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I have no issues with the steering wheel so I've never fixed it, but I look
at it every time I sit in the car and think I should. I tend to use the
engine to help braking way too much, and after this experience at Lime
Rock, and watching myself screw up, I spent my next racing weekend at
Eagles Canyon focusing on not using engine braking, with some success. Old
habits die hard.
I just can't get myself to trust the brakes on this car. The pulsating I
get through the front pads is pretty extreme so I find myself overreacting.
I should just give in and replace the heavy B Series calipers with later
TR6 ones, but the car is so original I have kept it that way.
After the Lime Rock weekend I looked at the brakes and should probably have
replaced the rotors but decided to get one more weekend out of them. After
the ECR weekend, which is much harder on the brakes than LRP, I went
through the brakes. The Carbotech front pads had eaten through a third set
of rotors and they are still only halfway used up, and the rear shoe
friction materials were all beginning to crack. They must be made of
granite. I've got a set of Porterfields ordered to replace them.
All the best,
Bob
On Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 3:03=E2=80=AFAM <tr4racing@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Cool racing!
>
>
>
> What would disturb me a lot is the left pointing of the steering wheel.
>
> And save your engine on down shifts=E2=80=A6..far too high revs bothering=
the
> engine without any need.
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> *From:* Fot <fot-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Bob Kramer via Fo=
t
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 17, 2025 4:32 AM
> *To:* Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* [Fot] My Video from the Kastner Cup
>
>
>
> I've finally got my video uploaded from the Kastner Cup. Never having bee=
n
> to Lime Rock previously I foolishly skipped the Test and Tune session and=
I
> tried to shorten the learning curve. I think I started 24th and ended up
> 15th, so you'll see me passing and being passed!
>
>
>
> https://youtu.be/Wria1llOAJ8?si=3DMattiUd2LaHKUse0
>
>
>
> Bob Kramer
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I have no issues with the steering wheel so I've never=
fixed it,=C2=A0but I look at=C2=A0it every time I sit in the=C2=A0car and =
think I should. I tend to use the engine to help braking way too much, and =
after this experience at Lime Rock, and watching myself screw up,=C2=A0 I s=
pent my next racing=C2=A0weekend at Eagles Canyon focusing on not using eng=
ine=C2=A0braking, with=C2=A0some success. Old habits die hard.<div><br></di=
v><div>I just can't get myself to trust the brakes on this car. The pul=
sating I get through the front pads is pretty extreme so I find myself=C2=
=A0overreacting. I should just give in and replace=C2=A0the heavy B Series =
calipers with later TR6 ones, but the car is so original I have kept it tha=
t way.<div><br></div><div>After the Lime Rock weekend I looked at the brake=
s and should probably have replaced the rotors but decided to get one more =
weekend out of them.=C2=A0 After the ECR weekend, which is much harder on t=
he=C2=A0brakes than LRP, I went through the brakes. The Carbotech front pad=
s had eaten through a third set of rotors and they are still only halfway u=
sed up, and the rear shoe friction materials were all beginning=C2=A0to cra=
ck. They must be made of granite. I've got a set of Porterfields ordere=
d to replace them.=C2=A0</div></div><div><br></div><div>All the best,</div>=
<div>Bob</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 22, 2025 at 3:03=E2=80=AFAM=
<<a href=3D"mailto:tr4racing@googlemail.com";>tr4racing@googlemail.com</=
a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0p=
x 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><d=
iv class=3D"msg-6098233439660510902"><div lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"overflow-=
wrap: break-word;"><div class=3D"m_-6098233439660510902WordSection1"><p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"DE" style=3D"font-size:11pt">Cool racing!<u>=
</u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"DE" style=3D"fon=
t-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size:11pt">What would disturb me a lot is the left pointing of =
the steering wheel.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span st=
yle=3D"font-size:11pt">And save your engine on down shifts=E2=80=A6..far to=
o high revs bothering the engine without any need.<u></u><u></u></span></p>=
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u><=
/span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Cheers<u></=
u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt">C=
hris<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-siz=
e:11pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><div style=3D"border-right:none;bord=
er-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);paddi=
ng:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"DE" style=3D"font-s=
ize:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"DE" =
style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Fot <<a href=3D=
"mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">fot-bounces@autox.tea=
m.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Kramer via Fot<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednes=
day, September 17, 2025 4:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:fot=
@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject=
:</b> [Fot] My Video from the Kastner Cup<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I&#=
39;ve finally got my video uploaded=C2=A0from the Kastner Cup. Never having=
been to Lime Rock previously I foolishly skipped the Test and Tune session=
and I tried to shorten the learning curve. I think I started 24th and ende=
d up 15th, so you'll see me passing and being passed!<u></u><u></u></p>=
<div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><div><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal"><a href=3D"https://youtu.be/Wria1llOAJ8?si=3DMattiUd2LaHKUse0"; t=
arget=3D"_blank">https://youtu.be/Wria1llOAJ8?si=3DMattiUd2LaHKUse0</a><u><=
/u><u></u></p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div><di=
v><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Bob Kramer<u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></di=
v></div></div></blockquote></div>
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