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rjplenter

rjplenter

True Classic
Hi folks,

Despite the weird gearbox issue while putting the car on the trailer to go home, we had a great day last Saturday at the Boisdale Rallysprint. The courses were short but a mix of wide gravel roads and narrow twisty and slippery tracks. Here are some photos and videos of our day.

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Videos of recce with my regular co-driver Paul, one our timed runs, and a timed run with guest co-driver Danny.




Cheers,

Rob
 

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Rupunzell said:
Excellent to see this specific exxe on the road Rob,

Thanks for sharing 😊🥳
Bernice
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This car has provided a lot of fun over the years, with thanks to your help.

I forgot to mention, we came 19th O/R out of 30 with one of the smallest engines in the field.
In general the handling is good except for understeer on the tighter corners.
 
fiatfactory said:
You need to make more use of the "rear wheel steering device"* located between the seats in those situations....

SteveC


*commonly known as the hand-brake
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With weight over the rear wheels (as opposed the front engine/rear wheel drive), the handbrake doesn't work very well, despite being hydraulic. I've thought about installing the bigger pistoned rear calipers like I had on the blue rally X, but they're rare these days.
 
rjplenter said:
Hi folks,

Despite the weird gearbox issue while putting the car on the trailer to go home, we had a great day last Saturday at the Boisdale Rallysprint. The courses were short but a mix of wide gravel roads and narrow twisty and slippery tracks. Here are some photos and videos of our day.

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Videos of recce with my regular co-driver Paul, one our timed runs, and a timed run with guest co-driver Danny.




Cheers,

Rob
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Thanks for sharing Rob.
 
rjplenter said:
With weight over the rear wheels (as opposed the front engine/rear wheel drive), the handbrake doesn't work very well, despite being hydraulic. I've thought about installing the bigger pistoned rear calipers like I had on the blue rally X, but they're rare these days.
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Leave the existing brake calipers alone, re-hook up the standard mechanical handbrake for parking the car so it wont roll away...

take the hydraulic handbrake out of the rear brake circuit, it's likely limiting the rear line pressure and affecting your brake bias.

Plumb the hydraulic rear handbrake master cylinder independently - it's own stand alone circuit - look at the current crop of WRC cars, they have the hydraulic rear steering/turning device on a LONG lever you push forwards close to the steering wheel...it's a really long lever so the "pedal" force needed is low to get a resulting high line pressure, it's close to the steering wheel so your hand is away from the wheel for the least time

Fit some small auxiliary calipers (something small from a motorbike will work) which are solely for handbrake... then you'll get the car turned easy on those tight hairpins.

SteveC
 
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