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Re: What does your Europa look like *today* ?
« Reply #330 on: Sunday,September 20, 2015, 09:47:49 PM »
Stephen, that is sound impressive, I will look forward to see your vdo :trophy:

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Re: What does your Europa look like *today* ?
« Reply #331 on: Sunday,September 20, 2015, 09:52:09 PM »
A quick business trip to London resulted in bringing home this BDA-like valve cover for the old black top Zetec.   



Bling bling.

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Re: What does your Europa look like *today* ?
« Reply #332 on: Wednesday,September 23, 2015, 08:54:36 AM »
A quick business trip to London resulted in bringing home this BDA-like valve cover for the old black top Zetec.   



Bling bling.

Dean
WOW!!  :beerchug:

I'm a little bit aroused by that picture...WOW indeed!

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Re: What does your Europa look like *today* ?
« Reply #333 on: Sunday,October 25, 2015, 10:53:20 PM »
A 'Doh! moment' from me...... :(

The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlR-MSqc_RA
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Re: What does your Europa look like *today* ?
« Reply #334 on: Sunday,October 25, 2015, 11:33:43 PM »
 :)

But more importantly, the engine sound off the line was impressive. How did the rest of the runs go ?

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Re: What does your Europa look like *today* ?
« Reply #335 on: Monday,October 26, 2015, 02:02:16 AM »
That run was possibly my best launch, I'll have to check the VBox data in detail.
Looks like 0.3s faster over the first 100mtrs before I blew the gearshift.
Rest of the run here:https://youtu.be/Xhi1eB_LNmo
Including the 'almost moment' that happens when you try and make up time, which is stupid in a hillclimb as you can't...

My fastest run was a PB shaving 0.1s from previous, but the 1st split time was 0.2s slower than previous.
Had trouble getting the three most critical sectors to all work together.
From the VBox data it looks like I can get the 0.4s I am looking for to close on the existing 1600cc record, if I get 1 good run together.

After blowing that run I focussed on getting off the line and into the T1 entry, but with a more conservative exit.
This gave me my best S1 time ever (by 0.01s) although looking at the data I had already eased off before the timing beacon........
So the ideal time from my existing sector times will in theory slide me under the existing record (by a full race Europa S2) if I can hang onto the thing.

This meeting was a warm up for a historic meeting next month, so I was trying to get back into the groove on this very short but technical track that offers no chance to recover from a mistake.
I can have a shot at the record unofficially then, but unfortunately officialdom has decided to reset the class to <2000cc bringing me into competition with the mother of all Group 4 Renault Alpines (1800cc, race fuel and 'more than 180HP', absolute rocket).
To give you a comparision, that car managed only 1 run yesterday as the ignition failed, even so he was 1.4s faster but crossed the line 5kph slower than me as the engine died and he was rolling the last 100mtrs or so.
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Re: What does your Europa look like *today* ?
« Reply #336 on: Monday,October 26, 2015, 03:30:14 AM »
Having now seen the rest of the run, it was a real pity about the gearchange because the rest looks very good. Was this the "Rob Roy" meeting that was mentioned on the Elan forum ? There was a video from an Elan owner of his yellow S3 going up the hill but the camera angle wasn't as effective as your set up.

Looking at your analysis it just needs to get it all together on one run and you're going to be in the records. It's just a matter of practice time and it's going to be there.

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Re: What does your Europa look like *today* ?
« Reply #337 on: Monday,October 26, 2015, 04:04:03 AM »
Same event, I spoke to the Elan owner (James) and he was going OK for what is basically a stock vehicle, seemed to have very tall gearing but as I know nothing about Elans maybe that is normal?

I bought a GoPro clone like camera and it seems to work pretty well, the full resolution video is nice but obviously a touch too big a file to go posting anywhere.
Once I get a few lessons on editing video I'll try and put together some footage from other days out and events.

Hoping for that one good run to go together along with the right weather, that should do the trick :)
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Re: What does your Europa look like *today* ?
« Reply #338 on: Monday,October 26, 2015, 05:45:33 AM »
A 'Doh! moment' from me...... :(

The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlR-MSqc_RA
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Re: What does your Europa look like *today* ?
« Reply #339 on: Friday,November 13, 2015, 06:34:53 PM »
Hanging out with the 'big' cars at Cars and Coffee Melbourne.
When someone asks how tall is a Europa.......

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Re: What does your Europa look like *today* ?
« Reply #340 on: Friday,November 13, 2015, 11:01:12 PM »
 :) 

As Colin would have said, "why carry all that extra weight on my car ?".....    there was a thread recently on the UK forum Pistonheads about how cars have grown over the years compared with what we happily drove around in the 70s. Quite amazing to see the differences between the old and new Mini's for example.

Love the "ZOINKS" number plate - that can't be real can it ? or is it a personal plate thing ?

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Re: What does your Europa look like *today* ?
« Reply #341 on: Saturday,November 14, 2015, 06:33:04 PM »
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Re: What does your Europa look like *today* ?
« Reply #342 on: Thursday,December 10, 2015, 11:46:48 AM »
Sunny and fair skies, 57 degrees in north eastern Pa. today...tomorrow and Saturday in the 60's...

Another shakedown run on is on the schedule. ld

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Re: What does your Europa look like *today* ?
« Reply #343 on: Thursday,December 10, 2015, 01:03:04 PM »
She's a beauty, Lou! Sounds like great Lotus weather!

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Re: What does your Europa look like *today* ?
« Reply #344 on: Friday,December 11, 2015, 05:59:32 PM »
Nice looking car Lou, we have snow forecast and some flooding :-\  Enjoy your drive (lucky man)