Good & bad results
26/05/06 09:09
First the bad....
At the Fintray Hillclimb on Sat. 13th May, first run, first corner - left the braking a bit late and ended up with my Hawke DL17 taking a rough ride up and over the banking at "ruin" corner.
I damaged both ends of the car so had to use the Hawke DL22 on Sunday. The Sunday event was a lot less dramatic (for me), I was 4th in class and 6th overall.
The next week was spent rebuilding my Hawke DL17. I had to replace most of the rod end joints and mounting bolts in the right-hand rear suspension, and had to fabricate a new front, upper wishbone as well as straightening the front aerofoils.
On 20/21 May, I took the repaired Hawke DL17 to the Kames sprint circuit. The car seemed to handle well (despite the very cold weather).
I was 5th overall on the Saturday and 4th overall on the Sunday. My times were about a second slower than last year but this was down to the very low track temperatures and year old slicks. The DL17 will be running new tyres for the Golspie sprint in two weeks time.
Good news.... After the reasonable showing of the Hawke DL22 at Fintray, I had a call from a fellow competitor and as a result he bought the car last Monday.
The covered race car transporter is progressing, most of the metalwork is in place. Just the rear door and a few fitting to add, then it will be ready for paint before the floors and panelling are added.
At the Fintray Hillclimb on Sat. 13th May, first run, first corner - left the braking a bit late and ended up with my Hawke DL17 taking a rough ride up and over the banking at "ruin" corner.
I damaged both ends of the car so had to use the Hawke DL22 on Sunday. The Sunday event was a lot less dramatic (for me), I was 4th in class and 6th overall.
The next week was spent rebuilding my Hawke DL17. I had to replace most of the rod end joints and mounting bolts in the right-hand rear suspension, and had to fabricate a new front, upper wishbone as well as straightening the front aerofoils.
On 20/21 May, I took the repaired Hawke DL17 to the Kames sprint circuit. The car seemed to handle well (despite the very cold weather).
I was 5th overall on the Saturday and 4th overall on the Sunday. My times were about a second slower than last year but this was down to the very low track temperatures and year old slicks. The DL17 will be running new tyres for the Golspie sprint in two weeks time.
Good news.... After the reasonable showing of the Hawke DL22 at Fintray, I had a call from a fellow competitor and as a result he bought the car last Monday.
The covered race car transporter is progressing, most of the metalwork is in place. Just the rear door and a few fitting to add, then it will be ready for paint before the floors and panelling are added.