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spawny whippet motorsport

 

Pembrey

 

21/22nd June 2003

 

Finally the car has been rolling-roaded and the carburettors properly adjusted. The car now runs on 4 cylinders all the time, but suffers from flooding problems. Testing on the Friday went well, setting times around 60 secs (around 3 secs off the fastest time of the day and 6 secs faster than last years time in the Formula Renault). The engine now runs well enough to set the suspension up, so I found I was getting a lot of understeer through slow and medium speed corners.

 

Qualifying 1 went well, setting a time of 59 secs, 3.5 secs off pole, enough for 7th on the grid.

 

Race 1 was without drama, finishing in 6th place after a good start made 2 places. I lost one place back to Dave Dudley who was going very well.

 

 

Qualifying 2 was a slight improvement in time from the previous day, but I dropped to 8th on the grid. The understeer was more marked as I pushed the car harder.

 

Race 2 went very well, gaining 4 places at the start to finish just off the podium in 4th place and get some badly needed points. Jim Blockley won both races.

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