Oran Park L2s Practice Days Coming Up

[Duncan]

there were literally less than 20 cars there all day, only 2x sessions (cheats and sedans) and as usual they all started to drop off pretty early (eg formula fords, commodores, evos etc) only the nissans (skylines, 200sx, 180sx) lasted

[lingeringsoul]

Hahahaha yeah me, sheng and stphen had a little mini race....would've been fun if stephen didn't choke and spin out at turn 2. But damn him and his semis, i just couldn't keep up around the bigger sweeping corners, if I floored it, I would definitely have oversteered but he was like having a nice cruise or seomthing. Maybe the new GTR wing will help the next time around and some better brake fluids so I can lay the smack down with my uber trail braking. My rear is a so unsettled on braking, and judging from the silly toe angles it could be the cause. A new wheel alignment is defintely in order.

I must say, the suspension was great.....I felt really confident heading fast into the corners knowing there won't be much understeer. Although I could do with some swaybars....BADLY

Its really awesome how you can realy pick up on the other aspect of your car if you do these trackdays.

[evil_weevil]

Stephen as in skyline_gtts?

good to see him back out there!!

Doubt I'll be able to make any of the early Jan days (working at summernats) so my next day is wakie on the 19th.

James - any idea on times today?

[Duncan]

yep.

And 18/1 sounds perfect, I'll be running in the motor then.

[lingeringsoul]

I estimate a 1:30-1:33 ish, a workmate was supposed to come with me to time me, but pulled out at the last minute.

yes stephen with the drift spec and even more outrageous jigsaw paint scheme.....black bonnet, silver tail lights white shell.......just MAD!!!

we all ran out of fuel at the end of the day....

given more down force and some better brake fluids, there's definitely another 2-3 seconds I cna shave off................Braked too early into turn 1 (i'm scared of big fast sweeping corners). Should've maybe let off the throttle before the apex, clip that, give it another tap, then hard brake. The flip flop, I only managed to go through that in 4th gear full throttle once, and that almost scared the shit out of me as the rear was twitching. The corner leading up to the bridge could've been a bit tidier and the s curves following that, I could've used a slightly better line for that as well. I didn't know what gear to use for that.....4 seems a little down on torque to pull through, 3rd gear would mean screaming on the limiter by the time I reach that off camber turn (turn before the flip flop)

[evil_weevil]

f**k.

man you dont know how pissed I was I couldnt be there.

esp yesterday!

There were only 2 of us in today at work for all of australia.....spewing

Duncan, 18/1? where at?

[Duncan]

sorry 19 lol it was your post!

[lingeringsoul]

quick...give us some tips duncan

[evil_weevil]

ah cool, see you there also

James - did you use and go over the ripple strips at suttons (left hander) and the left to right before last turn onto pits? have the ripple in middle of car, John Bozzman tought me that and it shaved alot off my times. its amazing how much less steering you need which means more speed!

[lingeringsoul]

i is confused....which corner is sutton?

[evil_weevil]

7!

so 7 and 8 maximise that ripple!

[Duncan]

sure. bleed your bakes, buy some semis and don't brake so much just don't blame me when you run out of track

seriously, best way to get quicker around a track is to get some training.

sutton is turn 7, it is a beauty. Much more open than it seems, off camber on the exit (downhill to a concrete wall), and lots of concrete on the inside of the ripple strip to drive on.

[lingeringsoul]

I thought so, yes I did use the ripple strip and I LOVE that corner.......but half the time I was having a dilemma of finding a good gear to use.....I was in 4th gear most of corner 6, 7 and 8 but the s curves after corner 6 makes it hard to accelerate in 4th gear...but the time I get up to speed, it's corner 7 already. Putting it in 3rd gear seems over kill, and I just get a lot of revs and oversteer.

bear in mind, this is all street tyres so I was wrestling with a bit fo grip around there.

[Duncan]

John is racing one of the bransteter GTRs in improved production at the moment and is going OK (although dave loftus is quicker). He had a 32 gtr himself years ago too, might even have been an aus delivered one. He's about the only one a Luffs who really knows what they are talking about

[Duncan]

back to 3rd for that corner, you need to pull out of it hard and up the hill

turn speed 50-80 = 2nd

90-130 = 3rd

anything else (turn 1s at EC, OP, WP) = 4th.

At Oran Park 2nd for turn 3, 3rd for every other turn except 1 which is 4th

[evil_weevil]

really?

4th?

Im 3rd most of that half of track! and thats a 54 sec lap on south circuit.

But yeah, as John told me - dont be affraid of the ripples on the off corners (eg suttons - weight is all on the right side of car and ripple is on left)

dam I really wish I went this weekend *cries*

Duncan - does wakie have corners like suttons where theres concrete on the inside of the ripples?

edit - good pointers there Duncan with gears and speed

[lingeringsoul]

I'll give that try once the oil cooler goes in, the reason I kept the revs lower is because of the hot day and i didn't want it to sit on 7grand all day.

[Sheng]

lol @ Spin king, as in spinning people out or bit of everything ahah

yeah ive got this little twicking noise from one the back wheels, but meh ill drive it off, need a service soon anyway.

ive picked up a few thing to need to be done too!

sway bars and pads are a definate, and less cables ties coz didnt use any this time stupid things weighting my car done, and oh, a huge Recaro

seat , damn lost like 10 kgs from body roll n shit alone, but was a huge fun and hopefully ill have enough cash for the next one!

^^ that Shell corner has ate me alive at least 4 times omg, but punished it during the last lap

[Sheng]

I'll give that try once the oil cooler goes in, the reason I kept the revs lower is because of the hot day and i didn't want it to sit on 7grand all day.

justjap one is good

[evil_weevil]

Albert, you hooked yet or what???

James, I have an 11 row cooler (and relocation kit) from performance wise which Nathan @ Grey Imports fitted