do you mount your suspension view camera? And the shoes you are wearing are quite wide so that won't help the catching the throttle / brake pedal issue. Proper driving boots are quite narrow.

Also you are FAR less aggressive behind the wheel than I am....!

Huggy444 said:
The smoother the better!

Less aggressive steering input allows for weight to move around, basically giving better traction

thanks matt n alex

some behind the scenes shots

tis just cos I wear the same uniform all day, I'm comfy in it and cos I used the car daily to/from work, I learnt heel & toe in my work clothes/shoes n adapted to em but they can only do so much and cos of the long brake pedal issue, it's beginning to make me mash both pedals. tis like heel toeing in wide trainers

so yeah agree narrow driving footwear would be better once I resolve this pedal height travel issue. ohh actually I had some slim narrow smooth-sole running trainers that I once liked driving in but haven't worn in yrs, give em a try soon.

hehe the smooth driving style is just what I'm used to (prob learnt from racing games to get fastest times) that helps provide a consistant and stable performance. taught to be smooth, slow in fast out, not overwhelm the tyre with limited capacity. I used to find that sharp agressive steering on cold street tyres would just upset the balance, front understeers and shreds tyres.

but now with sticky hot semi's (no pun intended ppl lol) balanced suspension, locking LSD and high torque, it's a totally different dynamic behaviour.
so the past two trackdays have been two things:
discover kasandra's sporty side, taking her out for a run/sprint so-to-speak, her personality under load, her strengths weaknesses, what setup she likes or hates.
second is redeveloping my own skills on how I should drive her in any situation/scenario to achieve the best out of her and stay outa trouble.

to discover with her working LSD, stiffer rear end and sticky solid shoes that likes to be forced & pushed around corners was a nice surprise to find over the past two days. she's one naughty feisty girl eh

winkwink

is it a worry that I have so many sexual or relationship innuendos with kasandra?

or maybe I look into it too much. ehh moving on..

pollyp · Apr 16, 2015

oh talking of steering smoothness, that highspeed Port Froids I like where I just flick her the other way I do find that the rate of steering change, how aggressive I force her, changing her moment of inertia was a very useful technique to affect her handling.

if I go too smooth, the tyres already reached a limit and generally understeers.
too aggressively fast, the stiff rear dampers lift the inside wheel to lose grip induce oversteer and the rapid moment of inertia makes the car spin too fast into apex and oversteers.
there's a fine balance to get this rate of inertia just right to make her turn and bite the road.

pollyp · Apr 16, 2015

for Andy, here's the pics of the K11 strut towers

underneath the front stud

under the rear stud

there's little room for a disc shaped topplate

to fit a disc plate underneath but within the rounded edges, it'd be 101mm dia and the stud bolts would be at the very ends to secure it, getting the gap between the studs is important to keep it securely locked.

pollyp · Apr 16, 2015

changed engine & LSD oil

usual bits on the gearbox plug

andy sending me a pair of normal smooth gtir discs. another ££ two sets of pads for next few tracks & germany, just hope they last longer on standard discs.

h701micra · Apr 16, 2015

We'll stick with the rounded diamond set up
Nissan aren't daft

pollyp · Apr 17, 2015

lets sort this throttle pedal out. trying the stack some bits over the original bumpstop is fiddly and rough, instead I need it adjustable

removed the cable

abit of the rear outer cable snapped but that's ok and no issue

cut off this useless bit

also cut off this useless rubber cusion for more precise feel and also allows me to drop the pedal even further without affecting the cable

tapped & fitted an M12 stud

now I'm able to fully adjust the brake vs throttle pedal height till it's perfect and I don't mash both pedals.

need to wrap some cusion on the stud cos metal/metal makes a loud tapping noise when I release the pedal

pollyp · Apr 17, 2015

Andy! new episode of project binky

once again seriously impressed with the ingenuity, the slider bumpstop, stamped scuttle vents, rad/IC mount,
@16:55 the motorised bonnet I was

then his grin @17:00 was lmao

I could do with em s2000 seats.

pollyp · Apr 17, 2015

disassembling the rear load sensing brake valve

the arm has a balance rocker to keep even load between the two plungers

remove dust cover

these unbolt

the sprung loaded plungers

one-way valve

and the internal plumbing

pollyp · Apr 17, 2015

while I'm here & before I throw this ABS modulator out, once again curious to see what's inside

disconnect electrics

the pump unit is isolated from the metal frame via rubber pegs

removed

unbolt & remove the cover

interesting, these are the solenoid valves for each port

wiring comes through to the solenoids here

unbolt the motor

and pops out

so here's the elliptical cam that drives the pump

inside the housing are the pumping pistons

this bit unscrews

this is as far as I'll take it and has been interesting

h701micra · Apr 18, 2015

pollyp said:
Andy! new episode of project binky

once again seriously impressed with the ingenuity, the slider bumpstop, stamped scuttle vents, rad/IC mount,
@16:55 the motorised bonnet I was then his grin @17:00 was lmao
I could do with em s2000 seats.

Oh I know

I was sat waiting for the upload from 7:30. Watched episode 8 as a reminder.
Posted to Richard saying I'd watched 8 and ready for 9.. 4 minutes later he'd uploaded it. So the world came to a temporary pause while it was watched.
Flip front goes up...