the lifestory of a DC5S...

[SpoonS]

I say go for the circuit club day. The main reason for it is that you can make use of the driver trainer, and that will teach you a lot about the track and your car.

If your interested, i'm actually selling my spot for this day as i can't make it anymore due to other commitments.

[crashprash]

Just do a SOTS day .... if u want, i'll come along with my car also .. but I cant do it until September. Let me know Prashy

sept is too close to the honda nats for me..i need more practice before then

I say go for the circuit club day. The main reason for it is that you can make use of the driver trainer, and that will teach you a lot about the track and your car.

If your interested, i'm actually selling my spot for this day as i can't make it anymore due to other commitments.

i think ur selling ur spot for the one in june..i wanna go in july

Any1 interested in going wakefield (either open day or circuit club) let me know!!

[crashprash]

clubITR photoshoot was awesome..never knew so many dc5r and dc5s existed in syd!..met some new members..although a couple of us feel as though we've been here too long after seeing all the new folk :P..always good to see the club growing!

anyways some pics of my car i took:

[felixR]

your car is hot man! looks good cruising on the M5 home

[crashprash]

your car is hot man! looks good cruising on the M5 home

haha thanks man...yours is so nice!!..actually caught up to u guys again off the m5 exit and was behind u all the way till the hume hwy intersection lol

[felixR]

haha yeah saw you in the mirror

[crashprash]

got this for my bday..in prep for the track

[plAythiNG]

Nice prash! should match ur spoon calipers nicely.. I have to take a foto of u with ur hands ont he steering wheel frmo a side shot so i can get the sppoon calipers in!

happy brithday also matey

[crashprash]

Nice prash! should match ur spoon calipers nicely.. I have to take a foto of u with ur hands ont he steering wheel frmo a side shot so i can get the sppoon calipers in!

happy brithday also matey

haha thanks buddy

[crashprash]

so i finally found the time to get my shortened tie rods fitted!..went to heasmans and got everything done and a front alignment as well..managed -2 camber and +2mm toe out. anyways some pics to enjoy


stance?


love it

[crashprash]

also tooke my gruppe m and cleaned the filter using the k&n filter cleaning kit for some extra kw :P


phat



just love my rear end :P

[felixR]

your car is clean!

[stevan]

Looks good Prash, nice to see a DC5 with the control arms pointed the right direction I will be raising mine to something similar to yours (a little lower). You need to take me for a spin in it mate so i can see how it feels!

[crashprash]

your car is clean!

haha thanks..proof that it never leaves the garage..last time i washed it was before the street cover photoshoot meet:P

Looks good Prash, nice to see a DC5 with the control arms pointed the right direction I will be raising mine to something similar to yours (a little lower). You need to take me for a spin in it mate so i can see how it feels!

hehe nws..anytime

[crashprash]

First ever trackday!!

I attended the circuitclub trackday today - what an experience!!
Anyways i rocked up early at 730am to do the track walk with Jeff (forgot his last name). Showed us all the lines, what to watch out for etc. First passenger session, my mate was in the car filming and i was all over the place, skidding non stop :P (spun out once at the fish hook)..for the next timed session i got jeff in my car and what a difference that made. He forst drove my car for a few laps so that he can pick the lines and braking points according to car and then i took over with him instructing. I went from a 1:37 to 1:19 by my 2nd timed session. When my mate got in for the 2nd passenger session he notcied a massive improvement as well (will upload all the pics and vids soon). I didnt get much of a 3rd timed session though - refer below

Bad news
on my last timed session, i was following 3 fords/holdens into the kink and 1st corner. However they braked at the kink and all the way to the 1st corner where as i only brake just before the 1st corner (throttle off at the kink). In order to avoid ramming into them, I slammed on the brakes and managed to stop but suddenly all pressure in the pedal dissapeared. I assumed coz the brakes had overheated so i drove on allowing the brakes to cool and by the time i got to fish hook I had no brakes at all so went clean off the track ..i then drove into the pits..and noticed my brakes were steaming so drove up and down the street a couple of times to cool it and then back and noticed brake fluid all over the front passenger wheel, checked the calliper nuts ..all fine so topped up brake fluid and drove back to syd with basicall no brakes (engine braking and handbrakes all the way)..come home and i find out my brakeline is busted (sprays brake fluid mist)..i though braided lines were supposed to not do this!!..anyways so i now i gotta get myself a new one (might call up jdmyard and see if they offer a guarantee coz the goodridge box says lifetime guarantee?)

other things i have to change: loosen the rear swaybar (everyone following my car noticed how tail happy my car was :P), get new front pads for honda nats (happy with mx72 so might get those again), rotate tyres and baffled sump (too risky without it)

All in all it was a good experience if not for the busted brake line and def looking fwd to honda nats to further improve my lap time..my aim is 1:15-17. I definitely recommend a circuitclub event for any other track noobs out there, even the pros can learn from the instructors i guess.