Sunday, January 20, 2008
Brake Bais
Not too much progress as I am still recovering from the Flu. I did however manage a short time in the garage this afternoon to modify the ali panels in the footwell so that I could fit the new Brake Bias adjuster to the brake pedal. I have attached the other end to the dashboard just to the right of the speedo which means I can turn it with my right hand. There is one small adjust left to do, to shorten the cable a touch to remove some of the tension but we are nearly there. This should enable me to really get some confidence in the braking and reduce the lap times a bit more.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Bias Adjuster, Snet telemetry and Palm
I was not expecting to do much of an updte tis week as I am supposed to be in the USA. Instead I am mostly in bed with the Flu. Despite this, there is some progress.
Firstly the new Brake Bias adjuster has arrived from CompBrake. During the first test at Snetterton, I never really got 100% comfortable with the feel for the brakes, especially braking through the left hander into the Esses.
Looking at some comparison data from Robs last race at Snetterton, he definitely brakes later than I did in my first outing in the BDN and even through
I carry a higher apex speed through the right hander of the Essess, Rob is quicker through this sector than I. Something to work on and this bias adjuster should get me part of that way. I hope to be able to to both extremes of front and back bias to get a feel and then find a suitable starting position. When qualifying for Snetterton in the Fury, I used to make a couple of brake adjustments throughout the lap to cope with the straight line braking into Riches and Sear and then more front bias for the braking whilst turning for the Esses and Russells.
The tyre situation has not progressed quite as well. Polley don't have any 15" AO48Rs in stock and don't expect to until the end of Feb. Looks like I will be testing 13" wheels on the rear!
As I may have mentioned before, the plan is to run a Palm Pilot on the BDN to give timing related information, fed directly from the DL1 telemetry box as per Tim and Colin Chapman. Tim has been very kind to make a few adjustments to the code to support sector times, the first development of which can be seen in this image. I very much like the idea of also being able to see an elapsed time counter as our Qualify and Race sessions are time relating and during 2007, I always wondered how long was left and had to work it out from the lap counter whilst in the heat of battle.
If I am feeling better by the weekend then we may also get the front brake seals replaced and make a start on the bias adjust fitting. The next test is planned for the middle of February.
Firstly the new Brake Bias adjuster has arrived from CompBrake. During the first test at Snetterton, I never really got 100% comfortable with the feel for the brakes, especially braking through the left hander into the Esses.Looking at some comparison data from Robs last race at Snetterton, he definitely brakes later than I did in my first outing in the BDN and even through
I carry a higher apex speed through the right hander of the Essess, Rob is quicker through this sector than I. Something to work on and this bias adjuster should get me part of that way. I hope to be able to to both extremes of front and back bias to get a feel and then find a suitable starting position. When qualifying for Snetterton in the Fury, I used to make a couple of brake adjustments throughout the lap to cope with the straight line braking into Riches and Sear and then more front bias for the braking whilst turning for the Esses and Russells.The tyre situation has not progressed quite as well. Polley don't have any 15" AO48Rs in stock and don't expect to until the end of Feb. Looks like I will be testing 13" wheels on the rear!
As I may have mentioned before, the plan is to run a Palm Pilot on the BDN to give timing related information, fed directly from the DL1 telemetry box as per Tim and Colin Chapman. Tim has been very kind to make a few adjustments to the code to support sector times, the first development of which can be seen in this image. I very much like the idea of also being able to see an elapsed time counter as our Qualify and Race sessions are time relating and during 2007, I always wondered how long was left and had to work it out from the lap counter whilst in the heat of battle.If I am feeling better by the weekend then we may also get the front brake seals replaced and make a start on the bias adjust fitting. The next test is planned for the middle of February.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Jones in 3 way newspaper scandal
New Year Press Coverage
A few weeks ago, I received a call from Lewis Beales, a journalist we had met at a couple of the RGB races this year. The interview with Lewis covered the ups and downs of last year, my reasoning for moving to Class A for this year and my aspirations for the 2008 season. During the first week of the new year the article, slightly modified for each different paper, was published in the Eastern Daily Press, Eastern Evening News and the Wymondham and Attleborough Advertiser. You can click on the image here to see a larger version if you would like to read the article taken from the EDP.
Meanwhile, not many developments on the new car since the new year, due to work commitments and being hit with the Flu. I have however developed a list of the items I need to do or purchase before the start of the season which is just 9 weeks away on March 16th. The list mostly comprises of consumables but after a very informative visit to Tims, I now have an idea for a bullet camera and solid state recorder to use with the BDN as well as how to link up a Palm Pilot to the DL1 so I can view lap times and some live telemetry data live in the car. My level of understanding of the DL1 telemetry analysis software is greatly increased as well and I have a list of areas resulting from the first test at Snetterton that I can work on to reduce the lap time based on improving my driving and a couple of areas of investigation on the handling side.
The 750 motor club website has the finalised calendar for 2008 here in PDF format, along with the finalised regulations again here in PDF format. No major changes except for the rain light needing to be on permanently and the introduction of a new 'Wet' pattern version of the current Yoko AO48R, which we saw in the draft regs at the end of last year.
A few weeks ago, I received a call from Lewis Beales, a journalist we had met at a couple of the RGB races this year. The interview with Lewis covered the ups and downs of last year, my reasoning for moving to Class A for this year and my aspirations for the 2008 season. During the first week of the new year the article, slightly modified for each different paper, was published in the Eastern Daily Press, Eastern Evening News and the Wymondham and Attleborough Advertiser. You can click on the image here to see a larger version if you would like to read the article taken from the EDP.Meanwhile, not many developments on the new car since the new year, due to work commitments and being hit with the Flu. I have however developed a list of the items I need to do or purchase before the start of the season which is just 9 weeks away on March 16th. The list mostly comprises of consumables but after a very informative visit to Tims, I now have an idea for a bullet camera and solid state recorder to use with the BDN as well as how to link up a Palm Pilot to the DL1 so I can view lap times and some live telemetry data live in the car. My level of understanding of the DL1 telemetry analysis software is greatly increased as well and I have a list of areas resulting from the first test at Snetterton that I can work on to reduce the lap time based on improving my driving and a couple of areas of investigation on the handling side.
The 750 motor club website has the finalised calendar for 2008 here in PDF format, along with the finalised regulations again here in PDF format. No major changes except for the rain light needing to be on permanently and the introduction of a new 'Wet' pattern version of the current Yoko AO48R, which we saw in the draft regs at the end of last year.
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