Lakeside Raceway Brekkie and laps - Saturday August 4 2018

[Machine]

I usually set them at 33-34 cold, today I ran 37 cold. What do you reckon the air temp inside the tyre would be after a few decent laps? Pressure rise is linear to temperature rise at a rate of about 1PSI per 5 degrees C. I filled them up last night and had only drove 200m up the road, so temp them was probably about 20 degrees. Tyre air temps on the track?? I'm guessing maybe60-70 degrees?

So the 37PSI cold becomes 45-50 on the track.

Whoa, now you’ve gone full geek on me

It was pretty cold this morning, so I dare say with only 37 psi cold, you still didn’t have enough air. Insufficient tyre pressure is my diagnosis. Do me a favour and try at least 40 psi on your next outing and see how it feels. Remember, you can always come in for a minute and bleed your tyres if you don’t like it. Much harder to add air...

[prh1973]

Thanks all to those that supported this event. I'm sorry we didn't get the full allotted time due to the incident on track. We are very lucky to not have some very damaged cars and is a timely reminder to us all that if you do end the session for everyone you are banned from all our future events.

The next event thread is now up on the forum and is at Qld Raceway Sunday September 23.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com/forums/...ml#post1271642

[Machine]

The two drivers closest to the offending driver were clever enough to avoid his ridiculous loss of control. It’s another example of a high-powered RWD driver quickly running out of ability. When does everyone get to see the video? It’s a good dose of education.

[prh1973]

No need to name and shame Ben. Let’s please leave it at that.

Thanks
Paul

[Machine]

No need to name and shame Ben. Let’s please leave it at that.

Thanks
Paul

I wasn’t naming, just shaming. Thought he deserved it. But now I feel shame

It was a good recovery, though, if I’m honest.