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 RodPenrose
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| posted on May 11th, 2011 at 07:04 PM |
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Advanced Driver Training
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.
More boost + More fuel = More power
1968 Beetle fastest run 8.96 sec @ 161 mph 4th Nov. 2001
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| posted on May 11th, 2011 at 10:08 PM |
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Rod,
Is that Thursday, as in tomorrow ?????
Kevin
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| posted on May 11th, 2011 at 10:42 PM |
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According to the Wakefield site yes it is
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| posted on May 12th, 2011 at 08:06 AM |
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You'll need some thermal undies, Rod - it will be COLD at W.P.
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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HappyDaze
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| posted on May 12th, 2011 at 08:41 AM |
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Second thoughts - you may need a spare pair [depends on how well the car handles]
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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Camo
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| posted on May 12th, 2011 at 08:49 AM |
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Greg,
you're closer than us, go down there and spy for us and then we will know he he tells us lies 
You can also check out your competition.
Kev
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| posted on May 12th, 2011 at 08:36 PM |
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howd u go rod.....
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| posted on May 12th, 2011 at 11:48 PM |
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hmmmmm....yes driver training will be helpful for Rod !
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| posted on May 13th, 2011 at 09:28 AM |
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ahh!! No, what happened there?
looks like a T-bone; you weren't in the car were you Craig, if so everything ok?
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| posted on May 13th, 2011 at 09:46 AM |
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old one of rods
Yes he was lucky to walk away
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| posted on May 13th, 2011 at 10:30 AM |
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Thank God the scooter is still ridable
Keeping it real !
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| posted on May 13th, 2011 at 12:27 PM |
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Thought that had more to do with a concrete truck.
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RodPenrose
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| posted on May 14th, 2011 at 01:05 PM |
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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.
More boost + More fuel = More power
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2010 New Beetle 8.12 sec on 8th march 2014
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| posted on May 14th, 2011 at 04:32 PM |
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times down in the minute plus low teens rod?
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| posted on May 14th, 2011 at 05:11 PM |
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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!
EVERLAST CONCRETE TANKS
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| posted on May 15th, 2011 at 07:22 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Craig Torrens
hmmmmm....yes driver training will be helpful for Rod !
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is this the car that rod was using on thursday. he doesn't say he had a stack, not from what i could see.
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| posted on May 17th, 2011 at 04:36 PM |
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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....
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