Reach Valley Gravity GP

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Re: Reach Valley Gravity GP

Postby locost220 » Sun Sep 11, 2016 5:57 pm

Couple of accidents thia year both in practice. One complete roll over.
He kept the buckled wheel and mounted it.
Rich.
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Re: Reach Valley Gravity GP

Postby locost220 » Sun Sep 11, 2016 6:06 pm

My cart only weighed 62 kg well under the 100 max so after removing the front wedge after 1st practice, that improved things so next I increased tyre pressure to 60 psi and then later added ballast and went a bit further
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Re: Reach Valley Gravity GP

Postby Green Indy » Sun Sep 11, 2016 8:25 pm

well done to our gallant competitors :)
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Re: Reach Valley Gravity GP

Postby steve m » Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:46 am

Nice pics,

The guy with the mushed up wheel, had his accident right in front of Matt, Martin and myself
it was quite a good pile up, and hope we get some video footage of it

How did the SKCC team do in the end,

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Re: Reach Valley Gravity GP

Postby locost220 » Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:31 am

Kenton got a trophy think for fastest by the speed gun.
Think it was shared by the non canoe red cart who also got two other awards.
They only read out top 5 times that did not include me. :(
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Re: Reach Valley Gravity GP

Postby locost220 » Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:32 am

not looked at camera footage yet but tried multi angles so might do a video
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Re: Reach Valley Gravity GP

Postby steve m » Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:32 pm

Its all about the "taking part" and not playing to win, except Kenton :D

Richard, if your planning on doing it next year, I have some ideas, to get you higher up the order
nothing to drastic, but modification to your existing setup

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Re: Reach Valley Gravity GP

Postby locost220 » Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:42 pm

Ideas welcome.
I am loosing too much speed scrubbed on the bends ( brakes never used ), considering redoing steering geo


Kenton and others are even faster before That point.

could do with more weight after the rail bridge as only just make the bend with a lot of bobbing where as others just glide past.
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Re: Reach Valley Gravity GP

Postby locost220 » Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:43 pm

Me and Mr Ackerman could be getting very acquainted.
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Re: Reach Valley Gravity GP

Postby Martin S » Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:06 pm

Well done guys..it was a great day...the canue was a smart piece of kit tho it did knock the pub fence down..i have some ideas for next year..once done i might have to do a few practice runs... :mrgreen:


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