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by **cat007** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:49 pm

Thought you were going to quote Donnie darko then lol

by **malc** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:07 pm

I was racing last Sunday, bumps didn't seem too bad at all.
Full on race cars maybe rattle around a bit more though.

by **cat007** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:37 pm

Razz wrote:I was racing last Sunday, bumps didn't seem too bad at all.
Full on race cars maybe rattle around a bit more though.

How'd you get on? Any videos?

by **mr2_t** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:20 pm

Bazda wrote:I dont mind the bumps at all, they feel pretty good to me .

havent been out to Pukekohe for over a year... (high 1.17's with melting front tyres :oops:

)

When traversing the bumps at the end of the front straight I used to hit my head on the targa glass, but judging by the TV footage it seems like there are some new ones on the inside of the sweeper that look rather treacherous - at the entrance to the horse track (@%@#% horsists!)

No more trackdays for me though - the MR2 has to go (wifely logic prevails - why do we need three cars she says...)

by **Bazda** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:32 pm

Bumps are just part of racing.

by **cat007** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:35 pm

Bazda wrote:Bumps are just part of racing.

Too true! Bring on Hampton downs though :twisted:

I don't mind them but banging your head constantly on the roof is VERY distracting lol

by **KinLoud** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:14 pm

I will be there in my "returned from the dead" Carina! It's only been 2 1/2 years! What a slack arse I am!

Glenn ez10s (1UZ Carina!) and about 8 other guys are taking starlets, markIIs, carinas and a 300C Chrysler!

We will be the ones having a big social time with bbq, deck chairs etc.

Ken

by **cat007** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:17 pm

KinLoud wrote:I will be there in my "returned from the dead" Carina! It's only been 2 1/2 years! What a slack ar*e I am!

Glenn ez10s (1UZ Carina!) and about 8 other guys are taking starlets, markIIs, carinas and a 300C Chrysler!

We will be the ones having a big social time with bbq, deck chairs etc.

Ken

awesome!

I'll be the guy shaking in the corner from fear lol

by **malc** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:40 pm

cat007 wrote:How'd you get on? Any videos?

Not too bad, was the first time I had taken my bzg to puke.
Need more power though, I think I reached the point where the grip exceeded the amount of speed I could get out of the car. Foot flat to the floor from the hairpin down to the sweeper and then not using brakes. I think my car is better off on a track with more corners.
No in car video, will have to see if anyone else took some.

by **cat007** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:45 pm

Razz wrote:
cat007 wrote:How'd you get on? Any videos?

Not too bad, was the first time I had taken my bzg to puke.
Need more power though, I think I reached the point where the grip exceeded the amount of speed I could get out of the car. Foot flat to the floor from the hairpin down to the sweeper and then not using brakes. I think my car is better off on a track with more corners.
No in car video, will have to see if anyone else took some.

You should be able to keep it flat from hairpin through Ford hill and onto the front straight. I couldn't though haha

by **malc** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:58 pm

yeah, I was doing that after a couple of runs, car felt well balanced in the corners, only place I was getting a lot of wheelspin and understeer was at the corner going onto the back straight. Joys of fwd

by **cat007** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:29 pm

Razz wrote:yeah, I was doing that after a couple of runs, car felt well balanced in the corners, only place I was getting a lot of wheelspin and understeer was at the corner going onto the back straight. Joys of fwd

I got heaps of understeer coming into the hairpin and also a fair bit coming onto the back straight....

Unsure how to tackle that yet.....

Cant wait for tomorrow OMG

by **Bazda** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:42 pm

I get understeer + oversteer everywhere

by **malc** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:38 pm

on the ragged edge eh

by **Bazda** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:03 pm

1.04s dont come from driving like a nana

by **cat007** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:13 pm

Bazda wrote:1.04s dont come from driving like a nana

I still cant get over that - I wasn't going slow - and you were still 11 seconds faster than me LOL

What tyres were you running?

If you count out 11 seconds - its a hell of a long time - especially on a ~1 minute track!

by **malc** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:39 pm

yeah, about 16 secs faster than what I could muster, pity I couldnt push the accelerator any further. Can't wait to get the ae86 finished to see what it will do.

by **Bazda** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:44 pm

cat007 wrote:
Bazda wrote:1.04s dont come from driving like a nana

I still cant get over that - I wasn't going slow - and you were still 11 seconds faster than me LOL

What tyres were you running?

If you count out 11 seconds - its a hell of a long time - especially on a ~1 minute track!

No, you must of been going slow. lol.
Toyo R888s.
Next time out i'm aiming for 1.03s - That will be some hardcore driving!

Key for puke is hard spring rates on the front. And you can go over the hill and the sweeper faster than you think you can

by **cat007** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:14 pm

Bazda wrote:No, you must of been going slow. lol.
Toyo R888s.
Next time out i'm aiming for 1.03s - That will be some hardcore driving!

Key for puke is hard spring rates on the front. And you can go over the hill and the sweeper faster than you think you can

Hey! I wasn't going "that" slow! I had Toyo T1R's on the front and very cheap "Duron" tyres on the rear - so it was very twitchy

I want to take off 5 seconds if the weather's right with the slicks and bigger balls LOL

Although realistically I think a 1:12 would be nice

by **Bazda** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:10 pm

cat007 wrote:
Bazda wrote:No, you must of been going slow. lol.
Toyo R888s.
Next time out i'm aiming for 1.03s - That will be some hardcore driving!

Key for puke is hard spring rates on the front. And you can go over the hill and the sweeper faster than you think you can

Hey! I wasn't going "that" slow! I had Toyo T1R's on the front and very cheap "Duron" tyres on the rear - so it was very twitchy

I want to take off 5 seconds if the weather's right with the slicks and bigger balls LOL

Although realistically I think a 1:12 would be nice

You need really stiff suspension with slicks. Or they will go off very quickly.

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