Provisional results. There is the odd car in the wrong class and the mini is not capable of a 1:06, so a few minor changes needed.
Dont know what it looked like from the outside, but from inside my head it was a hectic first session. After lunch was much more pleasant. I hope everyone enjoyed it. I think it was a very well run day considering most of our officials were very inexperienced, and also a credit to the drivers many of whom have never raced before. The rate of attrition was the only thing I was disappointed with in the end.
Sorry to those who had headphones on during my tirade. Nothing personal. Still not sure how keen I am to run another next year. There were plenty of forces fighting against it. Maybe do it without CAMS.
I think Rudi was getting in some practice for the Bathurst 1000. How many laps did that poor thing do?
sander288 ·
looked pretty good from the outside, and yeah after lunch wa definately a better part of the day, and Rudi yeah that porr bug did so many laps! before lunch he was pushing it alot more though I thought
HotRodMatt ·
Go Rudi!
Volksaddict ·
Great stuff .....anymore pics please...bloody shitty Pacific Hwy was flooded so couldnt make it!!!
winerot ·
yep same here ray was going down yesterday but alas kempsey copped it & weather still dodgy around here which put an end to yesterdays plan.
hellbugged ·
yeah thanx again Chris........do it without cams, double the entry fee, whatever it takes....... i would do it again next week!
silver ·
1/2 the entry fee without Cams
rose ·
A big thanks to all that was behind the organising as it was the most fun you could possibly have in your road registered car and it was all legal.
After you get the hang of it you just want to get out there again I absolutely loved it, it's even better than drag racing.
FUN FUN FUN
I can't wait till the next one.
If I can do it anyone can lol.
1303Steve ·
silver wrote:1/2 the entry fee without Cams
Hi
The committee thought about that, but in the end we didn't want to become homeless if the Wakefield insurance didn't cover our backsides.
It was an extra $1500 on top of the hire fee to go with CAMS.
Steve
XXX-1.8T ·
any pics please?
Volksaddict ·
winerot wrote:yep same here ray was going down yesterday but alas kempsey copped it & weather still dodgy around here which put an end to yesterdays plan.
Spent Sunday cleaning up at the slipway ...the Coffs Marina lost two out of five fingers the swell (from the north!!!) topped the harbour walls smashing the pontoons and anything tied up to em...how did you fair???
speedster356 ·
Great job Chris and all the people that put the day together, hope it's on again next year. Pretty sure even the die hard drag racers had a top day out!🙂.... might be a converion or two.
Guy_H ·
Glad you all had good time - Lost our tow vehicle in Wednesday's flood & had to spend all weekend cleaning up - would have much rather been on the track 😢
GTMac ·
speedster356 wrote:Great job Chris and all the people that put the day together, hope it's on again next year. Pretty sure even the die hard drag racers had a top day out!🙂.... might be a converion or two.
Do you think Mr Penrose might add a few more corners to his racing now? He certainly knew every part of the tarmac at the fish hook corner 😂 Good onya Rodney!
PAZZAN ·
well done guys &girls behind the scene great day even with the wet start ..thanks😂😂....ps... yes the car is still 4 sale...
PAZZAN ·
or should i put a turbo on it ???????👍
amazeer ·
PAZZAN wrote:well done guys &girls behind the scene great day even with the wet start ..thanks😂😂....ps... yes the car is still 4 sale...
i dont want it. its been thrashed.
ian.mezz ·
We want to get a copy
GTMac ·
ian.mezz wrote:We want to get a copy
I second that, who was taking video as I would like to see it as well?
1303Steve ·
Hi
Martin our club treasurer was on a flag point and took a few videos, I'm going to load them onto the club site soon, there just out of a still camera but will look OK.
The guys with video camera looked serious, no idea who they were.
Steve
KOM123 ·
Ash1965 took a plenty of video on a nice HD camera. He is sure to post a link once it's edited.
amazeer ·
i've just about finished putting in all the laptimes to a spreadsheet. Had enough for one night, i'm off to bed. Will finish off and double check accuracy tomorrow. These will form the basis of official results.
Provisional results. There is the odd car in the wrong class and the mini is not capable of a 1:06, so a few minor changes needed.
Sorry to those who had headphones on during my tirade. Nothing personal. Still not sure how keen I am to run another next year. There were plenty of forces fighting against it. Maybe do it without CAMS.
Yeh I'm type 3D not 4D sports sedan
U looked a little stressed at times Chris , but u needn't have, the whole day ran like clockwork & u & all your helpers should give yourself a pat on the back.
In all honesty, it ran better than most supersprints that I have ever been to.
Well done mate, I'm still grinning!
regards
Jak
ash1965 ·
Editing video takes a little more time than uploading stills. Will have a short clip online in the next day or so, with additional footage including in-car with Steve Muller's Golf soon to follow.
Provisional results. There is the odd car in the wrong class and the mini is not capable of a 1:06, so a few minor changes needed.
Sorry to those who had headphones on during my tirade. Nothing personal. Still not sure how keen I am to run another next year. There were plenty of forces fighting against it. Maybe do it without CAMS.
Yeh I'm type 3D not 4D sports sedan
U looked a little stressed at times Chris , but u needn't have, the whole day ran like clockwork & u & all your helpers should give yourself a pat on the back.
In all honesty, it ran better than most supersprints that I have ever been to.
Well done mate, I'm still grinning!
regards
Jak
Yeah sorry Jak, I had originally put your car in type 4 because I thought it had glass guards etc, but I had another thought. Before I move you, is your car VW engined? because under 3J rules it needs to be.
rose ·
Last time I looked it had a subie 2ltr turbo in it. It flys.
Provisional results. There is the odd car in the wrong class and the mini is not capable of a 1:06, so a few minor changes needed.
Sorry to those who had headphones on during my tirade. Nothing personal. Still not sure how keen I am to run another next year. There were plenty of forces fighting against it. Maybe do it without CAMS.
Yeh I'm type 3D not 4D sports sedan
U looked a little stressed at times Chris , but u needn't have, the whole day ran like clockwork & u & all your helpers should give yourself a pat on the back.
In all honesty, it ran better than most supersprints that I have ever been to.
Well done mate, I'm still grinning!
regards
Jak
Yeah sorry Jak, I had originally put your car in type 4 because I thought it had glass guards etc, but I had another thought. Before I move you, is your car VW engined? because under 3J rules it needs to be.
Jak Rizzo ·
Yeah sorry Jak, I had originally put your car in type 4 because I thought it had glass guards etc, but I had another thought. Before I move you, is your car VW engined? because under 3J rules it needs to be. [/quote]
god, it's all too hard, don't worry about it. u know very well it doesn't have a vw engine.
I'll just have to get a trailer & slicks for my daily driver so that I can run with sport sedan race cars.
Jak
amazeer ·
Jak, I dont keep up with the spec of all cars on AVD. I honestly thought your car used to have a whale tail housing an intercooler. Maybe it never had one, I dont know. So now that I see it doesnt have one I ask politely if you have gone back to a VW engine. I was a little busy, I didnt get around the pits to check each car.
You're not alone by the way, there are a few others agrieved with their class. Unfortunately VW never made a 1916, so they have to go in a modified class. end of story. I understand a daily driven very mild 1916 is not going to go out and compete with Mr Zanello. Cest la vie, such is life. Also Engine swaps from other manufacturers or even the same manufacturer in differrnt configurations, are not allowed under 3J rules. Check out section 4.2. http://www.camsmanual.com.au/pdf/02_race/d_3rd_Category/RA29_Group_3J_Q209.pdf Now if I take every subaru powered VW out of type 4 and put them in type 3, cars 82, 41, and 65 will crucify me.
Jak Rizzo ·
Absolutely no worries at all Chris, I had no idea of the rules either (& it shows)
Still the best day I've ever had at the track, please do it again next year, even if u have to raise the entry fee, I'll still pay it. I'm sure it will get bigger just like Warrick drags
regards
Jak
Sides ·
Thought I'd add my 2c as well that Saturday was AWESOME - well done Chris and crew - absolutely top work.
👍
Easily the most fun I've had at a sprint session - period.
amazeer ·
OK, ive finished entering the results into an excel spreadsheet. Personally I find it easier to read. I havent done any checking of my data entry, so let me know if you spot errors.
Outstanding event ... cant wait for next one...well done
rose ·
trickysimon ·
Does anybody have the specs on the Orange No. 7 Super Beetle?
I reckon it was one of the best sounding cars there 👍
amazeer ·
hmmm. are we anticipating any sway bars for Supersprint2010 after looking at that pic rose?
rose ·
no it has sway bars. Just more power for next year😂😂
amazeer wrote:hmmm. are we anticipating any sway bars for Supersprint2010 after looking at that pic rose?
amazeer ·
more sway bar and neg camber + a race seat and harness = 10 seconds a lap for rose merret guaranteed
cheaper than more power.
Phil74Camper ·
Chris I have already had a few people ask if we can book Oran Park for a day, later in the year, before it closes. Would be good to have one last VW race day there before it is bulldozed. I wonder what is involved and how much it would cost?
rose ·
No just have to set the rev limiter higher than 4500rpm as I didn't want to hurt me or the bug first time racing 😂😂
amazeer wrote:more sway bar and neg camber + a race seat and harness = 10 seconds a lap for rose merret guaranteed
cheaper than more power.
hellbugged ·
Phil74Camper wrote:Chris I have already had a few people ask if we can book Oran Park for a day, later in the year, before it closes. Would be good to have one last VW race day there before it is bulldozed. I wonder what is involved and how much it would cost?
yep add me to the interested list
great pics Rose, well done again
Jak Rizzo ·
Steve threw together a 1915 engine with an engle 130 cam & idas for his superbeetle
Craig Torrens ·
hellbugged wrote:
trickysimon wrote:Does anybody have the specs on the Orange No. 7 Super Beetle?
I reckon it was one of the best sounding cars there 👍
2007cc
78x90.5
as21 machined by power tune
bugpack crank from the 80s
berg flywheel
fk89 cam
kenndy 2300 pressure plate
4 puck clutch
carrillo rods
berg lifters
old berg 40x37.5 heads
berg rockers
berg deep sump
berg pushrods
berg manifolds
48idas
fk89 in a 2007 with 1.4s with 10.5.1
heads are 42x37.5 power comes on at 4400 all the to 8200 with these sort of cams ()high lift) you have to get your gearbox ratios right ...
I dont think he was running that motor......as Jak said i think he had his 1915 in.
reub ·
Craig Torrens wrote:
hellbugged wrote:
trickysimon wrote:Does anybody have the specs on the Orange No. 7 Super Beetle?
I reckon it was one of the best sounding cars there 👍
2007cc
78x90.5
as21 machined by power tune
bugpack crank from the 80s
berg flywheel
fk89 cam
kenndy 2300 pressure plate
4 puck clutch
carrillo rods
berg lifters
old berg 40x37.5 heads
berg rockers
berg deep sump
berg pushrods
berg manifolds
48idas
fk89 in a 2007 with 1.4s with 10.5.1
heads are 42x37.5 power comes on at 4400 all the to 8200 with these sort of cams ()high lift) you have to get your gearbox ratios right ...
I dont think he was running that motor......as Jak said i think he had his 1915 in.
He sure was... He only screwed the engine together during the week before the nationals, installing the heads from my 1915 on it.
trickysimon ·
Whatever it was, it sure sounded healthy 😁
amazeer ·
Phil74Camper wrote:Chris I have already had a few people ask if we can book Oran Park for a day, later in the year, before it closes. Would be good to have one last VW race day there before it is bulldozed. I wonder what is involved and how much it would cost?
I'm not so keen on organising, you'd have to start now and I havent finished the paperwork for the last one.
It would cost a bit more than wakefield I would assume. You wouldnt get as many VW's there as the nationals because you wouldnt have the interstate competitors. Aaaand if anyone wants to compete there I am sure that there are plenty more clubs trying to squeeze in just one more event. If people want to mount a VW assault on one of their events I am sure they would be only too happy to take entry fees. Try the NSW road racing club or HSV club, MG car club, MX5 club.... they are all regular supersprint holders.
Phil74Camper ·
Thanks Chris, I will bring that up at the Committee meeting next Thurs 11th. We should make some enquiries - maybe the Porsche guys too.