Kruiz 136

Plenty of luck for me last night, all of it bad though! lol Nothing happened for me and I couldn't make progress on my own, as I seemed to be just about on pace with the yellows. I thought I had a good start to the final but I ended up hitting everything that was spun in front of me, if I tried to avoid it the spun car would reverse or roll into my path so there was just no winning. However I do seem to be getting worse on tarmac since the end of last year, so hopefully I can pick up my shale form where I left off last year.

136 Booking in

Thanks Courty Cheers Mart I'll look into that, its definately not got a connected limiter and the carb is opening fully, but tbh it looks like it was struggling all the way round, so it might be what you say it is.

Yep Ford gearbox in 2nd with 3.89 diff, I was getting 7200-7400 at the end of the straight so I'd say thats a good guess. Just need to work why it wasn't revving more as my foot was right down, I tried accelerating in the corners a bit but back end just stepped out loads, so thought I'd best not do that again lol

More than my first time in a RWD, was my first time in a car of any sort at all lol Was really lively on the back end, was fun but scary controlling it lol

Stunning write up guys, absolutely excellent work.

Footage of the 2nd 5 laps I've ever done in a BriSCA F2. I had some problems with the acceleration I've yet to get to the bottom of, I was running a 3.89 diff in 2nd gear with a Ford gearbox it should of been over revving but it was only getting to 7200 - 7400 revs so gonna investigate that this week before Warton on Sunday, for some more practise. Overall though I felt it went very for my first time, ended up in the fence twice on my accord just not slowing down enough for the corner which happened in my 3rd run as the confidence was growing but nothing major. I really enjoyed myself out there although I was gutted cos hate being slower than people lol even though there was no chance I would be beating anybody for my first time out, the car was really lively with lots of oversteer but great fun. By the end of my fourth and final run I was 1.5 seconds a lap faster on average but there's no footage of that unfortunately. Be good to see how much difference yokohama tyres make once I can afford a set lol

Think I'm too late anyway but can I use last years skins for now please not going to have time to finish the new one.

No mate looks good as a desktop pic

Go on then Kruiz ill be your girls aloud buddy!! lol There's only one reason to like Girls Aloud..... .....and it's not their singing ability! 2 reasons is better than 1

One especially for you ernie Well worth a listen that one, especially for the rock fans.

Go on then Kruiz ill be your girls aloud buddy!! lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnLrNHCQPP0 Yeah if i weren't hetero sexual i would've joined ya'll................................. Lmao good one... don't get too macho, it scares me!!

Excellent!! I'm not alone haha

Good stuff Al, good luck with your new role, I'm sure you'll do a great job!

Sorry to here that matey, certainly a sad song Good to see theres some 3 Doors Down fans though, anyone for Girls Aloud..... or am I on my own with that one?

Not to mention this.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S76h0ZpTXbg Back on track with.. There no man alive with such wide variety of music taste than I

Are YOU Ready?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpU78IeTx_c Heard at 10:26am this morning, downloaded at 10:45, played since : 44 times and counting lol

Hmm nah I didn't know thanks Colley will have a look.

I got a great price on the car, I was really lucky to meet such a nice owner who let me have it for £1100, and so far I think I've spent £26 physically on getting the car prepared, and £330 on extras, spares, fuel, oil etc and £400 on a trailer although much more stuff needed yet before a meeting, shock absorbers, wishbones etc the things that break easily, and shocks cost a fair bit so that will put up my set up cost by over £400, the car is also on avons just now for practise but I'll want yokos for meetings so theres another £200+ there. Quite a bit of the stuff I've been given free the battery for example which was nackered I was donated a free one, some avons, wheel nuts absolutely anything, it all mounts up and has saved me a fair bit of money or I've scavanged from scrap yards or used what dad has left from his F1 days or built/modified the bits myself, I could of spent a hell of a lot more easily, its surprising how little you can spend if your prepared to put the work in yourself. We're not experts by any means and our equipment isn't the greatest so the result won't always be as attractive but if it works and gets me round the track thats all that matters! Aside from that I can do my best to make it look presentable the best I can.

Lol I hope to either learn to drive later this year if I have any money left if not it will have to be next year and put racing on hold for a while as I'll need to drive for work.

Thanks for all the hard work you have put it on over the years Kev, I wouldn't do it! lol

Thanks for the comments guys After Buxton I'll want some more practise, so probably do a Wednesday at Northampton and Birmingham and see how long it takes for me to get on a reasonable pace and then think about doing a meeting, which will probably be at Birmingham.

It’s been almost 6 months since I bought it, and finally it’s complete and ready. Almost every day I learnt something new, as I went about getting it ready to take the track for the first time which will be 7th March Buxton, but only for practise to see if any problems arise but more importantly to get me used to driving the car at speed (hopefully) considering I don’t yet even have a road driving license (not even taken 1 lesson) that could be more than a task in its self but I’m feeling quite confident just now. There’s’ some pics below of before after and as much of the between as I can show in the pictures I took. We bought the car pretty much ready to race but even so we had to do quite a bit of work, - Brakes as it was leaking in a few places, and quite a lot around the brake bias adjuster - Straightening out the wing and patching it up. - Fixing the steering and steering lock as it was only giving 10 degrees to the right and 45 degrees to the left, not so good if it gets sideways, or you want to make an right turns in a tight pits environment. - Moving the seat back and more up right as it’s a bit of squeeze in there for someone of 6 foot. After moving the seat I could no longer select third gear as I couldn’t reach (with belts pulled tight) and as I don’t have the right diff for Buxton I’m going to use a 3.89 or 4.1 in third there for the time being, so I took the gearstick out, heated it up and bent it back a little so it was easier to put it third. - Possibly the biggest issue was shortly after we bought it, it refused to start, this took about a month to get to the bottom of, in the end it was a combination of the timing making it difficult, the spark plugs not sparking as it was too cold, the distributor rotor arm moving out of place (god knows how took us weeks to realise it was that), the ignition module had rusted up as had some of the connectors. It was a bit of a nightmare to fix to say the least. I think that’s about it there was other odds and ends needed doing that all took time but nothing of real significance really, other than my £20.97 paintjob of course armed with nothing more than 2 tins of paint and an old brush it took me 7 weeks in total to paint the lot, battling through the rain which would just not stop ruining it. Unfortunately we don’t have a garage that the car will fit in so had to ‘manage’ without any shelter. After all that the only thing I’m lacking is the correct wheel nuts! Lmao . I’m using avons just now as they came with the car so if anybody would like to sponsor me a yoko or two feel free Obviously the car needs signing yet, which Marky has very kindly offered to do for me, many thanks mate, (I’ll get the design sent off as soon as I can sorry to keep you waiting so long) I owe a lot to my dad for firstly going through the whole stock car thing again as he’s getting on a bit now, and taking time out to learn about F2s as he knew about as much as me about them (which is nothing) so we’ve been learning as we go and making good progress I think (between the cursing and tool throwing anyway ), and I’m really happy with how its turned out, its not going to win me any titles (even so, many thanks to Grouch for donating the tin of Gold paint, always one step ahead is that man!! lol) but all I want is to be on the fun side of the fence. Its all been self funded though, which hasn't been easy as I'm a full time student, so sponsors apply within I just can’t wait to drive it on a track now!! The day i bought it, picking it up: At home: Working through the night on the engine: Sheltering fresh paint from constant rain: And the snow.. All done Tight squeeze from the work area (commonly known as the back garden) and the docking bay (commonly known as the front garden) With race scarred wing on Thanks Kyle

Lol Al real golf bores me to tears, online golf? I hope its not as bad as it sounds C'mon Dan you know you want to get back where the action is!! The first lap of every race, every meeting, all season long..