Mk2 Ibiza 16V Hillclimb/Sprint car - 2014 Race Season begins!
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Now then - report time.
This weekend we were mainly at Anglesey. Fri afternoon was a half day Book-a-Track trackday, Sat and Sunday Racing. Sat on the National Circuit, and Sunday on the International GP.
Had a nice leisurely start on Friday morning by packing the trailer up and driving off to Anglesey, about 2.5hrs from my house taking it steady. Its a lovely place to go to and it really does feel like you are going off on holiday as you pass over the bridge to 'The Island'. Weather forecast was for a possible shower Fri sometime but all looked good as we approached the circuit. Due to the weekend sprint, Book-a-track had agreed to run 2hrs on the National Circuit, and then 2hrs on the GP. I had never driven the GP before so this was the main reason for coming a day early to 'get my eye in'.
Had previously bought some used Clio Cup slicks for Oulton Park so stuck these on remembering that this place is very very abrasive.
Out onto the National and remembering the lines from a couple years ago. Nice. All was going well until a light shower. I reckoned that if I kept going fairly quickly, the slicks would stay warm and be ok. Bad choice.....3 corners later braking for the downhill un-named left the back end came round quick as a flash. Luckily I jumped on the brakes in time and slowed it on the tarmac before slowly going backwards in control onto the grass apron. Back in the pits to check all was ok.....and then back out again but just taking it a bit easier till the place dried up a bit.
Into the second session, there was a ducks and drakes convoy due to popular request, and then open session. My word. What a simply awesome track. PROPER FAST. It peels off left before School Corner on the National, past the new pit garages on the left and into the fast 90 left Turn 1. Next is hard on the brakes and down a gear for the 180 right Book-a-Track Banking. Very cool, not as banked as Shell Oils at Oulton but apparently 10 degrees. Same line as for Shell Oils though. Out of the banking and then it starts to get really interesting.....up a gear to Church which is apparently the fastest corner in UK Motorsport....hmm, dunno about that one but it is fast. Church leads to a massive sweeping right that joins the National again at School. WOW. Flat out in 6th gear....125mph plus. The tricky bit here is getting over to the left of the track to get the car straight for braking and changing down 3 gears for Rocket, 110 degree right. Just fantastic, very scarey and exhilarating much along the lines of Island at Oulton, but somehow more daunting as you can see the whole of the track stretching out ahead.
This is going to be some sprint on Sunday! People started arriving Fri for the weekend so slowly the car park started to fill with the weekend entrants. Porsche Club GB event so lots of nice porkas, and a round of the MG Car Club champs so loads of MGs.
Changed the slicks for soft sprint tyres and got off to bed down at the local B+B.
Sat morning up nice and early and off to the track to meet with mates. We set up in 'our' corner of the paddock and the crack started.
Big entry in 3b, about 12 cars, but news started to filter in on some non-attendees. Looked like there would still be 5 of us competing on the day though.
Stuart Tranter - Rover 416 - think it was an ex-Rover championship car, very light, big sticky Avons, and Stuart is a many multiple Champion in both sprint and circuit racing. And he knows Anglesey very well indeed. So he will be tough to beat today. Double driven by Colin Price.
Lovely 205 GTI MI16 of local Deniol Jones
Yellow Mk2 Escort of Ben Grindey - also had been there for the trackday on Fri.
Times are me, Stuart, Colin, Deniol, Ben
P1: 129.85, 133.54, 134.13, 135.53, 137.72
Only one practice given as we were doing 2 laps of the National Circuit and that counts as both your practice laps, apparently.
T1: 128.39, 127.02, 131.84, 130.60, 134.97. Stuart into an early lead.
T2: 126.85, 127.20, 130.83, 132.41, 134.89. Back to me.
T3: 127.53, 126.79, 130.31, 133.16, 135.10. Back to Stuart by 6 hundreths.....
T4: 127.12...game over. Stuart misses a gear going into Rocket anyhow and aborts run but I didn't go any quicker so game over. Big handshakes all round.
Final standings, Stuart 126.79, Me 126.85, Colin 127.71.
As part of the timing, you also get a split time for lap 1. If I had strung together my best lap 1 and lap 2 times, it would have been a 126.07. But thats the skill of sprinting, hanging it all together. Another day.....
Right then. Proper revved up now for Day 2
International GP Circuit. Exactly same length as day before at 2.1 miles but only a single lap. Gonna be fantastic scrap this is....
Deniol and Ben went home but we were joined by mate Dave Reade in his Mk2 golf, and a double driven Triumph GT6.
Times are Me, Stuart, Colin, Dave, GT6 1, GT6 2
P1: 104.02, 105.61, 110.70, 120.65, 121.44, 130.28
P2: 102.46, 103.35, NA, 109.72, 119.90, 145.34
Both the GT6 and Stuart's Rover break down in P2 - both are double driven so 4 drivers out.....great.....was really looking forward to a good scrap. Me and Dave only left now so we decide to carry on as normal and have some fun anyhow. Six timed runs follow with us both trying different lines. Result was me first with a 103.05, and Dave second with a 106.65.
Totally knackered. Load up and have a steady drive home amongst the caravans, but do you know, it didn't matter. A fantastic 3 days of Anglesey track action was had.
A few pics:
Mate Malc's Anglia
Cracking Elise R with Honda power
Ripsnorting Metro 6R4
Lovely Porka
Very impressive RS6 - not bad times considering it was on road tyres and weighs best part of 2 tonnes (great No plate too)
And finally....FTD......John Graham's methanol-fuelled Dallara-Vauxhall
Awesome weekend
Till next one
Ave it
Rob
This weekend we were mainly at Anglesey. Fri afternoon was a half day Book-a-Track trackday, Sat and Sunday Racing. Sat on the National Circuit, and Sunday on the International GP.
Had a nice leisurely start on Friday morning by packing the trailer up and driving off to Anglesey, about 2.5hrs from my house taking it steady. Its a lovely place to go to and it really does feel like you are going off on holiday as you pass over the bridge to 'The Island'. Weather forecast was for a possible shower Fri sometime but all looked good as we approached the circuit. Due to the weekend sprint, Book-a-track had agreed to run 2hrs on the National Circuit, and then 2hrs on the GP. I had never driven the GP before so this was the main reason for coming a day early to 'get my eye in'.
Had previously bought some used Clio Cup slicks for Oulton Park so stuck these on remembering that this place is very very abrasive.
Out onto the National and remembering the lines from a couple years ago. Nice. All was going well until a light shower. I reckoned that if I kept going fairly quickly, the slicks would stay warm and be ok. Bad choice.....3 corners later braking for the downhill un-named left the back end came round quick as a flash. Luckily I jumped on the brakes in time and slowed it on the tarmac before slowly going backwards in control onto the grass apron. Back in the pits to check all was ok.....and then back out again but just taking it a bit easier till the place dried up a bit.
Into the second session, there was a ducks and drakes convoy due to popular request, and then open session. My word. What a simply awesome track. PROPER FAST. It peels off left before School Corner on the National, past the new pit garages on the left and into the fast 90 left Turn 1. Next is hard on the brakes and down a gear for the 180 right Book-a-Track Banking. Very cool, not as banked as Shell Oils at Oulton but apparently 10 degrees. Same line as for Shell Oils though. Out of the banking and then it starts to get really interesting.....up a gear to Church which is apparently the fastest corner in UK Motorsport....hmm, dunno about that one but it is fast. Church leads to a massive sweeping right that joins the National again at School. WOW. Flat out in 6th gear....125mph plus. The tricky bit here is getting over to the left of the track to get the car straight for braking and changing down 3 gears for Rocket, 110 degree right. Just fantastic, very scarey and exhilarating much along the lines of Island at Oulton, but somehow more daunting as you can see the whole of the track stretching out ahead.
This is going to be some sprint on Sunday! People started arriving Fri for the weekend so slowly the car park started to fill with the weekend entrants. Porsche Club GB event so lots of nice porkas, and a round of the MG Car Club champs so loads of MGs.
Changed the slicks for soft sprint tyres and got off to bed down at the local B+B.
Sat morning up nice and early and off to the track to meet with mates. We set up in 'our' corner of the paddock and the crack started.
Big entry in 3b, about 12 cars, but news started to filter in on some non-attendees. Looked like there would still be 5 of us competing on the day though.
Stuart Tranter - Rover 416 - think it was an ex-Rover championship car, very light, big sticky Avons, and Stuart is a many multiple Champion in both sprint and circuit racing. And he knows Anglesey very well indeed. So he will be tough to beat today. Double driven by Colin Price.
Lovely 205 GTI MI16 of local Deniol Jones
Yellow Mk2 Escort of Ben Grindey - also had been there for the trackday on Fri.
Times are me, Stuart, Colin, Deniol, Ben
P1: 129.85, 133.54, 134.13, 135.53, 137.72
Only one practice given as we were doing 2 laps of the National Circuit and that counts as both your practice laps, apparently.
T1: 128.39, 127.02, 131.84, 130.60, 134.97. Stuart into an early lead.
T2: 126.85, 127.20, 130.83, 132.41, 134.89. Back to me.
T3: 127.53, 126.79, 130.31, 133.16, 135.10. Back to Stuart by 6 hundreths.....
T4: 127.12...game over. Stuart misses a gear going into Rocket anyhow and aborts run but I didn't go any quicker so game over. Big handshakes all round.
Final standings, Stuart 126.79, Me 126.85, Colin 127.71.
As part of the timing, you also get a split time for lap 1. If I had strung together my best lap 1 and lap 2 times, it would have been a 126.07. But thats the skill of sprinting, hanging it all together. Another day.....
Right then. Proper revved up now for Day 2
International GP Circuit. Exactly same length as day before at 2.1 miles but only a single lap. Gonna be fantastic scrap this is....
Deniol and Ben went home but we were joined by mate Dave Reade in his Mk2 golf, and a double driven Triumph GT6.
Times are Me, Stuart, Colin, Dave, GT6 1, GT6 2
P1: 104.02, 105.61, 110.70, 120.65, 121.44, 130.28
P2: 102.46, 103.35, NA, 109.72, 119.90, 145.34
Both the GT6 and Stuart's Rover break down in P2 - both are double driven so 4 drivers out.....great.....was really looking forward to a good scrap. Me and Dave only left now so we decide to carry on as normal and have some fun anyhow. Six timed runs follow with us both trying different lines. Result was me first with a 103.05, and Dave second with a 106.65.
Totally knackered. Load up and have a steady drive home amongst the caravans, but do you know, it didn't matter. A fantastic 3 days of Anglesey track action was had.
A few pics:
Mate Malc's Anglia
Cracking Elise R with Honda power
Ripsnorting Metro 6R4
Lovely Porka
Very impressive RS6 - not bad times considering it was on road tyres and weighs best part of 2 tonnes (great No plate too)
And finally....FTD......John Graham's methanol-fuelled Dallara-Vauxhall
Awesome weekend
Till next one
Ave it
Rob
Times now up along with championship points so far
http://www.tsl-timing.com/sprint/2012/121882.pdf
http://www.speedchampionship.com/
Got a 103 maximum from Sunday, and two 100 or betters to go with it, so doing ok. Can still drop scores if I think better ones can be had so plenty of scope yet.
So far this year:
A few jobs to do now before the next one
1. All fluids change - oil/filter, box oil, brake fluid
2. Needs an oil cooler of some description - maybe a rad-type, maybe a water/oil laminova exchanger - need to check space
3. Front splitter extension was a step backwards - bin
4. seriously considering bigger brakes.....
5. and maybe different wheels/tyres again - few emails away today to ask questions of tyre suppliers
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Rob
http://www.tsl-timing.com/sprint/2012/121882.pdf
http://www.speedchampionship.com/
Got a 103 maximum from Sunday, and two 100 or betters to go with it, so doing ok. Can still drop scores if I think better ones can be had so plenty of scope yet.
So far this year:
A few jobs to do now before the next one
1. All fluids change - oil/filter, box oil, brake fluid
2. Needs an oil cooler of some description - maybe a rad-type, maybe a water/oil laminova exchanger - need to check space
3. Front splitter extension was a step backwards - bin
4. seriously considering bigger brakes.....
5. and maybe different wheels/tyres again - few emails away today to ask questions of tyre suppliers
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Rob
19 row mocal oil cooler and oilstat ordered from Merlin, along with new box oil. Oil filter from vw polo. Warm it through tomorrow on stands then drop the engine and box oil.
Did seriously consider a laminova water/oil heat exchanger but would have meant too much plumbing. Regular air/oil cooler fits better into available space. 19 row should be plenty big enough also as its really only just getting too hot anyhow, just need abit of cooling.
Did seriously consider a laminova water/oil heat exchanger but would have meant too much plumbing. Regular air/oil cooler fits better into available space. 19 row should be plenty big enough also as its really only just getting too hot anyhow, just need abit of cooling.
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Oil cooler fitted (using holes originally on the car - nice - dont like drilling holes if I can avoid it), gearbox oil changed, engine oil empty, new oil filter fitted. Have ordered two 45 degree -12an Goodridge push fit ali fittings to t- into the oil return line to the dry sump tank (blue hoses infront of the cooler in pic).
Push fit fittings
Didn't fit an oil stat in the end as apparently it is too restrictive to the dry sump return line and can result in oil building up in the sump during low revs when the pump is running slowly. Not a good idea. Caused a few engines to go bang a few years ago in hot rods so best avoided. Things like this are the solid gold bits of info you get from professional experienced engine builders, and can not be underestimated.
Engine warms up pretty fast anyhow so probably wont need a stat. This 19 row cooler should reduce oil temps by 15-20 degrees so should do the trick nicely. Are going to try it without a cold air feed to begin with but can always fit one after if needed and feed from the grill. These net little ducts are available for 19 row coolers
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Rob
Push fit fittings
Didn't fit an oil stat in the end as apparently it is too restrictive to the dry sump return line and can result in oil building up in the sump during low revs when the pump is running slowly. Not a good idea. Caused a few engines to go bang a few years ago in hot rods so best avoided. Things like this are the solid gold bits of info you get from professional experienced engine builders, and can not be underestimated.
Engine warms up pretty fast anyhow so probably wont need a stat. This 19 row cooler should reduce oil temps by 15-20 degrees so should do the trick nicely. Are going to try it without a cold air feed to begin with but can always fit one after if needed and feed from the grill. These net little ducts are available for 19 row coolers
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Rob
What oil temps are you getting these days?
I remember paxing at blyton some years back and you backing off at 126C or something! Long time ago that
I remember paxing at blyton some years back and you backing off at 126C or something! Long time ago that
Saw 130 at oulton, not too high even at that but thats enough. Had 126 at Anglesey. Oil pressure still ok at these temps but its as high as youd want. This should bring it down to 110 which is where it needs to be.
New exhaust manifold and bigger tbs has really freed up the engine and it rips round the revcounter now, so you end using more revs everywhere. This is what drives the temps up. Hsve to come in after 10 mins on track presently but the cooler should allow a bit longer running. Not a problem at all for sprinting, but i still like a few trackdays.
New exhaust manifold and bigger tbs has really freed up the engine and it rips round the revcounter now, so you end using more revs everywhere. This is what drives the temps up. Hsve to come in after 10 mins on track presently but the cooler should allow a bit longer running. Not a problem at all for sprinting, but i still like a few trackdays.
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Nothing to report really as still waiting for the 45 degree bends - they have been dispatched but looks like the long bank holiday has delayed delivery.
Came across these last night however - Powerflex Mk1 TT race 'bushes' which are infact rose joints - oh we like the look of those!
£116 on Ebay. Nice. Been wanting to fit rose joints in the rear of the front wishbones for a while to replace the really hard 'poly' bushes I have in there now, which have little articulation. Now the car is no longer a road car, gonna get some of these - good price for what they are.
Came across these last night however - Powerflex Mk1 TT race 'bushes' which are infact rose joints - oh we like the look of those!
£116 on Ebay. Nice. Been wanting to fit rose joints in the rear of the front wishbones for a while to replace the really hard 'poly' bushes I have in there now, which have little articulation. Now the car is no longer a road car, gonna get some of these - good price for what they are.
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Better picture - shows how the bush is held together with a circlip - my guess is that the 2 pieces of purple poly are dirt seals and the bush casing is solid steel with a rose joint pressed inside. Neat. Cheaper than these 'motorsport' bushes are listed elsewhere also.
Ordered some today.
Ordered some today.
Update: oil cooler now plumbed in and spherical bearing wishbone bushes have arrived - photo compares with standard and Vibratechnics 'race' version. Dimensions pretty much same so no doubt they will fit ok.
Are considering a trip to GTI Inters to have a blast down the drag strip - never done this with my ibiza so could be good fun.
Preparing a couple of spare axles already 
just in case.....
Have also taken front grill back to the painters as the paint was coming off...not impressed.
Are considering a trip to GTI Inters to have a blast down the drag strip - never done this with my ibiza so could be good fun.
Preparing a couple of spare axles already
just in case.....Have also taken front grill back to the painters as the paint was coming off...not impressed.
andyj
There's no F in Quality..
Only just had chance to catch up with the progress on Pickle.....
Which day are you heading to Inters? I'm probably going to nip down with a mate on the Sunday. All depends when we end up moving house....
Will be going down Sat morning - got an invite to go on a stand but will be running on the strip also
Had a very interesting conversation today about tyres so may be sporting some new boots as well....but they aint cheap.....so are debating it presently
Had a very interesting conversation today about tyres so may be sporting some new boots as well....but they aint cheap.....so are debating it presently
Great weekend at GTI International - thanks to Revo and Dialynx for invites - had a really good time. First time I have really done any drag racing and have to say, its not as easy as it looks. My motor is set up for corners and is actually quite hard to get off the line cleanly. Nonetheless, recorded a 5.2 0-60, and a 13.8 1/4 mile, so well pleased with that.
Hard luck to Keith Murray of Dialynx who bust the gearbox on his new 2-door Audi 80 Quat 1.4 turbo on Sat, changed the box sat night, only to have the clutch go on Sunday. This is the first year of competion for this car so can expect a few creases, but this will be one hell of a weapon when its a bit more sorted. Properly game changing car.
A few pics - including Keith Edward's awesome Dialynx-prepared Sport Quattro.
Congratutations also to Andy Waite who broke the all-time GTI Inters records in his 4wd 1.8T Mk1 silver golf - awesome bit of kit - 9.9 something 1/4, actually ended up lined up next to him for my first run up the strip, and he just disappeared....LOL
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Rob
Hard luck to Keith Murray of Dialynx who bust the gearbox on his new 2-door Audi 80 Quat 1.4 turbo on Sat, changed the box sat night, only to have the clutch go on Sunday. This is the first year of competion for this car so can expect a few creases, but this will be one hell of a weapon when its a bit more sorted. Properly game changing car.
A few pics - including Keith Edward's awesome Dialynx-prepared Sport Quattro.
Congratutations also to Andy Waite who broke the all-time GTI Inters records in his 4wd 1.8T Mk1 silver golf - awesome bit of kit - 9.9 something 1/4, actually ended up lined up next to him for my first run up the strip, and he just disappeared....LOL
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Rob
Your Ibiza went well
I think Andy Waite's Golf did a 9.91s quater mile and 2.6s 0-60 time Absolutely bonkers!
I saw the Audi's run when the clutch went, was really disappointed when it gave up That, the mk1 golf and the Scirocco were quite something heading off down the track.
What happened to the mk1 golf? We saw it being towed back after its run?
I think Andy Waite's Golf did a 9.91s quater mile and 2.6s 0-60 time
Absolutely bonkers!I saw the Audi's run when the clutch went, was really disappointed when it gave up
That, the mk1 golf and the Scirocco were quite something heading off down the track.What happened to the mk1 golf? We saw it being towed back after its run?
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