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Harewood hillclimb, July 11th 2004
1st in class 15 today (2nd in merged classes 14 and 15), and a new PB of 68.59 seconds (last years PB was 71.15s). A good result for my 1st time on slicks. The first lap was pretty interesting, with no grip from the new tyres, but the 2nd and 3rd laps were much quicker as the tyres started to work.
The final timed run wasn't very tidy, but I still beat my PB with an even quicker time, however it was a scrappy run, I was trying too hard basically. The Fiesta was perfect again, though I could do with some more horsepower to speed her even quicker up the hills, now that the handling is pretty much sorted. No trophy today, as my class was merged with class 14 (up to 1400cc), and the motorbike engined Radical Tracksport fairly thrashed me up the hill. Well done Graham. Sometimes this merging of classes seems totally unfair. I'm baffled as to why organisers merge classes. Besides, I'm really competing against myself this year, trying to beat my personal bests with successes at most events this season.
Times were as follows:
72.89s 1st practice
69.73s 2nd practice
68.75s 1st timed
68.59s 2nd timed
Result: 1st in class, 48th overall from 110 starters
Weather: Cool, cloudy, wind, some spots of rain, approx 17° C
Tyre pressures were 23.5psi [F] 21.5psi [R]
Tyres: Michelin N00 19/57R15 all round
Rear anti-roll bar was on the 2nd softest setting. (5x stiffer than standard ARB).
Front shock absorbers MAX-2
Here is a PDF file with the report that appeared in Nottingham Sports Car Clubs 'Spinoff' magazine, and Loughborough Car Clubs 'Backfire' magazine.
RaceTechnology DL90 datalogger from both competitive runs. (Files are in Race Technology's own .run format, for use with DL90 software)
Timed run 1 [nn KB]
Timed run 2 [nn KB]
If you have difficulty downloading the .run files, simply right click on each link, and choose Save As. Then open the file from within the DL90 software.
Video footage using an on board camera.
 2nd competitive timed run, 68.59s (3.62MB)
Photo's taken on the day.
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