Piarc 31st May

[BBGTR]

I'm heading down for another crack at this awesome circuit.

If you're down, come and say hi! I'm the one with a black R32.

Seems to be less and less people from here at the track these days.

Good luck to the Aust Tarmac Challenge boys and girls.

[ssxRicho]

I'm heading to sandown instead. weather is looking ok atm. CSA have haunted hills on saturday as well. its a busy weekend.

[Ant97GTR]

Good luck BB....my left front is down to the belts and I've got no hope of finding a new set of RE's in time so I won't be there.

Make sure you fly the SAU flag for us

[Let Me Drive]

HEY BB ME AND DAD WILL BE THERE WITH DADS GTR SEE YOU THERE

[BBGTR]

HEY BB ME AND DAD WILL BE THERE WITH DADS GTR SEE YOU THERE

[flyingfridge]

gah, I'm hanging to do one of these days but haven't been able to make it work yet. later this year for sure!!

[JAGR33]

Fark Andrew I hate reading these threads of yours, it's been over a year since I last had a go at PI.

Will have to stick it out for another year.

Good luck, and don't go faster than 1:46.

[BBGTR]

Fark Andrew I hate reading these threads of yours, it's been over a year since I last had a go at PI.

Will have to stick it out for another year.

Good luck, and don't go faster than 1:46.

Well I'm defecting to Dunlops so this will be the first time on this car that I've used them. Hopefully if the weather is good I can find the 0.6 secs I need to get into the 46's. I'd be more than happy to come back with another 47.

[JAGR33]

What happened Andrew? Checked out Natsoft and you're not there? Markov did a 1:39.1, fark that's insane, must have been on slicks.

[Snowman]

I'm not sure what happened to Andrew but I hope he didn't get those Dunlop M1's. I used them for Dutton and 2 laps in they delaminated - too much heat generated there for our cars on those tyres! You'd need to get the R1's if going Dunlops (although these new A050's are starting to look like the new tyre of choice).

[Roy]

He was there, he drove past us when we were leaving the island

[JAGR33]

I'm not sure what happened to Andrew but I hope he didn't get those Dunlop M1's. I used them for Dutton and 2 laps in they delaminated - too much heat generated there for our cars on those tyres! You'd need to get the R1's if going Dunlops (although these new A050's are starting to look like the new tyre of choice).

Well I didn't get any rescue calls yesterday so I'm assuming all is good.

So the new yokies are the go are they?

How do they compare in price and performance???

[Snowman]

No tyres are a reasonable price anymore but Ryan ran the A050's and smashed his PB at PI and smashed EVERYONE at Haunted Hills.

Jeff Beable used them at Targa and said they were great there too.

[BBGTR]

Well I didn't get any rescue calls yesterday so I'm assuming all is good.

So the new yokies are the go are they?

How do they compare in price and performance???

Hi, yep I was there with my new Dunlop R1's, new front and rear pads, I even polished the flame soot off the back of the car. All this in preparation for a 1.46 lap.

Conditions were perfect.

Then my battery died.

I couldn't fire the car to take it to scrutineering, it would crank, but not enough to start. Alternator appears ok as I get 14.7 volts when the car is running. If you have ever seen someone about to self-combust because of rage, then you know how I was feeling.

Saw Markov was there on slicks so a FTD was out of the question, but a second place for the day was a distinct possibility.

So got a jump start from the recovery cars and drove home.

<homer> Stupid Battery </homer>

[BBGTR]

No tyres are a reasonable price anymore but Ryan ran the A050's and smashed his PB at PI and smashed EVERYONE at Haunted Hills.

Jeff Beable used them at Targa and said they were great there too.

What are the yokie's worth, the Dunlops I got were $655 each.

[Ant97GTR]

Damn sorry to hear about the dramas BB...of all things a dead battery

That time by Markov is indeed insane!!! That would be some great in car footage

And Scott what happened to your dad as I didn't see him on the timesheets either?

[JAGR33]

Hi, yep I was there with my new Dunlop R1's, new front and rear pads, I even polished the flame soot off the back of the car. All this in preparation for a 1.46 lap.

Conditions were perfect.

Then my battery died.

I couldn't fire the car to take it to scrutineering, it would crank, but not enough to start. Alternator appears ok as I get 14.7 volts when the car is running. If you have ever seen someone about to self-combust because of rage, then you know how I was feeling.

Saw Markov was there on slicks so a FTD was out of the question, but a second place for the day was a distinct possibility.

So got a jump start from the recovery cars and drove home.

<homer> Stupid Battery </homer>

NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Couldn't you just jump start it get it scrutineered and then jump start it again and line up in the dummy grid??

Sux big time, oh well, there's always next time....

[Aaron34]

I don't know why you guys don't try the RE55TT tyres. They a designed for this kind of thing. They last just as long because they don't cold tear and the grip is fantastic...

[BBGTR]

NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Couldn't you just jump start it get it scrutineered and then jump start it again and line up in the dummy grid??

Sux big time, oh well, there's always next time....

Sux balls all right. I would have had to rely on someone with a jump kit to be there at the right time though, and that was not going to be easy. I had to get the recovery guys to do it initially.

I am trying to wangle a leave pass for the AROCA P.I. day on the first weekend in July, not hopefull as it's a week after the WRX round.

The only positive is that PIARC for some reason were only taking cash on the day so I didn't have to pay....apart from the $3k in tyres and pads for the weekend.

[Russman]

I'm starting to think differently about semi's too.

At Superlap all the fast guys were running AO50's but I chose AO48's thinking that they would last longer. Maybe they will a bit but after seeing Ryan go through the whole dutton event on AO50's I'm thinking they are better suited and will last about the same. His lap times speak for themselves. Especially at Haunted hill where the Evo's should have been quicker than a little rwd nissan but he smashed em!

I had 10 lap old AO48's and Ryans AO50's were new and at the end of the event they were about the same for wear.

I haven't ever had RE55 TT's but I imagine they would be in the same boat at AO50s.