Legends Woodcote Trophy Race 2011
Weather cool, windy and wet with some heavy rain.
50 minute race over the full circuit with 45 sec mandatory pit stop.
Qualifying:- windy and damp.
Best lap 2.22.941
Grid position 19
Not a great position but the car ran well and I was taking it easy.
The Race:- Fine rain at the start but with a dry track for 10 laps followed by heavy rain.
Best Lap 2.19.752
Classification: 19th
Class position: 6th.
The car in the race was not quite as lively as I think I may have oiled a plug which took the edge of the performance particularly between 3,000 & 4,500 RPM.
We put extra fuel in the car 85L which was to much and made the car heavy which was a mistake as I could not keep up at the start of the race. As the fuel weight reduced the car was getting quicker and I was making some ground on the cars in front.
During the pit stop I was able to lap frog a few cars and tried to make up lost ground after the pit stop. As I came onto the track after the pit stop the rain started, but I was able to keep up a reasonable pace, until the rain fell very heavily and I slowed dramatically as I could not see.
The track became very wet and was oily and was incredibly slippery and I went off sideways at Druids but managed to regain control going across the grass then through the gravel trap, back onto the grass and finally on to the straight and continued .
Overall a reasonable race and learned more about the cars handling in the wet and also about tyre pressures.
Next race Spa
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| DB2 Le Mans |
50 minute race over the full circuit with 45 sec mandatory pit stop.
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| Legends Hospitality the only dry place. |
Best lap 2.22.941
Grid position 19
Not a great position but the car ran well and I was taking it easy.
The Race:- Fine rain at the start but with a dry track for 10 laps followed by heavy rain.
Best Lap 2.19.752
Classification: 19th
Class position: 6th.
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| 2580cc engine |
We put extra fuel in the car 85L which was to much and made the car heavy which was a mistake as I could not keep up at the start of the race. As the fuel weight reduced the car was getting quicker and I was making some ground on the cars in front.
During the pit stop I was able to lap frog a few cars and tried to make up lost ground after the pit stop. As I came onto the track after the pit stop the rain started, but I was able to keep up a reasonable pace, until the rain fell very heavily and I slowed dramatically as I could not see.
The track became very wet and was oily and was incredibly slippery and I went off sideways at Druids but managed to regain control going across the grass then through the gravel trap, back onto the grass and finally on to the straight and continued .
Overall a reasonable race and learned more about the cars handling in the wet and also about tyre pressures.
Early video footage of the race before the rain.
Next race Spa
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