Gelleråsen end of season

Beautiful crisp autumn day at Gelleråsen. Crisp indeed. In the morning the temperature was -4 degrees C and there was frozen water on the puddles. I was running an old and square set of slicks, and the grip was close to nothing until the afternoon when the temperature rise to about +5.

It was several years ago I visited Gelleråsen and I can't say I know the circuit very well. It was lots of traffic and mixed slow and fast cars, and for some reason some of the slower cars refused to move aside when someone faster came from behind. One cars even used to block me. Why is  that? It is so easy to leave some room, and it it nothing worse than to wait the entire lap until the straight. At the end of the day I got a couple of clear laps and managed a good 1:10.1 lap! I'm sure that time can be improved by several seconds with some practice and better circumstances, but it is a fast time and I'm really satisfied.

Sleep tight

 A wash, a last short ride to dry the brakes and into the garage for the winter. No big plans for this winter, at least not yet...

Mantorp wear and tear

An humid day at Mantorp with rain in the morning and dry after lunch. One of those days when nothing felt good. I pushed harder and harder but the lap times stayed high and today's best time was 1:23.0. A Camaro cup team confirmed that the track was slower than usual because of slippery rubber from drift cars the days before. Still I didn't feel like I drove as good as I could have.

A couple of other things didn't go very well either.

Cracked wing with zip tie

First my right front wing went loose and cracked. Back in the pit I drilled a small hole and put it back with a zip tie. The next lap the left wing went loose...

The oil catch tank got full and spew oil in the engine bay. I don't know how that is possible but that is what happened.

The exhaust manifold sealant didn't hold and the leak is back. Another winter project.

The orange colour is where the pad material ends.

Rear brake pads worn out completely. I have ordered a new rear set of Pagid RS4-2 (1158 for my calipers). When the front pads wear out I'll try a different brand and see how they compare. I'm also considering installing a pressure reducer valve to rears and use the same compound on both ends. (Right now I use Pagid RS14 on the fronts and RS4-2 on the rears)

The A frame bushings are worn. At least I think so. When I brake I can see the wings move much more than they did before. I'm thinking of replacing them with Powerflex bushings during the winter, but they sure are expensive!?

One more trackday before the winter, this time at Gelleråsen. Lets hope it doesn't rain.