Rallyrep in action

Tim C · 21-03-13, 08:11 PM

Season opener this Saturday (not including Race Retro) with a sprint at Castle Combe.

One of the forecasts gives snow showers, that'll be interesting

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Nigel Conniford · 22-03-13, 02:20 PM

SIDEWAYS

Tim C · 14-04-13, 05:42 PM

It's been a couple of weeks since we did Castle Combe, it's taken us that long to thaw out!!!
It was 2 degrees when we turned up with a good windchill which was forecast at about 5 degrees

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Just after arriving it started to sleet and then snow.

So we set up camp to see what was going to happen.

Fortunately it stopped just before going out on track, but it was still wet and very cold.
We swopped our usual R888 tyres for the standby Proxes T1-Rs as there was a lot of water on the track. I don't think anything was giving much grip though with track temperatures, winter tyres would've probably been the best option.
There was very little grip, spinning the wheels up through 2nd and 3rd gears and making smooth progression out of the corners very difficult, with all four wheels lighting up when the boost came on. Exciting but scary with short wet run offs.

Anyway, we survived, which was the main objective.

Kieth Murry was there in his 2 door 80. Didn't get much of a chance to chat as everyone was held up in there vans but it was good to see (and hear) the car in action. I think he was finding a bit more grip on what looked like cut slicks.

Off to Gurston next weekend, hopefully with better weather.

Nicky C · 23-04-13, 08:32 PM

Some photos from a mostly sunny Gurston

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Nigel Conniford · 24-04-13, 01:55 PM

Some good ones there Nicky

Eddy · 24-04-13, 07:49 PM

Cracking pics

What tyres are you running ? they look super wide

Tim C · 24-04-13, 09:05 PM

Tyres are Toyo R888's, 235x50x15 on 9" Minilite wheels.

A nice big footprint, and with the 1" spacers, a nice wide track

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Nicky C · 01-05-13, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nigel Conniford

Some good ones there Nicky

Thanks Nige.

Are we likely to run into you at Donnington this weekend??

Tim C · 17-05-13, 08:31 PM

Wiscombe Park hillclimb this weekend (near Seaton, east Devon).

Pot luck on the weather I think, one forecast I looked at said fine and sunny, the other said pee-ing with rain

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Nigel Conniford · 17-05-13, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nicky C

Thanks Nige.

Are we likely to run into you at Donnington this weekend??

Nope

Didn't even notice that it was on till it was over, I am out of the loop nowadays

Oh, well done for later in the year Tim

22-03-13, 02:20 PM	#2
Nigel Conniford Chief Sausage Meister!! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,614	SIDEWAYS __________________ Horsepower is the force that determines at what speed you hit the wall, Torque is the force that determines how far you take the wall with you after you hit it.

14-04-13, 05:42 PM	#3
Tim C Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Poole, Dorset, England Posts: 1,729	It's been a couple of weeks since we did Castle Combe, it's taken us that long to thaw out!!! It was 2 degrees when we turned up with a good windchill which was forecast at about 5 degrees . Just after arriving it started to sleet and then snow. So we set up camp to see what was going to happen. Fortunately it stopped just before going out on track, but it was still wet and very cold. We swopped our usual R888 tyres for the standby Proxes T1-Rs as there was a lot of water on the track. I don't think anything was giving much grip though with track temperatures, winter tyres would've probably been the best option. There was very little grip, spinning the wheels up through 2nd and 3rd gears and making smooth progression out of the corners very difficult, with all four wheels lighting up when the boost came on. Exciting but scary with short wet run offs. Anyway, we survived, which was the main objective. Kieth Murry was there in his 2 door 80. Didn't get much of a chance to chat as everyone was held up in there vans but it was good to see (and hear) the car in action. I think he was finding a bit more grip on what looked like cut slicks. Off to Gurston next weekend, hopefully with better weather. __________________ quattro RR - crystal silver quattro WR - 1981 Lombard RAC rally recreation (50% share) Nissan Navara - tow car / service vehicle for above A4 2.0T quattro s-line special edition - wife's http://www.flickr.com/photos/37654549@N06/sets/ Last edited by Tim C; 14-04-13 at 06:01 PM.

24-04-13, 01:55 PM	#5
Nigel Conniford Chief Sausage Meister!! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,614	Some good ones there Nicky __________________ Horsepower is the force that determines at what speed you hit the wall, Torque is the force that determines how far you take the wall with you after you hit it.

24-04-13, 09:05 PM	#7
Tim C Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Poole, Dorset, England Posts: 1,729	Tyres are Toyo R888's, 235x50x15 on 9" Minilite wheels. A nice big footprint, and with the 1" spacers, a nice wide track . __________________ quattro RR - crystal silver quattro WR - 1981 Lombard RAC rally recreation (50% share) Nissan Navara - tow car / service vehicle for above A4 2.0T quattro s-line special edition - wife's http://www.flickr.com/photos/37654549@N06/sets/

17-05-13, 08:31 PM	#9
Tim C Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Poole, Dorset, England Posts: 1,729	Wiscombe Park hillclimb this weekend (near Seaton, east Devon). Pot luck on the weather I think, one forecast I looked at said fine and sunny, the other said pee-ing with rain . __________________ quattro RR - crystal silver quattro WR - 1981 Lombard RAC rally recreation (50% share) Nissan Navara - tow car / service vehicle for above A4 2.0T quattro s-line special edition - wife's http://www.flickr.com/photos/37654549@N06/sets/

23-04-13, 08:32 PM	#4
Nicky C Grown up member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Poole, Dorset Posts: 102	Some photos from a mostly sunny Gurston .

24-04-13, 07:49 PM	#6
Eddy Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Glasgow Posts: 904	Cracking pics What tyres are you running ? they look super wide

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