MX5 CLUB OF QLD TRACK DAY 15 JULY 2013

zero00 · Postby **zero00** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 7:29 pm

Yes, but add up the 'other makes' that have attended and nice to see just how much these guys contribute to our costs and so much appreciated as well

Keep the battle going guys!!

the pirate · Postby **the pirate** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 5:22 pm

MINX wrote:
the pirate wrote:2 horse race and the jockeys are nervous!
Pirate.

Its a shame Jaron missed the First round - it would have been a great tussle

Yes I agree, Shows how two completely different cars can be within a whisker of each other. I love it!

corners · Postby **corners** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:46 pm

My Fastest Lap of the day
Happy for any to provide feedback

D-Train · Postby **D-Train** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:14 pm

Corners, I have 2 things on you vid that could help bring down times.

1) Upon approaching Karousel there is no need for being that close to the left hand edge. I suggest positioning the car at about 1 car width in. That could save you from doing a few unnecessary metres and thus time.

2) After Karousel, at the top of the hill, instead of moving to the inside of the track to go under the bridge stay out wide and make a sweeping turn in to apex around 10m out from the bridge then look to place the left wheels over the ripple strip on the outside of the track on the downhill and make a straight line for where the official's umbrella is to set up for Hungry.

Hope that helps
D-Train

MattR · Postby **MattR** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:57 am

Jaron,

When I get a spare afternoon, wander over and I can go through some videos of my car and hopefully we'll get some time for you.

From the quick look, I can get you a little more speed onto the straight, also you can move further to drivers right down the straight to take a wider arc through the kink that gives you a bit more speed through the kink. I have my ideas on the karasel and also round the back that could help you. Also go back through what Doug told you from earlier in the year at Lakeside.

timk · Postby **timk** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 9:59 pm

I'm not really experienced enough to give my opinion but anyway, I do a similar line to you except exiting hungry I let the car slide out to the right and hug the inside of eastern loop. It works in my car because it is very tail happy but probably not ideal for most.

Here is a random video of mine from a few years ago, too bad I had the top down so it is hard to hear, plus the instructor's helmet gets in the way a fair bit:

He's not holding my hand by the way... :lol:

There's lots of opinions on how to drive Lakeside, I guess you just have to try different lines and see which work for you!

MINX · Postby **MINX** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:00 am

Tim
that appears to be the line Doug showed me.
He teaches hitting the apex on both parts of karousel as you did above.
On approach to Hungry, he teaches aiming more to the right, at the 'lights' not the flag marshal stand.
This opens the corner more, and then he runs you up the centre of the hill, keeping away from the drop off camber bit to the right.

toppertee · Postby **toppertee** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:19 pm

The way I look at it is.....
There are three kind of race/track drivers, those that can and those that can't and the very small few with real talent. There is nothing that is going to change that.

I.M.O. Just enjoy the drive, don't try to hard at Lakeside. The walls are very close, with very little run off. The place has killed, put people in hospital and totaled plenty of cars.

Cal · Postby **Cal** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:22 pm

Here is Jim Richards from the weekend. He's probably got half an idea: http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/07/23/...p-at-lakeside/

corners · Postby **corners** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:29 pm

Cal wrote:Here is Jim Richards from the weekend. He's probably got half an idea: http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/07/23/...p-at-lakeside/

Full link

http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/07/23/vid ... -lakeside/

Cal · Postby **Cal** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:31 pm

timk · Postby **timk** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:26 pm

But are we a pack of a**eholes? :lol:

zero00 · Postby **zero00** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:34 pm

It must have been some meet! One of my friends asked me about the noise limits, I said 95dB, so he then proceeded to tell me they were at North Lakes Westfield and could here the cars from there!! That's a hell of a long way from the circuit so maybe the Council allowed an amnesty for the weekend?

toppertee · Postby **toppertee** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:45 pm

timk wrote:But are we a pack of a**eholes?

Greatest tv moment ever!
Not the first time a kiwi has call a bunch of Aussies, A$$ holes :mrgreen:

MattR · Postby **MattR** » Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:06 am

zero00 wrote:It must have been some meet! One of my friends asked me about the noise limits, I said 95dB, so he then proceeded to tell me they were at North Lakes Westfield and could here the cars from there!! That's a hell of a long way from the circuit so maybe the Council allowed an amnesty for the weekend?

Apparently Lakeside can have 4 noisey meetings a year. These meetings are the big ones for the "originals" sports cars, open wheelers and tourers. Or they have been in the last couple of years anyway.