Snetterton - Result

Kelvin · Post by **Kelvin** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:22 pm

What are the regs around passenger seats?

I know you have to have a seat in Class A but does it need to be an OEM seat? The std seat and frame is chuffing heavy. Happy to donate my raceseat which is as light as the Mog carbon type seats. If you can get a basic aly frame made up to bolt it to the car then there's a few kg's to be saved but even simply bolting the seat and drivers subframe straight into the car will still save some weight.

BTW Adherence to the regs seems to be slightly fluid so far.

Cheers
Kelvin.

Kelvin · Post by **Kelvin** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:34 pm

Compared to some other cars it didn't look like Neil was spinning up the inside rear quite as readily. Many of the more powerful cars were spinning up the inside rear coming out of Russell.

I have stiffer springs than Neil and happy to donate them off the car for OP (although springs are pretty cheap just to buy a few sets at different rates to try out) I've not fitted my replacement rear springs yet which I got from Nitron. Same spring rate (500lbs/inch) but shorter with additional 150lbs/inch tender springs)

Having driven Neil's car, it is very loose and very pointy although he said the geo had changed since I last drove it.

Cheers
Kelvin.

greyrigg wrote:Neil

Lower the back a bit or dick about with the bars/springs if it is roll that is causing the problem.

I think the weight of the rice boiler engines would need a stiffer set up on the back.

Malcolm

GrahamW · Post by **GrahamW** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:43 pm

You can remove the pax seat in class B & C. In class A, you just need to keep the car nearest to road spec, so as long as there is a seat - jobs a carrot.

Kelvin · Post by **Kelvin** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:52 pm

Sorry, I was thinking more about the the other SE Class A car that's being entered rather than Neil's. Should have made that clear really

GrahamW wrote:You can remove the pax seat in class B & C. In class A, you just need to keep the car nearest to road spec, so as long as there is a seat - jobs a carrot.

GrahamW · Post by **GrahamW** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:38 pm

The same rules apply

Kelvin wrote:Sorry, I was thinking more about the the other SE Class A car that's being entered rather than Neil's. Should have made that clear really

GrahamW wrote:You can remove the pax seat in class B & C. In class A, you just need to keep the car nearest to road spec, so as long as there is a seat - jobs a carrot.

Kelvin · Post by **Kelvin** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:21 am

Some of my pics from Snetterton. There aren't actually mine though as Rachel took them all. Not bad for an 8 year old with a 60 quid camera.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8041702@N0 ... 125894098/

A smiling 4mill shortly before his first ever race...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8041702@N08/472260835/

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:31 am

Good effort - hats off to Rachel

Hopefully there will be another SE car to photograph at Oulton

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:00 pm

Ace pics!

Post by **campbell** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:31 pm

Fluoxetine wrote: Of course, you could always just swap the yellow beastie for my shed, which would probably be pretty competitive in class 'A'...(early S1 / PTP kit / Nitrons etc etc...)

What an offer!!! "win-win" eh.

Post by **campbell** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:36 pm

Kelvin wrote:Some of my pics from Snetterton. There aren't actually mine though as Rachel took them all. Not bad for an 8 year old with a 60 quid camera.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8041702@N0 ... 125894098/

A smiling 4mill shortly before his first ever race...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8041702@N08/472260835/

SE's youngest Official Photographer joins the ranks - respect!!

And great to see you back on serial posting form Kelvin. Missed ya

SE2 is where it's at now, whether we Dinosaurs like it or not. You will get used to it quite quickly

Campbell

Kelvin · Post by **Kelvin** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:31 pm

Dunno about serial poster. Working from home today

Earlier in the year I became a moderator on SELOC so I have to pay a bit more attention to the drivel that gets posted on there than I'd like and there's lots of it!

However, I'll frequent here more often as I had completely forgotten it existed!

campbell wrote:
And great to see you back on serial posting form Kelvin. Missed ya

SE2 is where it's at now, whether we Dinosaurs like it or not. You will get used to it quite quickly

Campbell

Post by **campbell** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:50 pm

Kelvin wrote:Dunno about serial poster. Working from home today

Likewise. It's great isn't it. Could be up for a spin in the Elise with Eilidh come 5.30pm ... sun's just come out up here

Kelvin · Post by **Kelvin** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:23 pm

Sadly I am genuinely working and will be until the wee small hours. That said, I had a spin in the Elise yesterday with Rachel who had to be collected from school at lunch time after being sick (you have all this to look forward to of course) As soon as I picked her up she was fine so we used Bedfordshire's and Cambridgeshire's public transport (a train, two buses - I got on the wrong one - and finally a shared taxi with a Norwegian who was over looking at boats) to go and pick up the Elise after getting the floor sorted. Best it's ever looked to be honest.

campbell wrote:
Kelvin wrote:Dunno about serial poster. Working from home today
Likewise. It's great isn't it. Could be up for a spin in the Elise with Eilidh come 5.30pm ... sun's just come out up here

Post by **campbell** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:56 pm

Kelvin wrote:... to go and pick up the Elise after getting the floor sorted. Best it's ever looked to be honest.

yep got mine booked into MMC next week IIRC, like yours, its 8th birthday is rapidly approaching and I don't want it ending up like something out of the Flintstones the month after

ANYWAYS...sorry everyone for hijacking Neil's glory thread, but my excuse is Kelvin is a former heavy user of SE and has been so busy of late it's just nice to catch up again. End of gossip, honest!!!

Kelvin · Post by **Kelvin** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:07 pm

Yes sorry 4mill.

(he won't mind as it keeps it at the top)

My car's 8th birthday is this Friday to be exact so floor sorted just in the nick of time.

campbell wrote: yep got mine booked into MMC next week IIRC, like yours, its 8th birthday is rapidly approaching and I don't want it ending up like something out of the Flintstones the month after