Mole Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Russ what did you think of the track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Russ..sorry about engine..oil pressure drop with heat? At Bedford last Monday I was hitting 117 and would then slow for half a lap..water temp down at 85 with the Coolex rad..need bigger oil cooler over winter.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKARM Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 25 minutes ago, Mole said: Russ what did you think of the track? Awesome 20 minutes ago, Mole said: Russ..sorry about engine..oil pressure drop with heat? At Bedford last Monday I was hitting 117 and would then slow for half a lap..water temp down at 85 with the Coolex rad..need bigger oil cooler over winter.. Less awesome - I think so. I don’t have an oil temp gauge or oil cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Hope you get sorted ok.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.RAD Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 8 hours ago, RussH said: I was hitting some great lines @BCF No issues with noise. Apart from my swearing at the end of the day. Hit some great lines there Russ. I went to the bank today. Hit some great lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Steve Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 23 hours ago, Mole said: Russ..sorry about engine..oil pressure drop with heat? At Bedford last Monday I was hitting 117 and would then slow for half a lap..water temp down at 85 with the Coolex rad..need bigger oil cooler over winter.. I ran my Duratec for several years doing track days without an oil temperature gauge. When I fitted one a couple years ago I found I was up to 135C and presumably had been at that level on many occasions before but had not experienced any problems. Having said that I have now fitted a small modine cooler which has helped a little, but I was still up to 125C after several laps on Monday evening at Donington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKARM Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Where did you fit the sender Steve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Mine is on the sump plug... Russ at blyton my oil pressure was dropping to 40 .. I had changed to 5w40 oil this year.. but it was getting Brooklyn thin so went back to 10w50 and despite the higher temp I was nearer 60psi..so will stay with the 50 during this hot weather.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Steve Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 3 hours ago, RussH said: Where did you fit the sender Steve? In the big blue plug as shown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 A couple of videos from myself and son: First is me driving, a lap or so behind Russ, then a few clear laps catching an old Porsche 911. Second one is my son Pete driving. A lap behind a quite rapid Porsche 968 maybe? followed by some clear track with the odd car.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Steve Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Nice smooth driving Andrew. Looks like you and the car were going very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Oily Steve said: Nice smooth driving Andrew. Looks like you and the car were going very well Thanks Steve. How did your evening with the Mazdas go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Steve Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Not too bad although there were several red flags, one that took awhile to sort out due to a car in the tyre wall at the top of the pit straight. Otherwise, it was perfect conditions to enjoy a dry and sunny Donington The only problem I had was running low on fuel and hadn't brought any with me because I thought I could buy fuel on the night but it wasn't open! Now looking forward to Blyton on the 13th 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Andrew looks like a great day with empty track.. You were going well..enjoyed seeing the speed.. Ron down craner curves is fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 29 minutes ago, Mole said: Andrew looks like a great day with empty track.. You were going well..enjoyed seeing the speed.. Ron down craner curves is fun! Redgate through to Coppice is superb. Every time we went out, we were "definitely going to do Craners flat".. mostly we didn't, but I think the last laps of both videos were pretty much flat down the Craners. I saw the higher speed down there at 111mph. One up on the youth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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