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Jaaa I was rather fond of the blue...

Here it is now, ready for stickers

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Shees - two busy days. Rainy weather is not ideal for painting projects, but it had to be done! How awesome is this rain by the way? So started yesterday pulling everything off the car that needed a colour change, and today I finished everything. Even re-painted the front bumper that has a fat hole ...

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Got me a sponsor! Lots to do this weekend to change the livery on the car

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Oh and in terms of the package - it has taken a lot of time, research and effort, but I have one of the better handling cars in the series. It may not be the fastest out there, but it is superb in the tight stuff and under braking [emoji41]

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Hey Chris The only thing I can think that really gave me the edge is preparation. I do all I can to make sure the car is ready before I get to the track. Generally in my day at the track the only thing to do on the car is check tyre pressures and add fuel. I see so many guys at the track having to d...

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Yes it is a massive balancing act. I have a fully tunable ECU, but it can only do what the hardware allows. If anything, this setup will probably drop the torque by a couple of Nm. This I don't mind too much, because right now my minimum weight is determined by the torque. Problem is that the peak t...

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Dis van n GSXR 750 af. Eintlik n klein bietjie groot, maar ek is nie agter meer krag aan nie - wil net die krag verder in die rpm range hê sodat ek nie op 6000 hoef te verander na die volgende rat nie. My kar rev tot 7000 sonder probleem, maar hy trek nie sterk van 6000 af nie... Hopelik sal die lot...

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I have to make a plan with straight line speed. At Phakisa I was the slowest car in my class on the back straight by quite a bit. Problem is the way the car makes power more than the amount of power. I've got peak torque at 4000rpm and peak power between 5200 and 5900. So hopefully I can get it sort...

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Small update We had our post-race noggin on Wednesday. I was voted driver of the day, and also got the index winner of the day. Awesome trophies sponsored by ASAP spares http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160506/18610337f8b923d9b559f11376e1ba35.jpg Also received the latest on the points. Things are l...

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Oh yes - after this weekend's results, it seems I should be in the lead of the overall championship standings by about 4 points!

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Thanks guys! What really made it happen was the decision to go in for the pit stop while the safety car was on track. That coupled with the lightning work of the pit crew sealed the deal!

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Wow! What a weekend! Arrived at Phakisa Thursday evening around midnight. Practice on Friday was not spectacular - found that I was 2 seconds off Tyler's pace. I tried all I could but I just could not find a way to go faster. I also heard a nasty noise coming from the right rear wheelbearing. Replac...

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Did some work on the car today. With the last race meeting when I filled the car with petrol I got a rather disturbing leak. It was so far away from the usual area where Corsas get fuel leaks I thought the tank was ruptured. So today I dropped the tank. Tank is fine, it seems it was the degasser pip...

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Oh yes - the tv coverage from the last race is on Ignition TV this week. Just look for the 'Extreme Festival of Motorsport'

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Thanks, Chris!

Yeah we all try to help wherever we can. It makes our racing series a bit more special

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Race report What a weekend. Got to the track very early on Friday morning, unpacked everything and got ready for qualifying. Went out in the first session (I was actually the very first car onto the track [emoji41] ), and was running pretty good pace with an 1:18.8. The car felt really good, and the...

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Thanks guys!

Will be at the track tomorrow. I'll post updates as the day progresses on Facebook

Check out 'Dannhauser Racing' on FB [emoji41]

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Some news:

Due to work commitments, I was going to miss this weekend's race. Thankfully the stock take has been postponed...

Let's go racing!!!

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Yeah that looks the business

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Unfortunarely we are not allowed to do so - car must retain the original silhouette [emoji19]

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Thanks, Bees [emoji41]

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Thanks, Chris Going to try doing only one change at a time to see what works and what doesn't - this is going to be quite a process. I will however have a fair amount of time though, as I will have to miss the next race due to work commitments. Next race for me will be Phakisa on 23 April Sent from ...

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Things to do before the next race: - Figure what's causing the steering to shake. It's definitely related to the wheels - could be bent rim, missing weight etc... - Wheel bearings. - Replace the kill-switch cable that sits outside the car - Make a plan with those rear tyres... Funds only allow me to...

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I think the fastest thing that happened there was me knyping haha

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Still looking to see if anybody has pics. All I have for now is a quick video of how I got it all wrong in turn 1

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kft-C9KhvEA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Race Report - Extreme Festival Red Star Raceway 13 Feb 2016. Friday: Got to the track very early on Friday morning for practice. The documentation stated we were going to run clockwise (Great news as I had been around the track in that direction), but when I had a look at the brake markers I saw tha...

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Thanks, guys Nah that was not a bump - that was a bit of a brainfart haha. Was a bit optimistic in that corner with the entry speed. Luckily I didn't incur any real damage from the race. That white and orange pug was heluva fast on the straights. It was entered in class B, but was 70kg underweight, ...

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Video footage - a little video with combined highlights of both races

https://youtu.be/RipNcMlOmiU

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Some photos from Thursday's race http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/28/273dc35248b2a22ac04bfbfb32371f8f.jpg http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/28/6a0a93c300f8230e43428cb22e38b0ec.jpg http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/28/1040f7969d1875dd66e35b0ffcdd67e3.jpg http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09...

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Manifold is back on, new bumper fitted, new headlight fitted. Couldn't get the same film as I got last time for the headlights, so I put a darker film on. Rice ftw! Gave it a nice little clean this afternoon. Ready to go to dyno, then just need the bonnet back from the panelbeater, then I'm ready fo...

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So sorry to hear this Eric

I've had to do this 3 times before, and I always bawl my eyes out like a kid...

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Update time again. Started on getting the car race-ready again. Due to my 'nudging' a Golf, I obviously have some cosmetic damage. Bonnet is still at the panelbeaters. Got sponsored a bumper and headlight by GOLDWAGEN BOKSBURG. Thanks so very very much to them Set about painting the bumper...

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Camber/caster plates that will be mounted on top of the shock towers. Really need to add some caster...

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Next plan:

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For what it's worth, I was awarded rookie of the day again. Also got awarded the Crowd Pleaser award with my fellow class C competitors for the battle we put up

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Yeah that was scary - some poop nearly escaped haha That wall is actually much closer than it looks in the video, and we were going at around 120km/h there. All I could think of was that if I hit the wall it will probably throw me back on the track, and there was about 8 cars behind me... Scary pros...

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The extent of the damage http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/10/15d3d70c217da0c7f87ef166cec1a381.jpg The cradle got a little dent in it too, but nothing too serious Someone was nice enough to leave a little message on the windscreen http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/10/9b1ba93e0abacbdc248355...

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4x4BEES wrote: can see you enjoyed the battle.

It was unbelievable fun!

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Thanks, guys!

I was just amazed that I managed to catch it in turn 4 in the second race. Really thought I was gonna hit the wall and get in the way of the 8 or so cars behind me... Some poop nearly escaped haha

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OK - videos. Unfortunately I actually forgot to turn the camera on before the race started (in both races :yawn: ), so the videos kinda starts in the middle of lap 1 Race one - video starts with me running in 3rd place in class. This was an epic battle! http://youtu.be/4Fb70-1O-Rk Race 2 - video sta...

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Not a bad day...

Not a bad day at all

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Thanks, Theuns

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Thanks, Edge

It is so nice to finally sample the fruits of my labour

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Yeah I'm really excited

Got a good couple of new cars joining in the fun this weekend too - I believe we have something like 30 entries already. Should make for some epic racing

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Was bored, so I thought I might as well use the time to morrify something http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/21/055e1c0c39fa83fdcbfd6bc7b99ffdc3.jpg Then I also took it to the dyno again to check if there was any change in the output - don't want people to think I'm being skelm or anything. Plus i...

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So here is the end result 1st gear: http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/02/8e750ef52b483a51bb682a06723a3c72.jpg 2nd gear: http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/02/00f2e3ea2614034f359bf44eb0ea124f.jpg Doesn't seem like much until you compare it with a std setup. After testing it I decided to adjust t...

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Thanks, Eric

Still can't believe the difference it makes in the feel of the gearshifts. Now I just want to make a plan to get longer ratios on the gearbox - I am sure I can score anywhere from 0.5 to 1 second around Zwartkops...

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So I fitted the poly bushes. Bit of a mission - found that a bench vice works best. Just before I put it in: http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/01/aabef03e969381211c36e028b6c1aaed.jpg http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/01/570a4b9ec012e927bfc8e81d916c8fac.jpg I then re-installed it in the car. Af...

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So here is the linkage as it is now

Basically moved the pivot point 10mm, and bolted it in place to test it before welding it in place

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So - me not being a member of the Oppenheimer family, bringing a piece in from Netherlands ain't gonna happen So here's the plan: Firstly, replaced the crappy plastic linkage with one made up from two ball joints and a piece of threaded rod. This will make the left-right movement more precise and gi...

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Little update Decided to take the linkages off completely rather than just reset and fasten. Good thing I did - noticed that two of the bushes are rather worn. Thought that while I'm busy, I might as well do a mod I wanted to do long ago already - want to modify the one linkage arm to shorten the th...

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Thanks, Mars

Was awesome to actually get the car into the race and successfully finish both races without incident.

So relieved...

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Yup - Rookie of the day.

The gearbox is fine - just a bolt that started coming loose on the shaft that connects to the gear linkages. 5 minute fix

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Thanks, Rigardt. Yeah the way I manage myself in the driver's seat is my biggest problem at this stage. At least now that I have watched the footage I know what to concentrate on to get it right. The balance on the car is very much not right. Nice thing is that it is very predictable though. For now...

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So - videos Qualifying - some of the slipping around and my fastest qualifying lap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSXVgMKL4nk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Race 1 (I took out the boring bits): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBKV05RgmLs" onclick="window.open(th...

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Thanks Guys!

Some photos

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Wow... What a day... I'm just going to give some details of the day because it is all kind of a blur - will have to check the video footage to get a recap haha Qualifying - we were the first group out for the day, so the track was a tad slippery... Ran 5th fastest out of the 8 entrants in my class, ...

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Practise today. Elected to do only one session. All went well - 3rd fastest in class...

Bring on tomorrow...

Qualifying at 7h30...

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Did the power run on the dyno today...

Made a bit more than what I would've liked...

66.5kw
119nm

Gotta add quite a bit of weight

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