General 100Hp at Blyton Park

[bazman]

I had a go ta a sprint practice at Blyton park in my 100HP. I thought it did quite well on the track.

 

[Dan Friel]

Looks an entertaining track, shame it's so far from me. What tyres are you using?

 

[babbo_umbro]

Good illustration of how much a LSD would help - inside front wheel seemed to be spinning half the time. Were you taking it to the rev limiter in every gear?

 

[bazman]

I was pulling up to 6900 in each gear. The tires are toyo T1R's. I think most fwd cars would benefit from a lsd when on the track.

 

[dombooth]

I've had 3 laps round there in my car. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

Dom

 

[Dan Friel]

Had a proper watch now. I reckon that there's a lot more understeer compared to mine, there's a couple of corners where it really doesn't want to turn in. Is it standard dampers / springs as well?

I think you could make up a chunk of time at the back straight chicane.

 

[bazman]

Its on standard suspension. What spec is yours. It didnt feel that understeery on the track. I was at maximum round most of it. It set times faster that most cars that day.

 

[bazman]

However less understeer means more speed! What tires etc are you running.

 

[Dan Friel]

However less understeer means more speed! What tires etc are you running.

I'm using Vredestein Sportrac 3s, and I like them a lot. Very predictable on turn-in and good in the wet. I used Toyos on a previous car and didn't really like them plus they wore quickly. They seriously scared me a couple of times in the wet, and I didn't get another set.

 

[babbo_umbro]

I'm using Vredestein Sportrac 3s, and I like them a lot. Very predictable on turn-in and good in the wet. I used Toyos on a previous car and didn't really like them plus they wore quickly. They seriously scared me a couple of times in the wet, and I didn't get another set.

Yes - I really like my Sportrac 3s in all conditions - I think they're particularly good on damp, rather than wet, surfaces, where modern compounds can feel very odd. They're not noisy but they also sing nicely - giving good aural feedback of what's occurring at the road.