Excel shows potential at Supersprint

The Excel debuted at it's first track day and it surprised a few people including myself. We were out there to see what it would do in standard form. We were hoping to run a 1:12.00 around the track if we were lucky but we managed to get the car down to a time of 1:10.60, beating alot of high performance cars. out of a field of 36 Aaron (my brother) managed to finish 19th with a time of 1:10.6 and I finished 20th with a time of 1:10.7. The car suffered a fair bit of oversteer with the standard bushes and lack of stiffness in the body. The brakes weren't up to scratch either, although once these minor issues are sorted I'm hoping to get a 1:08.00 out of the car. I will be getting some Whiteline swaybars and nolathane rubbers for the car shortly and that should help with the handling.
The highlight of the day was a close 4 way battle with 2 Minis and a Daewoo. had a blast...
Results
http://mgtas.org.au/Competition%20Results/MG%20Mini%20combined%20club%20day%20191008%20results.pdf

Preparations finished for Baskerville Supersprint

I spent today getting the car ready for the Supersprint tomorrow. It will be my first supersprint and I'm looking forward to it. The last event was nearly a month ago, so it will be good to blow the cob webs of the Excel. In preparation for tomorrow I replaced the oil and oil filter, fitted new spark plugs and got some track tyres fitted to my 13 inch rally rims. Hopefully the weather will be similar to today's weather. Tomorrow I will be making some changes to suspension set up and maybe toe, to get a better feel for the car. I will also be trying the difference between a 13 and 15 inch tyre. Halfway through the day I will put on the 15 inch wheels and tyres from the Domain and see what difference it makes to the cars handling and times.