Hi guys... I'm back.
I splashed out on a new set of tyres for the rally so was looking forward to it, especially as it was dry. Started off good enough... Keith and I were really starting to click now, which enabled me to have more confidence going round the bendy bits. Keith encouraged me to try a new technique of setting the car up for the corner and powering round the bends rather than sprinting like hell to a corner, braking at last minute then holding the corner only to boot it on the exit and hang the back out... looked dramatic but not fast. The new technique really felt like it was enabling me to start pushing round the corners more, while keeping the front pointed into the corner, kinda how you see an escort slide round a corner, but less sideways. Was concentrating on developing this while still driving as fast as I could
when we had our first puncture in 3 years, on a bloody long stage too
so we decided to change it mid stage. Keith has already covered the Benny Hill like change, as far removed from a F1 change as you can get
7 minutes approx lost.
Then a stage or 2 later the same happened, near the end of the stage, same wheel too
so we changed it between stages. Bloody new tyres
who needs 'em
here's us at 5.25
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmmujzPX9Go
and at the end of this one..
Hi guys... I'm back.
I splashed out on a new set of tyres for the rally so was looking forward to it, especially as it was dry. Started off good enough... Keith and I were really starting to click now, which enabled me to have more confidence going round the bendy bits. Keith encouraged me to try a new technique of setting the car up for the corner and powering round the bends rather than sprinting like hell to a corner, braking at last minute then holding the corner only to boot it on the exit and hang the back out... looked dramatic but not fast. The new technique really felt like it was enabling me to start pushing round the corners more, while keeping the front pointed into the corner, kinda how you see an escort slide round a corner, but less sideways. Was concentrating on developing this while still driving as fast as I could
when we had our first puncture in 3 years, on a bloody long stage too
so we decided to change it mid stage. Keith has already covered the Benny Hill like change, as far removed from a F1 change as you can get
7 minutes approx lost.
Then a stage or 2 later the same happened, near the end of the stage, same wheel too
so we changed it between stages. Bloody new tyres
who needs 'em
here's us at 5.25
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmmujzPX9Go
also... found this footage of us in the previous slippy as hell rally, Mid Wales Stages. Second round, right at the beginning....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp-uvVy7X70
also... found this footage of us in the previous slippy as hell rally, Mid Wales Stages. Second round, right at the beginning....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7zY1jqL ... ature=plcp
Next rally for us is the Severn Valley.