B.RAD Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I've just booked on to this for session 1, looks like fun. Anyone else going? http://www.evo.co.uk/news/16275/evo-how-fast-day-in-association-with-sky-insurance-selling-out-fast Times will be posted live online apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTR2Turbo Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Looks fun. I did one of the Evo evening trackdays earlier in the year. Just be careful if you have a noisey car as Bedford stricter on sound. Can't make Saturday though and car already in bits ;-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.RAD Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 Thanks David, it does look fun doesn't it? Makes me wonder why sprinting is so complicated.......but let's not open that debate again! Noise should be ok, I've been there a couple of times. My car always seems to be well below the limit required. Thought it would be nice to have one last blast before the winter upgrades commence! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKARM Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Do you know where the times will be posted online so we can follow your progress up the ranks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.RAD Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 I've had a look but can't see any details unfortunately, I'll ask on the day and post a link if I can. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.RAD Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Well that was interesting. 4 sessions run throughout the day, I booked the first session, had a 15min briefing and then an hours open practice (basically an hour trackday session). Transponders were fitted to our number plates and we were timed throughout, giving us times from the practice session. Then we were called out by order of fastest practice run first, 3 cars at a time released half a lap apart, had one out lap followed by two flying laps, then a cool down lap and back in the pits. All done by 10.30am, about the equivalent or maybe even more track time than a typical sprint event. Transponders returned and away we go. Track was very damp, basically wet, from the start with a huge puddle on the apex of one of the corners. It was very slippy for the whole session although will dry up as the day goes (big thanks to Adam for his car control tuition, it was fully tested today! Had a car behind me come and chat back in the pits saying he saw the full side length of my car at one point - managed to hold onto it though!!). My time was a 1.29.177 (I think, can't remember the hundredths!) quick enough for third in the session and against some very track focused machinery too - several m5's, r26r's, clio's, Porsches, a supercharged lotus too. About 16 cars in total I think. Beaten by the 500bhp Yeti 4x4 that is famous on YouTube and a race specced r26r - but only by .05 of a second! And I know I should have gone quicker. But it's kinda opened my eyes to how outdated the timing and format at sprint events has become - if that much track time is available in 2 hours, why does a sprint event take all day for 4 minutes of racing? Sure the volume of cars was lower, but they will see over 100 cars through the 4 sessions. The transponder timing was ace too - so simple, no struts required and endless splits available with really accurate timing to .000's of a second. That has to be the way forward. Anyway an interesting and fun thing to do on a Saturday morning, home by 12pm and no brownie points lost with the missus. If only there was a series of it with trophies and such! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SootySport Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 They do lots of these 'How Fast' events throughout the year, maybe we should have a Westfield shootout sometime for those not commiting themselves to a whole series. No MSA licence required either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marto303 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.RAD Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 They do lots of these 'How Fast' events throughout the year, maybe we should have a Westfield shootout sometime for those not commiting themselves to a whole series. No MSA licence required either. Great idea! I'm up for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKARM Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I'd do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander72 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 im up for it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Algar - Competition Secretary Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 It's how Time Attack is run and your right it looks a cracking way of running. In fact the British Sprint used to be run this way and was called Super Sprinting. Not sure why it stopped 20 to 25 years ago, I think it just didn;t prove very popular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkm_dave Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Transponders: We've chatted about it in the pits between a few of us previously, if they have them at even the most budget of rental kart places I'm surprised it hasn't caught on at sprinting to hire a transponder each for a day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham frankland Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I agree the timing systems in Sprinting is from the Stone Age I am sure there is a good business for you young guy's to clean up! Throwing hard wired cables over bushes at each event is a nonsense! Glad you enjoyed the experience! BR G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Everall Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Yes we have discussed the use of transducers with some of the timekeepers and they say its all down to the MSA etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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