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by **cat007** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:24 pm

Hey all,

I'm taking my car alone for a fun day out on the 4th October round Puke

Can anyone point me in the right direction for rules and regulations? I cant seem to find anything. i.e. do I need a fire extinguisher? Do I need a race harness? What clothes can I wear? Do I need a fire suit etc etc etc???

http://www.countiesracing.co.nz/motor-r ... kingid=332

Cheers

Hunt

by **postfach** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:40 pm

you don't need anything special, just turn up in your car with a helmet

by **Adamal** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:47 pm

Overalls and wear cotton based clothing, no nylon.

by **cat007** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:01 pm

Adamal wrote:Overalls and wear cotton based clothing, no nylon.

hmmmm- I dont have any overalls - the only ones I could get would be from a mate and they'd be covered in paint, i.e. a fire hazzard, rather than fire-proof haha.

I was just thinking of wearing sneakers, jeans and a t-shirt and a helmet of course.....

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:21 pm

At a bare minimum you'd have to have a long sleeved shirt, but I dont think you'd be allowed out without overalls.

by **escortman** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:32 pm

iv been to track days whr u dont need anything not even wof n reg cert etc

by **postfach** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:44 pm

you can wear mechanics overalls like the ones you get from repco, they're pretty cheap and thats what i use when i cant borrow my flatmates dads race suit, but i've seen heaps of people go round in tshirts etc. it's really pretty lax, i've never had my car checked for wof or anything like that at an open day (though it's had current wof every time i've been)

by **cat007** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 7:48 pm

I might do as you say and buy a cheap pair from Repco. I guess they should be find as long as they're mostly cotton and long sleeved.

red car · by pc » Sun Sep 14, 2008 1:58 am

cat007 wrote:I might do as you say and buy a cheap pair from Repco. I guess they should be find as long as they're mostly cotton and long sleeved.

If you buy a pair with the intention of doing motorsport events, there is no such thing as 'mostly cotton'. Either 100% cotton or not.
If you just want to do the fun day, it doesn't say overalls so you don't need them... they might expect closed shoes though.

by **cat007** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 4:44 pm

postfach wrote:you can wear mechanics overalls like the ones you get from repco, they're pretty cheap and thats what i use when i cant borrow my flatmates dads race suit, but i've seen heaps of people go round in tshirts etc. it's really pretty lax, i've never had my car checked for wof or anything like that at an open day (though it's had current wof every time i've been)

I have a wof and rego so that's fine.

What kind of times have you been able to do? I saw you say you do 1:15's in your project thread, but you were down on power?

by **Mr Revhead** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 5:59 pm

why dont you email the organizers and ask them?
its what they want that matters.. not what anyone here THNKS

but i do reiterate pc's point, if you intend to do more things like this, get 100% cotton ones

by **flygt4** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:29 pm

yep synthetic fabrics melt onto the body and = serious injuries if theres a fire. also tend to catch fire quite quickly.

by **cat007** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:12 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:why dont you email the organizers and ask them?
its what they want that matters.. not what anyone here THNKS

but i do reiterate pc's point, if you intend to do more things like this, get 100% cotton ones

I have emailed, no reply

I don't imagine I will be doing this all the time. I just want to see if I like it hehe

by **Mr Revhead** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:13 pm

then ring!
better than turning up and being told to go away coz you dont have the right gear

oh, you'll like it!

by **cat007** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 3:22 pm

Goddam the 4th cant come round soon enough!

Will anyone else be attending?

by **Bazda** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 5:31 pm

A test day before Superlap pukekohe, no one was wearing overalls.
I started off wearing, but saw people wearing t shirts and jeans.
So i took my flame suit off (as it was very hot) and went out.
Prob should keep them on for safety.

But they didnt say anything...

Seems like very relaxed rules there. Once your on the track safety is up to you not them. I guess its all in the form you sign before you go out on the track.

Car doesnt need a wof and regestration. It can have 3 wheels if you think its safe to drive it like that. lol.

by **Looonie** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:04 pm

Bazda wrote:Car doesnt need a wof and regestration. It can have 3 wheels if you think its safe to drive it like that. lol.

o_O

O_o

*starts thinking*

by **cat007** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:07 pm

cummon dave - you must have something that "goes"?????

come show me how to drive!

by **Looonie** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:53 pm

Oh thats right, you're going to be there.

Maybe I'll wait for another day then.

by **cat007** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:57 pm

Looonie wrote:Oh thats right, you're going to be there.

Maybe I'll wait for another day then.

Fair enough - I'd feel stink too if I lost to a smaller engined car......

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