Superlap 2010 Ramblings

[Roy]

As long as they charge the AAA batteries, or at least ensure they are using lithium cells!

[Bozman1]

My predictions

The Honda powered Pro Lotus' already do 32's on slicks and will run 34's-35's on R's, which I think will be good enough to win

Waldo and Lofty are currently in the 36-37 range and are hoping there cars will do 35's in ideal conditions on new bags...but they have not been able to do it yet. I cannot see anyone going faster than a 34 though.

PRO 34's

OPEN 39's

CLUB 44's I have already done 44's in a CLUB GTR, and I think it would be fast enough to win.

On another note...RE WED and THURS PRACTICE DAYS.

These days are not just for Superlap cars as some people believe, they are open to anyone.

WED is fully booked and there are still spots for THURSDAY. You will have to pre book for these days even if you want to get in the gate. No spectators will be allowed on WED or THURSDAY.

I am instructing on WED and THURS to help some of these OS people. If you would like to book a spot on THURS contact

www.Drivingsolutions.com.au

Edited May 12, 2010 by Bozman1

[boxheadmr]

for those of us stuck at work on the friday or saturday is there some sort of email list or sms type list we can get on to get updates during the day?

[Duncan]

Semis or not, I reckon if the open cars aren't down to super car times (ie 1.32) there has been a shitload of money wasted! remember the taxis run small slicks

And I've got to say again, I am amazed how little track time the international drivers have done, even the best drivers will not do their best laps straight up.

[Roy]

Thats why i woudl love to know how good the V8 control tyres are? Considering that the 2010 lap times are no quicker then 2002 lap times I suspect they are pretty shit in terms of outright speed over a single lap. Perhaps a soft comound semi, in bogger diam and width so able to better manage temps, combined with lighter weights and more power/aero...

I suspect you could well be right Duncan, but when you get to the pace of these cars i think you really need to know what you are doing with regards to development so that requires drivers and mechanics... at these speeds a simple sum of parts does not equal pace. So will be interesting to see all the cars with lots of bespoked engineering and how they go compared to a V8 Supercar with a turbo inline 6!??!?!?!

...at those speeds / lap times i am a big believer is less is more!

[GTR32G]

My prediction, a low 1:33 will win Pro. A 1:38 will win Open...and a cheating GTR will win the R35 GTR class with a low 1:43 At least the EVOS have been out electotoothbrushed with the R35

A cheating GTR ? Not even at the event yet and people getting accused of cheating already....

[evil_weevil]

boxhead - check natsoft online throughout the day. I know some meets its updsated after each race, hopefully the same for superlap.

I wont be there friday however working saturday so at least I'll see something even if its for 5mins!

[Roy]

A cheating GTR ? Not even at the event yet and people getting accused of cheating already....

Of course they are cheating. They have uber power and great power delivery. Great chassis and awd system. Great gearboxes, decent std brakes and many only need modded shock bodies to make the shocks adjustable height and accept some slightly different springs to be even better handlers!!!! They are a very quick car and receptive to mods....and they are a $160k. The EVO 9s were the previous cheater spec for the class. The R35 seems to be the perfect car for the class and rules this year.

LOL when something is so good straight out of the factory it takes away some of the romance of throwing spanners at them and making them go quicker So cheaterers car.

What will be itneresting is to watch someone throw 150k at one and put a stroker in it. Put something like twin TD06-25Gs on it. Put a PPG gearset in it. Throw some uber 6k a corner shock at it. Rip all the mod con luxury bits out of it and try to get it down to around 1500kgs. Not sure what f anything needs to be done to the computers, but if they are like EVOs then there is probably some time in the tuning of the awd system.

Surely there are going to be mind altering quick R35s in years to come...not sure you are going to see any tuned 997 PDK turbos in Aus (not that they are eligible anyway)

I know the car i want to run, but having a bit of trouble finding the £100,000 to buy it Its cheater spec, but in a good vs evil sort of way

[LSX-438]

It gets better, cheater cars drive themselves too

[Roy]

I would only say that if you were in the passenger seat getting a BJ and totally distracted from actually driving

[giant]

i think your right too troy.

i'll be jumping for joy if the r32 gets into the high 30's ! i reckon the fast pro guys will be mid 30's maybe just under if the tracks good.

[Sinful]

for those of us stuck at work on the friday or saturday is there some sort of email list or sms type list we can get on to get updates during the day?

boxhead - check natsoft online throughout the day. I know some meets its updsated after each race, hopefully the same for superlap.

I wont be there friday however working saturday so at least I'll see something even if its for 5mins!

Not sure if natsoft will upload quick enough through out the day..But will talk to Timing about this

Pretty sure there will be updates on the Superlap website throughout the day...But if not will also chat to the guys about this..

[hrd-hr30]

Semis or not, I reckon if the open cars aren't down to super car times (ie 1.32) there has been a shitload of money wasted! remember the taxis run small slicks

280mm wide slick isn't all that small.

I'm going with 32 for open because the Lotus wasn't any slower on semis than slicks last time they ran in 2008 on the Kumho V70. A very good local driver in a very well sorted car, I think will be hard to beat.

[Marlin]

Not to forget some of these cars coming have outrageous power to weight figures, much better than a Supercar, and that front straight is long..... So if they can get similar cornering pace to a V8 SC, and be quicker on the straight, then yeah, fast.

[Beer Baron]

exactly most of the guys on here seem to be assuming it will be an aussie car that will win and basing their times off that.... yeah the OS cars are un-known in this neck of the woods but as marlin pointed out some of them have very serious power to weight ratios and very accomplished drivers. things could get very interesting if any of the OS challengers are firing on all cylinders so to speak.

[Roy]

I assume, perhaps wrongly that whilst there are no doubt going to be great drivers punting very fast cars, I assumed that the drivers would be a 1 second gap to a professional driver, so that is another reason why i think they will be a tad slower then the V8 Supercars. Will be great if i was wrong though!

[hrd-hr30]

I dunno, seems to me only the Cyber Evo and Scion have any real power to weight advantage over the HPE... And that's only the one aspect of performance. The Lotus platform has many other advantages - scale-model-like frontal area, low low low Cg, low polar moment of inertia, factory developed aero, etc Then factor in years of development on our tracks in our conditions with a very fast driver at the wheel who's very familiar with EC and the car. They won't be easy to beat IMO - if they are on the right tyres... there's no doubt they left a second or two behind due to tyre choice last time.

[Marlin]

I think most of us will be totally blown away by the pace the fastest Pro cars will have. Well, I hope that is the case

So, long range weather forecast? anyone?

[bri73y]

So, long range weather forecast? anyone?

C'mon..., wouldn't that suck if it was pissing down!!

(I hope you haven't just jinxed the event Benny...)

[2lazy]

Possible bad news, just read on SMH that there will be showers next week.