Our result on the Thor Hammer Stages wasn't what we'd hoped for. The gearbox broke on stage one (first gear appears to have disintegrated!) forcing us to retire. We did manage to do later stages once the car had checked over in service so it did still prove to be a very useful test session. Our stage times were well on the pace, despite having a broken 'box.
We learnt a fair bit about the car despite our small amount of running. It now handles as Adrian wants, more oversteer than understeer. it brakes exceptionally well and (when the 'box is working properly) accelerates well too.
Whilst its disappointing to have retired it isn't too bad because we now have chance to rebuild the 'box and we still got about 20 miles of competitive mileage under our belts. With one more small shakedown at a private venue we should head to Jersey knowing the car well.
We learnt a fair bit about the car despite our small amount of running. It now handles as Adrian wants, more oversteer than understeer. it brakes exceptionally well and (when the 'box is working properly) accelerates well too.
Whilst its disappointing to have retired it isn't too bad because we now have chance to rebuild the 'box and we still got about 20 miles of competitive mileage under our belts. With one more small shakedown at a private venue we should head to Jersey knowing the car well.
