Having to make some exhaust system repairs before testing I pop in to our local SupaQuick. Owner tells me to bring Fossa in on Saturday morning for a sponsored exhaust system. As they open their doors we are there. Four hours later I am told that the fitment has been approved in the absence of the owner ……. Simply could not wait any longer, things to do before Super Trax Day ……
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06H18, We arrive at our second home. Off-loading, final checks done ……waiting for start time while trying to avoid hypothermia ….. It is cold and my shoes are slightly damp from the car washing the evening before ……
Our first stint arrives, on track, lap two, water drops on the windscreen, it is over cast, check the other drivers on track for change of driving style, …. none, slow down and pull into the pits. Opening Fossa’s bonnet reveals her waterpump so lose it is about to fall off! New scares, is there damage to this engine? And what damage? Refit her water pump, fill with water, run to hot. No apparent damage found. By now we have lost out on our second stint.
Third stint we go out, lap two, corner two, I apply a touch to much feel good pedal and we do a nice forward one hundred and eighty degree slide, colouring the track with four lines Dunlop Durezza black ending on the grass next to the track, engine idling. There does seem to be more power, I need to adapt.
We complete this and another stint without further serious adventure. Despite expectation after the work on the camshaft no super lap time ….. I also seem to have lost my way on the track, scary, could not run correct lines, braking points off …
And we discovered the engine mounts in the first stages of tearing. Think the science mind will find a solution, probably change the design so that we are not dependent on Anglia engine mounts.
It was still extreme fun and I have been told she has never sounded so good from the outside. We are at decision time again. Can I fix the engine mounts in time? Will we enter the next race scheduled for the seventh of June?
Will keep you informed ……