Pocket Rocket Focus RS

[StupidFlanders]

When are we fitting the brakes?

[FLI355]

Maybe weekend after next if you’re free?

[Rascasse]

That seat and your new brake setup should be hugely confidence inspiring, ought to look horn too!

[StupidFlanders]

Maybe weekend after next if you’re free?

Done.

[BLO 767]

Happy to supervise and drink all of the beers. Lol

[FLI355]

Brakes ready to go on after ceramic coating.

[FLI355]

Thanks to stupidflanders for fitting them up for me today. Small problem of wheels not fitting over the calipers so spacers will be ordered first thing tomorrow.

[StupidFlanders]

You’re going to scrape the underside of the front bar when you do an endo on the first hard stop.

[BLO 767]

You know when you start running into caliper to wheel rim issues that your brakes are fwuarkin' big :D

[FLI355]

Yeah lol. Spacers on the way. Hopefully bed in tomorrow night.

[Bren]

Jesus, those are sik brakes! Will stop real good now.

[FLI355]

So Wakefield last Friday. Much more technical than I thought!!

Brakes performed well. Was hot, humid and difficult to get a clear lap combined with the dreaded “rwd off” that plagues the RS. This occurred after about 8 laps each session.

Between all that I managed to do a 1.10.12 which I was little disappointed with initially. I had a look at the data and my best splits said a 1.09.26 was doable which I was reasonably happy with. I’m pretty sure with some better (cooler) weather and more experience I could get into the 1.07x range which I would be stoked with. Still pretty good for a hot hatch!