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Old 04-08-2014
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I'm posting this here, as not sure many people will see it in the Nationals forum.
Ive put my final video up on youtube, along with whats going through my mind during the race .... Im interested see ... is what goes through my head during a race, the same as others???

Follow the link below to watch the video, with expert camera work by Natalie Williams.

http://youtu.be/IzEwlUyalko

I've tried to put my thoughts on as comments during the race .... any comments on how I can improve the driving aswell are welcome

Mine is the dark blue Schumacher Cat K1 Aero.
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Nice video Chris, decent result too. well done.
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My thoughts during a race.....

dont crash, dont crash, dont crash, dont crash,dont crash, dont crash, dont crash, dont crash,dont crash, dont crash, dont crash, dont crash....
awww man i crashed!!
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Excellent idea and vid, I really enjoyed it
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Like this vid, you seem very calm and your driving reflects that.

Mine goes... how am I going to get round the first corner without running into the car in f... oh the guy behind just collected me, i'm last
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Hi Chris,

Nice video & nice driving

The cocking of the rear wheel might be to do with your front setup being a bit soft. I had a similiar problem when I started to push my car more & found I was diving into the corner at the end of the straight with more gutso!

Stiffer spring + slightly heavier oil sorted the problem.
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Good Driving and result Chris,
I read all the comments in my best Chris Pattinson accent .
Unlucky on the last lap, that pass attempt was really good
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Really good video..great race and great looking track..!
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great video chris
matty got a lucky start but we just couldn't find a good balance that he was happy with,matty said the same his thoughts don't crash don't crash shit I crashed
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Click. The rear inner wheel was only lifting at the end of the straight from what I see. The rest of the track it looks really well balanced. You should never change setup for one corner!! You do like Chris did. Change your line/approach to the problematic corner.
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Fair enough, but it is possible that making the change(s) I mentioned might allow the car to be pushed a little bit more on all parts of the track.

In the video the driving style & overall handling was very good so maybe leave well alone
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Thanks for the comments guys.
I try not to think don't crash, don't crash, don't crash, don't crash, ... it usually ends with me crashing.

I went up to 500 Core Oil in the front, and was running a front roll bar in the end, but it was still lifting at the rear. I didn't want to mess with the roll centres, as I was happy with the car on the rest of the track, so like Steve said ... I was happy to drive round that particular problem.
... I noticed on the video that Terry Streeters car was doing the same.

The K1 is drives really well at the moment, the best I've had a 4wd going for sure.

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Usually quite a few:

Why do I start out quick then get rubbish

God that blue cougar behind is quick

Whats for tea tonight (usually in the final)

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I'm always thinking " why can't we have a track in cheshire...."...
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