QLD Club: Motor Sport Program

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:43 pm

How do you spell CAMBER :?:

Postby **orx626** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:45 pm

JBT wrote:How do you spell CAMBER :?:

rwf · Postby **rwf** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:37 pm

sweet i am starting to want a na or a sh*t load of money to spend on the nc :idea:

Postby **orx626** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:24 pm

Congratulations and much thanks to Tony Doust, John Tate and all the other volunteers who made today such a fantastic event!!!

It ran silky smooth with plenty of track time for all entrants!!! It has really set a precendent for the remaining four track events!

Cheers,
Danny

timk · Postby **timk** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 8:43 pm

Here are some pics from today:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/saboteur/tags/trackday/

Enjoy!

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:30 pm

Some more.

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:21 pm

orx626 wrote:Congratulations and much thanks to Tony Doust, John Tate and all the other volunteers who made today such a fantastic event!!!

It ran silky smooth with plenty of track time for all entrants!!! It has really set a precendent for the remaining four track events!

Cheers,
Danny

Ditto. Thank you very much to all the organisers and volunteers.

Uhmm.... can I make a wee bit of constructive criticism?
Please don't just count the laps done by the front car of each group?

I was the last car each time my group went out (group 3), and I got short-changed a lap, most of the time, because I was overtaken by the front guy after my first or second lap because by the time I went out, the front runner has already completed 3/4 of a lap.

No biggie, just thought I would bring it to attention

rwf · Postby **rwf** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:16 am

1red5 wrote:
orx626 wrote:Congratulations and much thanks to Tony Doust, John Tate and all the other volunteers who made today such a fantastic event!!!

It ran silky smooth with plenty of track time for all entrants!!! It has really set a precendent for the remaining four track events!

Cheers,
Danny

Ditto. Thank you very much to all the organisers and volunteers.

Uhmm.... can I make a wee bit of constructive criticism?
Please don't just count the laps done by the front car of each group?

I was the last car each time my group went out (group 3), and I got short-changed a lap, most of the time, because I was overtaken by the front guy after my first or second lap because by the time I went out, the front runner has already completed 3/4 of a lap.

No biggie, just thought I would bring it to attention

i second that

thanks everyone

rwf · Postby **rwf** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:28 am

great photos there saboteur and jbt

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:14 am

1red5 wrote:Please don't just count the laps done by the front car of each group?

Just keep up :roll:

.....nah, only kidding

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We will try to sort that issue out with the lap counters/flaggies on the next event.

Now that we have the beginnings of a known lap time database we will hopefully be able to group people more closely with similar times. The other problem we try to avoid is having 15 in one group........but then only 5 in another - something has to give.

It would be handy if we could get another volunteer to help sort groupings at check-in :wink:

It also gets a bit messy there when more than 50% of the people turn up without any forms completed etc. even though we said that:

We need everyone to be there by 10:30am with all the required forms completed.

If we have 40 starters and we spend 1 minute with each person, it will take at least 40 minutes to just get the check-in completed. If some then have to go and fill in a form, add a couple of minutes for them and before you know it, check-in takes well over an hour and groupings etc. get rushed.

Bring on 10 June :!:

mazlot · Postby **mazlot** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:41 am

Now that we have the beginnings of a known lap time database

Are we privy to these times, or is it secret squirrel

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:51 am

They'll be up on the club Track Day forum site once Tony gets them scanned etc. - in the next few days with any luck.

Postby **orx626** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 10:43 am

A bit of traffic action with zoomzoom....awesome performance from the little 1.6l

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GdPXJporso

Cheers,
Danny

Postby **orx626** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:54 am

....and another vid....chasing MX5 42 (aka Mr T. Doust)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27GINSzC4Pk

Cheers,
Danny

tbro · Postby **tbro** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:44 pm

Many thanks to Tony and JBT and the rest of the volunteers for a great day!!

Now for the d**k head of the day award, goes to ME!!!
Told SWMBO that I'll have to do somethings to the car as I'm so far off the pace it ain't funny (can\"t drive for sh*t but thats me) so this morning take the beast out of the shed and bugger me what do I find,

1; a/c is on (whoops)
2; NEVER trust an aircraft engineer to repair your cruise( might be good at fixing planes but can't make brackets to save his life)
Found that the bracket bent up under WOT and jammed the throttle at 3/4 and wouldn't allow full throttle, ok under normal driving but no good for track days!!!!

Still my own silly fault for not checking before track day, :oops:

so down to Mazda on Monday to order new bracket and cable.
Still had a ball, and come June hopefully MIGHT be able to better times.
Thanks to Gerard and Danny for helping a newbie, much appreciated!!

Thanks again to all who ran such a great day.

Terry