Official JAPFEST Thread - 10 May 2014 - TICKETS POSTED

Post by **c_doughty1** » Sat May 10, 2014 11:20 pm

SPYDOR wrote:How the hell did that happen? As you say REALLY glad that didn't happen at Quarry or Tower corners!

Looks forward to those videos as well

Videos will be on soon

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Sat May 10, 2014 11:33 pm

Post by **Thebusofwoe** » Sun May 11, 2014 10:48 am

Hi guys. Again just repeating what others have said.

Had a wicked time

Thanks to everyone for being welcoming yet again as this was a first for me at japfest and a first for me on the track. Absolutely loved it tbh. Nice meeting those I hadn't already met

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Shame about the damage to peoples cars, but weather was crap

Had an awesome time all day.

Thanks chaps

Yes there is a lot of talking from my mate Dave but I did tell him to as this was all a first for me and he had tracked this course many times before. Towards the end I was getting used to the way the car felt and then it ended

Thanks guys

Post by **Gayno** » Sun May 11, 2014 11:47 am

Ted wrote:Painted the.caliper on the faces that mate together by any chance ? That would explain why they come loose and fall apart.

No actually, only painted the visible areas as was short on time. Wouldn't explain why this happened 2 years ago though.

Post by **SPYDOR** » Sun May 11, 2014 1:05 pm

Nice videos, car sounds great and definitely useful getting some instruction as your pace looks good as well.

A word of caution though, your friend tells you to use engine braking to slow the car as you enter one of the chicanes. He is right that you need to select the correct gear early but stay away from using engine braking at speed. That's a bad habit to get into which puts a lot of strain on the drive-train and can be very expensive on big power cars and cause you to spin a RWD car, unless you have a fancy slipper clutch fitted, which is rare outside of sportsbikes and top race cars.

Bet you're dying to get out on track again now!

Crazy_C · Post by **Crazy_C** » Sun May 11, 2014 1:22 pm

lxstuart wrote:Long motorway journey? <cough>takethestang<cough>

wurlycorner wrote:Are you wanting to bankrupt him lx?

I took the mustang as it was that or the trike for motors on the road. Used £100 of petrol, a tank each way! Oh, and I reset my trip counter before I left yesterday, £100 of fuel on motorway driving and the traffic got me 280 miles!!!

Post by **SPYDOR** » Sun May 11, 2014 2:14 pm

Just posted a new thread with some tracktime footage I found from onboard a quick Evo who passes several of our group, so you get to see a fair bit of action!

http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/look-at ... 12387.html

Post by **Thebusofwoe** » Sun May 11, 2014 3:27 pm

SPYDOR wrote:Nice videos, car sounds great and definitely useful getting some instruction as your pace looks good as well.

A word of caution though, your friend tells you to use engine braking to slow the car as you enter one of the chicanes. He is right that you need to select the correct gear early but stay away from using engine braking at speed. That's a bad habit to get into which puts a lot of strain on the drive-train and can be very expensive on big power cars and cause you to spin a RWD car, unless you have a fancy slipper clutch fitted, which is rare outside of sportsbikes and top race cars.

Bet you're dying to get out on track again now!

Gladly noted there chap. I did think it a bit weird but hey, the rest was sound advise i would say. But im no expert. I wana arrange another full day in a few months.

Thanks chap. I thought pace was good too

CARRisma · Post by **CARRisma** » Sun May 11, 2014 5:56 pm

SPYDOR wrote:Nice videos, car sounds great and definitely useful getting some instruction as your pace looks good as well.

A word of caution though, your friend tells you to use engine braking to slow the car as you enter one of the chicanes. He is right that you need to select the correct gear early but stay away from using engine braking at speed. That's a bad habit to get into which puts a lot of strain on the drive-train and can be very expensive on big power cars and cause you to spin a RWD car, unless you have a fancy slipper clutch fitted, which is rare outside of sportsbikes and top race cars.

Bet you're dying to get out on track again now!

Also, years ago, my driving instructor pointed out that brakes pads (and discs) are much cheaper and easier to replace than clutches!

Post by **Thebusofwoe** » Sun May 11, 2014 5:57 pm

Amen to that

Lude Generation

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