Abingdon Carnival Sprint and Rally June 8 & 9

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Originally Posted by rutthenut

Ouch. Recall one standard clutch plate failing in my Strat before.
Was told afterwards that one mod for competition use has been to remove the standard rivets from the friction material, bond the panels to the plate with epoxy then refit new rivets. Not something I've tried, but would probably have avoided the problem when I had it.
A better clutch in the first place is probably the best answer. Paddle unit maybe?

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Did you use a road clutch all the time on track John?

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Originally Posted by ChrisCar6

Not noticeably different Chris, but the sticky tyres might counter any change to narrower wheels. Tyres still 205 on front.

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I never got chance to use those 7" silver Minilites, and decided to sell the orange car with the mag coffin spokes on the back, so I wondered what they'd be like. Knowing how the amount of offset can make quite a difference on a Hawk. When my dark blue Hawk was still on 4 studs, it had very little offset on the front Image wheels. The car was really good back then, and had no kick back or anything in the steering. It never looked quite right though, as the wheels didn't fill the front arches for width. It had 205 P7s fitted, and I think the rim width was 8". Obviously caster/camber/tracking all make a difference too, but I'm sure the early days of that dark blue car were the best in this respect.

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Originally Posted by ChrisCar6

Did you use a road clutch all the time on track John?

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Yes, never had paddle clutch.
Think I put an uprated clutch in at some stage, but not a full competition unit.