Wakefield Speed Off The Streets

[Pattey21]

kinda glad I asked that! going to have to man handle the 33,]

Its great your keen and i wish i did it when i was younger too.

however just some friendly advice, as you will probably be one of the youngest you will be one of the ones with the least experience. Drive at your own pace and ability dont be a hero and drive on ego, noone wants to be the guy who drove like a f**kwit and crashed into someone elses car and ruined the day.

do this and you will become a better driver and get better with each day you go to.

dont try change your car before the day just make surw its up to scratch.

make sure no suspension is loose, brakes are bled etc etc.

Edited November 21, 2013 by Pattey21

[Got a Pulsar]

As an alternative to this, I was talking with Dirtywan lastnite and there is a Skidpan Driver Training day on on the 14th also...

Cheaper, less wear and tear on vehicles and an informed learning experience... I have been keen to do one of these for some time.

This would help with skills needed for everyday driving situations and future trackdays etc... Anyone interested in this instead?

[RosieR34]

Costing for the Skidpan day?

[Got a Pulsar]

Looks like $150. ---->> http://www.fifthgear.com.au/skidpan_booking.php

I think it would be worth it. Build confidence etc...

Another alternative to consider is the Hillclimbs as your car is only Mackin' out for 1 minute at a time if there is concern about blowing things up on a multilap track 100km from home...

I HAVE THE ITCH.

[StinkyPoo]

Skid pan is fun and close. Not excellent value for money but there isn't really anything else to do in Canberra.

The hill climb is really not good value for money at all. I would recommend a speed off the streets day or going to Marulan over the hill climb. You will learn so much more and there only seems to be competition days for Hill Climb.

The distance of Wakefield and Marulan really isn't that far. Although I've traveled thousands of kilometers to go to a track, so Wakefield feels really close. I've never seen a novice ever break their car and need to have it towed back to Canberra. Out of the trips I've done to Wakefield (20-30), I've only needed a tow on two occasions for the same reasons, due to my way of driving (heavy on the clutch/driveline, I don't lift completely off accelerator).

The Skid pan is a fun day out but it isn't issue free or any less strain, just different. Because of the high revs and low speed, the car heats up quickly. The new piece of concrete is really bad on tyres, worse than at a Race track.

[..::R33GTS-T::..]

kinda glad I asked that! going to have to man handle the 33,]

Its great your keen and i wish i did it when i was younger too.

however just some friendly advice, as you will probably be one of the youngest you will be one of the ones with the least experience. Drive at your own pace and ability dont be a hero and drive on ego, noone wants to be the guy who drove like a f**kwit and crashed into someone elses car and ruined the day.

do this and you will become a better driver and get better with each day you go to.

dont try change your car before the day just make surw its up to scratch.

make sure no suspension is loose, brakes are bled etc etc.

yea thanks for the advice man! I have put every cent into it getting it fixed when I first got it! I got the car as a repairable write-off and I did all the work my self. and I can guarantee I don't have the money to fix it again... im sure if I got someone else to do the work on it I wouldn't be so careful with it.. I was going to put my lower sturts back in as it has the standard ones in for rego..

I have been out at the skidpan a couple of times now, not driving in the passenger seat of my dads old FPV.. awesome day out! the first couple of laps the trainer goes out with you and shows you how to hold the slide..

and the best thing about it is there isn't much ware and tare on the car compared to a track.. If someone is doing a skidpan day id b more then happy to join.... if im old enough haha

[..::R33GTS-T::..]

Skid pan is fun and close. Not excellent value for money but there isn't really anything else to do in Canberra.

The hill climb is really not good value for money at all. I would recommend a speed off the streets day or going to Marulan over the hill climb. You will learn so much more and there only seems to be competition days for Hill Climb.

The distance of Wakefield and Marulan really isn't that far. Although I've traveled thousands of kilometers to go to a track, so Wakefield feels really close. I've never seen a novice ever break their car and need to have it towed back to Canberra. Out of the trips I've done to Wakefield (20-30), I've only needed a tow on two occasions for the same reasons, due to my way of driving (heavy on the clutch/driveline, I don't lift completely off accelerator).

The Skid pan is a fun day out but it isn't issue free or any less strain, just different. Because of the high revs and low speed, the car heats up quickly. The new piece of concrete is really bad on tyres, worse than at a Race track.

I just remembered about the rough concrete around the outside of the track...

it isn't to bad once the water spreads around the track...

[D.I.Y. Mik]

Yeah hillclimbs are not great value for money, its a strange sport, one lap at a time, no practice. Stand around most of the time talking sht.

But its a nice way to spend a sunday, and SOTS isnt on weekends that often.

I joined SDMA for a little track day experience, to learn what to bring and how to prepare. Its a lot simpler than i thought i would be.

Like Pat and Stinkypoo said: helmet, flanny & jeans, oil, water, food, drink, and ill add a tyre pressure gauge to the list. (because im a racecar driver now!)

[azathoth]

I have probably seen more cars break down on the skid pan than at Wakefield.

[Pattey21]

wakefield for me :-)

[B-rice]

by all means skidpan is also good especially for driving these cars in the wet. However wakie your driving above 110 and not getting in trouble and enjoying because you dont have to look out for a cop.We should put a skidpan day on the events someday soon. We are a bit dead on doing things.

[a20089]

If I can find someone with a full motorcycle licence and bike to replace me on the 15th Dec for a paid job (Any takers?). I can attend the 14th at Wakefield.

[Got a Pulsar]

Yeah, I would be keen for a group Skiddy / Defensive Training day.

Wakey would be Awesome! Hillclimb, Circle work on my bosses front lawn etc.

See what the wallet says.

[B-rice]

The only issue with wakie may be wallet i guess

[..::R33GTS-T::..]

Haha, the only real sideways action I have had was in the bosses ford ranger at work haha .

Turnes out you need ps to go to the skid pan count me in for Wakefield !

[a20089]

I've never seen a novice ever break their car and need to have it towed back to Canberra.

.

I blew a turbo first time out, but still drove it home (very slowly). Painful exercise, but started my upgrade path to a car solid as and twice as quick.

[..::R33GTS-T::..]

what speeds are we expected to reach down the straights??

[Scar]

what speeds are we expected to reach down the straights??

I hit about 160-170 just past the start/finish line.

Wakefield is a great place to learn... However I would recommend doing a trackschool/circuit club day if it's your first time, as instructors help immensely.

Unless you book your own instructor for speed off the streets, you're out there on your own...

[Got a Pulsar]

Wow cool!

Could legally hit the speed limiter.

[..::R33GTS-T::..]

yea, im thinking about it, not going to be pushing myself out there tho... just in it for the experience!