Trackskills Sunday 5th November 2023

Ben P

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Great craic as usual.
Although I should've changed all front pads instead of just the one that died trackside, (wanted to get out for the last session again!) as just as I hit the peninsula on route home I had metal on metal.
Was a fun game getting back to Portstewart on just engine braking and handbrake 🤣🙈


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Love this shot, cheers @Rigger

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Graham

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Drivers, please do yourselves a favour next year and ask Donal, aka @V8 to accompany you on a session.

I have done countless laps of this place the last twenty years, yet still have never mastered the braking zones or lines. With Donal beside me in a Hyundai i30N a lot of years back, I was taught so, so much.

The guys are there to run a great day, but they are all racers and are also there to help us as drivers.
 

Coog

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Ben P said:
Think coogs swift was genuinely one of the coolest sounding cars there lol.
And it handles stupidly well 🤣
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weeloaney said:
Craigs swift is very impressive, wee thing just grips and grips. no power is wasted.
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Had a ball. Didn't time a single lap; haven't a clue how it does or how consistent I am, just happy to go out and have a bit of fun. Faultless as usual... tried a slightly softer suspension setting this time carried over from a damp Mondello a few weeks back, which resulted in less understeer but some manifold and tarmac contact, so might raise it a touch over winter and try it softer again next season. Otherwise a great days craic and just shows what a fairly normal little hatch with a few mods can manage.

Got a clip of @weeloaney blasting past me here and another one with a run with a MX5. Have tons of footage but lack the time to process all of it.

 

weeloaney

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Coog said:
Had a ball. Didn't time a single lap; haven't a clue how it does or how consistent I am, just happy to go out and have a bit of fun. Faultless as usual... tried a slightly softer suspension setting this time carried over from a damp Mondello a few weeks back, which resulted in less understeer but some manifold and tarmac contact, so might raise it a touch over winter and try it softer again next season. Otherwise a great days craic and just shows what a fairly normal little hatch with a few mods can manage.

Got a clip of @weeloaney blasting past me here and another one with a run with a MX5. Have tons of footage but lack the time to process all of it.

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Think that was one of a handful of times I went through debtors flat, no lift going in.

I enjoyed seeing the sparks from you going into debtors and the hairpin.
 

Ben P

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weeloaney said:
Were they ds2500’s were they? Or standard ones?
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DS2500s yeah!

CurtisG said:
Talk about getting your money's worth 😲
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They were one of @G24NTR s spare used sets. Cheers bro 🤙

He kindly offered them and I destroyed them. So yeah I got his money's worth. 🤣



Even though the DS2500s were well used, the difference in good pads is unreal over my crap spongey Red Stuff.
Can't wait for my new track pads to arrive!
 

weeloaney

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Ben P said:
DS2500s yeah!



They were one of @G24NTR s spare used sets. Cheers bro 🤙

He kindly offered them and I destroyed them. So yeah I got his money's worth. 🤣



Even though the DS2500s were well used, the difference in good pads is unreal over my crap spongey Red Stuff.
Can't wait for my new track pads to arrive!
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Think they shouldn’t have wore that much if new 😂
 

gav525

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Graham said:
Thinking out loud, but if those of you who drove would like to get high resolution versions of my images, would £25/head sound fair to get a WeTransfer link of my set?

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TrackSkills Track Day 05.11.23

Explore this photo album by Graham Baalham-Curry on Flickr!
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I wouldn't mind some high res copies for the mancave so fire over payment details please mate
 

Burt2000

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Was that just one session that ate those pads @Ben P or were they already low?

I’ve a set of Pagid RS14, braided hoses and some Castrol SRF fluid in my eBay basket, hoping for a Black Friday deal lol.
 

Zach57

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Bit of a character building day for myself, cut my thumb while fixing the back shock in the morning. Thanks to @Coog and @G24NTR for the first aid. Then in the 2nd session the engine let go in catastrophic fashion leaving a big hole in the block. Car felt great prior to it and I’m disappointed I didn’t get any glowing brake photos later in the day.
Thanks to the marshals for the clean up and Gavin in Leon Touring car for the lift home.
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Ben P

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Burt2000 said:
Was that just one session that ate those pads @Ben P or were they already low?

I’ve a set of Pagid RS14, braided hoses and some Castrol SRF fluid in my eBay basket, hoping for a Black Friday deal lol.
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5 sessions and the lowest pad only had like 2-3mm when starting off.
Heavy ass convertible!
 
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