| Last weekend saw us return to the Phakisa Freeway for round 6 of the SuperHatch championship, this time with the Inland categories. |
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| We arrived Friday mid-morning and G decided I needed to do just a few laps to make sure I was happy with the new motor (remember he blew the old motor up when we were there 3 weeks ago) |
| So I set out and did a good few laps in the midday session, and the handling was fine (aside from the fact that I hadn’t checked my tyre pressures) so they were just a little off… oops, but nothing too serious. But the motor just didn’t feel as if it was ‘pulling’ G said in that case he was quite happy as I had been doing 2.04’s which is what we were doing there previously (before the motor went BANG)! Hehehe – I am taking all opportunities to rub this in of course. |
| I went out for another session a little later on, and all was well, so we parked the car and saved the little brakes we had left that would have to last for the race weekend. |
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| Friday evening the usual suspects in the SuperHatch crowd was having a nice fun time, a small braai was in order of course, and so were a few ‘small’ drinks….. all in good ‘spirit’ and then off to bed at a semi reasonable time so we could all get some rest before Saturday’s early start. |
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Saturday morning and up bright and early (I’m not sure how many of us were ‘bright’ though) but never the less, qualifying was at 08h20 and I had to qualify as I didn’t finish the last event. I didn’t qualify well at ALL! 4 seconds slower than the Friday! Clearly I wasn’t in bed early enough! |
| So I was getting the silent treatment to which I had promised I would drive really hard in the race. |
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So here I was 8th on the grid and lights on and off and I had my usual cracker of a start, and then bapbaaaaap in 1st gear, I changed to 2nd and baaarpbbbbbbbrp, into 3rd finally this ridiculous mis-fire that had appeared from nowhere disappeared the same way, THANKFULLY! But now it was catch up time I was now behind all the class B cars and the class A cars. |
| So now I was really having to drive…. 2 laps in and into the fast sweep off the back straight, 2 of the class B cars were having a bit of a rub so I tapped off (THANKFULLY) and as I put the juice back on I felt and heard a KLUNK… and the car pulled left, I tapped off and went slowly into the 2nd part of the corner accelerated softly and KLUNK again – I nursed the car through the last corner and straight into the pits…. |
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G was under the car as I explained there was something wrong and the ball joint bolt was gone, missing in action – gone AWOL! |
| So this meant I parked the car and we sent for high ten stile bolts and go the car ready for race number 2. |
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Race 2: and again 8th on the grid due to my DNF… a better start and at least hanging onto the back end of class A and the class B cars started passing me (no not the driver the car is just not on song – power wise) I did all I could and drove as hard and a fast as I possibly could, with what I have now dubbed my class A/B car as we ran 94kg overweight (by adding just 6 kg I am in class B)! |
| I finished the 2nd heat and finished 7th in class and 12th overall and a respectable 3rd on index in the 2nd race of the day. |
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| Next round is Friday the 9th of August as part of the Extreme Festival @ my home track Zwartkops, let’s hope with it being Woman’s day that I bring home some silverware. |
THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT
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