Mx5 Mania Track Day

[Alex]

not sure if this should have it's own thread but who wants to meet up in sydney before driving down together??
I was thinking a group meet (with perferably one person who knows where they are going since I haven't been there before and am really bad at navigating )
also i'm not sure what time we should leave

reply in this thread if you are interested and put down the area you will be driving from so we can figure out the best meeting place for everyone

I'm on the north shore near Hornsby

[marcusus]

I think Gav was keen to go down, and I know Sasso is up for a day before mission. Of course I expect someone to chime in about it shortly...

As for getting there, it's not all that difficult, but it does help when someone else leads.

I'm still undecided, but leaning about 75% towards saying no.

[Ajay]

i think we should all follow Sasso.. and do the old meet at Pheasents nest.. (fyi i have never been either)

[MxJadeMonkey]

I'm Comming and I'll lead the way having been there before with dave and simone a few times.

meet at the Narellan Maccaas just before we turn onto freeway near cambletown?

any one keen?

[Mr_Q]

I'm going. Not sure if I'll be heading down Sunday afternoon or Monday morning but I'll keep an eye out for any large groups of MX5s on the motorway.

[Alex]

I'm Comming and I'll lead the way having been there before with dave and simone a few times.

meet at the Narellan Maccaas just before we turn onto freeway near cambletown?

any one keen?

I'll be happy to, so if anyone wants to meet with me north of sydney then drive down to Narellan let me know

[Alex]

I'll have to get back to you on that (I'll find out tonight) thing is I'll need to be asleep quite early because I can't sleep on saturday night (i'll be working) but I'll let you know tomorrow on this thread
do you know costs of booking a room?

[marcusus]

maybe Marcus when he starts talking some sense.

That never happens anyway

Meanwhile, I'm out. I've got a job that needs to be done Monday for work. They already wanted me to work on the weekend, but I've got stuff on as it is, so they shifted it to Monday.

It'll have to be another time for me.

[tk421]

To echo the comments from those earlier. The last mania (wakefield) track day was great. Quieter days like this are a great opportunity to get a few more laps in than you otherwise would.

Whilst the club track days are great fun, well run, timed sessions (therefore bragging rights ) with the unmistakable allure of magnetic numbers (aka racer bling ) there are always quite a few people there. So naturally less time on Circuit. If you want a bit more time to play / learn. This is the way to do it.

As you have probably gathered yes the Green Coldside machine will be there - along with brand new semi slicks. To say I'm looking forward to it would be an understatement . However with another 100hp under foot and probably 4 times the grip of my horrible old Dunlop Direzza's it will be like learning the car all over again . At least it will be the best sounding car there if nothing else

Cheers

Steve

[tk421]

maybe Marcus when he starts talking some sense.

That never happens anyway

Meanwhile, I'm out. I've got a job that needs to be done Monday for work. They already wanted me to work on the weekend, but I've got stuff on as it is, so they shifted it to Monday.

It'll have to be another time for me.

Clearly you need to work on those negotiation skills . Never mind mate, there's always next time. Your'e probably still driving with a cabin full of dust anyway...

[marcusus]

As you have probably gathered yes the Green Coldside machine will be there

Dammit! I would've loved to have seen/heard your car in action. We could try for a tussle, but I think you'd annihilate me with the charger and all

Well, this job has been dragging out a bit and I do want to get it over and done with. And since I hadn't really planned on going to this track day to begin with, it would've been relatively tricky to get time off work without the notice as it is. Not to mention my current workload...

As for the dirt, it's surprisingly not that bad. Bit of roof down action has probably cleared out the majority of it, although there's still some settled patches of dust right underneath the vents. I wonder whether the extra power under your hood might result in some interesting display of dust clouds for yourself when you get down there?

[Ajay]

hey Gerard, i wish i could come down on Sunday arvo but i have a concert the night before... too many bands i have loved for too long.. to miss!..

but i will see you down there!

Ajay

[tk421]

As you have probably gathered yes the Green Coldside machine will be there

We could try for a tussle, but I think you'd annihilate me with the charger and all

Well Yes . In addition I've never been able to push the car before as its always had rubbish tyres. I have gone the Federal 595 rsr's that the Lotus Elise Series use. Aparently Dave is going to try them on the NC race car on Monday as well. It will be interesting to see what he thinks as compared to the more expensive r888's etc. Your teins must be pretty good though surely (but not enough to cover the deficit in this case )

Yes Sasso mine is the car you saw. No problems with the brake booster now the lines have been moved . It's all been running fine for months now. Puts a smile on my dial every time I punch it

[Alex]

I was thinking really early, like before the sun goes down (since I will probably be up from Sat 8pm), I should know more tomorrow, also it seems I will be bringing someone as well so I would require 2 spots
I'll post a reply tomorrow

[Ajay]

a female someone