chris_c201 Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 (edited) Well folks, completed my first outing on track yesterday at Ingliston at a sprint event setup by the Lotus Elise club... Been wanting to get out on track for a while but wasn't keen on going on KH or something due to pressure of other cars so the "one on" at a time setup of a sprint appealed! Circuit was full of short-ish straights and 90 degree bends, apart from one section which included 2 hairpins and a straight that you could be somewhere around 80-90 on... Couple of sighting laps followed by a few untimed runs then down to the proper stuff! My first run of the day turned out to be the hairiest, launched, slowed for first corner booted it in first and bounced off the limiter (d'oh!)... didn't quite realise how quick 1st went when driving that hard! Then i came to the first hairpin and it was down to 1st gear speed, came off the bend floored 1st as straightening up and ended up with all 4 wheels spinning and going sideways! Somehow regained control and off we went.... On my 2nd lap i started having some technical difficulties, car was shutting down completely (i.e. reset stereo / clock!) and alarm going off mid run, not fun when approaching a corner pretty quick and you then lose proper breaks / power steering. Fault appeared to be that my IC pipework was arcing againt my batt so taped up and away we go. 3 great runs, car flying and got my times from 1:18's to 1:16's then a nice 1:13 as i really started to watch lines, braking points.... unfortunately after lunch on my first run the elec issue came back so i called it a day for my runs... car is in for MOT and check on Thurs anyway, i'm fairly confident its an earthing / loose wire issue as the car runs 100% fine normally, only when really driven hard it goes and there was a mention of sparks at one point!! All in all it was a great day tho, got a pax lap in an evo that set the fastest time of the day (1:05) and it really set me up for more track days, hopefully next time round i'll not have any issues with car... Apologies for monster post but still beaming a little from the sideways fun! p.s - does everyone leave their ABS on normally when on track... found it a little annoying when really hammering the brakes / hitting bumps when braking.... Here is a link to a wee piccy as well, can't post it as i'm in work and can't get it on to my photobucket.. http://www.alcester-racing-sevens.com/Ingl...9096_large.html Cheers, Chris Edited October 22, 2007 by chris_c201
thewelsho Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 Sounds like you had bags loads of fun! For me that is what Impreza ownership is all about. Knockhill is a blast, you'd love it.
ScoobySounds Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 (edited) Great post ;because i'm going to be there soon. I'll be getting mine back from Hypertech soon with 6pot uprades and sorted suspension, and already having andyf'd the engine, will be taking it on its first trackday outing soon. can't wait! That sounds a bit scary about the engine cutting out.. I'm not sure I would've known that the IC pipes could cause such a thing. btw.. easily the best colour of impreza you have there. Edited October 22, 2007 by ScoobySounds
thewelsho Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 ScoobySounds said: btw.. easily the best colour of impreza you have there. Yer knickers! WR Mica Blue:
ScoobySounds Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 lol oh dear, here we go. your has acne though!
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