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Dubs at Eastern Creek

jakriz - October 19th, 2003 at 07:50 AM

jenz58 - October 19th, 2003 at 08:09 AM

Very nice pics :cool:

The bend looks a good spot to take them

Kai.A. - October 19th, 2003 at 10:07 AM

cool:thumb

wish i had been there....
looks like you posted some very similar times!

kai

fullnoise - October 20th, 2003 at 09:45 AM

The morning session was good for driving skill. After changing to a softer front swaybar I felt like I was driving a rally car. Oversteer is good for the driving skills but not good for lap times. In the first timed session I was struggling to keep the car straight with a 2:07. I had a big sideways moment coming onto the main straight. I was about a quarter of a turn away from running out of opposite lock while I was doing about 100-110 kilometers per hour.

In the second timed run I went back to the old Yokohama A008Rs and they suited the new suspension a lot better. There rears nearly get up to temperature and the front's don't so it balanced out the oversteer. As I was about to get into it I got stuck behind a porsche boxter. He waved me through on the back straight where there had been an oil-down earlier (not dave becker) and I forgot that the clark of the course said "no passing there". Although it seemed safe and easy to pass I was greeted with a black flag on the front straight which ruined that run.

I only had one run left and the track temp was getting cold which is not good for the A008s. Anyway I gave it a go and started to get used to the cars handling and reeled off the 2.03 just on tenth behind Jak. It's amazing we seem to end up so close.

Our times should be sub 2 minute times next year. I know my engine wasn't performing properly. My dizzy has been playing up and I found out when I got home that it had less advance than a stock motor (bad).

Also next year we should be able to get the most out of our tyres. I now work at Yokohama and I have access to pyrometers and the guys at work are giving me good advice on tyre pressures and camber settings.

At present Jak and I are mid pack. We were 26th and 27th out of 50 cars. We easily beat the Nissan GTR again and we were the first non-porsches. We managed to beat a hell of a lot of Porsches including boxters and a 996 Turbo?????

No more racing until next year. :cry
CYA, CT

BiX - October 20th, 2003 at 10:18 AM

looks like lots of fun

vw_addict - October 20th, 2003 at 02:03 PM

There is some pretty kool pics there!!!

Looked like a great day to be driving a VW!

NigeType3 - October 20th, 2003 at 03:04 PM

Hi all love this race'n stuff but I thought Super were supose to handle better. I think CT has a very special oval to match those times.

Nice work boys keep it up. I have to live my racing through you lot at the moment. THe T3 looks like its only ever gona be good enough for dayly transport. Looking for a bug know. Should I stick with a supa any negatives you can think of.
Cheers Nige:thumb

typ-fre - October 20th, 2003 at 03:05 PM

my dads gonna race his cabrio at winton lol

jakriz - October 20th, 2003 at 03:38 PM

2 completely differrent cars with the exact same time, & it's not the first time this year either!
Jak

jakriz - October 20th, 2003 at 03:38 PM

jakriz - October 20th, 2003 at 03:40 PM

jakriz - October 20th, 2003 at 03:41 PM

Kai.A. - October 20th, 2003 at 03:57 PM

great stuff!
two very different machines, and yet such close times.... you should swap cars sometime, see what times are like then.....

kai

fullnoise - October 20th, 2003 at 05:57 PM

Jak would wipe the floor with me if we swapped cars. His car control is spectacular. I should know becuse I'm usually sitting one tenth of a second off his rear bumper when he's sideways.

CYA, CT

jakriz - October 20th, 2003 at 06:39 PM

If only the video in the car worked u wouldn't be so modest.
Doh! next time dude

type_one - October 21st, 2003 at 08:49 AM

How does one become involved in this fun? If you have a nice vw etc can you just turn up on the day. Or is it invitation only? What are the costs/rules etc?

Che Castro - October 21st, 2003 at 06:10 PM

damn i wish i was racing

good stuff

Black_math - October 21st, 2003 at 06:28 PM

Che Castro a suggestion for an avatar

Black_math - October 21st, 2003 at 06:29 PM

here