gt_dicko wrote:Ric, I completely forgot about Calder, was out for dinner anyway. How did the MG go?
Like I said, it was going to get a bit complicated for me, so I didn't push it
Calder was a bit disorganised because of the rain. Apparently the drag strip has some super sticky asphalt on it, which goes super slippery when it gets wet. They ended up placing traffic cones right down the first half of the main straight, only wide enough for one car, and said we had to stay between them to stay on the normal asphalt in between the drag strips.
That went ok for the first three of six groups, but some idiot blew his engine, and kept driving, spreading oil all over the extended part of the "national circuit", so they had to stop everythign, and restart using the shorter "club circuit".
I had one "off" at the end of the back straight. After a couple of quick laps, I thought I must have locked the front wheels coz I wasn't slowing as quick as expected, so I eased off on the brake pedal and hit the corner too quick. Then worked out it was just the brake pads overheating and not stopping as well, I wasn't locked at all.
Only thing damaged was one headlight bulb lost low beam, the rough grass must have knocked one filement loose, which I noticed a bit later when we were doing drags in the dark...
I had two quarter mile drags against the only other MGA equivalent to me, and think we came a dead heat both times!
I don't know the results yet, maybe tomorrow night.
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:19 pm
and then I had a photography job to do in the afternoon, as well...
