blackie
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| posted on 7/4/09 at 08:49 AM |
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Mallory Locost racing in Car Footage
Hi Folks, I've put my camera footage up on youtube For your viewing pleasure - despite me falling down the field a little, a very enjoyable
race.
Race Part 1
Race Part 2
ATB
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omega0684
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| posted on 7/4/09 at 09:17 AM |
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thats is awesome footage! very clear too
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Andy D
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| posted on 7/4/09 at 09:41 AM |
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Superb!  Close racing with very little contact, by the look of it
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MikeR
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| posted on 7/4/09 at 11:35 AM |
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It was scary to watch - ok, i mean fantastic to watch but i didn't want to be in a car, far too close for any comfort at any part of the track.
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procomp
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| posted on 7/4/09 at 11:53 AM |
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Hi
I think it is fair to say that the Locost championship is now by far the closest racing in the UK. For a whole 18 min plus one lap there was never
more than an 1" or 2 between the front 10 cars. Not one red flag or any real contact during the racing for both the heat and the final.
I shall when i have found a few moments get the videos from the CTK college car edited and uploaded. It shows that the racing from the back is just as
intense. I will add a link in this thread shortly.
Cheers Matt
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yellow melos
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| posted on 7/4/09 at 12:34 PM |
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Man thats some close racing !!! up close and personall ... now that my kinda racing.
If only formula1 was as close as that......
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omega0684
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| posted on 7/4/09 at 01:54 PM |
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what engines do the cars run, im presuming they are all the same?
[Edited on 7/4/09 by omega0684]
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simes43
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| posted on 7/4/09 at 03:00 PM |
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Cough
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MikeR
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| posted on 7/4/09 at 05:24 PM |
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well i was going to say 1300 crossflow overbored 90 thou, control cam and standard ignition. So unless someone knows something .... yeah pretty much
identical.
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 7/4/09 at 05:37 PM |
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Looks frustrating in that there's no real space to overtake because everyones crowding you.
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Rob Palin
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| posted on 7/4/09 at 06:55 PM |
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It's true that you sometimes have to back off because there's simply nowhere to actually go, but that's where extra skill in reading
the traffic can come in handy - something that (triple champion...!) Declan McDonnell really excelled at.
I've not put the footage up on youtube, but the video from my car (the black & blue one in Dave's video that looks about a foot higher
off the ground than everyone else's!) is available here as a download: http://www.locost47.f2s.com/Mallory_09_Final_50Mb.wmv
As the name suggests though, it's a 50Mb file so avoid if you're on dial-up!
It was a fantastically exciting race and I'm still buzzing from it two days later! 
[Edited on 7/4/09 by Rob Palin]
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Andy D
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| posted on 7/4/09 at 07:35 PM |
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Here's a few clips of video from the sidelines:
Mallory locosts
It's a bit brief I'm afraid..
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procomp
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| posted on 11/4/09 at 02:41 PM |
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Hi
Right here are the two vids from the CTK college car . ( Eventualy ) As can be seen the racing from further down the field is just as competative as
it is at the front. Even when down on compression by 20%
Apologies for the poor quality. The first race was with the focus set wrong and the second had got some of the settings on auto. Which will be turned
of next time
HEAT RACE
FINAL RACE
Cheers Matt
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Andy D
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| posted on 11/4/09 at 05:09 PM |
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Good stuff Matt.  Looked to be able to carry a fair bit more speed round Gerrards than most. Shame about the lack of straight line velocity. 
..and a wild ride through the gravel too. 
Is the little red light next to the master switch a brake light?
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procomp
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| posted on 12/4/09 at 12:39 PM |
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Hi Andy
Yep it is a brake light on the dash. Gives the students a guide as to what is happening. It is a temporary measure until the full data logging
facilities are all fitted to the car for them to fully analyse.
Wild trip indeed. what the video dose not show very clearly is the green car slowing quite quickly as he was having a large under steer moment. Having
only just finished repairing the college car and the green car having had a major rebuild over the winter and having it first run out. I took the
decision that the grassy trip would be the best option all round. As any heavy breaking or major change of direction would more than likely have
resulted in contact. There's not much grip on the outer edge of the circuit there with all the rubber debris and other rubbish.
Hopefully a engine refresh and new rings will rejuvenate the engine and give a bit better performance at Anglesey on June 6th 7th. Otherwise that will
be one very long lonely straight along the coast.
Cheers Matt
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