MX-5 CLUB OF QLD - WILLOWBANK TRACK DAY - 14 SEPTEMBER 2015

Trackphotos · Postby **Trackphotos** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 3:42 pm

Here are my best laps of the day.

Clubman pb, 65.2
http://youtu.be/8Y89PGKbJ6I

Sprint, half second slower than Pb, 62.9. Had GPS set wrong, no data.
http://youtu.be/mXKqjTydkl0

Some of you might have seen someone walking around the pits and outside t1/t2 taking photos with a big shiny white lens. His name is Matthew Paul, and he's posted a gallery from the afternoon here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 223&type=3

Lots of great shots in there, he's posted the ones he likes most but if anyone's car has been missed, just comment on the album and tell him your car number.

zero00 · Postby **zero00** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 6:00 pm

Missed mine Ross but then I wasn't fast enough to get into frame!

He sure did a good job, saw him floating around quite a few times :wink:

Vat · Postby **Vat** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 6:44 pm

zero00 wrote:Keep up the great work 'Potato Racing', Kirk, Nate & Jamal, I had so much fun in group 4 with you guys along with 'Lead Foot Amber', Matty Redlocks [welded to my bumper!] Patrick and all the others - just awesome!

Those guys had a great time! Good to see my second choice race number going to a good home on the Potato Racing pink bumpered car (with the literally bolted on flares - I would have accepted cable ties as well), too.

https://www.facebook.com/mattthewpaulphotography/photos/a.912052428873886.1073741946.605645756181223/912054538873675/?type=3&theater

Jamal's dorifto efforts on the cool down from the Sportsman session were fun to watch, too.

Trackphotos · Postby **Trackphotos** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 7:15 pm

Cable tied may have been an improvement :p His mirrors literally fell apart while he was in the pits. Granted, Jamal was shaking one of them around when the glass fell out, but still. Electrical tape saved the day.

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 7:22 pm

135 down the straight no need to lift off for turn 1

To increase your straight speed work on your exit speed on the corner before the straight.

Hopefully I'll get to QR this year again...

zero00 · Postby **zero00** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:11 pm

Magpie wrote:135 down the straight no need to lift off for turn 1

To increase your straight speed work on your exit speed on the corner before the straight.

Hopefully I'll get to QR this year again...

QR main straight can't be compared to Lakeside, the entrance speeds are totally different and even my old barge doesn't get much more than that - if that! Start/Finish I pick 4th at 6500rpmm so that's only around 130 or so at that point

Trackphotos · Postby **Trackphotos** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:27 pm

zero00 wrote:
Magpie wrote:135 down the straight no need to lift off for turn 1

To increase your straight speed work on your exit speed on the corner before the straight.

Hopefully I'll get to QR this year again...

QR main straight can't be compared to Lakeside, the entrance speeds are totally different and even my old barge doesn't get much more than that - if that! Start/Finish I pick 4th at 6500rpmm so that's only around 130 or so at that point

The exit speed matters a lot, I'd say even more than at Lakeside since our cars have so little torque to accelerate with. With a good exit, your car could be doing 155 by T1 at QR.

Vat · Postby **Vat** » Tue Sep 15, 2015 10:45 pm

Wait, doesn't Mark have a crap ton of aero on his thing?

Jelzahar · Postby **Jelzahar** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:26 am

Vat wrote:Jamal's dorifto efforts on the cool down from the Sportsman session were fun to watch, too.

Had such a great day

thanks everyone will definitely be back for more.

1:07.6 on Clubman and 1:10.7 on Sprint very happy with my results

Trackphotos · Postby **Trackphotos** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:30 am

Sure those aren't the wrong way around Jamal? Clubman is typically ~3sec slower than Sprint.

CaptainNate · Postby **CaptainNate** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:26 am

Trackphotos wrote:
zero00 wrote:
Magpie wrote:135 down the straight no need to lift off for turn 1

To increase your straight speed work on your exit speed on the corner before the straight.

Hopefully I'll get to QR this year again...

QR main straight can't be compared to Lakeside, the entrance speeds are totally different and even my old barge doesn't get much more than that - if that! Start/Finish I pick 4th at 6500rpmm so that's only around 130 or so at that point

The exit speed matters a lot, I'd say even more than at Lakeside since our cars have so little torque to accelerate with. With a good exit, your car could be doing 155 by T1 at QR.

Rookie error: Not looking at the data logs between sessions! Just watching them I can see areas I can improve already. On average I was hitting the apex in turn 6 at around 66kph - so just takes a bit of time to get back up to speed. I lost a few seconds on my fastest sprint lap by hesitating at turn 1 :evil:

All in all the car held up very well! Everyone was giving it dodgy looks expecting it to blow up. But it didnt! :mrgreen:

Going to hopefully go in and change around a few things like a new intake. I feel like my dodgy DIY CAI was heating up a bit too much.

Vat · Postby **Vat** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:39 am

Trackphotos wrote:Sure those aren't the wrong way around Jamal? Clubman is typically ~3sec slower than Sprint.

They were mislabeled in the Natsoft results, might have caused the confusion.

Trackphotos · Postby **Trackphotos** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:41 am

Bits did fall off it. They just fell off before it started moving.

CAR53 · Postby **CAR53** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:36 pm

Brian Ferrabee & John Toomer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lFqhBn1WhI

adidistyle · Postby **adidistyle** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:08 am

Results are published.
Sorted OUTRIGHT or by Competition Class.
http://www.mx5clubqld.com.au/?page_id=4068
Any queries, please PM me.

Next event is Monday November 16th, at Lakeside. This will be a 1/2 day event.