2011-05-28

Another lonely day at Mantorp

A nice and sunny day at Mantorp Park! The day started out well being the faster of the two cars on the track.


...then this guy came along with his brand new Formula Renault...



The driver is only 15 years old and compete at european level against adults! As a comparison he had lap times around low 1:15 and I got at best high 1:27. When I was 15 I had a moped...

Anyway the day went on well and I had time to experiment with some toe settings. Previously I had neutral toe both rear and front. This day I first tried some toe-in on the rears which really made the car more stable and predictable. I didn't had the same problems with corner exit over-steer as before and my lap times went down. Later I also tried some toe-out on the fronts which made the car easier to rotate on corner entry. No difference on the lap times but it felt good and I think it is an improvement. My top speed was really low this day but I don't know if it depends on the toe settings or the fact it was a bit windy.



I polished my personal best with a few hundreds, but my tyres are long gone and I think with a fresh set I can really improve the time!

The day ended when I ran out of battery and the engine stopped! Apparently I have a bad connector to the alternator.

Tyre pressure 19 psi warm all around.