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car and its driver keep cool? “The water cooling system is run by a big aluminium radiator in the front,” says Mr Jones, “but the engine is in the rear, so obviously there’s a lot of hot pipework between the two. At the front is an oil cooler for the engine oil cooling, and a steering cooler because the steering rack gets hot.
“The very big one in the back is the intercooler – an intake air cooling device used on turbo- and super-charged engines. The rear shell has been built especially for this car and directs air down into the intercooler, so we can lower the inlet temperature to the engine as much as possible. The lower the inlet temp, the more power we get out of the engine.
“It’s a bit like a refrigeration system to the point that if we can lower the condensing temperature on an air-cooled condenser we get more duty out of the compressor, and we get more duty out of the engine with a more efficient intercooler – a very key part of a turbo cooled engine!”
Time Attack isn’t wheel-to-wheel racing, but more like Formula 1 qualifying with cars out on circuit at the same time, but each doing their own programme.
“We start with a 15 minute warm up in the
Kevin Jones with Andrew Baird (front) and assistant Connor Brooks (right).
morning,” says Mr Jones. “Then practice is 15-20 minutes and qualification is 15-20 minutes, and then there’s a final head-to-head.” Over forty cars take part in Time Attack, but it’s only one class that Mr Jones has his eye on. “We have seven in the Pro class now, and there is some serious competition out there this year. I’d like to think I’ll be on the podium, but it’s such a strong field that it’s going to be a struggle – most of the competition is driving Mitsubishi Evo VIs and IXs with up to 1000bhp and four wheel drive.
“As far as this year goes I think winning the championship is unlikely. If we can be second or
third overall then personally I’ll be satisfied, but obviously the goal is to win.
“Part of Time Attack is consistency – it’s about bringing the machinery home every round, and scoring the most points you can. “We get a maximum of five points in qualification and ten points in the final, so it’s important to do well in both. You can afford to drop a point or two, but you need to be consistent.”
Mr Jones and his Noble went on to take second place at Brand Hatch, which makes three second places in three rounds. So far, then, consistency has been achieved.
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