University Time Attack 2017 was the event held by SUCC (Swinburne University Car Club), the event was great, got plenty of track time and luckily my group was relatively hassle free.
Group
Temp was always above 30C for pretty much the whole day.
4 Sessions were ran throughout the day, I was placed in arguably the slowest group. Fastest laps for each session below.
- S1 - 2:02
- S2 - 1:57
- S3 - 1:54
- S4 - 1:51
Was flagged for leaking fuel in S2, I went to track with a full tank and when I gained more confidence and began to really push it in corners some leaked out the cap (tiny amount but enough to stain the rear quarter). Scrutineer check it over and agreed nothing was leaking, went fine for the rest of the day.
I managed to do about 20ish laps throughout the whole day, improving pretty much every single one. Luckily not many yellow flags during my session.
- General Modifications: DGR coilovers (10 off full hard dampening), front and rear cusco strut braces, pilot sport 4s, rp01 wheels, 2.5" cat back w/reso and invidia rear muffler, EBC reds w/slotted and dimpled RDA rotors
- Tyres: 28psi (rose to 32psi after hot laps)
- Suspension: 0 toe front and rear, -2deg camber rear, -1.5deg camber front
My biggest issue with the car was the seats, definitely going to be jumping back in a proper bucket seat for next event, miss the old Brix 1.5 I had in my Pulsar so I think I might get one of them again! The car did not chew any oil either which was really good and never felt down on power. On a few of the laps the brakes felt a little spongy but didn't change much, overall was really impressed with the EBC red stuffs. Next time though I think I will go braided brake lines and maybe some higher temp fluid.
The weather was pretty harsh, we saw 2 cars spin bearings, head gaskets blow and a bunch of other issues so I am glad the FTO came out unscathed. Lots of people underestimated it and it felt good beating some turbo cars.
Was really good to see constant improvement each session, I was very nervous at the start of the day. Can't wait to be back on track. Our team won most points overall which was a real bonus too, we were not expecting it at all.
If you have any questions let me know and I will do my best to answer.
Some other pictures from the day
