The rain held off so we hauled the car down there. We had some dramas getting it onto the car trailer because the thing was too low.
I got it onto the pad, got it into 2nd gear and took off nice and slow making plenty of smoke. Things were going great for about 30 seconds when I threw the power steering belt then it all suddenly got alot harder. I hooked it in for my first doughnut while in 2nd or 3rd gear and as it flung around it bogged down.. The dreaded fuel surge! So I smashed it back to first which brought it back to life and rode the limiter for a while. Most of my attention was wasted hanging off the wheel trying to steer the damn thing. I eventually got it back into a higher gear and off the limiter but then as soon as i turned it around it surged again.
Next thing I know I hear a large bang in the car. Woohoo, I've done the tyre! Oh wait, no thats the axel... I looked across and saw an official waving at me so did a 3 pointer and started driving out. As I started heading for the exit I thought f*ck it and jumped on the gas and did a single legger line locker all the way out trying to finish the tyre that still had drive. I ended up sitting there on the limter waiting for it to blow but then the car started sounding a little unhappy - the gap between the limiter bounces started getting slightly further apart so I took that as a sign to drive out of there while I still could.
I wasn't entirely happy with my performance but I partly blame the power steering from letting go because it really took my concertration away from where it was needed. I was very happy that all the work we put into the cooling system paid off, it didn't get hot and it was held at full revs for the best part of 3 minutes. As I mentioned in my previous post about this comp, I knew going into it that the diff was on it's last legs so it was no suprise when the axel snapped. It was worth putting in into a burnout comp just to get the thing out there and to learn a few things about the car.
I now know that we need a surge tank and the brakes and powersteering need some attention. We also need a good exhaust (sidepipes) on it, because while it's loud on the street its nothing at the track.
All in all it was a good night, I loved it and can't wait to fix her up and get back out there!
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