Deja Vu ……..

The usual, arrived at our second home shortly before six with a qualifying session shortly after seven. The track is soaked with the occasional rain drops being added to ensure it stays that way!

Fossa Ford Anglia on the back straight

It starts to clear up. We are the second group to qualify for position. We line up and when our turn arrives Fossa is the first on track. Take note: Our first real WET “race”. Down pit lane into corner two, and the semi slicks disagrees with my chosen speed and line. We do an unintended ninety degrees slip dance. The other cars pile out of the pits and past us before we can enter the queue again. For the first few following laps it is touch and go through the corners with drier spots appearing in places.

Fossa Ford Anglia on pit straight

Fossa once again struggles with breaking the 5000rpm barrier. I continue thinking we can resolve it prior to heat one …….

On our return to the pits, we find Johan De Kock waiting for us with his brother arriving soon after. Both of them skilled in 1600 Kent engines. A quick test with her timing seem to prove a massive difference while standing still and we increase her ignition timing at maximum centrifugal.

Race1: The track can be considered dry. During the warm up lap I discover that she still has that 5000rpm barrier but decide to run the session to the best possible. Her engine however decides different and on our second race lap the dreaded big end noise returns!

Stripping her engine proves the point. Not to despair. We already have all the parts to restore her previous block and Johan will be rebuilding the “experimental” block. We trust we will have her ready for Traxday at Zwartkops Raceway on the 12th of May.