[Circuit Club] Trackday! 1 Oct 2007 - Labour Day - Wakefield Park

[e240]

Heal toe not really needed...Just learn the lines. Nice clean lap will net a faster time then pushing it too hard...

Leonard swift is getting closer to your EG civic times ....1.13.8 now..

Heh heh...that means I have to start hitting the 1:12s...
How come's you're not on Natsoft?

[VTECMACHINE]

Andy's do you have any of me? Black DC2R with humugous wing!

[fatboyz39]

LOL im under Kiet bel rx-8...

[Andys]

Sorry, it was damn windy and I missed 1 or 2 groups.

All my pics available here:

http://www.modulus.org/photos/trackd...lub/index.html

- Andrew

[VTECMACHINE]

Noooooooo... you missed me!

and your shots are sooo awsome dude!!!

Well here are some of my car taken by Kelvin:

[benson]

Heh heh...that means I have to start hitting the 1:12s...
How come's you're not on Natsoft?

Dont worry dude you'll get it in the near future. Your car is gettin quicker.

It was an OK day. There was jsut too many cars and groups. Not enough track time. oh well next time ey.

Didnt get a chance to sit in your car, maybe next time. Might learn some of your lines... haha

[lovesil]

Sorry, it was damn windy and I missed 1 or 2 groups.

All my pics available here:

http://www.modulus.org/photos/trackd...lub/index.html

- Andrew

Is this Andrew with the Evil Civic Type R??

What gear did you use for your pics? Looks like its taken at turn 1/2 where you need abit of tele-lenses. Very nice very clear.

It sure is a good day there, especially i get to take pics at the fish hook turn at the downhill. Besides taking good pics, i get to see how all approach that corner and that tells me alot on how i should tackle it the next time i'm there.

[arron]

Lol.. looks like no one got a single photo of my dc2r this trackday...

poo-ey

It was nice meeting you too, Leonard.. should have introduced myself earlier at the Ozhonda trackday..
Better luck for your next outing

[e240]

Didnt get a chance to sit in your car, maybe next time. Might learn some of your lines... haha

You're welcomed anytime...Remember the supersprints next year...
Lets get Honda's taking over as much as we can..ahahhaha...

Not that i've been supporting Hondas anyway! Go Ducati!

[narada]

OK here are the Circuit Club Photos

The day was so busy i was lucky to even get out there a little! Not many photos in the pits though =(

All the photos can be seen here http://www.flickr.com/photos/1409503...7602230043506/ though here are a couple of favourites!











And this is stuff Circuit Club DO NOT condone :shock:

"Look at my hands off technique!"



and... "Woops, the throttle got stuck!"

[benson]

You're welcomed anytime...Remember the supersprints next year...
Lets get Honda's taking over as much as we can..ahahhaha...

Not that i've been supporting Hondas anyway! Go Ducati!

Yeh definitely. We'll enter the swift next year and then the civic.

Ill talk to you later about details of entering.

[narada]

Thanks guys who made it! it was a great day, but yes there were a little too many cars on the day!

Though we usually cap the day at 60, plus a couple extras on the day, this time the demand was so high it was hard to say no to all of you =(

Most groups had a good time though, C was the main trouble group, but even so, the afternoon freed up and wasn't too busy

we will definately be stricter next time with entries, so no begging please! it breaks my heart! hehe

please put forward your suggestions on the CC forum.. there is quite a discussion going on over there, so add your two cents please, and we will consider everyones thoughts for future events =D

http://www.circuitclub.com.au/forum/...t=112&start=75

[Andys]

Is this Andrew with the Evil Civic Type R??

No, its Andrew with a stock red Integra DC2R (which is still for sale! )

What gear did you use for your pics? Looks like its taken at turn 1/2

I used a Nikon D200 with 500mm f/4 manual focus lens on tripod. The wind was picking up the lens hood and buffeting it around really badly, but I found if I hid in the shadow of the photographers shack at the end of turn 2, it protected me from the wind just enough to take some sharp photos.

(In past trackdays I've also used the 70-200/2.8 VR with 2x tele but the wind was actually too much for the VR to work, in fact even the D200 autofocus didn't work and the few test shots I took came out totally blurry!)

- Andrew

[faijai]

Wow.. my interwebs just died on me...

Anyway.. a few things that were very different this trackday..

1. Way too many people on the track at one time so traffic was a big issue
2. 5 groups so everyone hardly got any track time
3. Extremely windy (I'm blaming this for my crappy laptime)

Yeah, as I said.. I managed to be 0.3 seconds slower with semi slicks... So therefore, my theory goes "semi-slicks = slow"

haha.. nah.. I think I wasn't concentrating as there were way too many cars that obstructed everything,...

drive harder arron!! lol
still need to break the 1:15 u always wanted

[arron]

drive harder arron!! lol
still need to break the 1:15 u always wanted

Haha, I drove pretty hard.. but tried to make everything smoother.. smoother on the brakes and throttle..

I have turns 3,4 and the last corner to work on.. Just need more time on the track.. ergh... but I'm aiming for 1:14's to be realistic..

I'm blaming a multitude of things for such pathetic laptimes on monday.. ie. traffic, wind, dust, oil temp warning beeping at me, getting used to semi slicks, thicker oil.. haha.. all excuses for the 1:16's