Comments - KitNet track day at Castle Combe - DuttonOwners2024-03-28T20:11:59Zhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2398922%3ABlogPost%3A218670&xn_auth=noMy son didn't make any excuse…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-08-24:2398922:Comment:2371862017-08-24T19:40:06.244ZJames Doultonhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/JamesDoulton
<p>My son didn't make any excuses funnily enough, but the guy following him said that he had come off the dry line in order to try overtaking. He also said that he thought that the rear tyre pressures were too high. Turns out they were 25 psi and the car was much better with the pressure reduced to 15 psi at the back, 17 psi at the front, which was how it was when I then drove it.</p>
<p>My son didn't make any excuses funnily enough, but the guy following him said that he had come off the dry line in order to try overtaking. He also said that he thought that the rear tyre pressures were too high. Turns out they were 25 psi and the car was much better with the pressure reduced to 15 psi at the back, 17 psi at the front, which was how it was when I then drove it.</p> Nigel manselll,s excuse at Mo…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-08-24:2398922:Comment:2371822017-08-24T11:01:20.046Zrob saulhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/robsaul
Nigel manselll,s excuse at Monaco in the wet when he crashed<br />
" my tyre hit the white line and that was it"
Nigel manselll,s excuse at Monaco in the wet when he crashed<br />
" my tyre hit the white line and that was it" My editing went awry on that…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-08-23:2398922:Comment:2373042017-08-23T21:39:47.067ZJames Doultonhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/JamesDoulton
<p>My editing went awry on that and there was a big discontinuity. He was completely undeterred by his little spin and continued to press the faster cars who were being overly cautious in the corners.</p>
<p>I was standing on a grass bank overlooking the corner where he came off. I was with another chap whose son was driving his car. He was very worried about his son but enjoyed my son's little problem. Then, two laps later, his son managed to get his car tail wagging from side to side on the…</p>
<p>My editing went awry on that and there was a big discontinuity. He was completely undeterred by his little spin and continued to press the faster cars who were being overly cautious in the corners.</p>
<p>I was standing on a grass bank overlooking the corner where he came off. I was with another chap whose son was driving his car. He was very worried about his son but enjoyed my son's little problem. Then, two laps later, his son managed to get his car tail wagging from side to side on the straight leading up to that corner. The swings got bigger and bigger before spinning off the track - still on the straight! </p>
<p>We were both glad that nobody was hurt and no cars were damaged, and the egos remained undented.</p> Very good, seems to be pushin…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-08-23:2398922:Comment:2373022017-08-23T15:43:13.769ZSteve Kerswellhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/steveKerswell
<p>Very good, seems to be pushing on, carrying speed etc. well done. Pity I cannot hear the engine :-)</p>
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<p>Very good, seems to be pushing on, carrying speed etc. well done. Pity I cannot hear the engine :-)</p>
<p></p> Here is a clip of my son driv…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-08-23:2398922:Comment:2374652017-08-23T07:31:01.536ZJames Doultonhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/JamesDoulton
<p>Here is a clip of my son driving my Legerra at Castle Combe, and coming off the track!</p>
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/RTMr70GFwQo" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/RTMr70GFwQo</a></p>
<p>Here is a clip of my son driving my Legerra at Castle Combe, and coming off the track!</p>
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/RTMr70GFwQo" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/RTMr70GFwQo</a></p> keeping my fingers crossed ha…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-08-18:2398922:Comment:2370442017-08-18T15:12:38.680ZSteve Kerswellhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/steveKerswell
<p>keeping my fingers crossed has served me well with my old Dutton :-) However when my eyes go look out :-))</p>
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<p>keeping my fingers crossed has served me well with my old Dutton :-) However when my eyes go look out :-))</p>
<p></p> I had the same James. Changed…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-08-17:2398922:Comment:2372832017-08-17T09:31:25.153ZSteve Kerswellhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/steveKerswell
<p>I had the same James. Changed the fluid and its not repeated itself. Fingers crossed </p>
<p>I had the same James. Changed the fluid and its not repeated itself. Fingers crossed </p> I had a look at the car brief…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-08-17:2398922:Comment:2373772017-08-17T07:24:42.274ZJames Doultonhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/JamesDoulton
<p>I had a look at the car briefly last night and I tried the brakes - they were fine. The pedal wouldn't go down more than a short distance and it was perfectly firm. Any residual movement felt like it was flex of the bodywork. So after a 10 mile blast on the motorway at 80mph, the brakes went very spongy but when the car is cold then they are firm. That sounds like something is causing a bubble when the car is hot. So I guess the first thing should be to replace the fluid. Does that sound…</p>
<p>I had a look at the car briefly last night and I tried the brakes - they were fine. The pedal wouldn't go down more than a short distance and it was perfectly firm. Any residual movement felt like it was flex of the bodywork. So after a 10 mile blast on the motorway at 80mph, the brakes went very spongy but when the car is cold then they are firm. That sounds like something is causing a bubble when the car is hot. So I guess the first thing should be to replace the fluid. Does that sound right?</p> Must have a crack at this tra…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-08-15:2398922:Comment:2373742017-08-15T10:07:21.853ZRoy Kemphttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/RoyKemp
<p>Must have a crack at this track day malarkey sometime. I am just concerned that the red mist appears... </p>
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<p>Must have a crack at this track day malarkey sometime. I am just concerned that the red mist appears... </p>
<p></p> Today was another Kitnet trac…tag:duttonowners.ning.com,2017-08-14:2398922:Comment:2373732017-08-14T21:22:28.373ZJames Doultonhttp://duttonowners.ning.com/profile/JamesDoulton
<p>Today was another Kitnet track day at Castle Combe. I had spent the weekend fitting my new Intatrim seats ready for a day's racing...</p>
<p>The day started off wet but dried up by 10:30 and stayed dry for the rest of the day. </p>
<p>After my son drove the Legerra in the first session (in light rain), it had overheating problems in the pits because he didn't run the car for a few minutes to cool down before switching off. So the track was nearly dry by the time that I got a drive. The car…</p>
<p>Today was another Kitnet track day at Castle Combe. I had spent the weekend fitting my new Intatrim seats ready for a day's racing...</p>
<p>The day started off wet but dried up by 10:30 and stayed dry for the rest of the day. </p>
<p>After my son drove the Legerra in the first session (in light rain), it had overheating problems in the pits because he didn't run the car for a few minutes to cool down before switching off. So the track was nearly dry by the time that I got a drive. The car was going well but I was being a little bit reserved.</p>
<p>My son took it out for a second session but the car developed an exhaust leak (between manifold and down pipe) and only got a couple of laps. Eventually we managed to bodge the exhaust but not before the track stopped for lunch.</p>
<p>After lunch he went out but came back saying that the car was losing power. We fiddled and waggled and he went out a few more times for one lap before we decided that it was probably the coil. Luckily there is a motorsport shop on the Castle Combe site that had a replacement and we fitted that. That cured the power loss problem, but not before making my back very sore bending over the engine compartment. So he took it out again for one lap and now the exhaust patch had come off, so we called it a day - defeated.</p>
<p>Then, when I was about a mile from home, the brakes failed - a proper pedal to the floor jobbie! The day was rounded off by finding that my GPS data recorder had not recorded any data.</p>
<p>All in all, another typical Dutton day out.</p>