QLD'rs Go to the Track days!!!!

[JCMarshall_Law]

I though I'd post this here because the thread in the events section does not get much air play.

I know Paul (GTRman1992) still has places avaliable for the Tuesday 15 march track day (and later dates). I just thought I would tell people to get off their asses and go!

They are great days, really well organised and you get heaps of track time for such a great price ($110).

I've been to the past two days (I was a driver second time) but both times I had a ball. Plenty of good people, and good cars.

I ended up getting around 25 laps in 6 runs and trust me that is heaps. Mine is a close to stock r33 GTST and I was hitting 170km/h at the end of the front straight then braking into the sweeping right hander at 130km/h. Now that is fun!!!!

You can go as hard as you like or as easy as you like, you can absoultly flog your car or you can take it granny it around (why would ya though ?!?!).

You will find out exactly how good at driving you are, you might be shocked at how sh1t you really are and how much you have to learn. It really gives you an appreciation for professional race drivers. It is an international standard track, clubman circuit at queensland raceway, same track as the V8 super cars use just with one of the "bunny ears' missing. Go take a look at www.queenslandraceway.com.

Its cheap, its legal, it is as rough or easy on the car as you choose, its well organised, its easy, it is a great track, and most of all its heaps of fun!

GO DO IT.

PM Paul now.

Go here for some pics of the last day: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...light=track+day

Go here for info on the track days: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...light=track+day

Go here for the March 15 track day thread: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...light=track+day

Cheers

[predator]

:werd: and more :werd:

couldn't agree more! my car will be out there on the 15th.. but yeah, spots are still available. so get in. The first day can be up around the $200 mark, but after that it's really just the cost of entry and the petrol for the day. Which is some of the biggest thrills you can have with your pants on - and it's all perfectly safe with near minimal chance of hitting something.

your car doesn't have to be a rocket ship, or be perfectly setup for the track, it's just about going out there and seeing what you can do.

[slamm]

seconded totally.

I went to the first one and had a ball. And I found that hooning it around that track is way more fun than hooning around public streets. Its like it gets it out of your system. You realise how stupid and pointless an exercise it is.

Its so much fun to wind out four gears without checking to the side of the road intently for the fuzz.

If you take care of your car ie service regularly, then you should have no problems pushing it to the limit without breaking it out there.

I should add you need a helmet (obviously) but for anyone who doesn't have one I'd be happy to loan you mine, hell you could even share one out there, one on, one off etc... So that shouldn't even be an issue kids.

go to it.

cheers

[Ska]

If anyone wants to pay for my entry I will humbly accept it!

[JCMarshall_Law]

BTW: You dont have to have a skyline, some of the cars at the last couple of days include, GT3 911 Porsche, AMG55 V8 merc, 800kW commodore, WRX's, BMW's, Clubman, Lotus, Cobra as well as plenty of R32 - R34 GTR and GTST's.

Sorry if I did not mention it before but skylines with green racing stripes are not permitted, Queensland Raceway regulations apparently, sorry Cyrus;)

[Ska]

Sorry if I did not mention it before but skylines with green racing stripes are not permitted, Queensland Raceway regulations apparently, sorry Cyrus;)

Funny, they seem to let me on for the drift days

[jlnewton]

Hey I will definately be there in the cooler months as I am every year. I am just a little scared to go when its warm......call me weak.

[MELV]

same as JLNEWTON

ill defenetly be out there in the cooler months that track out there is a engine killer if you dont have the right equipment.

[Genesis®]

same as JL and Melv.... have been getting the car ready and cant wait to get out there during the cooler months... last bit to go into the car is a bigger radiator and she's ready

[predator]

anybody would say a GTR is fragile

[GTRman1992]

Thanks to everyone from the forum who came to the Track Day Pizza Night last night. Final count was 42 people and a huge pile of pizza and garlic bread eaten. The video of last track day was also top notch.

See you guys at Track Day !!

[benm]

Get out there guys!!!

I'll be up there hopefully later this year to experience QLD Raceway. It's only ~975km drive

I've done all the NSW tracks, time to head outside the state

[GTRman1992]

Nice, sounds like a "Race Tracks Of Australia" tour in the making.

[NA_R33]

ive been trying to get to one for ages but everytime one comes up i have a broken car, its like there affraid of the track, from now on i wont tell them when the track days are coming up, ill just tell them they are going drag racing or something so they dont **** up again?? sounds like a plan.

[benm]

Nice, sounds like a "Race Tracks Of Australia" tour in the making.

Well... the east coast yes.

[predator]

I'd like to check out the sydney tracks when I have some more money to drive down there for a weekend, or during the week..

[NA_R33]

im saving to do the east coast targa next year in the rookie class if nebody else is interested??

[GTRman1992]

How does that work ?

[GTRman1992]

Results From Track Day.

[JCMarshall_Law]

That can't be on the clubman circuit, the first 14 cars have better times than the fastest car on the February track day. What was different about the track?