wooks
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- Oct 18, 2010
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Did the Brean stages this weekend just gone for the first time.
Decided after saturday that i didnt like the event, lots of first gear corners and nowhere to carry speed and get the car loaded etc, so finished the day 33rd overall and 5th in class, which was rubbish to be honest.
Started the 2nd day not really with my heart in it, but the stages were alittle longer so got into it alittle more, using Hankook slicks as id worn out the Dunlops i was using at the last event, and not really impressed with them, but couldnt afford anything else, but got into it and the stage times were impressive, moved up to 2nd in class after 2 crews dropped out, lost a few seconds to the class leader on stage 7, one second on stage 8, 7 again on stage 9 after having a spin and had to reverse, then on stage 10 was being held up by a bmw, lost the backend under braking and parked it in a ditch....
Had to wait the last 2 stages before getting lifted out with a JCB and had the mess recovered back to service
Got it home and pressure washed it, and this is what im left with....
So i now have a huge clean up and rebuild job to do, got the ecu out last night and was amazingly bone dry inside, but its been in the airing cupboard ever since, engine oil level is ok so no water in the engine but going to drain and flush it anyway aswell as the box.
Just gutted as i wasnt even enjoying the event as it was, but these things happen, loads of comments after about how clean it was before etc, and where the paddles and snorkel fit of course lol.
Someone came up to me afterwards and said he had seen the car on here and was gutted for me, which was nice to hear, unfortunatly i didnt get his name but he had a Bliss motorsport jacket on, so if he see's this just want to say thanks for coming over
Ben.
Decided after saturday that i didnt like the event, lots of first gear corners and nowhere to carry speed and get the car loaded etc, so finished the day 33rd overall and 5th in class, which was rubbish to be honest.
Started the 2nd day not really with my heart in it, but the stages were alittle longer so got into it alittle more, using Hankook slicks as id worn out the Dunlops i was using at the last event, and not really impressed with them, but couldnt afford anything else, but got into it and the stage times were impressive, moved up to 2nd in class after 2 crews dropped out, lost a few seconds to the class leader on stage 7, one second on stage 8, 7 again on stage 9 after having a spin and had to reverse, then on stage 10 was being held up by a bmw, lost the backend under braking and parked it in a ditch....
Had to wait the last 2 stages before getting lifted out with a JCB and had the mess recovered back to service
Got it home and pressure washed it, and this is what im left with....
So i now have a huge clean up and rebuild job to do, got the ecu out last night and was amazingly bone dry inside, but its been in the airing cupboard ever since, engine oil level is ok so no water in the engine but going to drain and flush it anyway aswell as the box.
Just gutted as i wasnt even enjoying the event as it was, but these things happen, loads of comments after about how clean it was before etc, and where the paddles and snorkel fit of course lol.
Someone came up to me afterwards and said he had seen the car on here and was gutted for me, which was nice to hear, unfortunatly i didnt get his name but he had a Bliss motorsport jacket on, so if he see's this just want to say thanks for coming over
Ben.
