Post Bedford Update 28/08/2020
What started off to be a nightmare turned out to be a good day (mostly afternoon). Even got to meet a few new faces off here
Cast back to wednesday, two days before the track day, my rentune side mounts finally tipped up but with no bolts however, so a quick run to get some from a hardware store & washers etc on my lunch break at work to then fit one that evening which delayed all my other plans for checking the car over. Fitted one and headed to my mates to do some checks. Drives fine, seat is amazing etc. Driving home the car started misfiring badly, it would only accelerate if I was full throttle, any other throttle input it would stutter & lose speed, backfiring like crazy.
Thursday (day before Bedford & most importantly the day of the 3H drive) I got up early doors to fit the passenger seat & also check my coils & plugs. All dry so I figured I'd just replace them, had done the plugs two years ago and had never actually done the coils. Did not have any chance to test this all day until my drive to Bedford. Long story short, didn't work so I basically had to keep pinning it for 3h, which actually turned into five because of people crashing everywhere & the weather being torrential.
On my way, at about 6.30pm I messaged Chris at beaniesport and asked him for some last minute help and he told me he'd see me first thing in the morning before the track. I tipped up to his at 7.30am on Friday morning & straight away it was diagnosed as my lambda sensor, so he fitted a spare & tested it which meant it was all good & just told me to get on my way to enjoy the day!
Finally tip up to Bedford at about 9.45 or so, and the rain was torrential, track closed. Couldn't be any worse really?
Didn't get any laps in till about 11am!!
Got a few laps in, bit hairy out there on the nankangs in the soaking wet mind, had a few loose moments, one being on the pit straight after my first lap , luckily caught it.
Then had to nip out on lunch which they called early because of the rain & they opened the track early which seemed to result in missing out on all the best pictures and some dry track .
Either way, I properly milked it in the afternoon and stayed right up until they waved the chequered flag. Car performed faultlessly and is a proper little ripper on track. Got some good battles in with my mate in his E36 328i when the track dried out. Had one big spin and a few slides. Unfortunately the spin resulted in a damaged wheel (just curbed, no cracks or dents). But here's all the photos I got. Javelin have certainly upped their game in quality, but on to the next one! (Hopefully an actual dry track)
