HEL Performance 2012 Time Attack Build
04-03-2013, 08:51 AM
#1083
MB - We just went with Aurok's advice TBH. We planned to have them for a test day to have a play about with different springs and settings but time went by and now we're unlikely to get this done until after Croft at Rd2, when there is a 2 month gap before Rd3. CBH loved the car in the end once we'd sorted the front end out a bit, was all over the place in the morning.
Weighs 1174kg IIRC without driver. Will weigh less than that in a few weeks when the new splitter, wheels and a few other tweeks happen.
Weighs 1174kg IIRC without driver. Will weigh less than that in a few weeks when the new splitter, wheels and a few other tweeks happen.
04-03-2013, 08:56 AM
#1084
I always used to buy HEL lines for my bikes, it took just now with me having a flick through the thread to realise you started doing car ones years ago, how the hell did I miss that! 
Congratulations on the win, great performance for a new car straight out of the garage, there's not many cars/builders that can do that!
Congratulations on the win, great performance for a new car straight out of the garage, there's not many cars/builders that can do that!
04-03-2013, 11:26 AM
#1087
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Car was fantastic. Mindblowingly good for its first trip out the garage.
Issues were pretty simple - The foam in the fuel cell dissolved and blocked the fuel filter in both warm up and practice, meaning the car ran for literally 2 laps each time before coming to a halt. With it being Cadwell you cant go back to the paddock mid session, so that was our testing over.
Between practice and qualifying we pulled all the foam out the tank, cleaned everything, and re-fueled her. Changed the damper settings at CBH's request, and that was that. Kept the rpm at 8k limit, stuck to v-power, and did a 1:37.9 to put us 1st in class in qualifying.
Final came round, did a few laps, was immediately a second quicker than the qualifying time. Pulled the car in, dropped the tyre pressures a tad, sent him back out, and he did 2-3 laps in the 1.35's to win the Club Pro 2WD. Great considering we'd never used the car before, and that there is so much left to come - a proper rear wing, a lighter front splitter in carbon with canards, race fuel to consider, raising the rpm to consider, and sort out the terrible bump steer amongst other things....
If you consider it was faster than several cars in classes above and below it with a mixture of increased BHP (Some 2-300hp more than the S2K), slicks etc, you can understand why we are totally chuffed with it!
Little video for anyone interested -
Cadwell Park - Time Attack Final 2013
Car was fantastic. Mindblowingly good for its first trip out the garage.
Issues were pretty simple - The foam in the fuel cell dissolved and blocked the fuel filter in both warm up and practice, meaning the car ran for literally 2 laps each time before coming to a halt. With it being Cadwell you cant go back to the paddock mid session, so that was our testing over.
Between practice and qualifying we pulled all the foam out the tank, cleaned everything, and re-fueled her. Changed the damper settings at CBH's request, and that was that. Kept the rpm at 8k limit, stuck to v-power, and did a 1:37.9 to put us 1st in class in qualifying.
Final came round, did a few laps, was immediately a second quicker than the qualifying time. Pulled the car in, dropped the tyre pressures a tad, sent him back out, and he did 2-3 laps in the 1.35's to win the Club Pro 2WD. Great considering we'd never used the car before, and that there is so much left to come - a proper rear wing, a lighter front splitter in carbon with canards, race fuel to consider, raising the rpm to consider, and sort out the terrible bump steer amongst other things....
If you consider it was faster than several cars in classes above and below it with a mixture of increased BHP (Some 2-300hp more than the S2K), slicks etc, you can understand why we are totally chuffed with it!
Little video for anyone interested -
Cadwell Park - Time Attack Final 2013
that video, look how relaxed he is whizzing through those bends!!!Please tell me you're coming to the Oulton Park round?
Superb!
04-03-2013, 01:23 PM
#1088
04-04-2013, 09:26 AM
#1089
