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Some of you may know the WRX club is running a twilight Club Sprint at Calder Park early 2005.

** UPDATE **

Entry form and supp regs are now available:

Calder 2005 Twilight Club Sprint entry form

Calder 2005 Twilight Club Sprint supplementary regulations

DATE: Saturday February 5th, 2005

LOCATION: Calder Park

TIMES: Gates open 14:00, 14:00-15:45 scrutineering, 15:45 compulsory drivers briefing. (see supp. regs for full times & details)

COST: $115 (entries received before 28th Jan)

NOTE: the fax number has changed on the supp. regs form, entries should be faxed to 9739 1578

It will be a multi-club event, open to CAMS affiliated club members to enter.

Entries are NOW OPEN. I'm excited :D

Who's in?

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Roy Grand Master

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Ummm, 5th Febrary ?!?!? Should be good to go by then.

Im taking time in january to get the car right:)

Place your bets, i guess the only other thing that can go wrong is gearbox now:(

Still with 2-3 weeks of concentrated effort there is no reason why the car shouldnt have a fair chance of being reliable once again:thumbsup:

Roy Grand Master

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Ummm, 5th Febrary ?!?!? Should be good to go by then.

Im taking time in january to get the car right:)

Place your bets, i guess the only other thing that can go wrong is gearbox now:(

Still with 2-3 weeks of concentrated effort there is no reason why the car shouldnt have a fair chance of being reliable once again:thumbsup:

...oh anf FARK you SAU-Vic track gods, you cant beat me, ill be back to kick your vengeful a55:)

Snowman Grand Master

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This will be the first event that comprises the SAU Vic track club championship. All SAU Vic members are able to participate.

As I'm also a WRX Club member I will be informed as soon as sup reqs are available so will post them up.

And hopefully some of my new xmas pressies will be ready for it too....

Roy Grand Master

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So how does the SAU Vic track club championship work?

Are ppl in std cars expected to compete for outright lap times with the modified cars? Thats not going to do much for motivation if ppl have no chance of winning unless they have big banger mods.?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Are their classes...do you want to hear my thoughts:)

LOL... and i wont be in Vic all 2005 so the rules wont really effect me, my personal vendetta is to keep the thing in one piece:)

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I have no hope in hell to be competitive runing around the ankles of RB26's....

Just get out there and have a go. If you dont feel like competing in the SAU Vic club championship you dont have to.

You should compete against yourself, try to better your previous personal best lap time at each track day you enter. Either way it's all in good fun.

:P

Roy Grand Master

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Just get out there and have a go. If you dont feel like competing in the SAU Vic club championship you dont have to.  

You should compete against yourself, try to better your previous personal best lap time at each track day you enter.  Either way it's all in good fun.  

:cheers:

LOL...Chrisman puts 95% of SAU guys to shame with his track attendance in the mighty TX5. :D

My thoughts the SVCC ;) should be about encouraging members to get on the track and enjoy their cars.

Typically once they have a high speed lose and realise how hard it is to control an out of control 1500kg of metal, they typically dont go tearing down local roads at those speeds ever again...surely a good thing.

So it should be about encouraging ppl to get out there and give it a whirl. In order to support that everyone should have a carrot to chase.

Sure you need an outright class with points for being the fastest, but...:)

SS8_Gohan Grand Master

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my car should be ready by then... is this a good thing to do for your first track day? or is it better to maybe to a few driving courses first or something? I'm a SAU VIC member too...

what suburb is Calder in? and if it is 'Calder' what are like the nearby suburbs?

cheers.

Roy, interested to hear about your 'class' ideas :cheers:

Roy Grand Master

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I would like to attend, but dont know where to start.

My car is a 1992 R32 GTST 4 door with a GT-RS turbo i think i could keep up but depends on if my brakes fade.

Does anyone know how i can get started?

Petar

Ill be at Geoffs on wed so give us a call or swing by. I can be reached on 0408 409 068.

I would post an answer now, but ill wait until i see the supp regs, or perhaps someone that has been to one of these days before can post up. Essentially there is about 1hrs work and $50 to be spent on your car to get it ready to pass scrutineering, provided your car is well maintained in the first instance

I tracked my absolutely std R32 for 12 months with just an exhaust. You dont need mods to do track work. You need a serviced car with respectable pads like Bendix Ultimate/Race Brakes RB74 etc, and decent brake fluid. Thats about all i say you need in order to enjoy the whole day.

Hell my first 2-3 track days i used the pads and fluid used to comply the car. I suggest ppl dont do the same though...but you would be surprised by how good the std Skyline brakes perform given some nice fluid and pads. They have plenty of stopping power for the track:)

If your car is modded, then have a good look at how the mods were carried out, as most probs i have seen at the track (including me:() are the result of the mods that were carried out by the owner or mechanic, not std parts failing.

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I know Snowman is out of the country at the moment, but I think he was working on a class structure or handycap to keep the SAU VIC field compedative. Maybe hold your comments until he can post.

If i'm out of the office tomorrow I might swing by Roy/ Geoff.

Also Roy if you need a hand with anything I'm more than happy to lend a hand in getting your car back in action. Let me know.

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I tracked my absolutely std R32 for 12 months with just an exhaust. You dont need mods to do track work. You need a serviced car with respectable pads like Bendix Ultimate/Race Brakes RB74 etc, and decent brake fluid. Thats about all i say you need in order to enjoy the whole day.

Roy, did you have an engine oil cooler then? I was strongly advised to get them.

If i don't have an engine oil cooler, how many laps can my std R32 Gtst take before it has to take a break?

I am thinking of doing track. Just want to change the brake fluid to get myself going....

Thanks for your input.

Cheers! :headspin:

Roy Grand Master

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My car did over 2,000kms on the track before fitting the oil cooler, hell it sat in my garage for over 6 months. With the std turbo i would shift typically at 6,000rpm and i never had any probs.

I agree that an oil cooler is a good idea. But you have to consider what sort of events you do. Most sprints are 3-5 laps, so thats about 6-8mins. Some open days are 15min sessions.

Then let me promise you that most people who have never been to the track before will underdrive their cars. This sometimes means the engine works harder, but if i short changed at 6k then i was able to drive my car for 30mins around Wakefield, only prob was every 4-6 laps i would have to slow for a lap to get tyre temps back.

Short answer, if you have std turbs then oil cooler would be good, but i dont feel it is a MUST before venturing out for a bit of fun. In NSW there were plenty of cars at the track without oil coolers and none had oil temp related probs... Vic folk seem a lot more willing to spend money on getting cars track ready (whatever that means) where as NSW folk seem to just bash around in their daily drivers.

Its a good thing the Vic guys put the thought, money and care into their cars, but i suspect for most of us just out for a bit of fun then it may be a unnecessary expense.

Just make sure you change your oil / filter before the event, i use to use Mobil 1. But a cooler is a good idea if you have the coin...perhaps others can comment on whether they have seen an engine sustain damage as a result of oil temps...i havent as i have only seen one engine failure at the track with a Skyline

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