TSS Round 4 Symmons Plains July 27th

As already mentioned, not the day I thought I was going to have. Did a few laps practice on Saturday and it felt good, apart from the brake pedal going to the floor. But it felt quick. So I was quite happy that it would be a good day.
But I knew after practice in the morning that I wasn't going to be quick enough, managing 6th fastest, about 2 sec's off the front running pace.

So race 1, there was oil down in a few corners. I managed to go quite well in the opening laps, hanging onto the back of a Datsun 240z. Then I lost ground and got swamped by 3 cars down the back straight (or curve as it is at Symmons). I must of hit the boost control with my hand cause I looked down and noticed it was on the wrong setting. Doh!!

Race 2 we went as best has we could on the day, lapping at 64.36, 64.44, 64.33, 64.43 and I backed off over the line on the last lap for 64.98. So I was happy that my times were virtually exactly the same.

And that's as good as it got. The 3rd race a small vacum hose spilt and was sucking air and I was considering calling into the pits, but pressed on as best as I could.



Race 4 the power steering belt broke which ended it really. I was only able to continue at a snails pace for the remaining laps and the final race.


Thanks goes to David Clifford Photography, Cable Mate, Benson Motorsports, Repco and Dad.


Today we have been replacing the broken belt and also the timing and fan belts. Just in case. Now I have spares. We will try to buy some other bits and pieces, but you just never know what may break and we can barely afford to go racing, let alone have a stock pile of spares.