CSLCup Snetterton Race 2 Video

[deleted_user_0_csl]

Folks

Finally managed to get my video online from race 2. Some may not be aware but I had to end qualifying early due to gearbox problems, and after resetting the box on Sunday morning we discovered it wouldn't go into gears 2, 4 and 6 :banghead:

I missed race 1 but managed to cobble the car together for race 2, albeit with a shakey gearbox. I started from the back of the grid, and you can hear the gearbox problems throughout the video, particularly on the back straight :bigcry:

I setup two video cameras for this last race, one facing backwards, so I've combined the two vids into this one. It starts to get very slightly out of sync the further into the video you go, but you'll get the idea :whistle:

Sorry for the poor driving - combination of me hating high speed circuits and not really being focussed with the gearbox problems mean its a bit crap. But still, a CSL video is always a good sound :smt055

http://www.vimeo.com/6838079

[DazBlackCSL]

awesome video steve most of it with me the car in front !! till I went far too wide .... ;-) :thumbs:

Great weekend tho all round

[Curly]

good vid steve:thumbs:it pulls well in 6th:hahaha:

[AlexGTT]

Excellent video Steve. Such a pity that box is playing up. Manual box for next season?

[Bealo]

That must have been soo frustrating.

Do you data log your laps Steve? if so what were your corner entry speeds????

[_Nathan_]

Great video, shame about the gearbox.

[thegingerninja]

The CSL gearbox is great for trackdays, but it can't handle consistantly hard racing laps - great shame.

[AlexGTT]

Be interested to know if you have any gearbox oil cooling mods Steve?

[deleted_user_0_csl]

awesome video steve most of it with me the car in front !! till I went far too wide .... ;-) :thumbs:

Great weekend tho all round

It was a great weekend so I can't really complain - good weather and good company. Daz was a magic host - I thought it was really funny when Rich left his room key on the table and told the waitress he'd left it for her :hahaha:

[deleted_user_0_csl]

good vid steve:thumbs:it pulls well in 6th:hahaha:

I ended up double shifting into 6th quite often. You don't have a spare gearbox now Curly?

[deleted_user_0_csl]

Excellent video Steve. Such a pity that box is playing up. Manual box for next season?

I was considering that, but John Thorne was telling me there's all sorts of problems converting a CSL to manual, regarding the wiring loom etc :bigcry:

[deleted_user_0_csl]

That must have been soo frustrating.

Do you data log your laps Steve? if so what were your corner entry speeds????

The datalogger's not working for some reason, I've not managed to log all season. I'll try and get it properly sorted and working over the winter!

Corner speeds = too slow
Straight line speeds = too slow
Pit Entry Speed = perfect :thumbs:

[deleted_user_0_csl]

Great video, shame about the gearbox.

Thanks Nathan

The CSL gearbox is great for trackdays, but it can't handle consistantly hard racing laps - great shame.

To be fair there are others racing who have had no (or next to no) problems at all. My problems have all started at the ring - and what happens? I put in a brand new box in May, and everything is fine but then at the ring in August it starts crunching from 3rd to 4th again.

[deleted_user_0_csl]

Be interested to know if you have any gearbox oil cooling mods Steve?

Nope, but considering this, and also changing the oil used in the box. I'm not sure if its the gearbox oil, or the SMG fluid that needs cooling?

[Bealo]

The datalogger's not working for some reason, I've not managed to log all season. I'll try and get it properly sorted and working over the winter!

Corner speeds = too slow
Straight line speeds = too slow
Pit Entry Speed = perfect :thumbs:

You looked like you were doing ok to me :thumbs: