craggsy 91 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Cool dudes I think I should do my fluid to' date=' and my knocking wish bones, but not to much really for a raddo lol and before you say it craig yes most of it has been rebuilt lol[/quote']LOL you know me tooo well Gav Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 hmmm well now he has lots of shiny new tea cups maybe we should try and convince Old Man Potter to have another "Ring" open day so we can all do some joint work on the cars ?? Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 im down with that mate ill have a word with him .... Link to post Share on other sites
thegoth 5 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Thought it was the week after. Best check my crossing tickets! Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Thought it was the week after. Best check my crossing tickets!ha ha !! fairly sure you quoted the right dates to me when we spoke last about this mate Link to post Share on other sites
jims13 6 Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 just noticed that , easter weekedn is also the harleys, comes to hell event, so expect to see plenty of hogs there Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted January 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 cool sounds good Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 I was thinking, dangerous I know. When you do your laps of the ring are they timed and do you get timing slips? If you do what sort of times are people getting? Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 No timing done, and wouldnt advise it either as it will make you push harder than you should do.Plus if you crash and police see you are timing they will come down on you...hard Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 I was curious really, as when you watch the youtube video's alot of them refer to lap times. I know what you mean about temptation to push but in my experience, driving in a group does that aswell with differing standards and the red mist. Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 All I do is check clock when i set off and then check it when i get back for an idea of time Link to post Share on other sites
The Monk 50 Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 You mean the police are at the ring too?I know about it being a public road. Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Yep always police around Link to post Share on other sites
andylaurence 0 Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 There's a police car and ambulance permanently stationed at the entrance. The police will investigate where necessary. Timing isn't disallowed but is discouraged. I've been queried about my GPS dongle in the windscreen by a marshal at the barrier. When I explained it was for data logging, he let me through. In-car cameras are banned and he thought it might be a device for filming. If you get caught filming, you'll get chucked off the track. As YouTube shows you, people flaunt the rules.I time myself, simply so I know how fast I'm going. I don't make an attempt to go faster than my previous time - that'd cause me to take risks and ultimately crash. I do learn from my previous laps and that knowledge makes me faster each lap. The faster laps are a consequence of learning and of reduced traffic. If you chase a lap time, you'll crash. Also, there's so much traffic there that you'll probably gain more from a quiet lap than you going quicker. Last Easter, it was so busy that I didn't manage to dip under 10 minutes. The car's probably capable of mid-low 9s.Convoys don't work there because someone is always fastest, someone always slowest and everyone else in the middle! We've tried to keep cars together before but there's always 5 minutes separating them at the end. Link to post Share on other sites
jims13 6 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 lol, yep, i have a gps device and racechrono, but only for datalogging :; Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Im trying to find something like that for the Iphone Link to post Share on other sites
andylaurence 0 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 The iPhone has a crappy GPS, so the data you get from it will be of poor quality. The chances of getting a signal for more than half the lap with an internal GPS are pretty slim. Your best bet is to find an old PDA or phone for £40-50 (or a new one for £100, buy a 5Hz GPS dongle for £50 and job jobbed! When the imminent RaceLogger comes out, it'll provide lots more data. Link to post Share on other sites
ingham 5 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 racechrono is very good , pop gps on dash ,phone in glovebox check data and lap time later at end of day. you can see speeds at all points as graph ,to see where you lose or gained time also does a best lap by putting all best sector time together, i use an old nokia 7610 to run it and bluetooth tom tom gpshttp://www.racechrono.com/ Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 You can get external tom tom GPS units for iphone;your talking £99 though :/http://www.tomtom.com/products/product.php?ID=939&Category=2&Lid=1 Link to post Share on other sites
ingham 5 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TomTom-Wireless-GPS-MKII-Bluetooth-Receiver-Tom-Tom_W0QQitemZ160399037068QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CE_GPS_Accessories_Software_ET?hash=item255887128cblutooth tom tom gps on ebay Link to post Share on other sites
andylaurence 0 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Bluetooth Tom Tom GPS for the iPhone isn't very good for RaceChrono. It's still a 1Hz unit, which means it only updates your speed/position once a second. Think about how far you travel in a second at 120mph on the way down to Aremburg. It's over 50 metres. It's not worth the effort, IMO, to use a cheap GPS. I have logs from a 1Hz GPS in my N95, a 1Hz Bluetooth GPS and a 5Hz Bluetooth GPS. The 5Hz unit is incredible for accuracy. I'd get a Qstarz BT818X every time. £100 gets you a phone and a decent GPS, which is brilliant value for a data logging. Those of you with OBD can get RPM and sensor data with a Bluetooth OBD dongle. Link to post Share on other sites
gary.scales 0 Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Hi guys, letting you know I am still in for this!! Just an MOT and an ABS pump standing in my way. No tickets booked as yet, will leave it to nearer the time, last year had it all sorted way in advance then forgot one crucial thing which messed the whole trip up for me!!! Going to take the Chunnel, not the boat. Not long to go now!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
craggsy 91 Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Hi guys' date=' letting you know I am still in for this!! Just an MOT and an ABS pump standing in my way. No tickets booked as yet, will leave it to nearer the time, last year had it all sorted way in advance then forgot one crucial thing which messed the whole trip up for me!!! Going to take the Chunnel, not the boat. Not long to go now!!!!![/quote']Yep make sure you know where passport is......i felt sorry for you last year Link to post Share on other sites
cabrioman 6 Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 hmmm cant wait for this, not much more to do just get it running, passanger seat and harness, front strut brace and charger if time and £££ allows .... Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Im trying to find something like that for the Iphonethere is a really simple one called BMW M meter which you can start and will measure time, speed, distance, lateral and forward G and do you a simple graph for them mate - for nothing it's ok Link to post Share on other sites
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