Percat getting a feel for Triple Eight machinery

Nick Percat says he's beginning to understand what he needs from a Triple Eight Commodore, after a lot of years driving Walkinshaw components.
The South Australian, who famously won the Bathurst 1000 on his first effort alongside Garth Tander again in 2011, produced an offseason swap from a Walkinshaw Racing-operate Holden Commodore to the Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport squad, which utilizes Triple Eight-created Commodores.
Up to now, the newest season has been "character-building" for Percat, who now sits 17th in the tournament. Nevertheless, there there were encouraging indications, like Top speed in the Clipsal 500 as well as the support races in the Australian Grandprix.
Comprehending the brand new auto
In accordance with Percat, his biggest challenge continues to be acquiring an comprehension of the way in which a Triple Eight-constructed automobile functions - but that is some thing he's beginning to get his head about.
"This has been been character-building," he advised Motorsport.com. "This has been been a rough start to the year having a fresh team, as well as an entirely new crew.
The greatest thing is how the back of the vehicle acts. It is a much different experience you cope with the seat of your trousers.

Nick Percat
"About the vehicle side, the auto does not sense too awful. But I am only still getting used to the Triple Eight design.

"The greatest factor is how the back of the vehicle acts. It is a much different experience you cope with the seat of your trousers. Therefore I should get used to that particular feeling and comprehend exactly what an excellent Triple Eight auto feels like.
"I possibly still have not pushed a truly great Triple Eight auto, therefore I am still not completely certain what I am searching for. But the more laps I do, and with each session, it gets simpler."
Percat assured that outcomes will come
While this has been been a tough start to the brand new season, Percat claims he's confident that, once he's correctly gelled together with the team and auto, routine Top results are about the cards.
"Yeah, there's undoubtedly plenty of possible," he mentioned. "This is the the entire reason I desired to come to LDM; I understood that once we get it all pushing in the correct way, outcomes will follow.
"I believe that for the past seven years every tournament was won with a Triple Eight chassis. And in the event you take a look at what Tekno do using their automobile, they can be incredibly quick, and may also be faster compared to factory team.
"We have been been penalized in the beginning of the entire year with only getting the vehicles prepared and getting everybody up-to-speed. And there happen to be some irritating injuries, like in the Grandprix, that have set us back slightly.
"But at Clipsal we'd great speed to the Sunday and would happen to be a dark horse to get a Best 10 had it-not been for an electric issue, in the Grand Prix we were in the 10 until the Sunday race, therefore there's possible there.
"Once it all begins going in that path, [Tim] Blanchard and I am in a position to learn more about the limitations of the vehicle somewhat more and edge to the 10."
Auto change not an problem
Percat is currently on to his 2nd chassis of the time, following his crash in the Australian Grandprix. His first chassis was also broken to be repaired in time for Symmons Plains, driving LDM to buy another Triple Eight-created Commodore chassis from Tekno Autosports.
Percat debuted the 'new' auto in Tasmania, and can remain for the reason that car for the rest of the time. When his first automobile is repaired it'll be handed over to teammate Tim Blanchard.
But Percat is determined that the chassis change has not impeded his improvement in terms of knowing the LDM/Triple Eight components.
"They are equally Triple Eight chassis therefore every thing bolted in the same," he stated.
"There was no variation in chassis sense. If it was not for the chassis number I would not have understood there was a huge difference. It acted the same as the old one, and there was no variation in how we set up the auto."

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06.04.2015
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