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R35 action

sweet

hope someone can grab some video action...... Im going to try to get helmet cam going :whistling:

i hope so too otherwise i am going to gaffa tape the handycam to the passengers headrest :(

Full amount paid. Planning on bringing both GTRs. Will race R33 but if it plays up

(still lots to sort out) then will do a few laps with R35 if thats OK.

Shotgun a ride in the R35 :):)

I have only been to a couple of private track days - circuit racing is all a bit new to me as I

have been Drag racing for years (or enjoying our Adelaide Hills!).

The ones I went on had 25 cars & went out in groups of 5 or 6 cars for 5 laps or so.

I had about 6 or 7 sessions over the day & let the car cool for almost an hour between goes.

Even with a warm up & cool down lap it you go more than 4-5 hot laps in most street cars

you will start melting your tyres & brakes & if you go flat out for 20 mins or more

you might find thats all you get for the whole day because you have stuffed your car!!!

With only 20 cars there will be plenty of time for everyone to have lots of turns.

By mid afternoon there will probably only be a couple of cars on the track at one time

because it is inevitable that we wont all be able to keep going all day.

I have lots to learn & need to get as much practice as I can out there so it will be good to

do it with a bunch of other skylines rather then a pack of porsches sticking their noses up

at me! I have taken the plunge & entered the Time Attack day on Mon 5th (even though

my car is still fresh & unsorted) so that will be interesting........the 1st time I took it out

it melted the carbon brakes off after only 2 laps (were designed for drag not circuit) &

a couple of times I was coming at the hairpin at nearly 200kmhr with no pedal at all,

my race GTR does not have a handbrake so sideways was the only answer!!! Lucky I

kept it on the track both times but now we have put some proper brakes on it so at least

on my 2nd time out I might be able to do more than 2 laps without fade.

The time attack day only lets us do 1 flying lap at a time will be different to practice day.

Hope I dont make a fool of myself in front of all those other experienced drivers there,

but it is all for fun & good practice so what the hey!

The R35 is quite heavy & you really notice the difference with a passenger especially on the track.

I dont believe insurance will allow passenger rides on the track on these days.

Race car only has one seat so unless someone wants to occy strap themselves onto a milkcrate

I dont think that will be a goer either!!!

Yeah, I spoke to Tristan he seemed pretty cool. I remember going on an GSR/EVO club cruise years ago when

I had that EVOVII (the yellow one with carbon bonnet that was on the cover of SPEED mag). I didnt know anyone

there & think it was the only actual EVO on the night (mainly lancers & mirages etc) no one even came up to talk

to me at the start & when they did later it was to fine me $2 for leaving the cruise behind because they were all to bloody slow! That was my first & last foray into the "car club" scene.

Tristan wasnt around then & said those crusty 10km under the speed limit cruises are a thing of the past - phew.

Yep, cant wait for both days - hope the weather is good.

lol Adrian, can i ask why you are so keen to get a spot?

these are the dates for the open practise days, more info at mallala.com/321go

2009

CARS & KARTS

Saturday 7th February

Saturday 4th April

Saturday 16th May

Saturday 27th June

Saturday 1st August

Saturday 26th September

Saturday 28th November

^^^ my mate has a lotus exige track pack...

due to him being a dad of a 9 month year old he only gets to drive it once every 5 or so weeks..

and with mallala only doing track or drift he cant come out with us..

so im desperate to get him onto a private day so he can away from work and a screaming kid...

^^^ my mate has a lotus exige track pack...

due to him being a dad of a 9 month year old he only gets to drive it once every 5 or so weeks..

and with mallala only doing track or drift he cant come out with us..

so im desperate to get him onto a private day so he can away from work and a screaming kid...

i'm rebuilding my car for the Nov 23 trackday and am also hoping to have it ready for this event, but if i can't go then you or your mate can take my spot. i will be forwarding my deposit to Rad32 soon.

Hi guys - throw me in as a maybe, might still be o/s for this one but possibly not :-)

Looks like I'll be around for this one - I presume from the fact I wasn't added to the list there isn't a spare spot for me??

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