Midlands Astro Masters

[tyreman]

I still reckon Roger was do-able off the double

[ben]

Whats a "kininp"

lil ben

[ashleyb4]

well i started with a setup sleigh sent me and i downloaded the setup tips from the horrizon website and i sorta followed them it said if you have over steer lengthen your front camber link so i lengthened it all the way. And as for the anti squat i thought the 2 degree's on the brace meant 2 degree's toe in not anti squat.

A

[tyreman]

Originally Posted by ashleyb4

well i started with a setup sleigh sent me and i downloaded the setup tips from the horrizon website and i sorta followed them it said if you have over steer lengthen your front camber link so i lengthened it all the way. And as for the anti squat i thought the 2 degree's on the brace meant 2 degree's toe in not anti squat.

A

The rear pivot block has 3 deg toe-in as standard, the 2 on it referers to the antisquat

[ashleyb4]

oooohhhhh! you learn something new every day.

A

[alrg500]

2wd results were

1st Phil Channon
2nd Llloyd Storey
3rd Richard Ralph
4th Tony Parr
5th Allan Davies
6th Robin Lucas
7th Jamie Banks.

I think anyway.

[neiloliver]

An eleven lapper escaped me all day by two damn seconds (10L 302s) Fourth round was on to be quick but a 47 second lap screwed that up when i put it on its back on the back straight (Marshal no man land). I was 7th in the B. Came 5th after a great battle with a person I dont know (D4 or BJ4 I think, with lots of lightenining in the rear part of the shell?).

Good day, possibly the last with the yoke given we dont race now for another 6 months!

pity about the cold wind. Well done to Craig J.. 6th in the A..

[andy reeves]

Was a good days racing, glad i was doing 4wd as i think 2wd would have been horrible. Qualified 7th in the A then proceded to carry on the routine of my final 2 rounds and break it in the final. Was my own fault tho. hehe Think i managed to finish 9th in the end as think someone forgot to put a transponder in. Didn't have the speed of the front guy's but what can you expect from quite old 3300's Still the car was very drivable, just need some new batteries after christmas.

[RogerM]

I enjoyed the day, even if trying to get a set-up on teh BJ4WE was proving VERY difficult.

Bri's comment about getting me off the double probably cost Tom TQ as when marshalling with Bri anywhere on the track near me I just wanted to get away from the jump altogether!!!!!! There you go Tom .... Brian's fault!

Learned two things today,

BJ4WE does not like being set soft at all .... not even a little bit
When set stiff it was about as agile and drivable as an oil tanker

[Wraggy]

enough said about Cov i think is the best thing for me !!!!
it just proved to me how random it is ..

[RogerM]

Your car was certainly proof that you'd had a smashing day!!!! Unlucky as it looked to be going well till then.

[IceMike]

prob a stupid question but i wanna know how far to strip my car down to clean it off after the weekend. how far would that bloody sand have penitrated?

[Southwell]

Bearings are the biggest worry. Just take them out the hubs and clean them. Diff bearings are normally ok, unless your diffs are very crunchy, then you might think about a proper rebuild.

[tyreman]

Originally Posted by IceMike

prob a stupid question but i wanna know how far to strip my car down to clean it off after the weekend. how far would that bloody sand have penitrated?

You should have done that by now, mines was done last night, as generally if it's wet your bearings will get packed full of sand and sieze quite nicely.

[ashleyb4]

Yea did mine last night quick I took my motor out this evening and cleaned it hopingly this should make it a little more quiet.

A

[Wraggy]

mines still in the shed untouched !!!
complete with snapped rear chassis plate .
might look at it sometime over the weekend and strip it down ..

[Mark A]

i clean mine each round with a 1/2 inch paint brush so the sand doesn't build up around the bearings,then oil after a full strip at home. There is very little sand in the track after about 4 years of rally x and truggies taking it home with them lol. it used to fill the inside of your wheels in the early days.

[Jonny_H]

Originally Posted by IceMike

prob a stupid question but i wanna know how far to strip my car down to clean it off after the weekend. how far would that bloody sand have penitrated?

Don't know what you mean! The level of damp in the track was about perfect - my car was coming off spotless (by Baginton standards...)!

Cracking day's racing (once I'd given up breaking it on the double) - with a very close qualifying battle for the middle 4WD places. I didn't get caught up in the first corner of the final, so that counts as a success for me!

[stuartw]

To remind you all -
Round 4 of the series will be held at Coventry on Sunday 27th January.
Please send your entry to billharlow1@aol.com

[Gaz_Stanton]

Stuart, please can you confirm the date of the next Kidderminster round(s)
I did have a trawl around here but only dates of the earlier rounds were listed.