Comments on: Formula Ford: Snetterton Review http://www.number66.net/formula-ford-snetterton-review/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:05:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: DM http://www.number66.net/formula-ford-snetterton-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4185 DM Tue, 05 May 2009 21:05:28 +0000 http://www.number66.net/?p=503#comment-4185 No problem Martin; no offence was taken from your comments. Yes indeed I believe you are making progress and it's a shame you had the limiter problem. It seems the gremlins got at the machinary somewhat at the weekend. I was standing on the Rivet Straight close to the bridge and for the first 2 laps of the first heat Scott's engine gurgled like mad. I honestly thought he had a fuel starvation problem but then inexplicably it cleared and nothing was found to be wrong in the post race check. Interestingly his team mate had the same problem on Friday. Then of course both Rory and David Grady had bad luck in the first race. Interesting what you said about Kent cars being quicker tah certain Duratecs. Quite a few Duratecs turned up on Friday and a couple of them's best times were over a second slower than Scott & Rory's! Scott & I look forward to seeing you again at Pembrey in a couple of weeks. Regards Dominic No problem Martin; no offence was taken from your comments. Yes indeed I believe you are making progress and it’s a shame you had the limiter problem. It seems the gremlins got at the machinary somewhat at the weekend. I was standing on the Rivet Straight close to the bridge and for the first 2 laps of the first heat Scott’s engine gurgled like mad. I honestly thought he had a fuel starvation problem but then inexplicably it cleared and nothing was found to be wrong in the post race check. Interestingly his team mate had the same problem on Friday.

Then of course both Rory and David Grady had bad luck in the first race.

Interesting what you said about Kent cars being quicker tah certain Duratecs. Quite a few Duratecs turned up on Friday and a couple of them’s best times were over a second slower than Scott & Rory’s!

Scott & I look forward to seeing you again at Pembrey in a couple of weeks.

Regards

Dominic

]]> By: Martin http://www.number66.net/formula-ford-snetterton-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4184 Martin Tue, 05 May 2009 20:30:48 +0000 http://www.number66.net/?p=503#comment-4184 Hi Dominic Welcome to the site. I have no doubt that Rory did indeed get a tow from Scott but none the less that is a remarkable lap time for a Kent car and whilst I have no basis for saying this, I'd be suprised if a Kent car has *ever* lapped Snetterton in its current configuration faster than that. Similarly, I am sure Scott was not pushing to the max as he did have a substantial lead at that point. Likewise, being four laps behind the next car and also on old tyres (from another race weekend), neither was I. Regardless, I did not mean to criticise Scott (and I do not believe that I did) but merely use his lap times as a metric to compare our relative performance between Anglesey and Snetterton. The fact remains that Scott and his Ray GSR08 was the only driver and car consistently lapping faster than me and my Swift SC94. This is a strong indication that we are indeed making progress developing the car. Best wishes Hi Dominic

Welcome to the site.

I have no doubt that Rory did indeed get a tow from Scott but none the less that is a remarkable lap time for a Kent car and whilst I have no basis for saying this, I’d be suprised if a Kent car has *ever* lapped Snetterton in its current configuration faster than that.

Similarly, I am sure Scott was not pushing to the max as he did have a substantial lead at that point. Likewise, being four laps behind the next car and also on old tyres (from another race weekend), neither was I. Regardless, I did not mean to criticise Scott (and I do not believe that I did) but merely use his lap times as a metric to compare our relative performance between Anglesey and Snetterton. The fact remains that Scott and his Ray GSR08 was the only driver and car consistently lapping faster than me and my Swift SC94. This is a strong indication that we are indeed making progress developing the car.

Best wishes

]]> By: DM http://www.number66.net/formula-ford-snetterton-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4183 DM Tue, 05 May 2009 18:29:06 +0000 http://www.number66.net/?p=503#comment-4183 Martin, There is nothing wrong with what you say in your report but I think you have to make note of a couple of important factors. Rory's fastest lap in qualifying, which set pole, was set in Scott's tow (Scott had provisional pole until then). Of course Rory was very fast anyway but Scott still an inexperienced novice, who still had to have a cross on the back of his car this weekend, hasn't yet done enough qualifying to realise when he is being towed. Secondly once the unfortunate Rory Butcher broke down in the first race Scott stopped pushing so hard in order to save his tyres, knowing that Butchers would still be fresh after only 5 laps. Butcher also had brand new tyres this weekend; Scott (due to budget) didn't! With a lead of more than 12 seconds over Gough what was the point of pushing too hard? Having said all of that I know that you and your team work really hard and I enjoy reading your website so I hope you have better luck at Pembrey next outing. Regards Dominic Martin,

There is nothing wrong with what you say in your report but I think you have to make note of a couple of important factors. Rory’s fastest lap in qualifying, which set pole, was set in Scott’s tow (Scott had provisional pole until then). Of course Rory was very fast anyway but Scott still an inexperienced novice, who still had to have a cross on the back of his car this weekend, hasn’t yet done enough qualifying to realise when he is being towed. Secondly once the unfortunate Rory Butcher broke down in the first race Scott stopped pushing so hard in order to save his tyres, knowing that Butchers would still be fresh after only 5 laps. Butcher also had brand new tyres this weekend; Scott (due to budget) didn’t! With a lead of more than 12 seconds over Gough what was the point of pushing too hard? Having said all of that I know that you and your team work really hard and I enjoy reading your website so I hope you have better luck at Pembrey next outing. Regards Dominic

]]> By: Martin http://www.number66.net/formula-ford-snetterton-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4182 Martin Tue, 05 May 2009 08:18:36 +0000 http://www.number66.net/?p=503#comment-4182 I was definitely getting oversteer on the exit of Russell but it wasn't a problem particularly, more a product of using the uneven kerb on the inside and carrying a decent amount of momentum through both apexes. It straightens out under power ;-) I was definitely getting oversteer on the exit of Russell but it wasn’t a problem particularly, more a product of using the uneven kerb on the inside and carrying a decent amount of momentum through both apexes. It straightens out under power ;-)

]]> By: ian http://www.number66.net/formula-ford-snetterton-review/comment-page-1/#comment-4181 ian Tue, 05 May 2009 01:57:27 +0000 http://www.number66.net/?p=503#comment-4181 looks like you had a bit oversteer (from the top two photos). Was that a prob throughout or just a coincidence? looks like you had a bit oversteer (from the top two photos). Was that a prob throughout or just a coincidence?

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