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Advanced Driver Training
RodPenrose - May 11th, 2011 at 07:04 PM

I have transformed my circut car from drag racing mode back into circut mode . I have preped it and re-scaled the car and will head to Wakefield park on Thursday for an advanced driver training day . I have no idea what I am in for but am looking forward to a big day of technical stuff . I have some new soft Yokohama tyres thanks to CT and I will let you know what the day is like , ROD.

Camo - May 11th, 2011 at 10:08 PM

Rod,

Is that Thursday, as in tomorrow ?????

Kevin

Paulc1964au - May 11th, 2011 at 10:42 PM

According to the Wakefield site yes it is

HappyDaze - May 12th, 2011 at 08:06 AM

You'll need some thermal undies, Rod - it will be COLD at W.P.

HappyDaze - May 12th, 2011 at 08:41 AM

Second thoughts - you may need a spare pair [depends on how well the car handles]:lol:

Camo - May 12th, 2011 at 08:49 AM

Greg,

you're closer than us, go down there and spy for us and then we will know he he tells us lies :tu:

You can also check out your competition.

Kev

cnfabo - May 12th, 2011 at 08:36 PM

howd u go rod.....

Craig Torrens - May 12th, 2011 at 11:48 PM

hmmmmm....yes driver training will be helpful for Rod !:lol::lol:

sander288 - May 13th, 2011 at 09:28 AM

ahh!! No, what happened there?

looks like a T-bone; you weren't in the car were you Craig, if so everything ok?

hellbugged - May 13th, 2011 at 09:46 AM

old one of rods
Yes he was lucky to walk away

silver - May 13th, 2011 at 10:30 AM

Thank God the scooter is still ridable :lol:

VDUBXTC - May 13th, 2011 at 12:27 PM

Thought that had more to do with a concrete truck.

RodPenrose - May 14th, 2011 at 01:05 PM

Well , after a full day of testing @ wakefield park on thursday , I can now report that I think I have broken the transmission . I turned almost 40 laps with small adjustments to the car after every 5-6 laps . I would like to say a big thanks to CT Hanson , as the new soft Yokohamas are really good and I now have lots of grip in the front end . I was adjusting tyre pressures slowly throughout the day and it was getting better with every run . With a top temp of 8 degrees I was having trouble getting any temp into the engine with an oil temp bearly getting to 70 degrees . The cylinder temps were lucky to reach 300 degrees and the tyre temps at around 90 degrees . I will pull the engine out today and see if I can rebuild it before next weekend , ROD.

hellbugged - May 14th, 2011 at 04:32 PM

times down in the minute plus low teens rod?

mactaylor - May 14th, 2011 at 05:11 PM

good stuff rod the more laps with someone who knows is worth more than years of self development! I dropped 3 seconds around winton following the ipra record holder!

airhead - May 15th, 2011 at 07:22 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Craig Torrens
hmmmmm....yes driver training will be helpful for Rod !:lol::lol:


is this the car that rod was using on thursday. he doesn't say he had a stack, not from what i could see.:no:

sander288 - May 17th, 2011 at 04:36 PM

http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/05/2011.WAKE.S1 

times for the driver training.

Rod was 1:17.51 - more to come i'd say....