Check out the circuit layout at
https://www.blytonpark.co.uk/the-circuit/
How it should be done
https://youtu.be/NqEdX3bLMww At 43 seconds you can see the parking area on the right that I used the previous day quite a way down the track from the start of my incident!
I struggled with the first corner, the following tight chicane and most of all with the Curva Grande entering the Wriggler. The latter looks easy on the film but you are turning right tightening on an adverse camber to turn left with a long straight after. I kept losing the rear under breaking I struggled to brake, turn and change gear and had to resort to fiddling through the corner clicking her into first and boosting down the straight.
Then there was the last corner and my first attempt at that at race boost ended in a different postcode as I bailed out in favour of the grass rather than eating the finish board and timing gear, unlike others.
So I was the one playing catch up. The Fiesta ST was the car in a league of its own with a first run 81.20. I was a no score (clock still ticking as I didn’t make the finish) . My second timed run of 82.83 was good for second but then the Honda took me with a 82.61 and the Arbath was only a hundredth behind me.
To the credit of the Westfield Sporst Car Club they went for a 4th timed run. I was still at full race boost and decided to try A slower entry to the first corner and a more measured approach to the twisty section. This seemed to work well. I went slower into Bunga Bunga to get a better exit then it was full power in 4th all the way through the fast chicane with a early lift to make sure I made the finish. Stopping the clock at 81.77 just 0.57 behind the Fiesta who couldn’t better his first timed run.
I was back in second. Poor Doris was rather hot and bothered and boiled over. she had been incredible all weekend.
I am still not happy with my cornering grip and Ive ordered some more springs and I’m all over the place in my seat so I’m going to try and make a foamed insert. She will need the tracking checking after been bounced around.
The family took some film so I’ll eventually post it onto YouTube.