Oran Park Sprint Sat 4th August

1303 Officially Full-On Dubber

250 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 30 Jul 2007, 5:32 pm

#604496

Saturday should be a good day.

A couple of beetles (Mine and Alex Holzl) Anthony/Richard will have the 914 hooting around. I also hear that there will be a Cup Car stiriing up the normal GT3's!

Paul

1303 Officially Full-On Dubber

250 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 5 Aug 2007, 1:50 pm

#605291

The day went pretty well with no dramas.....

John Van Look managed a 1.31.6 in his R32 on his first outing in the car. He felt that there was more in it as he wasnt getting the grip he was hoping for. The car did look and sound great on the circuit.

Anthony Donoghue had his awsome looking 914 getting around in 1.31.6 with the car coughing due to carbs getting lazy now and then. CT did offer a little track side assitance with balancing and adjusting the linkage which made the car sound much smoother.

I beat my last time by 3.1 seconds and managed a 1.26.7. I have made the switch to mid range C Drive Yokohama street tyres where as previously I was using R Spec semi slick Falkens. I think it is biggest improvement I have made to the car, it just seems much more predicable and has a nice gradual slide. Maybe Jak Rizzo has been hiding a secret from us all these years, as the street tyres seem to work better??

All in all good fun and after pushing hard to try and get decent times it really makes you appreciate the effort, skill and commitment serious beetle punters like Rudy and John go to in order to get their beetle flying around the same circuit in 1.21.5!!

Cheers
Paul

[ Edited on 5-8-2007 by 1303 ]

fullnoise Fahrvergnugen

964 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 5 Aug 2007, 8:17 pm

#605365

All I can say is that you've got some stones to drive that car the way you do. It looks great and sounds great. I think that's quicker than Jak & I have been around Oran Park GP.

Your tyres are Yokohama A.driveR1s. The C.drive is a little more premium and a little more comfort-oriented.

Do you think the Motorkanas have helped your driving?

I'll post the photos I took tomorrow, maybe.

Nice one!

CYA CT

esratrams

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 5 Aug 2007, 8:32 pm

#605368

Where's JVL's racecar??

1303 Officially Full-On Dubber

250 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 5 Aug 2007, 9:40 pm

#605376

CT, I think the motorkhanas have really helped with my consistency.........I'm consistantly one of the slowest getting around!! but still heaps of fun

Craig, JVL's "racecar" is getting a transplant, I am sure that he will fill in the the gaps in time.

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 6 Aug 2007, 5:04 pm

#605474

Cheers..............I thought he may have upgraded to the golf.

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 6 Aug 2007, 5:46 pm

#605487

Craig Torrens wrote:Cheers..............I thought he may have upgraded to the golf.

you may be closer than you realize with that statement Craig

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 6 Aug 2007, 8:10 pm

#605525

😁😁.................................but "he" said subie is the best 🙅

JVLRacing Custom Title Time!

1,100 posts · joined Mar 2007 · 18 Sep 2007, 8:57 am

#612549

Craig Torrens wrote:😁😁.................................but "he" said subie is the best 🙅

:PTheres always something better Craig!

JVLRacing Custom Title Time!

1,100 posts · joined Mar 2007 · 18 Sep 2007, 9:01 am

#612550

dumone wrote:
Craig Torrens wrote:Cheers..............I thought he may have upgraded to the golf.

you may be closer than you realize with that statement Craig

:thumbmmmm

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 18 Sep 2007, 9:16 pm

#612691

JVLRacing wrote:
Craig Torrens wrote:😁😁.................................but "he" said subie is the best 🙅
:PTheres always something better Craig!

A good car today is always better than a perfect car tomorrow.

Keep dream'n JVL.:thumb

Cam Custom Title Time!

1,535 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 22 Sep 2007, 7:33 am

#613216

Sounds like a great day had by all, you NSW guys sure know how to have good track days 🙂