Lakeside Laps v.4 - 29 April 2012 (breakfast)

[redline3345]

Reserve List please Clay - thanks for the last event too!

[Mr.B]

No worries mate.
Feel free to bring a camera to get some action shots (please!!!!)

You could always jag a ride as a passenger with someone if you don't want to push your own car just yet.
At least as a spectator/passenger you can work out if it's what you want to do.

Haha. Seems like I'm the only one on the spectator list.

Will definitely bring the camera out for this.

[team_v]

Reserve list has been updated.

Spewing ... Would have loved to have a go

Did you want to be added to the reserve list?
If you don't make it on to the main list, you automatically go on the list for next time.

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Haha. Seems like I'm the only one on the spectator list.

Will definitely bring the camera out for this.

There will be other's i am sure of it.
Will be good to get some more photos and hopefully some action shots!

Plus you can see just how fun these events are.

[Finance_Analyst]

I might come along purely to spectate as I am off to Europe for a month the following day. I will probably OD on VW action when I reach Germany!

[team_v]

I might come along purely to spectate as I am off to Europe for a month the following day. I will probably OD on VW action when I reach Germany!

Lucky guy!
At least Mr.B can have a friend and hopefully we can get some more photos.

You could always see if there is a passenger seat you can jag if you want to get more involved.

[THE_EGG]

Hooray getting rid of my resonator hopefully in time for this happy laps. Perhaps even my spark plugs Maybe I can keep up with the slowest car other than mine. At the very least it will sound more open and less restrictive.

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I might come along purely to spectate as I am off to Europe for a month the following day. I will probably OD on VW action when I reach Germany!

urgh you lucky man. Try and go to the porsche museum in stuttgart if you can, that is INSANELY AWESOME! (along with the mercedes one but IMO porsche is better ). See if there is a VW museum, I couldn't go if there was one because I was only in southern Germany. You will love Germany!

[seangti]

Hooray getting rid of my resonator hopefully in time for this happy laps. Perhaps even my spark plugs Maybe I can keep up with the slowest car other than mine. At the very least it will sound more open and less restrictive.

Be less worried about the power and work on your lines, braking marker and carrying speed through and out of the corner. Those michelin tyres and factory suspension would also be a weakness but again is second to getting the lines right. And as long as you're enjoying yourself, outright speed isn't so important until you can put it all together.

Something like this will help with your lines, and a lot cheaper when you stuff em

[Mr.B]

I might come along purely to spectate as I am off to Europe for a month the following day. I will probably OD on VW action when I reach Germany!

You'll only OD in Wolfsburg or Worthersee.

[Finance_Analyst]

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urgh you lucky man. Try and go to the porsche museum in stuttgart if you can, that is INSANELY AWESOME! (along with the mercedes one but IMO porsche is better ). See if there is a VW museum, I couldn't go if there was one because I was only in southern Germany. You will love Germany![/QUOTE]

That is the plan - there is the VW glass tower too which I must see. Also the Mercedes Benz world and BMW M factory. Porsche is my fav car so no doubt i will be there.
Was told Ferrari factory is locked out to owners though - but who really wants to see that with a bunch of pretensious pretty boys???

[Weekend-Warrior]

A bit off topic but I've been to the Merc Museum/Factory and the Audi Museum/Factory. Mercedes is in Stuttgart along with Porsche and Audi is in Ingolstadt.

Merc Museum was great but the factory tour wasn't. I thought the Audi Museum wasn't as good as the Merc version although if you like your Audis they had a few interesting cars there. Audi Factory tour was awesome. But I've also heard the Porsche Museum is fantastic. I didn't have enough time to visit it. Next time!

But the Germany highlights for me was getting passed by a SLS on the Autobarn at warp factor 9, sounds awesome, a drive in a GT2 and laps around the Nurburgring. I would definitely recommend Nurburgring even if you only go and watch. A passenger lap in the BMW Ring Taxi would be my next suggestion. But if you can and you take brave pills with you, drive it yourself! The place is nuts and a must do for any car enthusiast. It's revhead heaven. Play Station doesn't do it justice. I want to go back! Think Happy Laps but massive with some extremely quick cars.

Germany was one of my favourite countries. You'll love it! Stuttgart is a nice place.

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And yeah, you can't get into the factory at Ferrari unless you order one. But you can visit the Museum across the road.

[Nardi330]

Did you join tours or drive around yourself? is it hard to visit Europe yourself?

[Weekend-Warrior]

We planned it ourselves and used planes, trains, buses, ferries and hire cars. Some places it was easier to drive like Ireland but it is the most expensive option. Depends on the country and where you want to visit.

Most of the younger regenerations speak English so we managed without much trouble. Germany was pretty easy.

[THE_EGG]

Be less worried about the power and work on your lines, braking marker and carrying speed through and out of the corner. Those michelin tyres and factory suspension would also be a weakness but again is second to getting the lines right. And as long as you're enjoying yourself, outright speed isn't so important until you can put it all together.

Something like this will help with your lines, and a lot cheaper when you stuff em

haha thats how i learnt to drive a manual to get my manual licence as i don't own a manual car. Hooked up my g25 to LFS and away i went. Although i got about 3 lessons to make sure i could drive one in real life.IMO I thought my lines were quite good as i was keeping up with smokey mk1 and one of the pugs through the back of the track. The corner before the straight I found hard because I couldn't find the apex on that corner. As it turns out my car already has platinum Bosch plugs so i won't bother changing them. The exhaust is mostly for sound because it sounds really restricted at high rpm's and also there is some vibration through the cabin. The power is just for a bonus really. But yes lines are still high on my priority.

Also how did u know my tyres were michelins?

And seeing that spark plugs are not needed, i am thinking about these http://boutique.citroenracing.com/pr...d_product=3822 looks like 200-300 euros a set. Just don't know which ones to get. Seeing they range between 50 and 71 N/mm.

[seangti]

Racing Sims are good fun. Tempted to get g27, probably will, the increased feel is probably worth it... I've convinced myself.

I hadn't really noticed your lines much, you seemed to be doing well when I did tho. I was having a look at ur car from distance and noticed the tyres.

[Mr.B]

Something to look forward to if you ever go.