DMN Silverstone 31st May

[chezza]

So just over a week until the closing date and we still have spaces left for this meeting, although there aren't many left so if you haven't entered and you want to you need to get your entries in quick!

I'm looking forward to this round...if it is anything like Snetterton it is going to be fantastic!

How is everyones preparation going?

[STEVED]

Well the gearbox is out and i a million pieces and the Turbo is still haning off appart from that its fine.

[chezza]

Its ok...still 4 weeks until the actual race.

[grichie87]

So far so good.

[jonbryant]

You know Graham it actually looked like you'd fixed the understeer at Snett...

[grichie87]

Originally Posted by jonbryant

You know Graham it actually looked like you'd fixed the understeer at Snett...

I hope so, propper tyres helped and a fiddle with the shocks. We will see at Silverstone if the car works there as well.
Anyone know where I can buy a set of wheel nuts for the Nova ?
graham

[andypipe]

New tyres and onto the rollers for me

[jonbryant]

Originally Posted by andypipe

New tyres and onto the rollers for me

Your hair looks fine without a perm Andy

[R59]

Originally Posted by andypipe

New tyres and onto the rollers for me

Is it going to hold together this time Andy?

What happened to that mad V6 Twin Turbo Mk2?

[graham bahr]

What happened to that mad V6 Twin Turbo Mk2?

its evolving into a sierra!

[andypipe]

Originally Posted by R59

Is it going to hold together this time Andy?

What happened to that mad V6 Twin Turbo Mk2?

My one is going lovely. Graham is correct, the escort has gone as we thought it was to good to race and the engine is currently resising in a 3 door cossie that just needs finishing off

[martinlabatts]

entrys for silverstone look very interesting


only one seat leon cupra


shame the rear spoiler issues have moved these cars away from the championship

may try and got down to this one as i would like to see the skyline go

[STEVED]

Two, Nick and Cris Hays, Should be a good race as long as i can get my Gearbox back together.

[martinlabatts]

just painted my sierra rs500 thunder saloon

will try and get it back out this year in DMN

[chezza]

There certainly are two, who have accepted and worked hard on those "spoiler issues".

It is a shame they seem to be staying away when things can be done about it, but we've still got a grid full of cars.

Sierra looks nice.

[grichie87]

Originally Posted by martinlabatts

entrys for silverstone look very interesting


only one seat leon cupra


shame the rear spoiler issues have moved these cars away from the championship

may try and got down to this one as i would like to see the skyline go

Shame it 'spoilt' for them, they should have got a removable one so they could run anywhere

[martinlabatts]

Originally Posted by chezza

There certainly are two, who have accepted and worked hard on those "spoiler issues".

It is a shame they seem to be staying away when things can be done about it, but we've still got a grid full of cars.

Sierra looks nice.

yer i know rules are rules ect

does not bother me much as i have a few cars i can use anyway

hopefully it can be sorted at the end of the season,


the seat spoliers do come off , but we have found the cars very unstable and really needs something on there,

its up the guys running there own cars if they can get a smaller spoiler to work for the cars,

and then the exspence of changing the original seat ones.

[grichie87]

Originally Posted by martinlabatts

yer i know rules are rules ect

does not bother me much as i have a few cars i can use anyway

hopefully it can be sorted at the end of the season,


the seat spoliers do come off , but we have found the cars very unstable and really needs something on there,

its up the guys running there own cars if they can get a smaller spoiler to work for the cars,

and then the exspence of changing the original seat ones.

I would not have believed that they did that much on the back of a front wheel drive car, interesting

[andypipe]

No Graham, you cant have one

[grichie87]

Originally Posted by andypipe

No Graham, you cant have one

Oh please can I, looking fofward to silverstone, alex's engine is still bust so just you me and the 205's

[andypipe]

Gonna be fun

[martinlabatts]

Originally Posted by grichie87

I would not have believed that they did that much on the back of a front wheel drive car, interesting

when paul was at snetterton he did run without the spoiler and was over 2 sec a lap slower

and he said it felt unstable

with the spoiler he was in 119 sec without was 122 sec

i amagine with time and testing some of this you can get back with suspention ect

but the old saying if it aint broke why fix it

[chezza]

It ain't broke...but it ain't legal in class B...so needs fixing.

I repeat...it is down to the drivers to build/buy a car that complies with the regs or risk being reclassified.

[Shawn]

Originally Posted by grichie87

I would not have believed that they did that much on the back of a front wheel drive car, interesting

I would assume the instability comes from the remaining front bumper/splitter upsetting the overall package. Especially if one has been engineered to compliment the other.
Sitting up here on the fence the cars do look a little odd without the spoilers.

[grichie87]

no chance of moving them lower to comply with the regs? or make a under tray at the back to assist