NatMeet Track Day - 14 Apr 14

zero00 · Postby **zero00** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 11:09 pm

Thanks Simon - great pics from an angle rarely seen!

PhilM · Postby **PhilM** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 6:28 pm

Thanks to all, I had a great day (red NA #56), the briefing scared the crap out of us 1st timers. All my runs except the last one had the wipers running so I was pleased to get a 1:10 on the last run. Could have had one more go but decided to stop while the panels were straight and the red mist had not appeared.
Great comeradery in the pits.

zero00 · Postby **zero00** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 7:31 pm

Great that you had the chance to experience Lakeside!! I hope you had a good trip home - correct me if I'm wrong but you also joined in for coffee after the track at the BP! It's days like last Monday that confirm why I have an MX5! Well make that TWO!!

Nothing wrong with a 1:10 on your first time there :wink:

PhilM · Postby **PhilM** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 8:18 pm

Yep, stopped in for coffee and Peter's donuts.

zero00 · Postby **zero00** » Sat Apr 19, 2014 8:24 pm

PhilM wrote:Yep, stopped in for coffee and Peter's donuts.

Remember the name and car and was sure you were there for coffee! That's one immaculate NA!!

Yesterday that road north was at a standstill!

If you go to the MX5 Club QLD facebook site -there is one of Ross's pics of 'donuts & coffee' posted

Charlie Brown · Postby **Charlie Brown** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:45 am

MINX wrote:Bit of slippery fun
Appearances by Dean and Charlie Brown and finishes with a MINX pirouette

OK MINX, as I promised, here's the view from inside. :oops:

My Michelin PS3's can be heard complaining in most corners.

MINX · Postby **MINX** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:53 am

^ Nice work CB :beer:

CAR53 · Postby **CAR53** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:15 pm

Charlie Brown wrote:
MINX wrote:Bit of slippery fun
Appearances by Dean and Charlie Brown and finishes with a MINX pirouette

OK MINX, as I promised, here's the view from inside.
My Michelin PS3's can be heard complaining in most corners.

CB. The carousel is a bit tricky if you get on the power too early or don't hit the apex late. Especially on road tyres. LOL

The next time your at Lakeside I think you will nock a second or two off your time by going through both sections of the Carousel with a constant lock and drifting out wide on the entrance to the straight unwinding after a late apex. I.e enter the straight at the highest possible speed by reducing lock and using all the track.

Charlie Brown · Postby **Charlie Brown** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:48 pm

Fully agree on the lines John.

Being on road tyres and wanting to drive home made me cautious into the main straight. Later in the day I started getting the line into Carousel a bit better but the grip on the road tyres went off as I foolishly didn’t check the pressures after I put 37psi cold into them at the start of the day. When I let them down to drive back to Caloundra they were into the mid 40’s and that’s well above their best pressure.

Here's a long clip of the full 4th session.

zero00 · Postby **zero00** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:25 pm

Well done Phil!! Excellent effort for someone there for the first time! Considering the tyres I'd love to see what you could do on your 'normal' track tyres :wink:

Thanks for the full vision, I'm off back to watch that again!!

adidistyle · Postby **adidistyle** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:09 pm

Here's a long clip of the full 4th session.

Great video Phil. I was really looking forward to you catching me up so I could see my lines (me red NA). But instead you can see the moment when I ran out of fuel, and you blew past. Sigh.