QR Track Day (Timeattack - Non-Club) - 04 July 06

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:45 am

Cal wrote:they aren't done with a handheld angle grinder.

Yeah, the next lot will be slotted in the workshop with a milling machine.

Did anyone see my brakes at Morgan Park? We pulled up after the first set and thought the engine was on fire. Opened the bonnet and nothing, but still smoke everywhere... Brake smoke billowing out of the wheels... MMMM Gotta love solid disks. You can quickly realise how effective ventilated disks are.

Hopefully our backyard slots will aid in releasing trapped gases and dust, and not just aid in killing me at the end of the first straight :mrgreen:

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Boags

Postby **orx626** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:25 pm

As of 5:35pm I'm out of tomorrow's event...........one cactus brake master cylinder :cry:

And it really shouldn't have been a problem as I had a seal kit............but whoever was the clown that assembled the item (it's a remanufactured master cylinder) completely screwed the phillips head on spring retaining bolt on the primary piston and I don't have a spare!!!! :evil:

NOT HAPPY JAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyhow, I hope those of you that are going tomorrow have an excellent day...I hope the rain stays away!!!

Cheers,
Danny

ASE05 · Postby **ASE05** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 8:05 pm

Boags'MX5 wrote:
ASE05 wrote:Scared I'll get me car pranged up!

With your experience, and knowing your car, the thing you need to remember is that some poeple are willing to be faster through corners but have nowhere near as much power as you down the straight. Let them past on the straight, that means you will have to physically back off until they are past(if they caught up with you, then you won't be waiting for them down too many straights).

I got a little bit tired of waiting for SEs and 1.8s at Natmeet for that reason, and noone wants a frustrated driver behind them. (I was in the group with the wifes/girlfriends... )

Also, enjoy the driving, and try not to focus on the "timing" side of it. Trying to push your times down might get you a little too excited... Trust me. QR 2 Boags' MX5(Shazza) 0 (they are gooooood times though )

Boags

Yeah sweet. I got no dramas with someone whos trying to get around doin' just that. I'd prefer to not have to think for myself and watch the guy behind me. If there getting close, they will be going past.

I guess no one wants to bugger their car up so......

ORX626 - bugger mate! That sucks bum!

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:30 pm

orx626 wrote:..I hope the rain stays away!!!

So do I or it could get very :oops:

. Sorry that you won't be able to make it Danny

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:07 pm

Great day. I improved my best clubman circuit time by 2.5 seconds, don't know how, but I did :mrgreen:

fish · Postby **fish** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:14 pm

so what time was it ....how did everyone else go any good times / improvements....come on guys very shitty i couldn't make it so a few stories at least

ASE05 · Postby **ASE05** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:41 pm

Fish ya missed a great morning(and I imagine I missed a great afternoon....damn work!!)

Clubman: 1:08.03 - never done it before so no previous times but not to shabby from what I can gather?

National: 1:29.??, down from a 1:34.??. I managed to get the hang of turn 1 and I reckon this is where I made up the time

My tyres are totally shagged though!

One poor bugger in the morning on the clubman circuit put his 180SX into the tyres on turn 4 heading into 5. Not terminal but this car was mint....before he bashed the drivers side!!

JBT - sweet!

How'd everyone else go and were there any more incidents? Oh yeah, that M3 that was on the track in the morning was :shock:

fast!

Lastly, does anyone know if I can download the times for the day from anywhere yet?

fish · Postby **fish** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 10:43 pm

hey yeah great times .....1:08 is not to shabby at all for the clubman track first up and 129 is great for the National too

can't wait for the August 10 th one now when i will have a heap of new bits and some track tyres

they usually post up the times on the time attack site after a day or so

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:05 am

fish wrote:so what time was it ....

Errr.....about 7% slower than ASE05 and APD :oops:

.......but good for me

phatMX · Postby **phatMX** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:05 pm

I ran on the arvo track, the sprint was fun and managed to get 5sec off my previous run. The sportsman track isnt too bad either, better than the national i reckon. Just 10 more track days and i think my tires will need replacing FINALLY!

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:04 pm

Yes, that sprint track layout looks good. Rob and I were thinking we should have opted for the afternoon session after watching you guys having all the fun.

rvlovell · Postby **rvlovell** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:33 pm

Yes, the afternoon season looked great. And so few cars. If I get a cold the next time i take a sicky I'll be really annoyed. Sneezing with a helmet on doesn't help my lap times :frown:

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:07 pm

WOW, what a day.

Only managed 1 set out in the Datto. QR 3 me 0...

The old girl went REALLY well for those 7 or so laps though! 1.15 for the clubman. Then found 3rd when redline in 4th looking for 5th, we suspect bent valve, its now running on 5 cylinders. Oh well, the saga continues. Fuel injection is going on before the next track day.

So we loaded her back on the ute and drove back to the northside to fix RIP-MX5's celica, which was meant to be running all day but did a uni joint the night before. Took the driveline out, fixed it, put it back in and back to QR. Got back at 3, so my mate got a few sets in before stumps, and i didn't completely waste his money

All in all, a good day even with the dramas.

Boags

PS - ASE05 1.08 is schmick for your first time, not too many people would have been passing you eh? Only 3 more seconds and you've beaten the SP :lol:

(just jokes, he had sticky tyres, there is at least 2 secs in that)

Charlie Brown · Postby **Charlie Brown** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:12 pm

Hmmm, seems like my 1:07.7 on the clubman circuit for a first timer wasn't bad for a lowered stock car. The 1:33.84 on the National needs some work also but if I ever get up that way again I'll give it another go

neil d · Postby **neil d** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:47 pm

ASE05 wrote:Fish ya missed a great morning(and I imagine I missed a great afternoon....damn work!!)

Clubman: 1:08.03 - never done it before so no previous times but not to shabby from what I can gather?

National: 1:29.??, down from a 1:34.??. I managed to get the hang of turn 1 and I reckon this is where I made up the time

What car are you driving?

a 1.29 is a fast time for a street car around the national? So far I can only get 1.27 and a bit out on the national?

Neil