S2

[spenner]

After running the car for the first time in competition i got to say how impressed i was.
Mr Clarke leant me the car for the Bury national, the work and craftmanship that has gone into the car is 110%.
I never touched the set up on the car and the performance was great, only problem was the tripples which the car really struggled on!!
Around the rest of the track the car was super fast.
I managed to qualify 10th in the D Final which wasn't bad considering i didn't jump the tripple all day. And i was putting in 26 sec laps, just shows how quick this car will be.
Worst part of the weekend was having to give it back.

[Northy]

Strange, i was nailing the tripples all day with mine

G

[PaulRotheram]

your an animal northy.

the s2 indeed did look ace, im impressed with the work AC have put in to it, and hope they continue to do so.

well done!

[spenner]

It is very strange, myself and Craig Harris really struggled on the tripples. We watched yourself all fly over them!!!
Not sure what it could have been, tried smaller pinion, turned punch up on speedo. Car just would not get the traction/accelerate over the last jump

[PaulRotheram]

i know what it is.. i think

northys car is very light.. 3 gramms or so over weight wasn't it G? the car is alot more nimble cause of the weight reduction and easier to put the grip down.. then fly abit further cause of the reduced weight.

that's my theory on it.. i struggled at first on them with my b4.. removed all extra weight and it flew over. a milder motor also works better as the new astro on the triples is very loose, so traction is very important.

If you looked in rounds 3 and 4, more people were running new rubber due to the fact the sand was coming up more and more through the day.

[Northy]

Yep, my car is very light, I had to add weight as it was 10 grammes under after ppractise when I checked.

Also, you want power but without wheelspin My tyres were not wearing as fast as most people due to the easy power delivery of the car

G

[PaulRotheram]

Stay tuned after oswestry national.. it'l be worth the wait.

[craigosh]

got some neckid picks but I dont think i'm allowed to get em out in public

[jimmy]

I should have come look at your flash setup mate, looks good! I don't know how practical it would be at a race meeting, but for some of the review stuff I could really do with some off-camera flash to make things exciting.

What flash sync can you get with that setup and how much was the wireless stuff?

[craigosh]

Nah i dont think it would be that practical for in race stuff as you'll get to many people moaning Though over time people might get used to it like at MTB and BMX events

Setup wise it was just one canon speedlite with a bowens radio trigger. I did have a second but the bats in the trigger were dead. Think I managed to get the three units for £270 as i bought a studio kit at the same time. I could do with some more powerfull lights as on bright sunny days the flash to ambient ratio is a bit low, but finding good value battery powered units is proving difficult.

Flash sync wise it should be the same as your camera, so for me its 1/250th but i'm pretty sure i was getting syncs at 1/400th which was a bit odd. But i have used em in the studio with a sync speed of 1/1000th on a mamiya, thats because of the leaf shutter in the lense

[Cooper]