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Surprised a few at OzMazda.com Track Day - With video.

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fullnoise Fahrvergnugen

964 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#729861
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vok1EOMc5Lo

Thanks to a project at work I was invited down to Wakefield Park on Saturday to participate in a Supersprint held by OzMazda.com.au. It was attended by their internet forum and a few other Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) enthusiast forums. Entrants brought cars from Sydney and Melbourne.

The fastest cars were some very trick Nissan 200SXs doing 1:07 and 1:08. Then there were 3 Evo9s in the 1:08 and 109s. Then there was a mix of 200SX, 350Z, Evos, a S2000, VW beetle, Skyline, more 350z, MX5s, MX6s, etc.

I ended up 21st with a PB of 1:14.6 out of 53 modern cars. It was also one of the best track days I've been to. It was exceptionally well run. The cars were well presented and modified and the people were very friendly.

I overcame the oil breather issues from Eastern Creek and the last Wakefield Park sprint. They were caused by the new aluminium oil filler not having enough crankcase breathing. The stock filler had breathing from the half inch breather tube, and from the road tube. Without the road tube, the drain that goes from the filler and down near the dip stick, the aftermarket piece has half the breathing. The solution was to tap an extra fitting in the breather box and connect it to another fitting tapped into the alternator stand.

The Yokohama ADVAN A050s R-spec tyres didn't get super hot, being winter at Wakefield park, but they are grippy right from the first lap and make the car really easy to drive. I love them.

Also check out the new 2.5 inch muffler welded up by Beau at Westside Mufflers Padstow and coated by hi Octane Coatings Rydalmere. My old exhaust was an embarassment. I couldn't use any off-the shelf mufflers due to lack of ground clearance. So The new one is tucked up nicely and mounts to a great looking bracket which bolts to the bumper brackets. The beetle was apparently the best sounding car at the track day. I think the exhaust has also helped the mid range. I had to pull 4th up the hill and down it. I'm not sure it was faster though.








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HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#729866
That's pretty quick, nice going! Is that the fan belt (or what's left of it) near the car?

Cheers, Greg
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

fullnoise Fahrvergnugen

964 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#729871
Yep. That's the fan belt.

Not guilty. I threw Paul the keys to suggest he should not have sold his beetle for an Evo.

I got out of his car, with fan belts in tact, saying "Bugger Beetles, I want an Evo".

He got out of my car saying "Bugger Evos, I want my beetle back, oh and sorry about the fan belt".

I put the power pulley on after that which worked fine.

I've never destoryed a fanbelt before. That's a Bosch one that's only about 3 weeks old.

CYA CT
esratrams

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#729877
If you had a standard crank pulley on when the belt came off, I bet it had a BIG rev! No matter how good the belt is, that will do it.

Cheers, Greg
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

colin Fahrvergnugen

984 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#729907
Nice one CT.

Muffler and new tyres look ace

Cheers Col

Flintstones Custom Title Time!

1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#730005
fullnoise wrote:
That's a great shot of your dub CT.
Considering your running NA you finished quite good!
Cheers
D

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#730013
fullnoise wrote:Yep. That's the fan belt.

Not guilty. I threw Paul the keys

CYA CT
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

1303 Officially Full-On Dubber

250 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#730036
HappyDaze wrote:
fullnoise wrote:Yep. That's the fan belt.

Not guilty. I threw Paul the keys

CYA CT
They say never lend your tools or wife to anyone, they are bound to come back f%cked!!

yes my fault, I did trip the rev limiter in 3 rd on the main straight........wasnt looking at the tacho, I was waiting for it to stop pulling before changing to 4th. Sorry CT, I owe you a fan belt. Didnt really help my cause I managed a 1.19 in CT's car.........shame on me.

Also worth noting that CT gave the Evo a good wriggle, 1.12's in his first stint with S drive street tyres(I only managed a meezly 1.14 in my first stint!!)

Then tried the new Yokohama Neova's which are a cross between a street tyre and R spec. Awesome tyre and probably ideal for any car that shares street/ track duties............heaps cheaper than a second set of rims and R spec tyres and probably some where in the middle of a street tyre and R spec as far as times go.


Cheers

Paul

colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·

#730232
What sort of tyres you running there mate?

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#730503
good to hear you like the sound,i haven't hear'd it yet,but i can imagine how much better it sound's.did you get a chance to re-dyno yet.
down sharon.

PAZZAN Wolfsburg Wizard

592 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·

#731209
what sort of money are new tyres worth ??? might get some my self😁

fullnoise Fahrvergnugen

964 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#731578
Hi Paul,

The ADVAN A050 S compounds in the 195/50R15 size I use are listed at $319. But call a Yokohama motorsport distributor and ask about other sizes and prices for the most accurate answer. You may get the cheaper competitor price.

Yokohama motorsport distributors are listed here

[url=http://]http://www.yokohama.com.au/motorsports/[/url]

Regards CT
esratrams

PAZZAN Wolfsburg Wizard

592 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·

#731668
seems they only have 205 50s when I rang $ 325 00 +gst