First time out in the 5th Gen racecar

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Thu May 28, 2015 11:51 am

Great pictures bud. See does look good

wurlycorner wrote:Although the car looks a bit like it's on stilts?

I was going to say she looks high! ... but there isn't massive arch gaps. What size tyres are you running bud?

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Thu May 28, 2015 11:53 am

And are those air ducts to the brakes where the foglights would be?

jasonxr2racer · Post by **jasonxr2racer** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 7:35 pm

wurlycorner wrote:Great to see
Although the car looks a bit like it's on stilts?

yeah it is a bit higher than I'd like but its due to width of wheels plus suspension is a bit soft at the moment

hoping to fit new dampers and next year possibly cut way arches and fit wider aftermarket arches

jasonxr2racer · Post by **jasonxr2racer** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 7:36 pm

Merlin wrote:
jasonxr2racer wrote:seeing as the Lude is still a bit lardy
What does she weigh with you in it?

around 1200kg with me and a full tank of fuel

jasonxr2racer · Post by **jasonxr2racer** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 7:36 pm

NafemanNathan wrote:And are those air ducts to the brakes where the foglights would be?

yeah a bit of cooling for the big brakes

jasonxr2racer · Post by **jasonxr2racer** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 7:38 pm

Here is a bit of first race out in the Lude at Mallory park

jasonxr2racer · Post by **jasonxr2racer** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 7:39 pm

Here is first couple of laps of race 2 but was red flagged.

Go pro battery died so no restart recored

Turbomick1985 · Post by **Turbomick1985** » Sun Jun 07, 2015 11:22 pm

jasonxr2racer wrote:Here is a bit of first race out in the Lude at Mallory park

That was feckin brilliant, for your first time out I think you did well and you wer passing stuff aswell

and in second race your confidence was better you were later on the brakes and fighting people

Apart from that missed gear change early in the first race you very clean and consistent, I think had it been an endurance race you might have won the thing

with all the guys in their fancy kit cars and track toys spinnin out

Keep the videos coming mate

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 9:16 am

jasonxr2racer wrote:
Merlin wrote:
jasonxr2racer wrote:seeing as the Lude is still a bit lardy
What does she weigh with you in it?
around 1200kg with me and a full tank of fuel

Is that a guess or an official weight? That is quite light for a Lude with a cage, especially a 5th gen. My car (with me in it) ballast free is 1217Kg with 5ish liters of fuel.

Edit - Mind you I have door bars etc... on my cage which must push the weight up.

jasonxr2racer · Post by **jasonxr2racer** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:06 pm

Merlin wrote:
jasonxr2racer wrote:
Merlin wrote:
jasonxr2racer wrote:seeing as the Lude is still a bit lardy
What does she weigh with you in it?
around 1200kg with me and a full tank of fuel
Is that a guess or an official weight? That is quite light for a Lude with a cage, especially a 5th gen. My car (with me in it) ballast free is 1217Kg with 5ish liters of fuel.

Edit - Mind you I have door bars etc... on my cage which must push the weight up.

It was roughly 1275kg with nearly empty tank when i first got it and I've taken quite a bit of weight out incl fitting poly side windows.

I couldnt get a correct reading on scales at Mallory so will possibly check at Anglesey if scales are available