Lakeside Sprints, not for dial up, big pics!

[Water Boy]

KI11Z whats with the Pedders sticker?

[KI11Z]

they give me free unlimited wheel alignments and no labour costs on any work that need to be done

[Water Boy]

they give me free unlimited wheel alignments and no labour costs on any work that need to be done

Ok thats good

[KI11Z]

Ok thats good

hmm, yeh, i thought so

[theplanner]

Can someone who's taken their car on the track advise what are the pre-requisites to take your car on the track?
I would love to take my R36 for a spin if permits are easy to obtain?

[seangti]

Can someone who's taken their car on the track advise what are the pre-requisites to take your car on the track?
I would love to take my R36 for a spin if permits are easy to obtain?

hi, do a search in the polo section for track day or threads I've startedas there's quite a bit of useful information in there. It applies to all cars.

If your car is new and mechanically sound, just up your tyre pressure to 43-44 front and 40-42 rear (each to their own to exact pressure, but no less) and check all your fluids are clean and full. That's all I do, I still run stock everything (pads) and it's been fine for one at QR and one a lakeside so far. Stock brakes experienced no fade pulling up consistently from 180km/hr into the carousel at lakeside. (this is for a polo GTi)

Best to learn the car at QR, a lot more forgiving for mistakes than lakeside.

[theplanner]

hi, do a search in the polo section for track day or threads I've startedas there's quite a bit of useful information in there. It applies to all cars.

If your car is new and mechanically sound, just up your tyre pressure to 43-44 front and 40-42 rear (each to their own to exact pressure, but no less) and check all your fluids are clean and full. That's all I do, I still run stock everything (pads) and it's been fine for one at QR and one a lakeside so far. Stock brakes experienced no fade pulling up consistently from 180km/hr into the carousel at lakeside. (this is for a polo GTi)

Best to learn the car at QR, a lot more forgiving for mistakes than lakeside.

Cool, thanks for the tip seangti

[trackattack]

we are off to qld raceway this saturday if anybody is interested - $120.00
entry form - http://trackattack.com.au/forms/2009...try%202009.pdf

Cheers Jeff
www.trackattack.com.au

[seangti]

Jeff, how's track attack differ to the sprints? I see you guys start earlier.

I may be out there this weekend along with one or two other polo's, just waiting to see what the go is with the weather. Not going to run around there if it's in the 30's.

[trackattack]

Its exactly the same event, we run our own groups and everybody get to know each other really well as they run with each other all of the time.

we currently offer discounted entry to Lakeside hope to do the same with QR when we get more numbers interested in running there with us.

we dont start earlier, I just dont want people to be late and most of the new guys have to do licences etc.....

we do trophies at each round and ran a Lakeside series this year with prize money for the top point scorer.

we took 50 cars with us to Lakeside last sunday.

Cheers Jeff

[beeza]

Not going to run around there if it's in the 30's.

I don't think there is anything wrong with running your car out there if it's in the 30's. It's reasonably stock i believe isn't it?
Jay recently ran out there on like a 36 degree day with his charged 16v mk2 with no problems at all with water or oil temperatures. He had other issues but no fluid temp issues.
I ran many times on hot days as well, with no signifficant issues other than once experiencing a slight drop in power. I only get high oil temps, due to the constant 6k+ revs, but this happens on cold days as well. If you service your car often and use high quality synthetic oil, i can't see why you should have any problems at all.

[trackattack]

I run redline water wetter in my car in summer to keep the water temps down.
pulls 10-15 deg out of it.

[beeza]

I run redline water wetter in my car in summer to keep the water temps down.
pulls 10-15 deg out of it.

Yep, i do the same, it's incredible stuff.
I was skeptical at first but it really does work.

[seangti]

water wetter hey?? might have to look into it.

Was also bearing in mindy that I'm running street tyres. Had a mate out there in his M3 a few weeks back on the 40deg day and he was saying his (street) tyres went off in two laps - though he drives like a mad man, no mercy.

Thanks for your input guys - good to know from real experience. In my sooby, I'd dodge the hot weather. Yup, my cars still stock as and looking likely to stay that way for a bit longer

Will see if a mate is going out in his clio or anyone else is heading out.

[trackattack]

Last Lakeside Sprint for 2009
Thursday 10th December.
Entry forms http://trackattack.com.au/forms/2009...try%202009.pdf

Cheers Jeff

http://www.trackattack.com.au/trackdays