Twilight Club Sprint @ Calder Park - Feb. 5th

[ferni]

How many mb of photos you got? I can host them for you

[Interloper]

If i don't resize them, then about 100mb LOL

But seriously ferni, if you want a few of yourself ( i have a couple) gimme you email addy.

[doridori32]

Please upload all the pictures, i bloody missed out!

[ferni]

I'm happy to host them all, 100mb is fine if you want to upload them to an FTP i'll provide the details for you via PM.

[Roy]

Showe me more, i want pics of me crossed up:)

Ive got to say the car is a real handful when its down 60-70rwkws, when it starts to oversteer you plant your foot and the thing just snaps back as there is no power to hang it out there progressively:(

Good day though..for the first tiem i have a few weeks to improve the car before PI instead of chasing my tail fixing problems.

[Roy]

...and sorry if i was a bit short early in the afternoon, was still working/checking the car to get it ready for scrutineering...almost didnt make it:)

[doridori32]

Where are the rest of the damn pictures!!

Post them up now!!

[Rowdyr32]

Is there a link to the times we did on the suburu site. Was a bloody good day but I think I need some new front pads since there on the metal.

[Roy]

What tyres were you on Gareth...and i have to say, you desesrve to be showered in riches for how hard i laughed last night when i was walking back from handing back my timing transponder only to see you drive off with the trailer on the back of the 32...

[Snowman]

Hey guys,

Was great to get back out on the track. And great to give the new mods a test out. The car sure felt nice. But the highlight was seeing Roy complete a session without incedent!

Which was impressive considering just how difficult a day that was. That track isn't friendly in my opionion - especially to learn on. Very bumpy in places, very slippery in spots and near impossible to drive on in the wet. But the fast chicane and the hill are very cool.

And boy did it get tough once it got dark. Cause it seemed to be ok visaully but the grip was just gone.

Having said that, the spectical of watching the flames and the red hot glowing brakes at night was fantastic. I hope we can get some photo's from the night session. Scott especially will have to let us know when his dad get's his photo's ready. In the wet session at the start he was near the final S just before the last turn and I know I was completely sideways there at one stage! LOL

Gareth - the results for the day will be posted on the main page of the wrx club website in a few days. I will post a link once they are up.

[Roy]

What is sad though is that big thing hanging off the side of my motor, only to be doing around 175km/h down the straight:) At the end od the night i did get up to 189km/h...but it is a sad day for the R32s when Chrisman is quicker in the straights, and laps quicker then me...i think i may just give up..

lol a marshall blue flagged me when an MX5 was behind me...scary thing is i didnt even have to back off to let him by, he overtook me on merit:(

Still good fun to drive the car home and be taking baby steps to getting it running properly again.

For what its worth...

GT Production Car Lap Record

John Bowe (Ferrari F355 Challenge) - 1:00.8047 (22/06/1997)

V8 Supercar.

Craig Lowndes (HOLDEN COMMODORE VR) - 0:56.1410 (28/04/1996)

And a Production Class RX7 ran 1:09 back in 97...its hard to get times for Calder because of the stoush with CAMS the past few years

[SABBAi]

Well guys, what an awesome time that was!!! For my first CAMS day, it was nuts! the Super Sprints was defenantly a highlight, along with holding off that Porsche down the main stragiht!! Not forgeting loosing all brakes at the end of the back straight too.

Things on the upgrade list include going over to an LSD and some bigger brakes.

I have Looked at Daves photo's and there are some nice shots. There are a few sohts of people crossed up a tad through the S' during the wet practice laps. Gareth and Ant's spins were also caught! A few small wheel lifts and Troy crossed up in a big way. The night time shots are pretty good, with Andrew's rotors red in colour (but the photo is out of focus)

[ferni]

I was told results should be up on this page today sometimes by one of the WRX guys:

http://www.racetime.com.au

[Interloper]

Showe me more, i want pics of me crossed up:)

Ive got to say the car is a real handful when its down 60-70rwkws, when it starts to oversteer you plant your foot and the thing just snaps back as there is no power to hang it out there progressively:(

Good day though..for the first tiem i have a few weeks to improve the car before PI instead of chasing my tail fixing problems.

i got no pics/vids of anyone crossed up as we were having too much fun watching it in real time

BTW, why were you down 60kw? or are you pulling my leg like with that RB25? :Oops:

[Interloper]

couple more:

[Roy]

BTW, why were you down 60kw? or are you pulling my leg like with that RB25?  :Oops:

My AVCR was playing up after the Winton drama, so i was only able toi run std boost, so was running 8psi, though by nights end it was up to 11-12psi but still running like a dog in hp stakes. I figure 222rwkws with 16psi, so take 4-8psi away and retard the ignition and it was never going to scare too many ppl in a straight line..thought the sound may:)

[Roy]

Times are up...

My 2nd session when i went out last so i could get a run thru corners seemed to have meant consistant laps

Lap #1 - 1:15.2340

Lap #2 - 1:15.2940

Lap #3 - 1:15.3770

Shame they didnt get laps for the third Sprint Session, and when they waved me out for my Supersprint they waved on 11 cars, me being the 11th so i was told to pull off the track:(

...and :kick: those that were reving me up about my lap times, they arent actually that bad considering:)

[Snowman]

Best times can be found here:

http://www.racetime.com.au/?event=c0501&e=...04&view=fastest

[ferni]

Can't be happy about that Andrew, pipped out of 2nd place by .03 of a second. Who's that in 2nd place ? what car?

What do the classes mean?

[rs73]

It was a great day... I had a blast... getting a bit wild a few times on those back S.. they're quite tricky hehe...

At the end of the night couldn't get any better than 1:16... (47th place - at least I'm still ahead of one gtr). Also, I think my front suspension was set a bit too low and when turning the tyres hit the LHF guard, denting it a bit, and shaving off the outside part of the LHF tyre. Not sure if the tyre would be track worthy for another track days... the guard shaved quite a bit of mm out of the outer part. I felt my LHF tyre loosing traction already during super sprint session during right handers.

Guys, u reckon i should raise the front ride height? Currently not even two fingers can fit between the tyre and the guards. Or should I roll the guards? Either way I gotta fix the guard anyway... I think no paints required just some dent remover specialist will do (or guard roller)