Calder Park Friday Nights

[gtr jet]

Nah just the $65 to enter but that fee also used to cover one passenger for "pit crew". Not any more though. Now they have to pay their own entry on top.

[dezz]

wrong thread

[LTHLRB]

Nah just the $65 to enter but that fee also used to cover one passenger for "pit crew". Not any more though. Now they have to pay their own entry on top.

Oh I see. Small price to pay anyway. Im used to throwing away nearly a k for a drift event. I'll even have cash left over for after calder kebabs!

[R31Nismoid]

Calder is still the same old... Lucky if you get 3 runs on a Friday night etc.

If I were all of you, I'd be finding out if you can attend the below event... WRX Club have a drag night on the 8th, Sat night:

http://www.wrx.com.au/Default.aspx?pageId=1540753&eventId=853226&EventViewMode=EventDetails

They have hired the circuit for the Sat Day time so likely have just rented out the place for the evening also.

You'll likely get closer to double the amount of runs, if not more, given Calder pack as many cars as they can into a Fri night to pocket as much cash as possible. Probably less track time loss as well with shitboxes etc.

[flyingfridge]

i've entered the WRX club drags on Saturday. more runs!

[Jack-]

Good to see a few skylines out there today Seen LTHLRB and a few others, didn't get a chance to say hi.

[LTHLRB]

heya mate should have come and said hello! was yours the white gtt?

best et i got was 12.4 and mph was 120. Had no traction off the line unfortunately.. Time to buy stock rear suspension and et streets

[Jack-]

yeh mate . I had the same problem.. running stock rims on the rear with shit 225 tyres, no traction could only manage a 14.1.. packed it in after 5 runs. need to invest in some radials. 275rwkw for a 14.1 was embarrassing lol

60' was 2.5s

14.1 @ 110mph

[duluck]

Went last night as well.. few nice skylines there! I managed to get a best of 11.85 in my R32 GTS4.

[LTHLRB]

Good effort man. What mph and also what rpm were you launching at?

[duluck]

The 11.85 pass was at 115.2mph with a 1.66 60' time. Was launching at about 6000rpm. Need some more power now I think

[Jack-]

6000rpm fark.. that's where I went wrong. How much power do you have now? What tyres were you running?

[duluck]

Its got 260awkw at the moment. Running 255 40 17 federal tyres. 4wd definitely helps a lot!

[Jack-]

Nice. Might have to get rid of the stockies and buy some decent rims and tyres. Was yours the 32 with blue rims?

[duluck]

Yep that's the one.

[R31Nismoid]

yeh mate . I had the same problem.. running stock rims on the rear with shit 225 tyres, no traction could only manage a 14.1.. packed it in after 5 runs. need to invest in some radials. 275rwkw for a 14.1 was embarrassing lol

60' was 2.5s

14.1 @ 110mph

Did you lift off before the end?

110mph is about 220rwkw, not 280, fairly big gap there!

[R31Nismoid]

6000rpm fark.. that's where I went wrong. How much power do you have now? What tyres were you running?

He had 4wd though, 6000 on problem

[LTHLRB]

I tried a 6,000rpm launch, rode the clutch out too and it still didnt hook up.

[Jack-]

Did you lift off before the end?

110mph is about 220rwkw, not 280, fairly big gap there!

Didn't lift off just found it hard to find traction.. first time running the car thought stock rims with new tyres would suffice but soon found out wheel spin everywhere, didn't get one decent launch and was only launching at 3-4k rpm.. Best run was no launch at all. Stock rims are too narrow and even though the tyres are new they are some shit Chinese tyres

[R31Nismoid]

Low traction actually increases the mph by 1-2mph at you level. Yeah you get a shit ET but it gives a good idea of what's capable and rough idea of power