PD Rnd3 Punchestown 2011 Afterthoughts

**gem-s13** · 13-06-11, 18:22

ware to start! friday went out with a 3.9 was grand for a few laps but then with rubber laid down i just didnt have enought power for 3rd gear and my clutch went got i changed in a 20mins! did next session was ok bit of wall rubbing! but still wrong diff so put in a 4.3 and was spotty dog! went out very last run car bogged down a bit i put it down to low petrol level and went home happy enough, then sat morn went out 2 laps done the car bogged down again so in changed the fuel pump and filled it to the neck went out did a lap stil the same went in checked a few more things back out another lap and the car went mad! rev counter and speddo went crazy comeing onto the long run out then hafl way around it just died!! putting me in the wall car started back up ok but electrics were going mad and i had broken my intercooler and got into the pits me and the lads got to it changed the cooler and i rewired the car to run just the ecu and fuel pump it fire up but was sill all over the place like a scooby on anti lag!! id say every one heard it, so me and the new boss tryed to get her right changed every thing on it and still the same its a very sickining feeling watching ur qualifying position being taken by the next in line!! and i even with lots of cars on offer pd said that i could not use another car even thow some of the cars had done there 2 qualifing laps and had not gotton into the top 32?? so the cars would not have been backl out for the rest of the day a lil bit silly but they are the ruels they told me, so packed up and went home didnt bother going out on sunday cos of the rain,