Cheap Track Day This Sunday At Tailem Bend (sa Only)!

[archangel62]

Ok guys, some might know me, most won't. My name's Eli, I'm the resident Gemini nut. I was trying to organise a private day on the 6th June at Tailem, but it ended up clashing with the first drift day, so I happily postponed my event and went to that instead.

Well, now it's time for my event. It was full, but postponing it and a few last minute deviations lost a few people - so to ensure it goes ahead, and to give you guys the opportunity to hit up one of Tailem's first events, I'm opening it up to the first people to confirm!

Here's the deal:

Grip, drift and burnouts will all be well catered for. Cars of and drivers any level, noob to pro, stock to hot, street to stupid. The normal basic scrutineering will apply. Don't worry if you've never been to the track before, or aren't a great driver, or if your car's slow. All are welcome, noone needs to feel pressured or stupid. Any "heroes", people that think they're ten times better than everyone else, or people who put others down, need not apply. I want this to be a friendly and welcoming event!

Across the day, the will be six 30 minute sessions for grip and drift, it should be driver's choice each run! That's three hours' session time - way more than other events give you for that kind of money. I'll be capping the event at about 17 people maximum, at this point there's 13 and likely to be a few drop-outs... So in short, you'll get as much track time as you can take! There will also be six 10 minute burnout sessions throughout the day, situated at the end of the main straight. If you can't fry your tyres in six sessions, you're doing it wrong! I'm mainly in for drift though.

Important notes (the good and the bad):

- Every driver on the track must wear an approved helmet, but helmet swapping is OK.

- If you need a helmet, go to Mr. Motorcycle Dismantlers on Smart Rd, Modbury (look for the bike up in the air), he sells them new for an awesome $80, all approved etc. I have one and love it.

- Spectators should be OK in a similar fashion to the drift event on the 6th. Doubt there will be a BBQ but there are plenty of food places nearby.

- Car sharing is OK! But every driver must pay their entry fee.

HOW MUCH?

Cost should be around $115 including a day's CAMS license, or $90 if you're already licensed. This will depend on numbers - if we have less than say 12, 13 people, this may rise slightly, but I'm sure we'll find the numbers.

Get your mates into it, I need to hear back from everyone like, yesterday, so reply ASAP and please only say you're coming if you mean it! If you're keen PM me your name, email address and a contact number if possible.

Here's a rough schedule:

9AM arrival guys! Scrutineering will start, as will driver registration and payment. I want everyone to be there by 9:30 at the latest!

09:00 arrival

09:30 scrutineering and driver registration for latest arrivals

10:00 driver briefing, track walkthrough etc

10:30 first grip/drift session

11:00 close

11:05 first burnout session at the end of straight

11:15 close

11:20 second grip/drift

11:50 close

11:55 second burnout

12:05 close

12:10 third grip/drift

12:40 close

LUNCH

13:30 third burnout

13:40 close

13:45 fourth grip/drift

14:15 close

14:20 fourth burnout

14:30 close

14:35 fifth grip/drift

15:05 close

15:10 fifth burnout

15:20 close

15:25 sixth grip/drift

15:55 close

16:00 sixth burnout

16:10 close

Events conclude for the day. Drivers and spectators welcome to gather for a discussion on how the day went, suggestions etc.

Let me know ASAP for an awesome day of grip/drift at Tailem! Each driver should get twice as much track time as last time, since there will be less than half as many cars, and only one "class" - plus some people will be there purely for burnouts I think. I'll be there drifting and possibly gripping (if I can find the self-discipline) in my orange Gem!

Spectators free/but donations to the event and the day would be fantastic.

And here's a rough idea of the track...

Track 1 - Running anti-clockwise - and the track will start/finish at the far left point. Check out the other threads on Tailem Bend for more info. Also, we can take out one or two corners on the skidpan to make it a bit faster. We can basically play around with setups all day, there should be about six sessions for grip/drift so we can do allsorts!

Track 2 bypasses the skidpan and takes the wide outside corner instead. Will mostly to track 1 but can to the second one a few times too!

Spots are limited, so GET IN FAST!

However, guys, if numbers fall below perhaps 10 people the event will be at risk of cancellation.. so help me make this happen!

Eli/Arch/the "drift panda"!

[heslo]

If only my car wasn't in pieces...

[RubyRS4]

Sounds good. Might come out for a look-see

[ISC-Performance]

How is the grip and drift going to be run at the same time?

[RubyRS4]

How is the grip and drift going to be run at the same time?

You've seen the movie Death Race right?

[dark.sky]

If only my car wasn't in pieces...

Feeling the same way right now

[archangel62]

Know the feeling on cars in pieces, I have five cars, two move under their own power.. lol

Not 100% on how it'll be run at the moment. I'm gunning for grip/drift to be run at the same time by basically just allowing a bigger time gap before letting off a grip driver after a drift driver, under the banner of "free runs". If the guy in front of you spins, you have to back off and wait for them (or pass very slowly and safely) since it's a non-speed event.

Failing that we can just have sessions for each!

I've just had a whole bunch of "maybe's" turn to "definitely", so the event is a go'er. Might not have as many free spots but if you're keen I should be able to find you a place!

[Luke_ENR34]

Hey mate,

Hows my old Gemini going?

[archangel62]

Haha hey man, the one I'm taking's an orange TG I picked up a month or so ago, it was at the Tailem drift day on the 6th, my first track day and also first time driving the car! lol

But your old TE, well, I named it Abi/Abigail (habit of naming cars.. but think NCIS for starters lol).. I put a high comp 2lt in it that ran pretty good, the brake pedal issue got a bit worse (turns out it was bent adjuster forks, and screwed holes for the mounting pins on the rear drums... of all things...) and got defected to regency for too low, oil leak, steering wheel, bubbling window tint and bald rears... Went through regency and got re-fected for rust I hadn't seen, on the inner front guards in the engine bay, and on the door sills, for buggered steering rack bushes, and also for a Ryco oil filter which gave up the ghost and did what Ryco's do best - leak along the seam.

So I started fixing the rust, which turned out to be the start of something huge.. I had quotes of like $800+ just for the less serious patches of rust, which was a rip.. So I bought a kickass MIG and decided to learn how to do it myself. The paint had taken a turn for the worse and was cracking and losing gloss/fading in some places, so I thought it was a good opportunity to do what the car (and most TE's) really need.. a full, bare-metal respray! Haha... Haven't got very far, because I hit the welding wall and had to order wire etc etc.. But now the welder's finally set up and I'm ready to get back into it, as soon as the track car (and the bloody weather) give me the chance!

Oh, and um.. I kinda bought an off-it's-head G180W (EFI twincam) for it, allegedly high comp, big cams and a monster port job... Should be insane, but I've got "some" work ahead of me yet. Also bought a round headlight grille for it, will probably get some Jap-spec ZZ/R bonnet vents etc.

Here's the thread, with pics of how I want it to look etc:

http://www.ozgemini.com/forums/non-tech/vi...pic.php?t=34705

[ontheranch]

This looks awesome, wish it was closer to home and i had time to plan!

[On Edge]

If only my car wasn't in pieces...

i fall into this category as well

[Luke_ENR34]

Double post

Edited June 17, 2010 by Luke_ENR34

[Luke_ENR34]

Far out my old gemi has changed lol. Keep up the work mate.

[SkyHi_33]

how exactly is grip gonna work? the track is a bit too small for that isnt it?

Edited June 17, 2010 by SkyHi_33

[mstr34]

i'll be there taking pics

[Krishy]

so when is this event???? which date....will see if the flame thrower is ready for another session

[Race__24]

Yeah, date would be good

[Madaz]

Cheap Track Day This Sunday At Tailem Bend (sa Only)!, Drift, grip, burnouts, TONS of track time cheap as, get in fast!

pretty much in the title guys THIS sunday

[Krishy]

ahh now i see.....just saw cheap track day and was a bit excited lol

[archangel62]

Shit!! IMPORTANT UPDATE:

Turns out, since it's being run as a private day, CAMS will only approve it if spectators aren't allowed! Photographers, cameramen, or anyone wanting to change tyres are more than welcome as my crew!

The track schedule will probably change a bit.. And I have to wait until friday afternoon for final confirmation! Fingers crossed...

So, once again, really sorry everyone but no spectators!