Jump to content
SAU Community

Wakefield Anyone?

dont_ask

By dont_ask,
in New South Wales

 Share

Recommended Posts

gregor Rising Star

gregor

Posted
Posted (edited)

if you are new to track days (not saying the OP is or isnt) speed off the streets might be jumping in the deep end a little since whats on the track with you depends on what else turns up. A club day like the december one will make sure noobs and similar performance levels are grouped together closer in terms of relative speed.

Edited by gregor
dont_ask Collaborator

dont_ask

Posted
  • Author
Posted

True but, I want some experience on the track before the SAU track day plus my boss wont let me off on December.

I work in retail and December is the most busy time of year tired to get it off last year when there was a SAU cruise, the boss did not give me the time off.

Last point is My birthday is the 28th of this month and i wanted to track my car so i thought doing it a week before would be fun.

zebra Grand Master

zebra

Posted
Posted

nothing wrong with speed off the streets days.

Last time I went there was 3 other cars, and was doing 30-45mins sessions.

Much better than 15min sessions with 20 other cars on track

Seems a bit better than having a session stopped because somebody was being a dick and rolled their 808.....

GoldZilla Grand Master

GoldZilla

Posted
Posted

if you are new to track days (not saying the OP is or isnt) speed off the streets might be jumping in the deep end a little since whats on the track with you depends on what else turns up. A club day like the december one will make sure noobs and similar performance levels are grouped together closer in terms of relative speed.

I'd agree with this statement - it'd be much more in your favour to attend one of our track days (if you can manage to wrangle the time off) than just go to a regular "Speed Off The Streets" Day - we specifically run our days so that people with little or no experience can attend and drive together and get used to the track (with experienced instructors in the passenger seat next to you, if you want) rather than have to compete for track space with those who are giving it their all and pushing for lap times straight away.

p.s that wasnt a dig at anyone, just trying to point out ive seen way more stupid things happen at club days over open track days

We've been lucky, and only ever had one incident over the many years of SAU-NSW running track days at various tracks. And the circumstances that allowed for that incident to occur will NEVER be repeated, that's for sure!

But yes, you could turn up at one of the regular "Speed..." days and be just as lucky and almost have the whole track for yourself for most of the day.

evil_weevil Grand Master

evil_weevil

Posted
Posted

pffft

my first track days were open days at EC! no issue with any track day - do what you want dont ask! however thank you for the invite but I cannot attend as Im down there on 30th Oct

:D

gregor Rising Star

gregor

Posted
Posted

p.s that wasnt a dig at anyone, just trying to point out ive seen way more stupid things happen at club days over open track days

It was a bit harsh digging the boot in to the guy with the 808, he knows more than anyone that he stuffed up. And he's not the only one to have caused a delay at a track day - going off, fluid spills, etc.. it happens.

My point was speed off the streets is a bit of a lucky dip and for a newbie doing 1:20+ to start off with that can be a bit intimidating. Club days have a bit more guidance involved. I hope the OP has a good time though and is lucky like you were to get lots of empty track.

As a matter of record - im not sure if SAU usually allows more entrants on their usual days but the combined days we were involved in had a maximum of 45-50 from memory, across 3 speed groups you are probably looking around 15-16 at the most, and usually the day thins out reasonably quickly. It might not be much but 20 v 15 cars makes a big difference.

Pezhead Grand Master

Pezhead

Posted
Posted

I've been to open days when groups were >20 and others where they were <5. All Pot luck.

As Gregor said, we ensure our groups are small with similar cars and lots of opportunities for new drivers to get seat time with an instructor.

Also wasn't my intention to turn this into an open debate on events. Just wanted to make sure you knew that SAU:NSW have some fun events coming up soon too.

Hope you enjoy the day.

dont_ask Collaborator

dont_ask

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Thanks for all the advice. I thought I try my luck on the track. True I may learn a lot more if I went with SAU specifically. The thing is the date, anyways I hope to enjoy myself and maybe next year early in the year I may take time off to join SAU on a track day. Its to close to Christmas for my boss to let me off especially on a weekend.

All I can say is

If you are interested in joining me PM me and I PM you back with my number and we can head down together.

If not I wish everyone enjoy them self on the track and be safe

hamiltonau Grand Master

hamiltonau

Posted
Posted

hmmm im there on the 15th for a trackday, still spots left for that one if your schedule permits.

http://www.nissansportscarclub.org/forum/showthread.php?t=4851&page=5

if i was really hardcore i would book a motel and stay for a speed off the streets day on the sunday and monday! you end up finding anyone else to come down yet?

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • GabsReDeal
      R32 GTS (RB20DE) clogged cat

      By GabsReDeal · Posted

      Hey everyone, This is my first post apart of the introduction. I tried searching a bit on the forum but couldn't really get a straight answer. I got the car to my mechanic as I felt it being weak. It seems that it was missing on two cylinders due to the injectors. I had all my injectors clean and the car runs much better. The mechanic also confirmed my suspicions that the cat is clogged and needs to be tackled asap. The cat rattles a bit and the hot exhaust warning frequently lights up when driving after getting the injectors clean. In my introduction I was asked about what modification I might be interested in and mentioned a cat delete. From what I was told, this is not really beneficial on the RB20DE and there are more cons than pros.  Could perhaps anyone give some suggestions on what the best course of action would be since the current cat is toast and needs to be removed/replaced anyway? I can also sometimes smell a strong smell of fuel, but I'm not sure if this is related.
    • Milkmun
      NC MX5

      By Milkmun · Posted

      Hope the cans went down well at least 
    • Milkmun
      Neil's R33 Gts-t Build

      By Milkmun · Posted

      255 can't go wrong with the price.
    • Kinkstaah
      Neil's R33 Gts-t Build

      By Kinkstaah · Posted

      When I was replacing my pump due to being stranded in the wrong state, I went with the Deatschwerks 320lph kit. It is a direct plug in to the stock wires, harness, everything. It comes with a plug... but you can plug the OEM plug directly into this thing. https://justjap.com/products/deatschwerks-dw300-fuel-pump-nissan-s13-silvia-r32-r33-r34-skyline-c34-stagea?currency=AUD Downside: Won't actually flow that much on boost if you want to push it on E85, but it's comparable to the 040/255 etc. Little more actually.
    • GTSBoy
      Neil's R33 Gts-t Build

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      I dunno what the "best" one is....but when my 040 died late last year, after about 20 years of screaming service....I put in a 255. Like any such thing, you have to finagle it a little bit - it's not a no-brain swap. But it's not hard.
×
×
  • Create New...