Regies NB8B (The Tic Tac)

[CoffeeBoss]

They aren't bad.
But your cheaper tires tend to sacrifice lifespan for performance.
My last set of Preceda's had almost twice the lifespan of the Bridgestones before them.

Just sayin'...

[Regie]

im going to try some Federal 595RS-R's

i was talking to Stu @ spinning wheel they are getting the tyres in for me and going to do a wheel alignment next thrusday.

I went in there looking at getting the PS3's but they arent made in 205 45 16 as yet....

He said the Federals should be sensational for the stuff i do (track days weekend thrashes and two and from work occasionally )

[Guran]

Dunlop Star Specs? Much better tyre than the Federals, but they probably cost a lot more too. Worth getting a quote though.

[CoffeeBoss]

Argh - true story about the PS3's. Keep forgetting that.

i was talking to Stu @ spinning wheel

Then you're on the right track

[philz]

I went in there looking at getting the PS3's but they arent made in 205 45 16 as yet....

Run a 205/50 instead?

I found the 205/45 too thin, and was gonna get a thicker profile if i did keep the wheels.

[Regie]

I went in there looking at getting the PS3's but they arent made in 205 45 16 as yet....

Run a 205/50 instead?

I found the 205/45 too thin, and was gonna get a thicker profile if i did keep the wheels.

still no good with the PS3s though....they havent made any 16" tyres as yet

and possibly by the time these will be worn out, the KU36 might be available in 215 45's

[Regie]

15th Aug

headed to a Alfa owners club superspirint today at Wakie.

Was bloody freezing down there and was raining on and off all day, so no dry sessions for anyone

I managed a 1.19.18, that was my fastest on a wet track, not too bad considering the conditions.

ill write something better tomorrrow after ive had some sleep and gone through the pics

[gobsmax]

on the RSR?

[Regie]

on the RSR?

nope

[Regie]

The pics

5am left my place on the way to sunny Gulburn, who says it rains down there, obviously we were wrong on this day. The dark clouds kept coming on over and well when i was out on the track the sky's opened up and droped these water like droplets all over the track. Made for a hard time to get my lap times down. Ill say (to make myslef happy) that my fastest 1.19.1 can be my new PB for a wet track

anyways some pics from the day

Start of the morning


My work mates V6 STI. If you read Fast Fours mag you would have seen this in the street drag section it ran a 11.7 and got published (which he wasnt too happy about)


Lined up ready for the first session


What happens when you came off the track on cold tyres
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another pic of the STI. It was running R888's and managed a 1.07.7


Im loving these gold wheels


New sway bars made a difference


One of the cars i was parred up with...a automatic monaro, running slicks and with a bogan driving it. He was rather surprised when i caught him under brakes through the kink and sitting 1m off his behind up around the top of the track...he wouldnt let me past though. That driver need some more practice


I installed some Whiteline adjustable sway bars when i did my timing belt a few months ago, the car turns in a lot better and sits rather flat through the corners. Thanks to Lou for giving me some initial adjustments...i ended up keeping them the whole day, the car was feeling tops!
Now onto tyres, I got those wheels a month or two ago and had been looking at new tyres cause the original ones were rock hard. At first i was after some KU36, but after talking to Kumho, they were nil stock in Aust and they wernt sure when the next lot were coming in.
So the next choice was the Federal 595-RSR's, I was pretty keen on them, but came to the conclusion that this is my everyday car and these tyres will wear out rather quickly on street driving.
So a bit more research and i came across the Toyo T1R's, they were reasonably priced and after reading some reviews, people were saying that these tyres had great grip in the wet and dry, but the tyres gave the driver no feeling as to what the car was doing.
Well how wrong they were..these have to be the best tyres ive had on my car (grip wise and feeling wise) They took a bit to warm up, being a <10*C day with the wind blowing strong. But by the 2nd fast lap they were in there prime, lots of grip and no signs of getting too hot. I look forward to doing a track day where the track temps are a bit warmer and see how they handle then.

Until then, happy driving

[philz]

man the car looks awesome with the gold wheels!

Nice time as well!

[Jeo]

Poor Monaro

Also, wheels look awesome!

[gobsmax]

what's with the tape on the lights? stone chips?

[sliq]

maybe it's so it doesn't distract other racers, if he has his parker lights on?

[Regie]

what's with the tape on the lights? stone chips?

last WRX hosted day the lights needed to be covered for some reason...they were a tad more relaxed this time, i put the tape on at the start of the day..and left it on there