Nswrrc 6 Hour Relay Team - 28 March

[75coupe]

How is the race actually won? Is it just closest to their stated time for each car or is there more to it?

[WAGON_BOY]

each lap within a second of their nominated time gets a point, from there i guess its a bit more technical as faster cars would do more laps as slower cars

[deongster]

So this is where we made the mistake. We were very conservative with times. So when we declared the times we declared 2 to 3 seconds slower.

Problem is. Everytime you do quicker than your declared time - you don't get points / laps. If you do on declared time you get bonus points / laps. And if you are slower you get points / laps.

So the trick is to declare a time that you are comfortable doing when track is clear and quick. And then try and do that time or slower.

I didn't realise how hard it was to slow down 2 seconds instead of driving quicker. Every time too fast, we slow down, we lose 4 to 5 seconds, we pick up a bit of speed, we are 2 to 3 seconds quicker than declared time. Hence penalty. Lol

Was a good learning process. Will definitely go back and do it next year. This time better prepared and with better understanding.

[Pezhead]

Is an on-board timing device allowed? Would seem that could really help you know how you're tracking for times.

[deongster]

No timing devices allowed at all.

[deongster]

All based on practice. So that is most important of all. To drive the most comfortable style and clock it. Declare it and run it.

[Pezhead]

That's fair then as long ass everyone does the same

[evil_weevil]

Well, in saying that I had an STi sandbag me down the straight. I wasn't ctaching him, but he wasn't pulling away from me for a couple laps then all of a sudden I'm on his ass down main straight, overtake and stay in front then he catches up over the next lap or two.

I wouldn't be surprised if he had timing. I wish I saw the footage that day !!!

would have taken it up to race control lol

I bet $100 he had a timer in there

[RiseofBrutality]

We were discussing this on the day. What if you had the lap timer on a dash logger like the haltech IQ?

How would they know?

[levinboy]

Is great fun event and lots of track time

Best thing is having fun with mates racing

[deongster]

Well, in saying that I had an STi sandbag me down the straight. I wasn't ctaching him, but he wasn't pulling away from me for a couple laps then all of a sudden I'm on his ass down main straight, overtake and stay in front then he catches up over the next lap or two.

I wouldn't be surprised if he had timing. I wish I saw the footage that day !!!

would have taken it up to race control lol

I bet $100 he had a timer in there

Won't be surprised really. The way some of them drove. Like us. Trying to manage the timing by slowing down or speeding up. Even that was damn hard! How would they know exactly when to slow down so dramatically if they didn't know the time they are running that lap.

Even us we were timing ourselves with the pit board 1 lap behind. When we see the pit board - it was the lap before.

Next time we run this - we have intercom or we have Walkie talkies in the car - doesn't say we can't have that! Or does it? Lol

[deongster]

Is great fun event and lots of track time

Best thing is having fun with mates racing

Cannot agree more!!!

[luke gtr]

Won't be surprised really. The way some of them drove. Like us. Trying to manage the timing by slowing down or speeding up. Even that was damn hard! How would they know exactly when to slow down so dramatically if they didn't know the time they are running that lap.

Even us we were timing ourselves with the pit board 1 lap behind. When we see the pit board - it was the lap before.

Next time we run this - we have intercom or we have Walkie talkies in the car - doesn't say we can't have that! Or does it? Lol

bluetooth!

[luke gtr]

We were discussing this on the day. What if you had the lap timer on a dash logger like the haltech IQ?

How would they know?

emo is a good example.

Has a lap tinier built into the factory sat nav (have to press the lap button yourself).

How could they stop you using it?

[Grease]

Maybe you should emo to PI and run, we might finish up the order a bit more.

[luke gtr]

The emo is no more (sold).

And honestly, I didn't think I'd be quick enough.

[Grease]

The emo is no more (sold).

And honestly, I didn't think I'd be quick enough.

its a regularity, can be slow just need to be consistent.

[deongster]

its a regularity, can be slow just need to be consistent.

Problem is. It's easier to be quick and consistent. Than to be slow and consistent. So better declare a quicker time than a slow time. Lol

[r32-25t]

What we learned when we did this race years ago, your better off getting your best time when practicing/qualifying and take .5-1 second off it, that way if you get a blinder of a lap you're still under

[Grease]

Yeah think we will roll with that next time.

Mistake I made was using Rs3's on practice and then A048's during the race. Not even pushing as hard I was consistently 2 seconds faster.

Big learning during this race and was so much fun being on the track with so many different cars. Cant wait for Phillip Island!!