Both the S1 and the VX had over two seconds on me and I don't think Graeme was pushing. I'd been naïve in thinking I'd be fast as buggery first time out.
The VX (Martin Smith) actually took the class and class record. Good effort.
Did one run with TC on and then switched it off for the rest of the day. Just like you told me, impossible to get off the line. It also held me back getting on the gas out of corners.
Fine for the South Deeside road on an autumn evening but on track - it stays off.
Best (last) run was a 59.75. To put that into perspective, I'd been in the 53's in the MegaBusa the day before.
Most interesting thing was the roll (which you'll see from the pic above). I'd actually looked out the spanners and instructions for stiffening / lowering the night before but decided not to since it appears to be plenty stiff on the road - mistake.
Initially, I thought it was understeering a bit but by the end of the day got it going good by being a bit braver on the gas through the corners.
I don't know if you heard but the Westfield suffered terminal problems on Saturday afternoon. Whatever bearings were in the reverse box would appear to be mush now. Another winter job (reverse box gets binned).
I'd managed one timed run though and it was enough for the class ... since the guy who should have taken the class (Drew Murray) went the wrong way on both his timed runs.
Anyway, that's that. Don't think I'll be running the Exige on any small tight tracks again but maybe one of the faster venues would be good. Lossie springs to mind.
Might be meeting Murray and JohnS for a beer on Thursday. Fancy it?
Cheers,
Eric
Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow ...
