NSW Supersprint Championship 2007

[e240]

results are out

http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/re...4/10/2007.ORAN

[SHIFTY]

damn! topped my class...

do u guys know if there where any photographers or anything ?
would love some pics....

[05dc5S]

damn! topped my class...

do u guys know if there where any photographers or anything ?
would love some pics....

nice work dude!

great weather again, i'm pretty happy with 56.34 (street tyres, 1st time at OP), beat my mate by 0.02 yay!

hope you feel better John, and Jason your HOT dc2r gets back on the road soon

[hebe]

WOW! Awesome time Dave!! Congrats man

[BlackDC2]

the times that you guys were setting were amazing, I blame my engine for my times, not my shitty driving

for all those that didnt see the damage, here is a pic.

i will post more pics when i tear down the engine this weekend. from the looks of it, it was a rod that gave way, but it is just speculation at the moment.

according to my data logging, the engine was doing 8960 rpm and 0% throttle when it let go, A/F appears to have been alright and oil temp was at 105 while water temp was at 90ish, wish i had a oil pressure sensor that i could log off.

[tinkerbell]

Well, what a day of highs and lows…

It was a great Honda turn-out, we had four DC2 Integra’s, one EG Civic and one DC5 Type S.

The day was pretty much perfect, the heat only existed in the direct sun, the shade provide a cooling place to rest between runs. There were not a lot of entries for this round, only 60, so there were plenty of opportunities to get track time.

Most of us had started hitting good time by our third run, with Kieren under the 1:00 mark, John and Dave both getting a 53.7, Jase and Leo had mid 52’s and I had hit 52.0.

We had another run before the lunch break (something that we don’t normally have unless there are limited flag marshals!) and the afternoon session started around 1pm.

Our cars were getting hot, but it was not really too stressful, however, disaster struck in the second session after lunch. I was sitting in the marshalling grid watching the group in front of me and I saw Jason go past in a cloud of smoke, I thought he had locked up at the end of the straight, but he had actually blown his engine. It was pretty shocking and very bad luck. But thanks to Jason’s skilful driving, he managed to stay off the wall, and keep the oil spill to a confined part off the course.

The rest of the afternoon went pretty quickly as there were only a few competitors left who were racing, so we got several quick sessions in before close (one reason why SHIFTY’s oil temp was getting high).

My tyres are finally wasted, and I packed up early knowing I was only wasting fuel and risking accident if I kept going out on tyres that were close to the carcasses.

So at the end of the day, there were several high points:

• John (OZ#227) – 3rd place in the NSW Supersprint Championship – Type 2B
• Leo (e240) – 2nd place in the NSW Supersprint Championship – Type 3A (only 2 points behind 1st place!)
• David (tinkerbell) – 1st place in the NSW Supersprint Championship – Type 3B
• Honda Car Club of NSW – 3rd in the NSW Supersprint Championship Club point score
• Dave (SHIFTY) – setting some fantastic times and showing promise with very high talent levels
• Kieren (05dc5S) – doing 30 laps in his Type S, working hard to bring his times down, AND beating his mate Tony in the process…

It has been a great season guys, and lots of fun with so many Honda’s, a big thanks to you all for making it so enjoyable!

[felixR]

congrats guys!

Jase, all the best with your car!

[e240]

i will post more pics when i tear down the engine this weekend. from the looks of it, it was a rod that gave way, but it is just speculation at the moment.

I have 2 small bits of metal for you given to me by the cleanup crew.
1 piece looks like the bearing end of a conrod.

I'll pass them to you sometime so you can frame it up.

[BlackDC2]

cheers Leonard, pass them to Adrian and tell him to hold onto them till i pick them up.

[Jingers]

i should really come around to provide some photo coverage..........sounds like a drama filled event but never-the-less rewarding for some.

Good luck with the car, not that you need it or anything jason. You prolly enjoy tearing down the engine and rebuilding it

[j0nbubz]

congratulations to you all =D wd on 1st place tink =D

gw kieran on your 1st time.. becoming quite the track freak now!

GL jason!

[rG`]

Congratulations

Nice write-up too, GL Jason.

[OZ-227]

Do u guys know if there where any photographers or anything ? Would love some pics....

Hi, I got sent this link, but I have not looked for ITR's yet!
He also said we can use any we like.... Thanks to Dave Youl.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/myracin...7602417096977/

Great fun year. I was only 2 point off second in 2B, with Rob not showing-up for the last round. (He didn't have too)

[e240]

Here are a couple of vids..

I was experimenting with sticking my Camera onto the side of my helmet with interesting results. Lets just say I got motion sickness viewing my own vids.

Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3YENE43Ea8

Watch for the Mis-Shift - and the aftermath of Black DC2's Blown engine (Right at the end)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2-aDcvwdg4

also thanks to Toda Australia and MFactory for their encouragement and Suppport through the challanges this season.

[SHIFTY]

Hi, I got sent this link, but I have not looked for ITR's yet!
He also said we can use any we like.... Thanks to Dave Youl.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/myracin...7602417096977/

Great fun year. I was only 2 point off second in 2B, with Rob not showing-up for the last round. (He didn't have too)

thanks for the link some good pics...