Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
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Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
Hi guys,
We're off racing again
This time Wakefield Park with FOSC for a bit of fun
If anyone wants to come down for a look let me know and I'll see if I can get some discount tickets. Will post up more info as it becomes available.
Cheers.
We're off racing again
This time Wakefield Park with FOSC for a bit of fun
If anyone wants to come down for a look let me know and I'll see if I can get some discount tickets. Will post up more info as it becomes available.
Cheers.
- aza013
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
just had a look I should be free to come down for the day.
I will confirm next week to be 100%.
I will confirm next week to be 100%.
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
Yeah let me know, at this stage I do have one free pass left for the weekend, so it's yours if you want it. We'll be going down early Sat morning (leaving by 5am ) and staying Sat night. If you wanted to come down for the weekend let me know asap and I'll bump up our accomodation to a family room
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
ok cool thanks I will let you know asap.
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
very interested to witness your racecar in action! should be in!
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
OK guys, sorry for being so slow to post up further info.
Admission prices for the weekend are;
Saturday - Adult - $10
Sunday - Adult - $20
Whole Weekend - Adult - $25
Under 15 free
Good news is the weather is looking sunny all weekend (albeit freezing f**king cold lol!).
Also we get a little bit of a sleep in, we're the 6th of 7 categories, so don't hit the track until 11am on Saturday for qualifying, then 2 races in the afternoon, then 3 races on Sunday. I plan to be down there by around 8:30am though so I have plenty of time to unload and get to scrutineering before our drivers breifing.
We have a pretty good grid of around 27 cars, lots of Porsches & MX5's, with a few Alfa's & Clubmans thrown in. Should be some good racing
If you're coming down be sure to drop in and say hi, we're in carport 47.
Admission prices for the weekend are;
Saturday - Adult - $10
Sunday - Adult - $20
Whole Weekend - Adult - $25
Under 15 free
Good news is the weather is looking sunny all weekend (albeit freezing f**king cold lol!).
Also we get a little bit of a sleep in, we're the 6th of 7 categories, so don't hit the track until 11am on Saturday for qualifying, then 2 races in the afternoon, then 3 races on Sunday. I plan to be down there by around 8:30am though so I have plenty of time to unload and get to scrutineering before our drivers breifing.
We have a pretty good grid of around 27 cars, lots of Porsches & MX5's, with a few Alfa's & Clubmans thrown in. Should be some good racing
If you're coming down be sure to drop in and say hi, we're in carport 47.
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
I will be there around 08:30 - 09:00 on the Saturday
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
No worries, call me on mobile when u get there and I'll send your pass out to you. Should have given it to you the other day DOH!
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
Lol will do mate.
And a big thanks again for the pass
And a big thanks again for the pass
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
gona sit this one out mate. its 199km from where i live!
anyway, goodluck mate, bring back some good news!
anyway, goodluck mate, bring back some good news!
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
Haha, yeah Wakefield is a bit of a drive. Next time I'm racing there I might have to get aza to organise a cruise
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
lol that might be a good idea.
btw, y u race at eastern creek? theres event going on this sunday
btw, y u race at eastern creek? theres event going on this sunday
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
Yeah that's a supersprint, I do racing events. Supersprints are like a time trial, you're not actually racing the other cars on track.
There is another race event at EC later in the year that I may do, if I've got any money left
There is another race event at EC later in the year that I may do, if I've got any money left
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
i see....well good luck mate!
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
It was bloody freezing at Wakefield this morning
But a perfect day for racing, albeit the track was very cold and we had a lot of trouble getting any temperature in the rear tyres.
Qualifying got off to a bad start with a spin into the fishhook turn 8. I wasn't expecting to have no grip in the rear and it just caught me out coming down off the hill
For the next half a dozen laps the rear was very loose so I drove conservatively but still managed a 1:13.9 on the last lap which put me 16th on the grid for race 1 (of 25 cars).
We checked the wheel alignment after qualy and all was OK so put this down to tyre temps.
Race 1 I nearly spun again trying to warn the tyres straight out of pit lane!
No grip in the rear again! So got swamped on the first couple of laps unable to keep slower cars behind me due to the rear grip. Finally by the last couple of laps the rear grip was coming good and I managed a 1:13.4 on the very last lap
Race 2 we fitted the rear strut bar to compare the handling. It appeared to improve the handling in the rear staight away, but this could also have been more heat in the track by this stage in the afternoon. So I was able to have a decent crack at it this race and had several battles working my way back up the grid. On the last lap I was right up behind a white clubman that I'd been battling with for a few laps (he was faster on the straight but I was faster up the back and through the corners), but I was loosing brake pedal, and into the fishhook he spun in front of me, and not having enough brake pedal I spun trying to avoid him
Still managed a 1:13.5 again though
We'll try higher pressures in the rear tomorrow to see if this helps. I'm hoping to be in the 1:12's by the end of the weekend
Thanks aza for all your help today! I hope I was entertaining
But a perfect day for racing, albeit the track was very cold and we had a lot of trouble getting any temperature in the rear tyres.
Qualifying got off to a bad start with a spin into the fishhook turn 8. I wasn't expecting to have no grip in the rear and it just caught me out coming down off the hill
For the next half a dozen laps the rear was very loose so I drove conservatively but still managed a 1:13.9 on the last lap which put me 16th on the grid for race 1 (of 25 cars).
We checked the wheel alignment after qualy and all was OK so put this down to tyre temps.
Race 1 I nearly spun again trying to warn the tyres straight out of pit lane!
No grip in the rear again! So got swamped on the first couple of laps unable to keep slower cars behind me due to the rear grip. Finally by the last couple of laps the rear grip was coming good and I managed a 1:13.4 on the very last lap
Race 2 we fitted the rear strut bar to compare the handling. It appeared to improve the handling in the rear staight away, but this could also have been more heat in the track by this stage in the afternoon. So I was able to have a decent crack at it this race and had several battles working my way back up the grid. On the last lap I was right up behind a white clubman that I'd been battling with for a few laps (he was faster on the straight but I was faster up the back and through the corners), but I was loosing brake pedal, and into the fishhook he spun in front of me, and not having enough brake pedal I spun trying to avoid him
Still managed a 1:13.5 again though
We'll try higher pressures in the rear tomorrow to see if this helps. I'm hoping to be in the 1:12's by the end of the weekend
Thanks aza for all your help today! I hope I was entertaining
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
Good luck mate! Are you running a rear spoiler
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
It was a great day I had a ball
And it was good to see an FTO mixing it up with the other cars.
I can see the 1.12's tomorrow for you may even 11's
Good luck and thanks for the pass.
And it was good to see an FTO mixing it up with the other cars.
I can see the 1.12's tomorrow for you may even 11's
Good luck and thanks for the pass.
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
Those are some good times!
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
Had some awesome racing today, and got my 1:12, in both races
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Re: Racing Wakefield Park August 7/8 2010
Shane001 wrote:Had some awesome racing today, and got my 1:12, in both races
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