Track Day: Wakefield

[R3sp3ct]

Had a great day, cant wait to get my set up correct and new front tyres,bucket seat, brakes, boost, then i should be right lol. I was really happy that the newish STI and one of the evo's couldn't over take me on the straight, the corners well i wont mention how i was through them.

As for that f**kING rabbit.......suck shit that it got f**ked up and the birds ate it for the rest of the day, little peice of shit!!!

Anyway...had an awesome time and cant wait till im ready for the next one

BTW, thanks for the helps taking the bar off and putting it back on guys, had my own pit crew

[JaiJai]

any major damage done by anyone?

[Frink]

actually i think i may have snapped one of my exhuast bolts again. my car is making a funny high pitched squeal when its on boost, but it hasn't lost anyway performance. i'll have it checked out next week...

[MIVEC]

Good to see you all had fun!

And nice of someone to write "Spotted" on the top of my car

[leech_]

the only decent damage done on the day i think was to one of the yellow evo's which ripped a tyre of his rim and scratched it up pretty bad. It was also making some strange noises after that almost as though he had warped a disc and his pads were rubbing and this is when he was just driving.

Woot i was the only one not to do any damage hehe

[R3sp3ct]

Well my front bar is farked, and i've snapped my air con fan i think thats what its called which is rubbing on the back of my FMIC. Also my brakes are screwed, I'm contemplating whether or not i should get GTR brakes??

EDIT: Here is how i drove for the rest of the day.

Sorry about the file being to big, i tried to make it smaller.

Edited October 22, 2006 by R3sp3ct

[leech_]

sorry to hear about the air con fan as well it did look like a tough drift pig though hehe from the little i know about the brakes unless you are after really big stopping power the standard 33 gts-t calipers should be fine just upgrade to slotted rotors and better pads/fluid. If they won't cut it and you have some money get the Brembo's from an R34 GTR mmm nice and big.

Maybe even these 8 pot's

http://www.justjap.com/parts_nbraking.htm

[R3sp3ct]

Well after going for a ride with luke i could not believe how good he stopped, if i hit my brakes as hard as he did i'd lock them up.....as seen on the first lap .

I'm thinking some massive slotted brakes would be awesome and thats why i think my car will be off the road for a while coz im going to save up for all these parts so next meeting ill be a little more competative.

[leech_]

haha going to track is very bad it makes us all go hmm

but what if i just had

8 pot calipers on the front and some decent 4 pots on the rear

slotted rotors

performance pads

adjustable coilovers

better sway bars

strut braces

etc etc etc

the list goes on. But if you have the $$$ all the best to you. you have a good amount of power as demonstrated get the braking and handeling sorted you will be out there with that blue evo 9

[R3sp3ct]

Oh ill get there......one day lol.

Yeah that blue evo was very quick.

[JaiJai]

Thats just it....

There are so many things you can do other than power mods to your car to make it fly, thats why some people like to go sailing n build a boat...me its my car!

[R3sp3ct]

What do you guys think of this?

How would an R32 GTR compare to an R33 GTST with similar mods around the track?

[leech_]

i would imagine the gtr would beat it however driver does play a big part as demonstrated on the weekend...

Luke = good drive

Leigh = average driver

Keep in mind though the AWD will be a major help in maintaining traction and as such better times

[Amaru]

Leigh = average driver? Dont blow your on whistle leigh, we all know you think youre god

GTR isnt really suited to Wakefield, it loses alot of its competitive edge due to the layout of the circuit. Its a short (low speed) circuit so the lower weight of the gtst gives it an advantage. But if you want a car that goes really quick around Wakefield, buy an Evo.

Edited October 22, 2006 by Amaru

[R3sp3ct]

Its a short (low speed) circuit so the lower weight of the gtst gives it an advantage.

The 32 GTR isn't heavier then the R33 GTST is it?

The reason i asked was im going to want a car that will get me the best traction/handling/speed. I think my car has the mods to do that i just need front wheels and brakes and my times should improve a fair bit.

[JaiJai]

It depends on what you really want do your research and find out whats the difference between the two....Im into drifting so the gtst was a natural choice (plus i was poor) I just recon that the gtst doesnt get a good enough rep, awsome rwd car, can hold its own when modded properly - the love of my life

[R3sp3ct]

the love of my life

Mine too

[GTR32GUS]

where the hell did the rabbit come from , i cant believe the damage it done

Edited October 23, 2006 by GTR32GUS

[Amaru]

The 32 GTR isn't heavier then the R33 GTST is it?

Its a good 100kg or so heavier... and alot of that weight is at the wrong end of the car

The GTR is a big car. Get it on a fast flowing track and it will show what it was made for. Get it on a low speed tight track and the results arent that great.

[leech_]

Well i did manage an unoffical time of 1.18.76 and a 1.19.00 with no suspensions mods, road tyres and not much power. The dodgy thing was i could only do a couple of hard laps before my tyres turned to gooo and i had to cool em down... Luke was getting 1.13's i think for most of the day not sure about Steve

Leigh = average driver? Dont blow your on whistle leigh, we all know you think youre god