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First Track Day - Brands Hatch And How It Started So Badly!


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if you can get the same colour match from westfield you should be able to do a good repair.

i have a pair of carbon effect arches you can test to see if it will cover the damage.

Excellent, that would be great Pete thanks!

No idea how to go about fixing the arch but that's a job for another day!

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Excellent, that would be great Pete thanks!

No idea how to go about fixing the arch but that's a job for another day!

Head to the Coast, Maldon, Brightlingsea etc there's several places in the boat yards used to fixing GRP.

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Thanks for that, I'll check that out

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repairing fibre glass and gel coat is easy mate

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yup - and a lot of people use plastic bolts/nuts to secure them too so less damage to the tub if you decide to rip one off :oops:

Can someone put up a link to the bolts and nuts used or are they just the same as the ones you would use for number plates?

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Can someone put up a link to the bolts and nuts used or are they just the same as the ones you would use for number plates?

yes look them up on ebay loads for sale and cheaper than your local shop

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Just looking over the pictures again (great one entering durids) is that paddock hill bend you're heading down backwards? Big respect to your dad if it is.

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I've just ordered these to replace the 4 that broke off

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...1#ht_500wt_1317

kev you better off getting black . if they are anything like cable ties white go brittle very quicky

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Oh dear , poor car. I know I have only a 2" gap either side of the rear of the car, when on the trailer. Is your SEIW wider than mine? or just a misalignment when you went up the ramps?

Brands has obviously hit the spot for you, hope you and your dad learned something about driving rear wheel drive cars on a track, it's different eh! Lifting off in corners :suspect:

See you this evening.

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Just looking over the pictures again (great one entering durids) is that paddock hill bend you're heading down backwards? Big respect to your dad if it is.

Yes it's paddock hill just after the corner. He went in really early and too fast. Then when it tightened he tried lifting off and the back end came out. Not being experienced in this type of car he didn't catch it and we were both passengers after that!

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kev you better off getting black . if they are anything like cable ties white go brittle very quicky

Well I never knew that! Thanks

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

Just been looking at this topic:

http://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/94089-tyre-pressures/

And realised my rear tyres from this track day were the original Westfield tyres from 2005/6 with no use from 2007 until last year. This might have contributed to my lack of rear grip, also the fact these tyres were inflated to 30 PSI..... :o

Live and learn eh!

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Just been looking at this topic:

http://forum.wscc.co...tyre-pressures/

And realised my rear tyres from this track day were the original Westfield tyres from 2005/6 with no use from 2007 until last year. This might have contributed to my lack of rear grip, also the fact these tyres were inflated to 30 PSI..... :o

Live and learn eh!

lol 30psi blimely

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Yeah, I was a bit flustered by the mornings events and didn't even think about it to be honest!

Still should make the swap back to my Toyos running at 20 PSI a bit more reassuring :)

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