Merlin's 4G Time Attack Lude

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:57 pm

right to the wire for National meet dyno then...

Saturday morning spanner action in the dyno car park on a baking hot engine, at that rate!

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 1:52 pm

great video that!
did the ep3 driver think he could fwd drift?

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:46 pm

Thanks, nice to have some other cars in a vid for once. I still have no idea what he was up to. TBH I dont think he realised I was there.

A few pics:

The fubar'd wheel arch liner that got cheese grated across the track. Like that it wont stop much water so it has been swapped for a new one courtesy of Macaroon.

Macaroon's "Mr Shiny", my 4th, my 5th, and Steve's cousin's Skyline.

The passenger seat was installed for the first time for JapFest but will be taken back our for the next round of SLS

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 7:47 am

is that madmaxx's old car?

Post by **Merlin** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:57 am

Yeah it is.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:13 am

It looks sexy...

Edson · Post by **Edson** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:27 am

Are those seats with 'ears' still allowed on the track ?

Post by **Merlin** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 11:37 am

Edson wrote:Are those seats with 'ears' still allowed on the track ?

The seat with the side impact head restraint? Of course, why wouldn't they?

For a track day you can just about have any seat you like, so long as it is safe/sturdy. For competition you need an FIA approved seat, some competitions require you to have a seat & harness in date, other competitions just require that they were once dated and once passed the FIA test.

Here is Matt Neil in his BTCC Civic

I want to get myself a HANS device for next season.

Edson · Post by **Edson** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 1:39 pm

Ok.
I searched for it on the internet and found out that it was just the Nürburgring where they changed that.
No seats with ears allowed aswell as HANS system harnesses. For safety reasons.

Post by **Merlin** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 1:56 pm

I just googled that and found out why they don't allow them, it wasn't for "safety" in the usual sense. It is because the Nurburgring is still classed as a public road rather than a track when the public are on it.

Some online blog wrote:Bucket seats: Note the use of the word "full". It's believed that the true meaning of this statement is aimed at 'wrap-around' seats with neck restraints, the type you'd see in top-end GT cars. These restrict head movement and totally prevent over-the-shoulder checks before you change lanes. REMEMBER the Nordschleife during public sessions is a normal road. You cannot drive it like a race, only looking forward. When traffic approaches you from behind you have to yield and move over to the right. It's not a race. You can't just keep looking forward and hope that nobody tries to overtake.

http://bridgetogantry.com/2/index.php/h ... m-the-ring

My Cobra Evolution race seat is actually pretty good for sideways and rear quarter view. My roll cage is what blocks my rear quarter view rather than my seat. Not to worry though as that is what mirrors are for

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According to those rules my road legal track car inst allowed on the Nurburgring on a public day because of my race seat, removable steering wheel, and door bars of the cage.

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