Track Battle Australian Time Attack Series

[JET200]

no NSW?

Next year as part of 5 round series

[Snowman]

Nice vid Andrew. Sums it up much better than I did!

[R31Nismoid]

Can't wait... Soon as i get back to melb i be sending the entry

lol @ the incar, didn't realise it did sound

[ssxRicho]

24th of Sept is an SAU VIC Championship date...

Plucking hate calendars.

[JET200]

24th is practice, so if your keen, you could only drive on the 25th. Only Sunday ends up on TV and only times from Sunday count.

Edited July 7, 2011 by JET200

[Russman]

Good stuff. Are you driving at Superlap too Andrew? I'm hoping to do both as long as everything goes well at the creek.

[JET200]

Yeah, Im entered in WTAC Open Class. Will be taking JET to all 3 rounds of Track Battle too, but someone else driving as I'll be working obviously.

[GTR32G]

Andrew, are all the rounds going to be “made up tracks” held at race circuits or is the series going to start using the full race track. I understand you can’t use all of the thunderdome due to the track condition but what are the plans for Round 2 at QLD Raceway?

Would love to bring our S15 to run the series, but would not suit the track seen in the video and the same would go with a lot of other dedicated time attack cars.

[Russman]

Yeah low splitters won't work at calder

[Snowman]

They wouldn't work on the main track at Calder either for that matter! LOL

[hrd-hr30]

are the drivers and cars who took part in the course setup and testing eligible to compete?

[Snowman]

I wouldn't be too concerned Harry about an advantage.

There was only 3 of them doing full laps and they did maybe 5 laps each on the final design? I was driving my Touareg! and only was only driving it through the high speed S section on the back straight. (I never did a full lap even as a passenger. I never even went onto the bank - but I have driven it back in 2006)

So given a) the track will be fairly different with water barriers to what it is with witches hats, b) the track will be different to the test day - it was more a concept design day to an exact lay-out design and c) everyone will do probably 20-30 laps before timing even starts I wouldn't worried about the guys who did a few laps having a huge advantage.

[R31Nismoid]

Yeah there was only 5 laps of the final course design done, and that was with me as passenger.

That said it won't be 'identical' anyway IMO as it was only rough positioning to see how it would work. I'd support even a longer back section for more speed lol, that would totally change the course dynamic again.

[R31Nismoid]

oh and it had started to light spit/rain just before we did go out, lots of GTR sideways action FTW.

[JET200]

Calder is the only custom built course we are using. The other two rounds this year are on "conventional" tracks. We wanted to try and differentiate our event and do something special for the first event. For next years 5 round series we might use the big track so time attack cars dont have to change their set-up.

The guys testing the course can compete, yes, but tje final layout will be slightly different with proper corners built instead of cones.

Ones thing for sure, its wild fun. Im going to set JET200 up for it for sure!!!!

[hrd-hr30]

I don't know if practice the day before the event allows quite the same opportunity to change your setup to suit a track no-one else gets to run on as practicing a couple of months before everyone else. It feels a bit like allowing a competitor to course check a blind rally to me.

[GTR32G]

Calder is the only custom built course we are using. The other two rounds this year are on "conventional" tracks. We wanted to try and differentiate our event and do something special for the first event. For next years 5 round series we might use the big track so time attack cars dont have to change their set-up.

The guys testing the course can compete, yes, but tje final layout will be slightly different with proper corners built instead of cones.

Ones thing for sure, its wild fun. Im going to set JET200 up for it for sure!!!!

That is great news. Will defiantly be bringing our S15 out for these events then

[ssxRicho]

re practice. Brilliant. 25th sounds good to me.

[JET200]

Everyone is on same boat so level playing field

I don't know if practice the day before the event allows quite the same opportunity to change your setup to suit a track no-one else gets to run on as practicing a couple of months before everyone else. It feels a bit like allowing a competitor to course check a blind rally to me.

[MBS206]

I'd love to do this... But why so soon! Car just won't be ready

This looks to be insanely fun, and something my car will be suited too