OcUK Curborough Sprint Circuit - Monday 24th July 2017

Was a really cool day, gutted my car wasn't able to do much really after breaking something at the back of the car but it did manage to get me home which is something!

Will have to get either this one fixed or a better car for the next one.

Pizza was also an amazing addition so top man points there for sure.

Got a couple of pics, i was going for the 'sensation of speed' thing, downside is you only end up with a couple of decent pics that way but i'm not a fan of photos that looks like the car is just parked on the apex, well that's me excuse anyway :p

I'll start with the best picture of them all, drag race:

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Not long got home myself... all that excitement wore me out so I stopped for a nap on the M6 (well, not actually ON the M6).

Utterly amazing day. Had such a great time which I'm sure those who saw me out on circuit could attest to. Felt so much more comfortable with the car, enough to stick the DCCD in fully open get that tail wagging (I'm sure it felt more extreme than it actually looked though, haha).

Learnt a lot about the car, both its strengths and its weaknesses. Mainly that it rolls around too much and the seats aren't that supportive under hard cornering. I did try different seating positions but couldn't get it quite right. Not normally a problem on the road but really showed itself up today. I had a bit of fuel starvation as the tank got low (I think Rybo did too) so will be addressing that. I also think I have an alignment issue on my passenger side as I've chewed through the tread on half the outer face. Oops!

Awesome day though, loved every minute. Great seeing everyone and thanks to Kosta and Ryan for the passenger rides! The new STi is something special!

Sorry to those who I didn't get chance to chat too, especially @sovietspybob. I was about to ask you if you wanted to come out for a ride just as you mentioned you were leaving. Hope the problems with the WRX won't put you off coming again.
 
Had a great day today, thanks for sorting this Kosta. Great to meet everyone, got plenty of videos and pictures. Here are the pictures, apologies if I missed anyones car, I ran out of memory on the camera which was a rookie mistake lol. Videos may take some time to process. Feel free to use these photos elsewhere:

Higher resolution copies can be found here: https://flic.kr/s/aHsm1E8PiL

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Static:

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr

Curborough July 2017 by James Baker, on Flickr
 
LMAO, fml

:D

I have literally just finished migrating, but they may be cached which is why I can see them. See what happens tomorrow. Not really worth waiting for but hey ho :D
 
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