Todays test session went very well, Joe was very happy with the way the car handled and the changes made.
Arriving at the track at 8am ready to test the car and get a balance and basic set up.
Session 1 .
Joe took to the track to break in the new Sierra brake pads and warm up all the fluids in the car and ran about 1/2 speed.
Session 2. Joe went onto the track complained on the radio NO FUEL PRESSURE only 3 lbs , I assured him the car had fuel (I was sure of it) oops
"I WAS WRONG" I failed to add fuel, so , this session was missed..... Bad Dad!!!
Session 3. "With fuel in the car" Joe took to the track ready to now run the car at 95% with the air and track temp going up the car was doing fine but a little too much rear brake was causing the car to get loose into the corner and the brake adjusting cable broke leaving the driver to finish with a unbalanced brake setting .
Session 4. With the brake problem repaired and the track surface temp getting hotter we were back on the track with a Happy Driver and the car at full power running laps at 98 % and joe saying the car was loose off the corners this time, but, much happier, back to the pits for changes.
Session 5. With chassis changes made to correct the car we were back on the track for 100% speed run, "IT WAS FAST" the driver could be seen with a grin on his face thru the helmet, the car responded to the chassis changes, the engine ran perfect and the car came into balance just great.
With no reason to run additional laps on the car in the heat of the day we put the car away and will test again in the evening next friday. stay tuned ......... racing next saturday .