QLD Club: Motor Sport Program

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:25 pm

I'm a little one-eyed. :mrgreen:

Anyone take any pics of me zoom-zooming?

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:51 pm

Thank you one and all for organising another great day.
I think I had more fun in this one than even my very first one.

Got another chance to find out the hard way how stable these little cars are.

Got some serious sideways action down turn one at 130km+, thought I would roll it, but it came to a very gentle stop .... 70metres down the road :oops:

See you all at the next one!

Mr Starlet · Postby **Mr Starlet** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:25 pm

Big hands to all those involved in arranging a great day. Misc photos are being uploaded to....
http://picasaweb.google.com/s363134/MX5 ... aLNzJ1MubI

Took me awhile to find the sweet spots in them Hercules but once found...oh boi, not bad for a cheapo road tyres :lol:

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Cheers
Minh

Mokesta · Postby **Mokesta** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:30 pm

What a fantastic day! I finally popped my track day cherry :oops:

The car was great and my \"miss Daisy\" times were due entirely to lack of skill.

Room to improve!

TieNN89 · Postby **TieNN89** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:41 pm

Side Pics with those Rims Boags?

rwf · Postby **rwf** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:28 pm

great pic there minh

Postby **orx626** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:13 am

Here's a 10 min extract from the Twilight (Last) Session from today....I think Abyss said we did well over 20 race km :shock:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojarVG21jlE

Cheers,
Danny

vak82 · Postby **vak82** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:42 am

A wonderful and eventful day (for me anyway

)... Many thanks to all the organizers and helpers...

Swizzel wrote:Unfortunately, I think I was one of the only ones sidelined due to a burst radiator hose. Only a minor leak, but enough to drain twice on the way back to Brisbane and make a god awful mess of the engine bay

Hey Sam, if it makes you feel better, you weren't the only one :lol:

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http://picasaweb.google.com/s363134/MX5 ... 8345076066

This happened on my third flying lap on the first Clubman session so I was out for most of the day. But thanks to Derek and Michelle, I was able to duck home to Minh's place to pick up a spare radiator and some tools and had it installed by 3:30pm. Managed to get in a few timed runs on the Sprint Circuit until...

http://picasaweb.google.com/s363134/MX5 ... 0360243986

I wish I was able to say that the car can do a burnout for that long

... Not exactly sure what the caused the initial leak of oil around the cylinder head cover but the car still appears to drive OK without any loss of power. TBH, I didn't even realize that it was my car smokin' around the track until the following lap. Sorry to all those in the same group as it happened. Must have felt like driving through a bushfire... :lol:

I must personally thank Minh (Mr Starlet), Andrew (1red5), Derek (ASE05) and Michelle (TheMisses) for without them, the only ride I would of had would be on the back of a toe-truck...

Postby **orx626** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:46 am

Hey Danny, I'll find the footage from the \"bushfire\" and post the link. I thought someone went off-road.

Cheers,
Danny

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:50 am

It doesn't get any better than having an impromptu dodgy day combined in a track day

MINX · Postby **MINX** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:17 am

GREAT DAY - Thanks to John and all the organizers.
Car copped a thrashing but came through with no problems.
Just a serious lack of fuel at the end of the day!, and two worn out drivers.

Big thanks to Doug from Lisa and I for the tuition, made a HUGE difference.

16bit · Postby **16bit** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:19 pm

huge thanks to the organisers - great day with lots of track time.

MINX · Postby **MINX** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 10:00 pm

Holly Cow! Just checked my fuel economy for the day.
Fueled up in morning - drove from Mt Gravatt to QR - Tracked (2 Drivers so double laps) and drove home - 245kms total - 40ltrs fuel - thats 16.3 ltrs/100 average for the day.
She must have been sucking it down on the track because the drive there and back would have been at 8.3 ltrs/100.

Cant wait for next track day - WooHoo!
(ps. I know economy doesnt matter for track days! Interesting though)

tbro · Postby **tbro** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:52 am

Thanks to everybody involved in organising this great track day.

Anyone notice how much warmer it was??? :lol:

Amazing how much difference it makes when things are turned off and
other thing go the whole hog!!!
Averaged 2 secs improvement and actually passed some cars this time!!

Thanks to Minh for great photos.

Track day/ fuel economy ????

Once again thanks

Terry